On the Role of sIL-2R Measurements in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Cancers

A soluble IL-2 receptor (sIL-2R) is a circulating form of a membrane receptor localized on lymphoid and some cancer cells. The biological function of sIL-2R has not been completely understood. Substantially, it seems to reflect T-lymphocyte activation in diseases of different pathology. Moreover, th...

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Main Author: Anna Maria Witkowska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2005-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/MI.2005.121
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description A soluble IL-2 receptor (sIL-2R) is a circulating form of a membrane receptor localized on lymphoid and some cancer cells. The biological function of sIL-2R has not been completely understood. Substantially, it seems to reflect T-lymphocyte activation in diseases of different pathology. Moreover, the soluble receptor has been considered, at least in part, responsible for unsuccessful immunotherapy with IL-2 in cancers. Several lines of evidence indicate sIL-2R measurements to be useful in determining disease progress and prognosis. This review summarizes current knowledge on the sIL-2R behavior in RA and solid cancers of varied etiology.
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spelling doaj-art-0c5d864bfc284fb6846368e2cc839ea52025-08-20T03:54:19ZengWileyMediators of Inflammation0962-93511466-18612005-01-012005312113010.1155/MI.2005.121On the Role of sIL-2R Measurements in Rheumatoid Arthritis and CancersAnna Maria Witkowska0Department of Food Commodities Science and Technology, Medical University of Bialystok, Kilinskiego 1, Bialystok 15-089, PolandA soluble IL-2 receptor (sIL-2R) is a circulating form of a membrane receptor localized on lymphoid and some cancer cells. The biological function of sIL-2R has not been completely understood. Substantially, it seems to reflect T-lymphocyte activation in diseases of different pathology. Moreover, the soluble receptor has been considered, at least in part, responsible for unsuccessful immunotherapy with IL-2 in cancers. Several lines of evidence indicate sIL-2R measurements to be useful in determining disease progress and prognosis. This review summarizes current knowledge on the sIL-2R behavior in RA and solid cancers of varied etiology.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/MI.2005.121
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title On the Role of sIL-2R Measurements in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Cancers
title_full On the Role of sIL-2R Measurements in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Cancers
title_fullStr On the Role of sIL-2R Measurements in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Cancers
title_full_unstemmed On the Role of sIL-2R Measurements in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Cancers
title_short On the Role of sIL-2R Measurements in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Cancers
title_sort on the role of sil 2r measurements in rheumatoid arthritis and cancers
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/MI.2005.121
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