Tumor Inflammatory Microenvironment of the Thyroid Cancer: Relationship between Regulatory T-Cell Imbalance, and p-NFΚB (p65) Expression-A Preliminary Study.

CD25 Hashimoto’s thyroiditis NFkB inflammatory microenvironment thyroid cancer

Journal

Journal of clinical medicine
ISSN: 2077-0383
Titre abrégé: J Clin Med
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101606588

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
28 Oct 2023
Historique:
received: 30 07 2023
revised: 19 10 2023
accepted: 21 10 2023
medline: 14 11 2023
pubmed: 14 11 2023
entrez: 14 11 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Inflammatory microenvironment is an essential component of all tumors, including thyroid cancer. Autoimmune thyroid diseases are often associated with thyroid cancer. CD25, expressed in Treg cells and B cells, has been found to be associated with autoimmune thyroid diseases and the NFkB pathway is critical to tumor formation, regulating immune-related genes, and pro-inflammatory cytokine. Protein expression of CD25 and NFkB and its phosphorylated form was analyzed by immunohistochemistry in 80 patients with thyroid cancer (10 cases of cancers with Hashimoto's thyroiditis and 70 cases without). CD25 was mainly detected in the nucleus of the inflammatory cells such as in the thyrocytes and neoplastic cells. Protein staining was detected in the T-lymphocytes of the outermost zone of the lymphoid follicles. Moreover, in all cancer alterations, there were a higher level of p-NFkB than in the surrounding tissues. Again, p-NFkB staining was evident in neoplastic cells but not evident in inflammatory cells. Strong inflammatory infiltrate in the tumor microenvironment is correlated with an invasive phenotype. CD25 and p-NFkB levels were statistically significantly overexpressed in cancer cells.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Inflammatory microenvironment is an essential component of all tumors, including thyroid cancer. Autoimmune thyroid diseases are often associated with thyroid cancer. CD25, expressed in Treg cells and B cells, has been found to be associated with autoimmune thyroid diseases and the NFkB pathway is critical to tumor formation, regulating immune-related genes, and pro-inflammatory cytokine.
METHODS METHODS
Protein expression of CD25 and NFkB and its phosphorylated form was analyzed by immunohistochemistry in 80 patients with thyroid cancer (10 cases of cancers with Hashimoto's thyroiditis and 70 cases without).
RESULTS RESULTS
CD25 was mainly detected in the nucleus of the inflammatory cells such as in the thyrocytes and neoplastic cells. Protein staining was detected in the T-lymphocytes of the outermost zone of the lymphoid follicles. Moreover, in all cancer alterations, there were a higher level of p-NFkB than in the surrounding tissues. Again, p-NFkB staining was evident in neoplastic cells but not evident in inflammatory cells.
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
Strong inflammatory infiltrate in the tumor microenvironment is correlated with an invasive phenotype. CD25 and p-NFkB levels were statistically significantly overexpressed in cancer cells.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37959281
pii: jcm12216817
doi: 10.3390/jcm12216817
pmc: PMC10647421
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Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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Auteurs

Daniela Pasquali (D)

Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80100 Naples, Italy.

Laura Giacomelli (L)

Department of General and Specialist Surgery, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.

Maria Carmela Pedicillo (MC)

Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy.

Giovanni Conzo (G)

Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80100 Naples, Italy.

Gabriella Gentile (G)

Department of Radiology, Oncology and Pathology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.

Ilenia Sara De Stefano (IS)

Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy.

Francesco Angelillis (F)

Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy.

Angela Santoro (A)

General Pathology Unit, Department of Woman and Child's Health and Public Health Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy.

Francesco Miele (F)

General Surgery Unit, AOU Vanvitelli, 80100 Naples, Italy.

Lucia Digitale Selvaggio (L)

Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80100 Naples, Italy.

Rossella Melcarne (R)

Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.

Giuseppe Pannone (G)

Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy.

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