IL-33/ST2 Signaling and its Correlation with Macrophage Heterogeneity and Clinicopathologic Features in Human Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma

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BACKGROUND: IL-33/ST2 signaling plays crucial roles in the development and progression of various human malignancies. However, its significance in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) still remains unclear.

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the expression of IL-33/ST2 signaling and its correlations with macrophage heterogeneity and ICC patients' clinicopathologic features.

METHODS: The expression of different phenotype macrophage markers and IL-33/ST2 signalingrelated markers was detected. The correlation between L-33/ST2 signaling and different phenotype macrophage markers as well as ICC patients' clinicopathologic data was evaluated.

RESULTS: Massive heterogeneous cancer cells and PAS-positive cells were observed in tumor tissues. CD68-positive cells accumulated in tumor tissues and expression of both M1 phenotype markers and M2 phenotype macrophage markers was higher in tumor samples than para-carcinoma samples. However, M2 phenotype macrophages represented the dominant macrophage population in ICC tissues. Plasma levels of IL-33, ST2, and MIF were evidently enhanced in ICC patients compared to healthy controls. IL-33/ST2 signaling-related markers exhibited a massive increase in tumor samples than para-carcinoma samples. IL-33 and ST2 expression in ICC tissues was positively associated with M1 and M2 phenotype macrophages. Plasma levels of IL-33, ST2, and MIF were correlated with the diameter of tumor lesions, lymph node metastasis, TNM stage, and tumor differentiation degree. Multivariate analysis demonstrated IL-33 expression to exhibit a correlation with the diameter of tumor lesions, lymph node metastasis, and TNM stage. Additionally, there was a relationship observed between ST2, MIF expression, and diameter of tumor lesions plus TNM stage.

CONCLUSION: IL-33/ST2 signaling exhibited a positive relationship with macrophage heterogeneity in ICC tissues, and upregulated levels of IL-33, ST2, and MIF were associated with aggressive clinicopathologic characteristics. These findings may provide promising diagnostic biomarkers and potential therapeutic strategies for ICC patients targeting IL-33/ST2 signaling.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

Enthalten in:

Current cancer drug targets - (2024) vom: 30. Jan.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yasen, Aimaiti [VerfasserIn]
Yang, ZhanDong [VerfasserIn]
Feng, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Liang, RunBin [VerfasserIn]
Dai, TianXing [VerfasserIn]
Li, Kai [VerfasserIn]
Cai, YuHong [VerfasserIn]
Wang, GuoYing [VerfasserIn]

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Correlation.
Heterogeneity
IL-33/ST2 signaling
Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
Journal Article
Macrophages

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Date Revised 01.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.2174/0115680096276605240108112135

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367887053