Endotelial activation and flow-mediated vasodilation in young patients with breast cancer

Abstrakt

Endothelial activation and dysfunction may play a significant role in the progression of breast cancer. In our study we examined markers of endothelial activation (soluble ICAM-1, P-selectin, E-selectin) in 98 young patients with brest cancer (<40 years).

Klíčová slova

• breast cancer
• endothelial dysfunction
• flow mediated vasodilation
• adhesion molecules