| Function | Cytokine [references] |
| Immune suppression | TGF- [13, 16, 37, 60] |
| Growth regulation | MIF [13, 24, 52, 53] |
| Transcription regulation | IL-1 [13, 38], IL-6 [39, 40], IL-8 [25, 41, 61] |
| Inflammatory cytokines secretion | IL-1 [11, 13, 38], IL-6 [11, 13] |
| Apoptosis negative regulation | FasL [44, 45, 65] |
| Host immune stimulation (Th1 response) | IL-2 [66], IFN- [66], IL-12 [62, 67], IL-18 [62, 67] |
| Angiogenesis stimulation | VEGF-A [7, 8, 13, 17–24, 41, 54–56], VEGF-C [7, 13, 25–35, 56–59], VEGF-D [13, 36, 59], IL-8 [13, 24, 41, 61], HGF [13, 41, 64, 74], bFGF [7, 9, 13, 46, 47], PDGF-BB [13, 63], MIF [13, 24, 52, 53] |
| Metastasis induction | VEGF-A [8, 9, 13, 17–24, 41, 54–56], VEGF-C [9, 13, 25–35, 56–59], VEGF-D [13, 36, 59], bFGF [13, 46, 47], HGF [41, 64, 74], midkine [50, 51, 57] |
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