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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2016; 22(29): 6619-6628
Published online Aug 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i29.6619
Table 1 Important inflammatory mediators involved in the EMT in GC
CategoriesFactorsRef
CytokinesTGF-β1[103,104]
TNF-α[99,100]
TGF-α[108]
IL-6[109,110]
IL-8[102]
Chemokines and receptorsCCL5[84,131]
CCL18[132,133]
CCR2[134]
CCR7[135]
CCL20-CCR6[136,137]
CXCR1[138,139]
CXCR3[140]
CXCL12-CXCR4[108,117]
Immune cellsCD8+ cytotoxic T cells[56,60]
Th1/Th2 cells ratio[63]
Th17 cells[64,65,67]
Foxp3+ Tregs[68-70]
Foxp3+/CD4+ ratio[71]
Foxp3+/CD8+ ratio[68]
NK cells[87-89]
TAMs[78,79]
DCs[93-95]
TAM/Foxp3+ ratio[141]
MMPsMMP-2[125]
MMP-9[124-126,142]
MMP-7[51,127,128]