Abstract
Transferrin is an iron carrier protein involved in iron uptake and the regulation of cell growth. Although highly proliferative cells express transferrin and its receptor, little is known about the role of transferrin in the cellular response to cytokine production. The non-iron-bound form of transferrin (apo-transferrin) was administered to human chronic myeloid leukemia cell line, K-562 cells to assess whether it could induce interleukin-18 (IL-18). Apo-transferrin enhanced IL-18 mRNA and protein and, moreover, IL-18 secretion was increased by treatment with apo-transferrin. In conclusion, apo-transferrin regulates IL-18 expression and we suggest that it is involved in cytokine production.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 315-320 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Leukemia Research |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 Feb |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the Korea Science & Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) through the Research Center for Women’s Disease (RCWD) at Sookmyung Women’s University, a grant of the Korea Health 21 R&D Project, Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea (A050569) and Seoul Research and Business Development Program (10582).
Keywords
- Apo-transferrin
- Interleukin-18 (IL-18)
- Leukemia
- Proliferation
- Transferrin
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hematology
- Oncology
- Cancer Research