Abstract
Interactions between tumour cells and microenvironments may affect their growth and metastasis formation. In search for a better understanding of the role of cellular mediators in the progression of cancer, we investigated the effect of pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1, IL-6, TNF-α and IFN-γ on the regulation of expression of chemokine receptors CXCR4, CXCR2, CX3CR1, CCR9, and CCR5 in the human breast cancer cell line MCF-7. Our results showed that IL-1 increased CXCR4 expression whereas TNF-α increased CX3CR1, CCR9 and CCR5. Interestingly, this regulation was not homogeneous, emphasizing the inherent heterogeneity in cancer that may be responsive to specific inflammatory microenvironments.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 176-185 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Cancer Letters |
| Volume | 283 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 8 Oct 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Chemokine
- Chemokine receptor
- Cytokine
- Inflammation
- Invasion
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