2013
Mechanism of pro‐tumorigenic effect of BMP‐6: Neovascularization involving tumor‐associated macrophages and IL‐1α
Kwon S, Lee G, Lee J, Iwakura Y, Kim W, Kim I. Mechanism of pro‐tumorigenic effect of BMP‐6: Neovascularization involving tumor‐associated macrophages and IL‐1α. The Prostate 2013, 74: 121-133. PMID: 24185914, DOI: 10.1002/pros.22734.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBone Morphogenetic Protein 6CarcinogenesisCell DifferentiationCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCoculture TechniquesEndothelium, VascularHumansInterleukin-1alphaMacrophagesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNeovascularization, PathologicNF-kappa BProstatic NeoplasmsSignal TransductionSmad1 ProteinConceptsBone morphogenetic protein 6Prostate cancer growthTumor-associated macrophagesIL-1APro-tumorigenic effectsCancer growthHuman prostate cancer cell linesHuman prostate cancer tissuesLNCaP human prostate cancer cell lineProstate cancer cell linesTube formationProstate cancer tissuesTHP-1 cellsEndothelial tube formationCancer cell linesIL-1αProstate cancerKnockout miceCD11b-DTRCancer tissuesTumor growthNF-kB1Endothelial cellsMacrophagesConditioned mediaBMP-6 in Renal Cell Carcinoma Promotes Tumor Proliferation through IL-10–Dependent M2 Polarization of Tumor-Associated Macrophages
Lee J, Lee G, Woo S, Ha Y, Kwon S, Kim W, Kim I. BMP-6 in Renal Cell Carcinoma Promotes Tumor Proliferation through IL-10–Dependent M2 Polarization of Tumor-Associated Macrophages. Cancer Research 2013, 73: 3604-3614. PMID: 23633487, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-12-4563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBone Morphogenetic Protein 6Carcinoma, Renal CellCell LineCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationClodronic AcidDoxycyclineHumansImmunoblottingInterleukin-10Kaplan-Meier EstimateKidney NeoplasmsMacrophagesMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, FluorescenceReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA InterferenceSmad5 ProteinSTAT3 Transcription FactorTumor Burden
2010
Induction of Interleukin-6 Expression by Bone Morphogenetic Protein-6 in Macrophages Requires Both SMAD and p38 Signaling Pathways*
Lee G, Kwon S, Lee J, Jeon S, Jang K, Choi H, Lee H, Kim W, Kim S, Kim I. Induction of Interleukin-6 Expression by Bone Morphogenetic Protein-6 in Macrophages Requires Both SMAD and p38 Signaling Pathways*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2010, 285: 39401-39408. PMID: 20889504, PMCID: PMC2998138, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.103705.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone morphogenetic protein 6BMP receptor type IIProtein 6Activin-like kinase 2Non-Smad pathwaysTranscription factor GATA4P38 Signaling PathwayTarget genesKnockdown experimentsKinase 2Signaling pathwaysSignaling mechanismReceptor type IISmadIntracellular levelsIL-6 inductionPathwayGrowth factorInductionExpressionInterleukin-6 expressionTranscriptionMacrophagesGenesGATA4