Changes of plasma cytokines and chemokines expression level in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients after treatment with definitive intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT)

BACKGROUND: Potential clinical application values of certain cytokines and chemokines that participate in the process of tumor growth, invasion, and metastasis have been reported. However, there still lack of biomarkers for a great many of malignancy. This study identified cytokines or chemokines involved in the occurrence and development of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), which might be a biomarker for noninvasive early diagnosis.

METHODS: The plasma levels of 19 cytokines and chemokines were detected by the luminex liquid array-based multiplexed immunoassays in 39 NPC patients before and after treatment by definitive intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT).

RESULTS: Plasma levels of almost all of the 19 cytokines and chemokines in NPC patients were higher than healthy controls, while only IFN-γ, IL-1b IL-6, MCP-1, TNF-α, FKN, IL-12P70, IL-2, IL-5 and IP-10 showed significant differences. However, expression levels of most of the 19 cytokines and chemokines decreased after therapy, especially IFN-γ, IL-10, IL-1b, IL-6, IL-8, MCP-1, TNF-α, VEGF, IL-17A, IL-2, IL-5 and MIP-1b, have a dramatic decline. Taking together, plasma levels of IFN-γ, IL-1b, IL-6, MCP-1, TNF-α, IL-2 and IL-5 are significantly increased in NPC patients and dramatically decreased after treatment, suggesting these cytokines and chemokines might play important roles in the progress of NPC. More interestingly, the expression level of MPC-1 is significantly associated with clinical stage.

CONCLUSION: MCP-1 might involve in the genesis and development process of NPC, which might serve as a noninvasive biomarker for early diagnosis.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

PloS one - 12(2017), 2 vom: 17., Seite e0172264

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jin, Ya-Bin [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Guo-Yi [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Kai-Rong [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Xiang-Ping [VerfasserIn]
Cui, Jin-Huan [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yue-Jian [VerfasserIn]
Luo, Wei [VerfasserIn]

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Biomarkers, Tumor
Chemokines
Comparative Study
Cytokines
Journal Article

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Date Completed 28.08.2017

Date Revised 21.02.2019

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1371/journal.pone.0172264

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM269024654