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World J Hepatol. Jun 8, 2015; 7(10): 1390-1402
Published online Jun 8, 2015. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i10.1390
Published online Jun 8, 2015. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i10.1390
Table 2 Pleiotropic functions of chemokines in hepatocellular carcinoma
Categories | Chemokines | Chemokine origins | Receptors participated | Functions |
Inflammation | CXCL8 | HCC cells | Not clarified | Increasing inflammatory cytokines |
CXCL16 | HCC cells | CXCR6 | (IL-6, IL-8, etc.) and recruiting leukocytes | |
CCL3 | HCC cells and HSC | CCR3 | (macrophages, neutrophils, etc.) | |
CCL5 | HCC cells and HSC | CCR5 | ||
Influences on immune cells | CXCL5 | HCC cells | Not clarified | Chemotaxis of neutrophils |
CXCL9 | HCC cells and endothelial cells | CXCR3 | Chemotaxis of T cells | |
CXCL10 | HCC cells, macrophages and TILs | CXCR3 | Chemotaxis of T cells and NK cells | |
CXCL16 | HCC cells | CXCR6 | Chemotaxis of neutrophils | |
CCL2 | HCC cells, macrophages and TILs | CCR2 | Chemotaxis of HSC, macrophages, MDSC, and T cells | |
CCL5 | HCC cells, macrophages and TILs | CCR5 | Chemotaxis of T cells and NK cells | |
CCL20 | HCC cells | CCR6 | Chemotaxis of Th17 cells and Tregs | |
CCL22 | HCC cells and DCs | CCR4 | Chemotaxis of Tregs | |
Angiogenesis | CXCL3, CXCL5 | HCC cells | Not clarified | Promoting angiogenesis via mechanisms not clarified |
CXCL8 | CSCs | Not clarified | Promoting endothelial cell tube formation | |
CXCL9 | Not clarified | CXCR3 | Inhibiting angiogenesis by abrogation of VEGF effects | |
CXCL12 | Endothelia cells | CXCR4, CXCR7 | Enhancing angiogenesis through VEGF | |
CXCL16 | HCC cells | CXCR6 | Promoting angiogenesis via mechanisms not clarified | |
CCL2 | HCC cells and endothelial cells | CCR2 | Enhancing the proliferation of endothelial cells | |
CCL3 | HCC cells and endothelial cells | CCR1, CCR5 | Enhancing the proliferation of endothelial cells | |
Direct effects on HCC cells | CXCL1, CXCL2, CXCL16 | Not clarified | Not clarified | Enhancing the growth of HCC cells |
CXCL5 | HCC cells | Not clarified | Enhancing the migration, invasion, and growth of HCC cells | |
CXCL8 | Not clarified | CXCR2 | Enhancing the migration of HCC cells | |
CXCL10 | hepatocytes | Not clarified | Enhancing the survival of hepatocytes | |
CXCL12 | HCC cells, HSC | CXCR4, CXCR7 | Enhancing the migration, invasion, growth and survival of HCC cells | |
CCL2 | WAT, CAF | CCR2 | Enhancing the migration, invasion, and growth of HCC cells | |
CCL3, CCL5 | Not clarified | CCR1 | Enhancing the migration and invasion of HCC cells | |
CCL15 | HCC cells | Not clarified | ||
CCL20 | HCC cells | CCR6 | Enhancing the migration, invasion, and growth of HCC cells |
- Citation: Liang CM, Chen L, Hu H, Ma HY, Gao LL, Qin J, Zhong CP. Chemokines and their receptors play important roles in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma. World J Hepatol 2015; 7(10): 1390-1402
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v7/i10/1390.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v7.i10.1390