Table 5.
Concentration ranges of Trp, NAm, and KP metabolites in the serum and peritoneal fluid from gastric cancer patients (n = 18).
| Analyte | Serum (µmol/L) | Peritoneal Fluid (µmol/L) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Median | Max | Min | Median | Max | |
| Trp * | 5.15 | 25.64 | 109.56 | 0.34 | 2.35 | 11.22 |
| Kyn | 0.20 | 0.64 | 1.41 | 0.04 | 1.07 | 4.06 |
| 3HKyn | 0.02 | 0.11 | 1.80 | 0.02 | 0.20 | 3.20 |
| XA * | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.27 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.16 |
| Kyna * | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.12 | 2.52 ** | 5.23 ** | 21.04 ** |
| AA | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.43 |
| 3HAA | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | 0.16 | 0.43 | 2.03 |
| QA | 0.07 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.01 | 0.24 | 1.75 |
| NAm * | 0.04 | 0.13 | 2.09 | 0.04 | 1.47 | 8.04 |
n.s.: not studied. * Statistically significant difference between concentration in the serum and peritoneal fluid. ** Values in nmol/L.