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[Cancer Research 51, 222-226, January 1, 1991]
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A Complex between Prostate-specific Antigen and {alpha}1-Antichymotrypsin Is the Major Form of Prostate-specific Antigen in Serum of Patients with Prostatic Cancer: Assay of the Complex Improves Clinical Sensitivity for Cancer1

Ulf-Håkan Stenman2, Jari Leinonen, Henrik Alfthan, Sakari Rannikko, Kari Tuhkanen and Olof Alfthan

Clinical Laboratory, Departments I and II of Obstetrics and Gynecology [U-H. S., J. L., H. A.] and II Department of Surgery [S. R., K. T., O. A.], Helsinki University Central Hospital, SF-00290 Helsinki, Finland

We have studied the forms of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in serum of patients with prostatic cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia. Fractionation of serum by gel filtration and assay of the fractions for PSA showed that a considerable part of the PSA immunoreactivity in serum consisted of complexes that were larger than PSA. The complexes were assayed by time-resolved immunofluorometric assays based on an antibody against PSA on the solid phase and europium-labeled antibodies against various protease inhibitors as indicator antibodies. In addition to its monomeric form, PSA was found to occur in complex with {alpha}1-antichymotrypsin. The proportion of the {alpha}1-antichymotrypsin complex was a major form of PSA and it increased with increasing PSA concentrations, being over 85% at PSA levels exceeding 1000 µg/liter. A complex with {alpha}1-protease inhibitor was also observed in serum of patients with prostatic cancer and very high levels of PSA. Complexes with {alpha}2-macroglobulin and inter-{alpha}-trypsin inhibitor were detected, but their concentrations were low and similar in sera of cancer patients, normal men, and normal women, suggesting that they were not prostate derived. Commercial immunoradiometric assays for PSA were found to measure free PSA and its complexes with {alpha}1-antichymotrypsin but not the complexes with {alpha}2-macroglobulin and inter-{alpha}-trypsin inhibitor. The proportion of the PSA-{alpha}1-antichymotrypsin complex was higher in patients with prostatic cancer than in those with benign hyperplasia. Therefore, assay of the complex had a higher sensitivity for cancer than assay of total PSA immunoreactivity.

1 This work was supported by grants from The Academy of Finland, Sigrid Jusétius Foundation, The Finnish Cancer Institute, The Finnish Social Insurance Institution, and The Finska Läkaresällskapet.

2 To whom requests for reprints should be addressed.

Received 1/24/90. Accepted 10/15/90.




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Reference Reagents for Prostate-specific Antigen (PSA): Establishment of the First International Standards for Free PSA and PSA (90:10)
Clin. Chem., September 1, 2000; 46(9): 1310 - 1317.
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Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Is Not a Useful Marker of Prostate Cancer in Men with Elevated Levels of Prostate-Specific Antigen
J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab., August 1, 2000; 85(8): 2744 - 2747.
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S. Gripp, J. C. Haller, J. Metz, and R. Willers
Prostate-Specific Antigen: Effect of Pelvic Irradiation
Radiology, June 1, 2000; 215(3): 757 - 760.
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J. Peter, C. Unverzagt, and W. Hoesel
Analysis of Free Prostate-specific Antigen (PSA) after Chemical Release from the Complex with {alpha}1-Antichymotrypsin (PSA-ACT)
Clin. Chem., April 1, 2000; 46(4): 474 - 482.
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S. D. Mikolajczyk, L. S. Millar, T. J. Wang, H. G. Rittenhouse, L. S. Marks, W. Song, T. M. Wheeler, and K. M. Slawin
A Precursor Form of Prostate-specific Antigen Is More Highly Elevated in Prostate Cancer Compared with Benign Transition Zone Prostate Tissue
Cancer Res., February 1, 2000; 60(3): 756 - 759.
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C. Becker, T. Piironen, J. Kiviniemi, H. Lilja, and K. Pettersson
Sensitive and Specific Immunodetection of Human Glandular Kallikrein 2 in Serum
Clin. Chem., February 1, 2000; 46(2): 198 - 206.
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D. K. Ornstein, C. Englert, J. W. Gillespie, C. P. Paweletz, W. M. Linehan, M. R. Emmert-Buck, and E. F. Petricoin III
Characterization of Intracellular Prostate-specific Antigen from Laser Capture Microdissected Benign and Malignant Prostatic Epithelium
Clin. Cancer Res., February 1, 2000; 6(2): 353 - 356.
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M. H. Black, M. Giai, R. Ponzone, P. Sismondi, H. Yu, and E. P. Diamandis
Serum Total and Free Prostate-specific Antigen for Breast Cancer Diagnosis in Women
Clin. Cancer Res., February 1, 2000; 6(2): 467 - 473.
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T. Tanaka, T. Isono, T. Yoshiki, T. Yuasa, and Y. Okada
A Novel Form of Prostate-specific Antigen Transcript Produced by Alternative Splicing
Cancer Res., January 1, 2000; 60(1): 56 - 59.
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K. Jung, B. Brux, M. Lein, B. Rudolph, G. Kristiansen, S. Hauptmann, D. Schnorr, S. A. Loening, and P. Sinha
Molecular Forms of Prostate-specific Antigen in Malignant and Benign Prostatic Tissue: Biochemical and Diagnostic Implications
Clin. Chem., January 1, 2000; 46(1): 47 - 54.
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K. Jung, U. Elgeti, M. Lein, B. Brux, P. Sinha, B. Rudolph, S. Hauptmann, D. Schnorr, and S. A. Loening
Ratio of Free or Complexed Prostate-specific Antigen (PSA) to Total PSA: Which Ratio Improves Differentiation between Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Prostate Cancer?
Clin. Chem., January 1, 2000; 46(1): 55 - 62.
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R. Stege, M. Grande, K. Carlström, B. Tribukait, and A. Pousette
Prognostic Significance of Tissue Prostate-specific Antigen in Endocrine-treated Prostate Carcinomas
Clin. Cancer Res., January 1, 2000; 6(1): 160 - 165.
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A. Magklara, A. Scorilas, W. J. Catalona, and E. P. Diamandis
The Combination of Human Glandular Kallikrein and Free Prostate-specific Antigen (PSA) Enhances Discrimination Between Prostate Cancer and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in Patients with Moderately Increased Total PSA
Clin. Chem., November 1, 1999; 45(11): 1960 - 1966.
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D. W. Chan, C. A. Kelley, T. L. Ratliff, D. D'Agostino, J. Ritchey, D. J. Lamb, J. Beck, N. Lott, M. H. Wener, P. Daum, et al.
Analytical and Clinical Performance Characteristics of Hybritech's Tandem-R free PSA Assay during a Large Multicenter Clinical Trial to Determine the Clinical Utility of Percentage of Free Prostate-specific Antigen
Clin. Chem., October 1, 1999; 45(10): 1863 - 1865.
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M. P. Fox, A. A. Reilly, and E. Schneider
Effect of the Ratio of Free to Total Prostate-specific Antigen on Interassay Variability in Proficiency Test Samples
Clin. Chem., August 1, 1999; 45(8): 1181 - 1189.
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A. Virtanen, M. Gomari, and R. Kranse
Estimation of Prostate Cancer Probability by Logistic Regression: Free and Total Prostate-specific Antigen, Digital Rectal Examination, and Heredity Are Significant Variables
Clin. Chem., July 1, 1999; 45(7): 987 - 994.
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U.-H. Stenman
New Ultrasensitive Assays Facilitate Studies on the Role of Human Glandular Kallikrein (hK2) as a Marker for Prostatic Disease
Clin. Chem., June 1, 1999; 45(6): 753 - 754.
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D. W. Chan and L. J. Sokoll
Prostate-specific Antigen: Advances and Challenges
Clin. Chem., June 1, 1999; 45(6): 755 - 756.
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M. H. Black, A. Magklara, C. V. Obiezu, D. N. Melegos, and E. P. Diamandis
Development of an Ultrasensitive Immunoassay for Human Glandular Kallikrein with No Cross-Reactivity from Prostate-specific Antigen
Clin. Chem., June 1, 1999; 45(6): 790 - 799.
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W.-M. Zhang, P. Finne, J. Leinonen, S. Vesalainen, S. Nordling, and U.-H. Stenman
Measurement of the Complex between Prostate-specific Antigen and {alpha}1-Protease Inhibitor in Serum
Clin. Chem., June 1, 1999; 45(6): 814 - 821.
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S. Michel, G. Deleage, J.-P. Charrier, J. Passagot, N. Battail-Poirot, G. Sibai, M. Jolivet, and C. Jolivet-Reynaud
Anti-Free Prostate-specific Antigen Monoclonal Antibody Epitopes Defined by Mimotopes and Molecular Modeling
Clin. Chem., May 1, 1999; 45(5): 638 - 650.
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H. Nagasaki, M. Watanabe, N. Komatsu, T. Kaneko, J. Y. Dube, T. Kajita, Y. Saitoh, and Y. Ohta
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Clin. Chem., April 1, 1999; 45(4): 486 - 496.
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M. H. Black, C. L. Grass, J. Leinonen, U.-H. Stenman, and E. P. Diamandis
Characterization of Monoclonal Antibodies for Prostate-specific Antigen and Development of Highly Sensitive Free Prostate-specific Antigen Assays
Clin. Chem., March 1, 1999; 45(3): 347 - 354.
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K. Jung, B. Brux, A. Knabich, M. Lein, P. Sinha, D. Schnorr, and S. A. Loening
A Gap Between Total Prostate-specific Antigen and the Sum of Free Prostate-specific Antigen Plus {alpha}1-Antichymotrypsin-Prostate-specific Antigen in Patients with Prostate Carcinoma but not in Those with Benign Prostate Hyperplasia
Clin. Chem., March 1, 1999; 45(3): 422 - 424.
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M. Gion, R. Mione, P. Barioli, M. Barichello, F. Zattoni, T. Prayer-Galetti, M. Plebani, G. Aimo, C. Terrone, F. Manferrari, et al.
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Clin. Chem., December 1, 1998; 44(12): 2462 - 2470.
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W.-M. Zhang, P. Finne, J. Leinonen, S. Vesalainen, S. Nordling, S. Rannikko, and U.-H. Stenman
Characterization and immunological determination of the complex between prostate-specific antigen and {alpha}2-macroglobulin
Clin. Chem., December 1, 1998; 44(12): 2471 - 2479.
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C. Lopez-Otin and E. P. Diamandis
Breast and Prostate Cancer: An Analysis of Common Epidemiological, Genetic, and Biochemical Features
Endocr. Rev., August 1, 1998; 19(4): 365 - 396.
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C. D. Cheli, M. Marcus, J. Levine, Z. Zhou, P. H. Anderson, D. D. Bankson, J. Bock, S. Bodin, C. Eisen, M. Senior, et al.
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Clin. Chem., July 1, 1998; 44(7): 1551 - 1553.
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W. J. Allard, Z. Zhou, and K. K. Yeung
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Clin. Chem., June 1, 1998; 44(6): 1216 - 1223.
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W. J. Catalona, A. W. Partin, K. M. Slawin, M. K. Brawer, R. C. Flanigan, A. Patel, J. P. Richie, J. B. deKernion, P. C. Walsh, P. T. Scardino, et al.
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JAMA, May 20, 1998; 279(19): 1542 - 1547.
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K. Jung, P. von Klinggraff, B. Brux, P. Sinha, D. Schnorr, and S. A. Loening
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Clin. Chem., March 1, 1998; 44(3): 685 - 688.
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R. Junker, B. Brandt, C. Zechel, and G. Assmann
Comparison of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) measured by four combinations of free PSA and total PSA assays
Clin. Chem., September 1, 1997; 43(9): 1588 - 1594.
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Characterization of the Precursor of Prostate-specific Antigen. ACTIVATION BY TRYPSIN AND BY HUMAN GLANDULAR KALLIKREIN
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D. L. Woodrum, C. M. French, T. M. Hill, S. J. Roman, H. L. Slatore, J. L. Shaffer, L. G. York, K. L. Eure, K. G. Loveland, G. H. Gasior, et al.
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W. J. Catalona, D. S. Smith, and D. K. Ornstein
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JAMA, May 14, 1997; 277(18): 1452 - 1455.
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A. B. Blase, R. L. Sokoloff, and K. M. Smith
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Clin. Chem., May 1, 1997; 43(5): 843 - 845.
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Clin. Chem., February 1, 1997; 43(2): 352 - 359.
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