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 carcinoma