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ArticleSaudi journal of biological sciences2023

Elucidation of interleukin-19 as a therapeutic target for breast cancer by computational analysis and experimental validation.

Shazia Sofi, Nusrat Jan, Hina Qayoom, Mustfa Alkhanani, Abdullah Almilaibary, Manzoor Ahmad Mir

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Article in Saudi journal of biological sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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17 citing papers in PubMed, 65 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Shazia SofiDepartment of Bioresources, School of Biological Sciences, University of Kashmir, Srinagar 190006, J&K, India.
Nusrat JanDepartment of Bioresources, School of Biological Sciences, University of Kashmir, Srinagar 190006, J&K, India.
Hina QayoomDepartment of Bioresources, School of Biological Sciences, University of Kashmir, Srinagar 190006, J&K, India.
Mustfa AlkhananiDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Hafr Al Batin, University of Hafr Al-Batin, 31991, Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah AlmilaibaryDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Al Baha University, Albaha 65511, Saudi Arabia.
Manzoor Ahmad MirDepartment of Bioresources, School of Biological Sciences, University of Kashmir, Srinagar 190006, J&K, India.
University of Kashmir · INAl Baha University · SAUniversity of Hafr Al-Batin · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interleukin 19 (IL-19) is a cytokine produced by monocytes and belongs to the family of IL-10. The IL-19 protein stimulates fibronectin (FN) expression and assembly, metastasis, and cell division in breast cancer (BC) cells. IL-19, which is connected to breast pathogenesis and has an autocrine action in BC cells, is a key predictor of prognosis for many tumour forms, including breast cancer. Augmented IL-19 expression has been related to poorer clinical outcomes for patients with BC and directly enhances proliferation and migration while also serving as a microenvironment for tumour formation. The main aim of our study was to examine the expression profile, functional role, and prognostic significance of interleukin-19 in BC pathogenesis and also to find out the molecular mechanism of IL-19 in BC. In this work, we used the various computational approach and tools, to evaluate the expression profile and prognostic implication of IL-19 in BC and discover the role of IL-19 in BC pathogenesis. IL-19 was shown to be highly upregulated in BC as compared to other interleukins. Also, its levels were highly overexpressed in liminal BC patients, mostly in 3rd stage groups under the age group of 21-40 years. IL-19 levels were increased in BC and elevated expression of IL-19 was examined to have worse overall survival (OS). The KEGG analysis and gene ontology of IL-19 depict that IL-19 is significantly augmented in cytokine activity and receptor-ligand activity and also in the JAK-STAT signaling pathway. Moreover, IL-19 showed a high correlation with IL20RA, as later is involved with the JAK-STAT signaling pathway. The

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Breast cancerGene ontologyOverall survivalPathogenesisPrognosisUpregulation

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PMID37675062
PMCPMC10477739
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