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ReviewImmunologic research2018

The paramount role of cytokines and chemokines in papillary thyroid cancer: a review and experimental results.

Poupak Fallahi, Silvia Martina Ferrari, Simona Piaggi, Michaela Luconi, Giulia Cantini, Stefania Gelmini, Giusy Elia, Ilaria Ruffilli, Alessandro Antonelli

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Review in Immunologic research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Identification of Key Genes in Thyroid Cancer Microenvironment.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2019
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  11. Immune and Inflammatory Cells in Thyroid Cancer Microenvironment.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Poupak FallahiDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Silvia Martina FerrariDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Simona PiaggiDepartment of Translational Research and of New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Michaela LuconiEndocrinology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Giulia CantiniEndocrinology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Stefania GelminiDepartment of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Giusy EliaDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Ilaria RuffilliDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Alessandro AntonelliDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy. alessandro.antonelli@med.unipi.it.
University of Pisa · ITUniversity of Florence · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Our study demonstrates that (C-X-C motif) ligand 9 and 11 (CXCL9, CXCL11) chemokines were absent basally in non-neoplastic thyroid (TFC) and papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) cells. Interferon (IFN)γ induced the chemokine secretion in TFC and PTC, while tumor necrosis factor (TNF)α induced it only in PTC. IFNγ+TNFα induced a synergistic chemokines release in PTC, and at a lower level in TFC. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)γ agonists suppressed dose-dependently IFNγ+TNFα-induced chemokine release in TFC, while stimulated it in PTC. PPARγ knocking down, by RNA interference technique in PTC cells, abolished the effect of PPARγ agonists on chemokines release. In PTC cells, PPARγ agonists reduced proliferation, and CXCL9 or CXCL11 (100 and 500 pg/mL) reduced proliferation and migration (P < 0.01, for all). In conclusion, in PTC cells: (a) IFNγ+TNFα induced a marked release of CXCL9 and CXCL11; (b) PPARγ agonists stimulated CXCL9 and CXCL11 secretion, while inhibited proliferation; (c) CXCL9 and CXCL11 inhibited proliferation and migration. The use of CXCL9 or CXCL11 as antineoplastic agents in PTC remains to be explored. HIGHLIGHTS: • IFNγ and IFNγ+TNFα induce dose-dependently CXCL9 (and less CXCL11) in PTC cells. • Rosi and Pio dose-dependently inhibit the PTC cells proliferation. • Rosi and Pio (at variance of normal TFC) stimulate CXCL9 or CXCL11 secretion. • CXCL9 or CXCL11 induce a significant antiproliferative effect in PTC cells. • Chemokines induced by IFNγ (CXCL9 or CXCL11) inhibit migration in PTC cells.

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AnimalsCell MovementCell ProliferationChemokinesCytokinesHumansThyroid Cancer, PapillaryChemokinesCytokinesCXCL10CXCL11CXCL9Papillary thyroid cancerPPARγ

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PMID30617967
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