Role of the IL‑33/ST2 receptor axis in ovarian cancer progression (Review)

  • Authors:
    • Ning Liu
    • Jintong Chen
    • Yinghua Zhao
    • Mingyue Zhang
    • Li Piao
    • Siqing Wang
    • Ying Yue
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  • Published online on: April 29, 2021     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2021.12765
  • Article Number: 504
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Abstract

Ovarian cancer remains a significant health problem for women in the world due to its diagnosis at advanced stages of disease and the high mortality rate of patients. To date, ovarian cancer is frequently treated with tumor reduction surgery followed by platinum/paclitaxel‑based chemotherapy; however, most patients eventually develop relapsed disease. The mRNA expression levels of interleukin-33 (IL‑33) and the suppressor of tumorigenicity 2 (ST2) receptor are significantly upregulated in ovarian cancer tissues and metastatic tumor lesions. In addition, IL‑33 and ST2 expression has been associated with a poor overall survival in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer. The IL‑33 receptor ST2 is expressed as both a membrane‑anchored receptor (ST2L) activated by IL‑33, and as a soluble variant that exhibits anti‑inflammatory properties. In the present review, the functions of the IL‑33/ST2L axis in cells and their aberrant expression levels in ovarian cancer were discussed. In addition, targeting their expression as a novel strategy for the control of ovarian cancer progression was emphasized.
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Liu N, Chen J, Zhao Y, Zhang M, Piao L, Wang S and Yue Y: Role of the IL‑33/ST2 receptor axis in ovarian cancer progression (Review). Oncol Lett 22: 504, 2021
APA
Liu, N., Chen, J., Zhao, Y., Zhang, M., Piao, L., Wang, S., & Yue, Y. (2021). Role of the IL‑33/ST2 receptor axis in ovarian cancer progression (Review). Oncology Letters, 22, 504. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2021.12765
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Liu, N., Chen, J., Zhao, Y., Zhang, M., Piao, L., Wang, S., Yue, Y."Role of the IL‑33/ST2 receptor axis in ovarian cancer progression (Review)". Oncology Letters 22.1 (2021): 504.
Chicago
Liu, N., Chen, J., Zhao, Y., Zhang, M., Piao, L., Wang, S., Yue, Y."Role of the IL‑33/ST2 receptor axis in ovarian cancer progression (Review)". Oncology Letters 22, no. 1 (2021): 504. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2021.12765