Regulatory Role of Chemerin in Lung Tumorigenesis and Cancer-associated Inflammation
2018
Objective: Interaction between the chemokine-like receptor 1 (
CMKLR1) and its cognate peptide ligand,
chemerin, can downregulate the inflammatory responses. This study investigates the regulatory role
chemerinin lung tumorigenesis and cancer-associated inflammation. Materials and methods: Animal experiments, cell culture, gene cloning and transfection,
chemotaxis assay,
Lewis lung carcinoma(LLC) tumorigenesis assays, histopathological evaluation, mixed leukocyte reactions, flow cytometry, proliferation and
clonogenicity assays, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and immunohistochemistry (IHC) techniques were used. Results:
CMKLR1was identified in mouse LLC tumors. The LLC cells were modified to secrete prochemerin at a level that cannot induce chemotactic activity. Inflammatory cytokine expression, TNF-α, IL-12 p40, but not IL-1β, was diminished in leukocytes when exposed to conditioned media obtained from the
chemerin-expressing LLC cells, and in the tumors established with those cells. On the other hand, leukocyte proliferation and IFN-γ expression were not drastically impeded. Correspondingly, tumor forming capacity of the
chemerin-expressing LLCs was decreased. Conclusion:
Chemerinmay possess a potential to modulate the inflammatory responses in the tumor microenvironment.
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