Progress of interleukin-6 and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 signaling pathway in colorectal cancer / 肿瘤研究与临床

ABSTRACT

In recent years, the relationship between inflammation and the occurrence and development of cancer has attracted widespread attentions. As a pro-inflammatory factor, interleukin-6 (IL-6) plays a certain role in promoting cancer progression, and it is an important activating factor of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3). Many studies have shown that continuous activation of the IL-6 and STAT3 signaling pathway can induce the abnormal expression of oncogenes related to cell proliferation, apoptosis and differentiation in colorectal cancer. This article reviews the role of IL-6 and STAT3 signaling pathway in the occurrence and development of colorectal cancer, as well as the clinical value of this signaling pathway in the prognostic evaluation and treatment of colorectal cancer, in order to provide certain theoretical basis for the disease monitoring, prognostic evaluation and treatment of colorectal cancer.