Elevated serum IL-8 levels in patients with A-T suggest that systemic inflammation may contribute to the disease phenotype.
Patients with continuously elevated serum HER-2 / neu levels had a significantly poorer survival after disease recurrence compared to patients with continuously or temporarily non-elevated serum HER-2 / neu values (log-rank test : p (0.001).
Activation of HER-2 / neu leads to multiple signalling cascades and plays a vital role in cell survival and growth.
The AP-1 transcription factor c-Jun is phosphorylated at multiple sites within its transactivation domain by the JNKs , and c-Jun phosphorylation is required for JNK-induced neurotoxicity.