Cytokine profiles in papillary thyroid carcinoma, with or without Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

European Journal of Inflammation

Letter to the Editor

Xianghui He¹  Yizeng Wang¹  Fuxin Li¹  Chao Wu¹  Na Zhao² 

[1] Department of General Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China;Na Zhao, Department of General Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, 154 Anshan Street, Heping District, Tianjin 300052, China. Email: ;

关键词: cytokines;    Hashimoto’s thyroiditis;    immune cells;    papillary thyroid carcinoma;   

DOI  :  10.1177/1721727X17739515

 received in 2017-07-04, accepted in 2017-10-03,  发布年份 2017

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

The phenomenon that papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is often accompanied by Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) raised interest in further study of immune changes caused by thyroid autoimmunity. We aimed to characterize cytokine profiles in the peripheral blood of patients with PTC with or without HT, compared with nodular goiter (NG) and healthy control (HC) patients, in order to determine the autoimmunity-related differences among these groups. A total of 50 PTC patients were divided into two groups, according to whether or not concurrent HT existed. A total of 20 NG patients and 20 HC subjects were also included as controls. All PTC patients and NG patients who underwent surgical thyroidectomy and pathology examination were included. The serum levels of four cytokines, including interferon gamma (IFN-γ), interleukin (IL)-17, IL-10, and IL-35 were measured using AimPlex bead–based immunoassays. Peripheral IFN-γ and IL-35 increased significantly in PTC patients with concurrent HT. IL-10 and IL-35 increased significantly in three groups (PTC with or without HT and NG patients), while IFN-γ increased only in the two PTC groups. IL-17 was highest in the HC group, but significantly lower in the other three groups. IL-17, IL-10, and IL-35 may be involved in tumor onset and progression. Moreover, IFN-γ and IL-35 may play vital roles in the concurrence of PTC and HT, which could warrant further exploration.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC   
© The Author(s) 2017

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