Immune Cell Production of Interleukin 17 Induces Stem Cell Features of Pancreatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia Cells

Little is known about how the immune system affects stem cell features of pancreatic cancer cells. Immune cells that produce interleukin 17 A (IL17A) in the chronically inflamed pancreas (chronic pancreatitis) contribute to PanIN initiation and progression. We investigated the effects of IL17A signaling exerts on pancreatic cancer progenitor cells and the clinical relevance of this phenomena.

Source: Gastroenterology - March 28, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Yu Zhang, Michelle Zoltan, Erick Riquelme, Hanwen Xu, Ismet Sahin, Susana Castro-Pando, Maria Fernanda Montiel, Kyle Chang, Zhengyu Jiang, Jianhua Ling, Sonal Gupta, William Horne, Melissa Pruski, Huamin Wang, Shao-Cong Sun, Guillermina Lozano, Paul Chiao Source Type: research