Relationship between IL-10 expression and prognosis in patients with primary breast cancer

Tumour Biol. 2014 Nov;35(11):11533-40. doi: 10.1007/s13277-014-2249-6. Epub 2014 Aug 17.

Abstract

This retrospective study was designed to investigate the relationship between the expression of IL-10, CD4, CD8, and FOXP3 and clinicopathological features and prognosis in breast cancer patients. The expression of IL-10, CD4, CD8, and FOXP3 was detected by immunohistochemistry. Staining intensity of only IL-10 was associated with disease-free survival and distance disease-free survival (P<0.05). Staining density of IL-10 in stromal cells was associated with overall survival and distance disease-free survival (P<0.05). IL-10 expression levels might be used as a prognostic indicator for the recurrence, metastasis, and survival of breast cancer patients.

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / metabolism
  • Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / mortality
  • Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / secondary
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / metabolism*
  • Breast Neoplasms / metabolism*
  • Breast Neoplasms / mortality
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology
  • CD4 Antigens / metabolism
  • CD8 Antigens / metabolism
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / metabolism
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / mortality
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / secondary
  • Carcinoma, Lobular / metabolism
  • Carcinoma, Lobular / mortality
  • Carcinoma, Lobular / secondary
  • Carcinoma, Medullary / metabolism
  • Carcinoma, Medullary / mortality
  • Carcinoma, Medullary / secondary
  • Carcinoma, Papillary / metabolism
  • Carcinoma, Papillary / mortality
  • Carcinoma, Papillary / secondary
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Forkhead Transcription Factors / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Immunoenzyme Techniques
  • Interleukin-10 / metabolism*
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / metabolism*
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / mortality
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / pathology
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Prognosis
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Survival Rate

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • CD4 Antigens
  • CD8 Antigens
  • FOXP3 protein, human
  • Forkhead Transcription Factors
  • IL10 protein, human
  • Interleukin-10