Effect of platelet activating factor and butyrate on the expression of interleukin-2 receptor alpha in nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells

International Journal of Oncology
M H TsaiK-C Chow

Abstract

Serum level of soluble interleukin-2 receptor alpha (sIL-2Ralpha) has been shown to correlate with disease progression and prognosis of cancer patients. However, the available information about the source and the pathophysiological regulation of IL-2Ralpha in cancer cells is limited. This study addressed the questions of prognostic value and the source of sIL-2Ralpha in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Biological regulation of IL-2Ralpha was characterized in NPC cell lines. Serum sIL-2Ralpha levels of 113 NPC patients were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Levels of sIL-2Ralpha in NPC patients were significantly higher than that in the healthy controls, and sIL-2Ralpha levels were correlated with disease progression and patient survival. IL-2Ralpha was identified in cancer cells by immunocytochemistry. In vitro, IL-2Ralpha expression was markedly increased following treatment with platelet activating factor and/or n-sodium butyrate. Increased secretion of IL-2Ralpha was also detected in the culture media. The secreted IL-2Ralpha could functionally bind IL-2. These results indicate that elevated sIL-2Ralpha was often detected in patients with advanced NPC. The elevated sIL-2Ralpha could be shed ...Continue Reading

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