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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2007, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (4): 324-327.

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Diagnostic values and clinical significance of detecting soluble FasL of pleural effusions in differentiating tuberculous and malignant pleural effusions

Liu Yufeng1,Che Wenhua,Shi Yugui,et al.   

  1. 1.Qingdao Chest Hospital of Shandong Province,Qingdao 266043,China
  • Online:2007-04-10 Published:2007-11-03

Abstract: Objective To explore the diagnostic values and clinical significance of detecting soluble FasL of pleural effusions in differentiating tuberculous and malignant pleural effusions.Methods Using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA) method to detect the soluble FasL in 43 tuberculous pleural effusions and 32 malignant pleural effusions.Results The mean of soluble FasL of tuberculous pleural effussions(13.56±5.38ng/ml)was markedly higher than that of malignant pleural effusions(5.72±2.59ng/ml)(P<0.001).If 10ng/ml of soluble FasL was regarded as cutoff value,the sensitivity,the specificity and accordance of diagnosing tuberculous pleural effusions were 81.4%,81.3% and 81.4%,respectively.Conclusion Soluble FasL might be a effective laboratory marks of differentiating tuberculous and malignant pleural effusions.

Key words: Soluble FasL, Malignant pleural effusions, Tuberculous pleural effusions, ELISA