Interleukin-8 in breast cancer progression

J Interferon Cytokine Res. 2013 Oct;33(10):563-70. doi: 10.1089/jir.2013.0023. Epub 2013 May 22.

Abstract

Interleukin-8 (IL-8) is a chemokine that has an autocrine and/or paracrine tumor-promoting role and significant potential as a prognostic and/or predictive cancer biomarker. In breast cancer, which is mostly determined by expression of estrogen receptor (ER) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), IL-8 could play a specific role. IL-8 is highly expressed in ER- breast cancers, but it increases invasiveness and metastatic potential of both ER- and ER+ breast cancer cells. It is also highly expressed in HER2+ breast cancers. Because of the complex crosstalk between these receptors and IL-8, its role is mainly determined by delicate balance in their signaling pathways. Therefore, the main point of this review was to analyze the possible influence of IL-8 in breast cancer progression related to its interaction with ER and HER2 and the consequent therapeutic implications of these relations.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Breast Neoplasms / metabolism*
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Disease Progression
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Interleukin-8 / metabolism*
  • Receptor, ErbB-2 / metabolism
  • Receptors, Estrogen / metabolism

Substances

  • Interleukin-8
  • Receptors, Estrogen
  • ERBB2 protein, human
  • Receptor, ErbB-2