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ArticleBMC research notes2010

Suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 (SOCS3) is not an independent biomarker of colorectal adenoma risk.

Kathryn E Hamilton, P Kay Lund, Joseph A Galanko, Robert S Sandler, Temitope O Keku

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Article in BMC research notes, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kathryn E HamiltonDepartment of Medicine and Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7545, USA. temitope_keku@med.unc.edu.
P Kay Lund
Joseph A Galanko
Robert S Sandler
Temitope O Keku
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

UNC-CH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH &SUSCEPTIBILITYP30ES010126 · NIEHS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Melissa A. Troester · 2001 to 2026
$36.3M
GROWTH FACTORS AND INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASER01DK047769 · NIDDK · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI LUND, PAULINE K · 1995 to 2013
$3.3M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK047769NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES010126
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInflammation and its associated pathologies are increasingly suggested as risk factors for colorectal cancer (CRC) development. Previous research from our group has shown that increased levels of circulating, pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-6 and TNFalpha promote colorectal adenoma risk. Emerging data in mice and humans suggest that Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 (SOCS3) may act as a tumor suppressor in the intestine, and decreased SOCS3 expression may promote CRC. As SOCS3 has been shown to inhibit the actions of IL-6 and TNFalpha in the intestine, we hypothesized that decreased SOCS3 expression in normal mucosa may predispose to adenomas and thus increase risk for CRC.

findingsWe examined SOCS3 mRNA levels in normal mucosa biopsies of 322 screening colonoscopy patients (93 with adenoma and 229 without adenoma) using real-time qRT-PCR. Logistic regression analysis was used to generate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals to determine if low SOCS3 expression was associated with adenoma status. Median SOCS3 values did not differ between patients with or without adenoma. Logistic regression analysis showed no association (unadjusted or adjusted for age and sex) between SOCS3 and colorectal adenomas.

conclusionsLow SOCS3 mRNA expression is not an independent biomarker of colorectal adenoma risk in the normal mucosa. SOCS3 silencing likely occurs later in CRC progression.

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