Elevated serum IL-8 levels in patients with A-T suggest that systemic inflammation may contribute to the disease phenotype.
Worse survival was also confirmed in patients with combined elevated pretreatment serum levels of IL-6 , IL-8 and IL-10 (none , one , two or three elevated).
CONCLUSION : MIF activates RA FLS COX-2 and IL-6 expression via p38 MAP kinase activation and induces IL-8 via p38 and ERK MAP kinase-independent pathways.
Epidermal growth factor (EGF) - induced cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression in squamous cell carcinomas is mediated through the extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 and p38 pathways.