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Radical gastric cancer surgery results in widespread upregulation of pro-tumourigenic intraperitoneal cytokines.

Andrew J LongPaul R BurtonMichael J De VeerGeraldine J OoiCheryl P LauriePeter D NottleMatthew J WattWendy A Brown
Published in: ANZ journal of surgery (2017)
Radical surgery dramatically upregulates the expression of pro-tumourigenic cytokines in the peritoneum. There is also a marked systemic immune and inflammatory response to surgery, including downregulation of T-cell and dendritic cell populations. This offers two potential pathways that may facilitate tumour progression - local inflammation promoting peritoneal adherence and implantation, and secondary suppression of immunosurveillance due to circulating inflammatory response.
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