Research Article

The Role of Purine Metabolism-Related Genes PPAT and IMPDH1 in the Carcinogenesis of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Based on Metabonomic and Bioinformatic Analyses

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) patients and normal.

VariablesICC (n = 5)Normal (n = 5) value

Age (years)62 (54–67)58.0 (50–64)0.421
Gender (male/female)2/3 (40.0/60.0)2/3 (40.0/60.0)1.000
HBsAg (negative/positive)4/1 (80.0/20.0)0/5 (0.0/100.0)0.010
Cirrhosis (no/yes)3/2 (60.0/20.0)0/5 (0.0/100.0)0.114
WBC (109/L)6.3 (3.5–9.5)6.1 (4.1–8.6)0.316
Hemoglobin (g/dL)14.6 (11.2–19.1)14.8 (12.8–19.8)0.150
PLT (109/L)194 (100–436)178 (120–372)0.285
PT (seconds)12.2 (9.5–17.0)12.2 (9.5–17.0)0.153
TBIL (μmol/L)11.2 (9.2–18.5)7.9 (7.5–17.3)0.147
ALB (g/L)42.7 (31.8–53.1)43.6 (38.5–54.9)0.263
ALT (U/L)40.1 (19.8–54.6)23.8 (8.9–49.1)0.129
AST (U/L)35.1 (22.4–46.5)23.0 (16.7–23.5)0.017
CEA (ng/mL)5.3 (0.3–6.1)1.2 (0.5–2.1)0.046
CA199 (U/mL)336.7 (30.1–2501.2)8.6 (8.2–12.2)0.104
Tumor size (cm)5.5 (4.0–6.4)
Tumor number (single/multiple)4/1 (80.0/20.0)

Data are n (%) and ranges. Presented as median and ranges. ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALB: albumin; CEA: carcinoembryonic antigen; CA199: carbohydrate antigen199; HBsAg: hepatitis B surface antigen; ICC: intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma; PLT: platelet; PT: prothrombin time; WBC: white blood cell.