Abstract
Prostate cancer (PCa) develops slowly and lacks obvious symptoms in the early stage, which makes early screening and diagnosis difficult. Urine collection is simple and is an ideal source of biomarkers. In this study, we performed urinary proteomic studies in PCa patients to screen proteins and apply them to the non-invasive early diagnosis of PCa. Urine samples from PCa patients, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) patients and normal control group were collected. Mass spectrometry was used for proteomic analysis and screening target proteins. Western blot and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) were used to verify the results. Correlations with clinical indicators were explored, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were drawn to evaluate the value of target proteins in PCa. A total of 1065 proteins were identified. Urinary SLURP1 protein was significantly elevated in patients with PCa compared with normal controls and patients with BPH patients. Western blot and ELISA further verified the expression changes of SLURP1. The immunohistochemical staining results revealed a substantial increase in positive SLURP1 expression within PCa tumor tissue. Correlation analysis showed a positive correlation between the expression level of urine SLURP1 protein and serum PSA. ROC curve analysis of the SLURP1 protein in the urine of both normal individuals and PCa patients is determined to be 0.853 (95% CI=0.754 to 0.954). The concentration of SLURP1 protein in urine of PCa patients is increased, which can serve as a biomarker for screening PCa.
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