High serum levels of interleukin-6 in endometrial carcinoma are associated with uterine serous papillary histology, a highly aggressive and chemotherapy-resistant variant of endometrial cancer
Bellone S, Watts K, Cane' S, Palmieri M, Cannon MJ, Burnett A, Roman JJ, Pecorelli S, Santin AD. High serum levels of interleukin-6 in endometrial carcinoma are associated with uterine serous papillary histology, a highly aggressive and chemotherapy-resistant variant of endometrial cancer. Gynecologic Oncology 2005, 98: 92-98. PMID: 15904949, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2005.03.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUterine serous papillary carcinomaIL-6 gene expression levelsEndometrioid carcinomaInterleukin-6Primary endometrioid carcinomaEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayEndometrial carcinomaHealthy femalesUSPC patientsMean serum IL-6 levelPrimary USPC cell linesIL-6 serum concentrationsSerum IL-6 levelsAnti-tumor immune functionBenign abdominal diseasesChemotherapy-resistant variantsControl endometrial cellsNormal healthy femalesSerous papillary histologyUSPC cell linesIL-6 concentrationsIL-6 levelsBenign disease patientsHigher serum levelsSerous papillary carcinomaGene expression fingerprint of uterine serous papillary carcinoma: identification of novel molecular markers for uterine serous cancer diagnosis and therapy
Santin AD, Zhan F, Cane' S, Bellone S, Palmieri M, Thomas M, Burnett A, Roman JJ, Cannon MJ, Shaughnessy J, Pecorelli S. Gene expression fingerprint of uterine serous papillary carcinoma: identification of novel molecular markers for uterine serous cancer diagnosis and therapy. British Journal Of Cancer 2005, 92: 1561-1573. PMID: 15785748, PMCID: PMC2362016, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUterine serous papillary cancerNormal endometrial cellsEndometrial cancerAggressive variantClaudin-4Normal endometrial epithelial cellsUterine serous papillary carcinomaAdhesion moleculesNovel therapeutic markerCommon gynecologic tumorsSerous papillary carcinomaParaffin-embedded specimensEndometrial epithelial cellsL1 cell adhesion moleculeType-specific therapiesRas homolog gene familyQuantitative RT-PCRScalar dosesGynecologic tumorsPapillary cancerEndometrial cellsInterleukin-6Cell adhesion moleculeNovel molecular markersPapillary carcinoma