Correlations between cancer related fatigue and serum inflammatory factors and hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis in patients with gastrointestinal cancer
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-422X.2017.07.007
- VernacularTitle:消化道肿瘤患者癌因性疲乏与血清炎性因子及下丘脑-垂体-肾上腺素轴水平的相关性
- Author:
Guangchao GAO
;
Zongyan CHEN
;
Yanbo JI
;
Feifei SUN
;
Beibei DAI
;
Xiaoxia YU
;
Cuiping XU
- Keywords:
Gastrointestinal neoplasms;
Fatigue;
Inflammation;
Hormones
- From:
Journal of International Oncology
2017;44(7):508-511
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the levels of cancer related fatigue (CRF) and the correlations between CRF and serum inflammatory factors and hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in patients with gastrointestinal cancer.Methods The CRF level was assessed by brief fatigue inventory (BFI).The level of C-reactive protein (CRP) was measured by immunoturbidimetry, and the level of cortisol was measured by electrochemiluminesence.The levels of interleukin (IL)-6, IL-1β, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and norepinephrine (NE) were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).Results The average total score of CRF was 3.15±1.93, and the degree was mild to moderate, which was positively correlated with the CRP (r=0.321, P=0.000), TNF-α (r=0.265, P=0.000), NE (r=0.174, P=0.015) and ACTH (r=0.257, P=0.000), but was not correlated with the cortisol (r=0.033, P=0.652).Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score (t=8.081, P=0.000), education (t=-4.244, P=0.000), treatment (t=4.563, P=0.000), time from diagnosis to sampling (t=3.453, P=0.001) and CRP (t=2.837, P=0.006) were important factors of CRF.Conclusion The CRF status is common in gastrointestinal cancer patients.The CRF is correlated with the NE and ACTH of HPA axis.Medical staff should pay attention to the inflammatory factors and hormone levels to improve the fatigue status and the quality of patients.
