26 - World Journal of Gastroenterology
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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 />
9<br />
6<br />
3<br />
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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