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ArticleOncology letters2016

Interleukin-33 in human gliomas: Expression and prognostic significance.

Dorothee Gramatzki, Karl Frei, Gieri Cathomas, Holger Moch, Michael Weller, Kirsten Diana Mertz

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Article in Oncology letters, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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  20. The Role of IL-33/ST2 Pathway in Tumorigenesis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dorothee GramatzkiLaboratory for Molecular Neuro-Oncology, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
Karl FreiDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
Gieri CathomasInstitute of Pathology Liestal, Cantonal Hospital Baselland, 4410 Liestal, Switzerland.
Holger MochDepartment of Pathology, Institute of Surgical Pathology, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
Michael WellerLaboratory for Molecular Neuro-Oncology, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland; Neuroscience Center Zurich, University of Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
Kirsten Diana MertzInstitute of Pathology Liestal, Cantonal Hospital Baselland, 4410 Liestal, Switzerland; Department of Pathology, Institute of Surgical Pathology, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
University Hospital of Zurich · CHPsychiatry Baselland · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interleukin-33 (IL-33) is a nuclear and pleiotropic cytokine with regard to its cellular sources and its actions. IL-33 is involved in the pathogenesis of brain diseases. Several factors account for the tumorigenicity of human gliomas, including cytokines and their receptors. The present study assessed the expression and prognostic significance of IL-33 in human astroglial brain tumors. Protein levels of IL-33 were determined by immunohistochemistry using a tissue microarray containing 95 human gliomas. mRNA expression data of IL-33, as well as of its receptors, IL-1 receptor-like 1 protein and IL-1 receptor accessory protein (IL1RAcP), were obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas database. IL-33 protein was expressed heterogeneously in tumor tissue, but was, however, not detected in normal brain tissue. There was no differential IL-33 protein expression by tumor grade, while IL-33 protein expression was associated with inferior survival in patients with recurrent glioblastomas. Interrogations of the TCGA database indicated that mRNA expression of IL-33 and the IL-33 receptors was heterogeneous, and that IL-33 and IL1RAcP mRNA levels were correlated with the tumor grade. Elevated IL-33 mRNA levels were associated with the inferior survival of glioblastoma patients. Therefore, IL-33 may play an important role in the pathogenesis and prognosis of human gliomas.

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gliomainterleukin-1 receptor accessory proteininterleukin-1 receptor-like 1 proteininterleukin-33survivaltissue microarray

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