An antitumorigenic role for the IL-33 receptor, ST2L, in colon cancer

Autor: Charlotte O'Donnell, Aileen Houston, Sinead Carey, Jonathan Keane, Michael W. Bennett, Carola T. Murphy, Elizabeth Brint, Declan White, Micheal O'Riordain, Amr Mahmoud
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: British Journal of Cancer
Popis: Background: Despite the importance of inflammation in cancer, the role of the cytokine IL-33, and its receptor ST2, in colon cancer is unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of IL-33, and its receptor isoforms (ST2 and ST2L), in colon cancer. Methods: Serum levels of IL-33 and sST2 were determined with ELISA. ST2 and IL-33 expression was detected with quantitative real-time PCR (qRT–PCR), western blotting and immunohistochemistry. ST2 expression in CT26 cells was stably suppressed using ST2-specific shRNA. Cytokine and chemokine gene expression was detected with qRT–PCR. Results: Human colon tumours showed lower expression of ST2L as compared with adjacent non-tumour tissue (P
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