Interleukin-18 induces transferrin expression in breast cancer cell line MCF-7

Sunyoung Park; Sun Young Yoon; Kyung Eun Kim; Ha Reum Lee; Dae Young Hur; Hyunkeun Song; Daejin Kim; Sa Ik Bang; Dae Ho Cho

doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2009.05.025

Interleukin-18 induces transferrin expression in breast cancer cell line MCF-7

Sunyoung Park, Sun Young Yoon, Kyung Eun Kim, Ha Reum Lee, Dae Young Hur, Hyunkeun Song, Daejin Kim, Sa Ik Bang, Dae Ho Cho

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Abstract

Interleukin-18 (IL-18) has recently been shown to have a pro-cancer effect in various cancers. Increased serum levels of both IL-18 and transferrin in cancer patients are correlated with its malignancy. However, the relationship between transferrin and IL-18 is not well understood. Here, we show that exogenous transferrin enhanced breast cancer cell proliferation and the proliferation rate was reduced when endogenous transferrin expression was inhibited by transferrin siRNA. The expression of endogenous transferrin was found to be regulated by IL-18. Furthermore, we found that the MAPK pathway is involved in IL-18-induced transferrin production. In conclusion, IL-18 is suggested as an inducer of endogenous transferrin expression in breast cancer cells.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	189-195
Number of pages	7
Journal	Cancer letters
Volume	286
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.canlet.2009.05.025
Publication status	Published - 2009 Dec 28
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Breast cancer
Interleukin-18 (IL-18)
Proliferation
Transferrin

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Oncology
Cancer Research

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