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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2014; 20(28): 9261-9269
Published online Jul 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i28.9261
Table 4 List of cytokines with significantly different serum levels between liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma patients, and the pathways in which they play important roles
Ingenuity canonical pathwaysMolecules
T helper cell differentiationIL-18, IL-6R, IL-2RA
Role of macrophages, fibroblasts, and endothelialIL16, IL-18, IL-6R, CXCL12
Hepatic fibrosis/hepatic stellate cell activationLEP, HGF, IL-6R
Leptin signaling in obesityLEP, GHRL
IL-6 SignalingIL-18, IL-6R
AMPK SignalingLEP, ADIPOQ
Hepatic cholestasisIL-18, GCG
Acute phase response signalingIL-18, IL-6R
Role of cytokines in mediating communication between immune cellsIL-18
IL-2 signalingIL-2RA
ErbB2-ErbB3 signalingERBB2
Role of JAK1 and JAK3 in cytokine signalingIL-2RA
Chemokine signalingCXCL12
HGF SignalingHGF
Type II diabetes mellitus signalingADIPOQ
p38 MAPK signalingIL-18
LXR/RXR activationIL-18
CXCR4 signalingCXCL12
NF-κB signalingIL-18