ArticleOncotarget2016
Malignant ascites enhances migratory and invasive properties of ovarian cancer cells with membrane bound IL-6R in vitro.
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- High mRNA expression level of IL-6R was associated with better prognosis for patients with ovarian cancer: a pooled meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2017Pooled it
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- Interleukin-6 in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Dualistic Point of View.Biomedicines · 2023Review
- Friend and foe: the regulation network of ascites components in ovarian cancer progression.Journal of cell communication and signaling · 2023Review
- Curcumin: a natural organic component that plays a multi-faceted role in ovarian cancer.Journal of ovarian research · 2023Review
- Interleukin-6 and Hypoxia Synergistically Promote EMT-Mediated Invasion in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer via the IL-6/STAT3/HIF-1Analytical cellular pathology (Amsterdam) · 2023Article
- The Role of IL-6 in Cancer Cell Invasiveness and Metastasis-Overview and Therapeutic Opportunities.Cells · 2022Review
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- Processing and Analysis of Ascites.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2022Article
- The Transcoelomic Ecosystem and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Dissemination.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Review
- Exploring the clinical value of tumor microenvironment in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.Seminars in cancer biology · 2021Review
- Computational modeling of malignant ascites reveals CCL5-SDC4 interaction in the immune microenvironment of ovarian cancer.Molecular carcinogenesis · 2021Article
- Autotaxin in ascites promotes peritoneal dissemination in pancreatic cancer.Cancer science · 2021Article
- Adipocytes: active facilitators in epithelial ovarian cancer progression?Journal of ovarian research · 2020Review
- Ovarian cancer stem cells: ready for prime time?Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2020Review
- Prognostic and Clinical Value of Interleukin 6 and CD45Journal of immunology research · 2020Article
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Abstract
Transcoelomic route is the most common and the earliest route of metastasis, causing the ascites formation in advanced epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). We demonstrated that interleukin 6 (IL-6) is enriched in the malignant ascites from patients with ovarian cancer, which enhanced invasive properties of EOC cells. Interestingly, the expression of IL-6R on cell membrane of EOC cells correlated with ascites-induced invasion. Selective knockdown of IL-6R or inhibition with IL-6 neutralizing antibody, suppressed the stimulatory effects of ascites on EOC invasion. Moreover, the ascites treatment induced the phosphorylation of JAK2-STAT3 and use of selective inhibitors of JAK2 and STAT3, blocked the expression of epithelial-mesenchymal transition related proteins in parallel with the suppression of EOC invasion. Thus, IL-6/IL-6R mediated JAK2-STAT3 signaling pathway could be a promising therapeutic target for anticancer therapy in ovarian cancer patients with ascites.
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