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Figure 3 Immunohistochemical staining (original magnification × 200). Representative examples <strong>of</strong> CCL20 (A, B), CCR6 (C, D) and Ki-67 (E, F) protein expression<br />

in colorectal liver metastasis specimens from a colorectal liver metastasis patient without (A, C, E) and with preoperative FOLFOX treatment less than 1 mo<br />

before surgery (B, D, F), respectively.<br />

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A B C<br />

D E F<br />

CCR6 mRNA expression relative<br />

to housekeeper<br />

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0<br />

Adjacent normal tissue<br />

CRLM<br />

No FOLFOX therapy FOLFOX therapy<br />

Although pathological effects <strong>of</strong> chemotherapy for<br />

CRLM have been discussed [21-24] , the pathological response<br />

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CCR6 mRNA expression relative<br />

to housekeeper<br />

9<br />

6<br />

3<br />

0<br />

Adjacent normal tissue<br />

No FOLFOX therapy < 1 mo 1-12 mo > 1 yr<br />

Figure 4 CCR6 mRNA expression relative to PMM1 and β2M in CRLM patients with (n = 53) and without (n = 29) FOLFOX chemotherapy before CRLM surgery<br />

(A) and itemized according to different time points <strong>of</strong> FOLFOX treatment before CRLM surgery (no FOLFOX therapy, n = 29; FOLFOX treatment ≤ 1 mo, n = 14;<br />

FOLFOX treatment ≤ 1 year, n = 22; FOLFOX treatment > 1 year, n = 17) (B). Q-RT-PCR data are expressed as mean ± SE, a P < 0.05.<br />

50 kDa<br />

40 kDa<br />

Rubie C et al . FOLFOX and CCL20/CCR6 expression<br />

a<br />

a<br />

Control Representative patients<br />

a<br />

CRLM<br />

HL60 ≤ 1 mo ≤ 1 yr > 1 yr No FOLFOX<br />

Figure 5 Expression <strong>of</strong> chemokine receptor CCR6 in colorectal liver metastasis patients itemized according to different time points <strong>of</strong> FOLFOX treatment<br />

before colorectal liver metastasis surgery as determined by Western blotting analysis. Total cell lysates <strong>of</strong> tumor (P) were immunoblotted with antibodies specifically<br />

recognizing chemokine receptor CCR6. Acute leukemia cell line HL60 served as a positive control for the detection <strong>of</strong> CCR6.<br />

B<br />

a<br />

a<br />

to chemokine expression in CRLM after chemotherapy has<br />

not been reported. Since CCL20 and CCR6 have both been<br />

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CCR6<br />

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