Exosomes derived from nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells induce IL-6 production from macrophages to promote tumorigenesis

Cell Mol Immunol. 2021 Feb;18(2):501-503. doi: 10.1038/s41423-020-0420-0. Epub 2020 Apr 1.

Authors

Xiwei Wang¹, Zheng Xiang¹, George Sai-Wah Tsao², Wenwei Tu³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
² School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
³ Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. wwtu@hku.hk.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Cell Movement
Cell Proliferation
Exosomes / metabolism*
Humans
Interleukin-6 / metabolism*
Macrophages / immunology
Macrophages / metabolism*
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma / immunology
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma / metabolism
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma / pathology*
Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / immunology
Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / metabolism
Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / pathology*
Tumor Cells, Cultured

Substances

Interleukin-6