Human renal cancer cells express a novel membrane-bound interleukin-15 that induces, in response to the soluble interleukin-15 receptor α chain, epithelial-to …

K Khawam, J Giron-Michel, Y Gu, A Perier, M Giuliani… - Cancer research, 2009 - AACR
Abstract Although interleukin-15 (IL-15) is a powerful immunomodulatory factor that has
been proposed for cancer immunotherapy, its intratumoral expression may be correlated …

[HTML][HTML] Transmembrane-bound il-15–promoted epithelial-mesenchymal transition in renal cancer cells requires the Src-dependent Akt/GSK-3β/β-catenin pathway

H Yuan, X Meng, W Guo, P Cai, W Li, Q Li, W Wang… - Neoplasia, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Intrarenal interleukin-15 (IL-15) plays a major role controlling epithelial survival and
polarization both in physiological and pathologic conditions. Herein, we confirmed that …

Constitutive and IFN-gamma regulated expression of IL-7 and IL-15 in human renal cell cancer.

P Trinder, U Seitzer, J Gerdes… - International …, 1999 - spandidos-publications.com
Although not structurally related, the pleiotropic cytokines interleukin-7 (IL-7) and interleukin-
15 (IL-15) share a variety of biological functions including stimulation and maintenance of …

Interleukin-15 plays a central role in human kidney physiology and cancer through the γc signaling pathway

J Giron-Michel, S Azzi, K Khawam, E Mortier… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
The ability of Interleukin-15 (IL-15) to activate many immune antitumor mechanisms renders
the cytokine a good candidate for the therapy of solid tumors, particularly renal cell …

Interleukin-15 is a major regulator of the cell-microenvironment interactions in human renal homeostasis

J Giron-Michel, S Azzi, S Ferrini, S Chouaib… - Cytokine & growth factor …, 2013 - Elsevier
Experiments in IL-15−/− and IL-15Rα−/− mice show that intra-renal IL-15, through IL-15Rα
behaves as an epithelial survival factor. Recent data highlight new functions of IL-15 in renal …

[HTML][HTML] Human renal normal, tumoral, and cancer stem cells express membrane-bound interleukin-15 isoforms displaying different functions

S Azzi, C Gallerne, C Romei, V Le Coz, R Gangemi… - Neoplasia, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Intrarenal interleukin-15 (IL-15) participates to renal pathophysiology, but the role of
its different membrane-bound isoforms remains to be elucidated. In this study, we reassess …

Immunomodulatory and antitumor effects of interleukin-21 in patients with renal cell carcinoma

BD Curti - Expert review of anticancer therapy, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Interleukin (IL)-21 is a class I cytokine with sequence homology to the IL-2 cytokine
superfamily. IL-21 signals through a heterodimer of a unique IL-21 receptor and the common …

Interleukin-2 and interleukin-15: immunotherapy for cancer

TA Fehniger, MA Cooper, MA Caligiuri - Cytokine & growth factor reviews, 2002 - Elsevier
Interleukin (IL)-2 and IL-15 are two cytokine growth factors that regulate lymphocyte function
and homeostasis. Early clinical interest in the use of IL-2 in the immunotherapy of renal cell …

Interleukin 13 inhibits growth of human renal cell carcinoma cells independently of the p140 interleukin 4 receptor chain.

NI Obiri, SR Husain, W Debinski, RK Puri - … research: an official journal of the …, 1996 - AACR
Abstract Interleukin-13 (IL-13) is a cytokine produced primarily by activated T lymphocytes. It
exerts a variety of effects on different cell types, including monocytes, B lymphocytes, mast …

Intratumoral interleukin-21 increases antitumor immunity, tumor-infiltrating CD8+ T-cell density and activity, and enlarges draining lymph nodes

H Søndergaard, ED Galsgaard… - Journal of …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Interleukin (IL)-21 is a novel cytokine in clinical development for the treatment of
cancer. In this study, we have compared the efficacy of subcutaneous and intratumoral (IT) …