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ArticleUpsala journal of medical sciences2023

High iNOS and IL-1β immunoreactivity are features of colitis-associated colorectal cancer tumors, but fail to predict 5-year survival.

Kajsa Björner, Wei-Na Chen, Venkata Ram Gannavarapu, Fredrik Axling, Miklos Gulyas, Mohammad Abdul Halim, Dominic-Luc Webb, Per M Hellström

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Article in Upsala journal of medical sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kajsa BjörnerDepartment of Medical Sciences, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Section, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Wei-Na ChenDepartment of Medical Sciences, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Section, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Venkata Ram GannavarapuDepartment of Medical Sciences, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Section, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Fredrik AxlingDepartment of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Miklos GulyasDepartment of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Mohammad Abdul HalimDepartment of Medical Sciences, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Section, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Dominic-Luc WebbDepartment of Medical Sciences, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Section, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Per M HellströmDepartment of Medical Sciences, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Section, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Uppsala University · SE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD; mainly ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease) is associated with the development of colorectal cancer (CRC) referred to as colitis-associated colorectal cancer (CAC). In inflammatory flares of IBD, the production of luminal nitric oxide (NO) increases due to the increased inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) activity in inflamed tissue. It is believed that iNOS parallels pro-inflammatory interleukin-1β (IL-1β). How these biomarkers relate to CAC pathogenesis or survival is unknown. Aim: The primary aim of this study was to investigate iNOS and IL-1β immunoreactivity in CAC tumors in comparison with CRC and normal colonic mucosa, and the secondary aim was to determine if immunoreactivity correlates with 5-year survival of CAC. Methods: Immunohistochemistry was performed on tissue sections as follows: CAC ( Results: Immunoreactivity occurred predominantly in epithelial cells and to lesser extent in stroma. Compared with normal mucosa, immunoreactivity for iNOS ( Conclusion: Consistent with high NO production in IBD, there is more iNOS in CAC epithelium, albeit not in stroma. This immunoreactivity difference exists for IL-1β in both epithelium and stroma. The intervention of arginine or iNOS activity for CAC chemotherapy is not straightforward.

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Colitis-Associated NeoplasmsInflammatory Bowel DiseasesNeoplasmsHumansInterleukin-1betaNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIRNA, MessengerIL1B protein, humanInterleukin-1betaNitric Oxide Synthase Type IINOS2 protein, humanRNA, Messengercolitis-associated colorectal cancerColorectal cancerinducible nitric oxide synthaseinflammatory bowel diseaseInterleukin-1βtumor biology

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PMID38187473
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