| Literature DB >> 28599458 |
Zhiwei Zhao1, Shichao Wang1,2, Yingbo Lin3, Yali Miao4, Ye Zeng1, Yongmei Nie2, Peng Guo1, Guangyao Jiang5, Jiang Wu1,2.
Abstract
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a biological process that is associated with cancer metastasis and invasion. In cancer, EMT promotes cell motility, invasion and distant metastasis. Interleukin (IL)-8 is highly expressed in tumors and may induce EMT. The IL-8/IL-8R axis has a vital role in EMT in carcinoma, which is regulated by several signaling pathways, including the transforming growth factor β-spleen associated tyrosine kinase/Src-AKT/extracellular signal-regulated kinase, p38/Jun N-terminal kinase-activating transcription factor-2, phosphoinositide 3-kinase/AKT, nuclear factor-κB and Wnt signaling pathways. Blocking the IL-8/IL-8R signaling pathway may be a novel strategy to reduce metastasis and improve patient survival rates. This review will cover IL-8-IL-8R signaling pathway in tumor epithelial-mesenchymal transition.Entities:
Keywords: C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 1; C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 2; epithelial-mesenchymal transition; interleukin-8; metastasis; prognosis
Year: 2017 PMID: 28599458 PMCID: PMC5453110 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2017.6034
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Oncol Lett ISSN: 1792-1074 Impact factor: 2.967