Journal of International Oncology››2014,Vol. 41››Issue (12): 906-909.doi:10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-422X.2014.12.009

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Chronic inflammation in the promotion of lung carcinogenesis

  1. Department of Pathophysiology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
  • Online:2014-12-24Published:2015-02-02
  • Contact:Deng Jiong, Email: jiongdeng@shsmu.edu.cn

Abstract:Chronic inflammation is proved to play an important role in promoting carcinogenesis. Many factors in inflammatory microenvironment, such as inflammatory immune cells, pro-inflammatory cytokines, inflammatory mediators, and aberrantly activated transcription factors of proinflammatory pathway (NF-κB, STAT3), have been found to provide a microenvironment for lung neoplastic processes, and promote the lung carcinogenesis. On the other hand, many antiinflammatory agents have been shown having inhibitory effects on lung tumorigenicity. With further understanding of the molecular links between inflammation and lung tumorigenesis, antiinflammation would provide alternative strategies for prevention and therapy of lung cancer.

Key words:Inflammation,Lung neoplasm,NF-kappa B