Crosstalk Between Inflammatory Signaling and Methylation in Cancer

Inflammation is an intricate immune response against infection and tissue damage. While the initial immune response is important for preventing tumorigenesis, chronic inflammation is implicated in cancer pathogenesis. It has been linked to various stages of tumor development including transformation...

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Autores principales: Dipanwita Das, Nandini Karthik, Reshma Taneja
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:01d57720e9714d39881f915e344cf2692021-11-30T19:01:33ZCrosstalk Between Inflammatory Signaling and Methylation in Cancer2296-634X10.3389/fcell.2021.756458https://doaj.org/article/01d57720e9714d39881f915e344cf2692021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcell.2021.756458/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2296-634XInflammation is an intricate immune response against infection and tissue damage. While the initial immune response is important for preventing tumorigenesis, chronic inflammation is implicated in cancer pathogenesis. It has been linked to various stages of tumor development including transformation, proliferation, angiogenesis, and metastasis. Immune cells, through the production of inflammatory mediators such as cytokines, chemokines, transforming growth factors, and adhesion molecules contribute to the survival, growth, and progression of the tumor in its microenvironment. The aberrant expression and secretion of pro-inflammatory and growth factors by the tumor cells result in the recruitment of immune cells, thus creating a mutual crosstalk. The reciprocal signaling between the tumor cells and the immune cells creates and maintains a successful tumor niche. Many inflammatory factors are regulated by epigenetic mechanisms including DNA methylation and histone modifications. In particular, DNA and histone methylation are crucial forms of transcriptional regulation and aberrant methylation has been associated with deregulated gene expression in oncogenesis. Such deregulations have been reported in both solid tumors and hematological malignancies. With technological advancements to study genome-wide epigenetic landscapes, it is now possible to identify molecular mechanisms underlying altered inflammatory profiles in cancer. In this review, we discuss the role of DNA and histone methylation in regulation of inflammatory pathways in human cancers and review the merits and challenges of targeting inflammatory mediators as well as epigenetic regulators in cancer.Dipanwita DasNandini KarthikReshma TanejaFrontiers Media S.A.articlecancerinflammationepigeneticsDNA methylationhistone methylation 2Biology (General)QH301-705.5ENFrontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, Vol 9 (2021)
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topic cancer
inflammation
epigenetics
DNA methylation
histone methylation 2
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
spellingShingle cancer
inflammation
epigenetics
DNA methylation
histone methylation 2
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Dipanwita Das
Nandini Karthik
Reshma Taneja
Crosstalk Between Inflammatory Signaling and Methylation in Cancer
description Inflammation is an intricate immune response against infection and tissue damage. While the initial immune response is important for preventing tumorigenesis, chronic inflammation is implicated in cancer pathogenesis. It has been linked to various stages of tumor development including transformation, proliferation, angiogenesis, and metastasis. Immune cells, through the production of inflammatory mediators such as cytokines, chemokines, transforming growth factors, and adhesion molecules contribute to the survival, growth, and progression of the tumor in its microenvironment. The aberrant expression and secretion of pro-inflammatory and growth factors by the tumor cells result in the recruitment of immune cells, thus creating a mutual crosstalk. The reciprocal signaling between the tumor cells and the immune cells creates and maintains a successful tumor niche. Many inflammatory factors are regulated by epigenetic mechanisms including DNA methylation and histone modifications. In particular, DNA and histone methylation are crucial forms of transcriptional regulation and aberrant methylation has been associated with deregulated gene expression in oncogenesis. Such deregulations have been reported in both solid tumors and hematological malignancies. With technological advancements to study genome-wide epigenetic landscapes, it is now possible to identify molecular mechanisms underlying altered inflammatory profiles in cancer. In this review, we discuss the role of DNA and histone methylation in regulation of inflammatory pathways in human cancers and review the merits and challenges of targeting inflammatory mediators as well as epigenetic regulators in cancer.
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title Crosstalk Between Inflammatory Signaling and Methylation in Cancer
title_short Crosstalk Between Inflammatory Signaling and Methylation in Cancer
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