TargetRx Atlas

MRNA basic information

  • mRNA ID:ENST00000661543
  • Gene Name:NFKB2
  • mRNA database:Ensembl
  • mRNA expression :up-regulated
  • mRNA Method:qPCR
  • mRNA Pathway:NA
  • Evidence:predicted
  • (mRNA-drug)

Drug basic information

  • Drug ID:NA
  • Drug Name:NA
  • Drug Method:NA

Disease basic infommation

  • Disease:hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Tissue:Patient samples

Other information

  • Title:Interleukin 23 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma metastasis via NF-kBinduced matrix metalloproteinase 9 expression.
  • Journal:PLoS One
  • Published:2012
  • PubMed ID:23050001
  • Abstract:Background:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most popular cancers in the world with poor prognosis, which often develops from chronic liver inflammatory diseases. Interleukin 23 (IL-23) is an inflammatory cytokine which is reported to play an important role in tumor development in animal model. While the function of IL-23 in HCC development remains unknown, so we investigate the role of IL-23 in HCC progression in this study. Methodology and principal finding:Transcript level of IL-23, interleukin17A (IL-17A) and matrix metalloproteinases 9 (MMP9) in clinical HCC samples (n=81) was determined by qPCR. Protein expression pattern of IL-23 in primary and metastatic HCC tissues pairs (n=49 pairs) was determined by immunohistochemistry staining. Cell migration, invasion, RNA interfering and immune blotting were used to characterize the functional and signaling mechanisms in IL-23-treated HCC. Compared with paired non-tumor tissue, higher IL-23 expression was detected in HCC tumor tissues with metastasis. Immunohistochemistry staining confirmed the high expression of IL-23 in metastasis HCC. Immune blotting demonstrated that IL-23 was highly expressed in HCC cell lines with metastasis. Functional study found that IL-23 could promote HCC cell migration and invasion. Molecular analysis revealed that IL-23 could upregulate MMP9 expression via NF-κB/p65 signaling activation and IL-17A could improve IL-23 expression in tumor cells directly via activating NF-κB/p65 signaling pathway. Conclusions:IL-23 could promote HCC metastasis by the upregulation of MMP9 expression via activating NF-κB/p65 signaling pathway. At the same time, IL-17A could further promote IL-23 expression in HCC tumor cells.