Research Article

Different Cytokine and Chemokine Expression Patterns in Malignant Compared to Those in Nonmalignant Renal Cells

Table 1

Human Cytokines & Chemokines RT2 Profiler PCR Array (Qiagen). Abbreviation (symbol) and full name/function (description) of the 84 cytokines and chemokines analyzed by the PCR array. The column “detectable” indicates whether the factor was detected (+) or not detected (−) within this study.

NumberSymbolDescriptionDetectable

Chemokines
 1C5Complement component 5+
 2CCL1Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 1
 3CCL2Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2+
 4CCL3Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 3
 5CCL5Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 5+
 6CCL7Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 7+
 7CCL8Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 8
 8CCL11Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 11+
 9CCL13Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 13+
 10CCL17Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 17
 11CCL18Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 18
 12CCL19Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 19
 13CCL20Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 20+
 14CCL21Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 21+
 15CCL22Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 22
 16CCL24Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 24
 17CXCL1Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 1+
 18CXCL2Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 2+
 19CXCL5Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 5+
 20CXCL9Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 9
 21CXCL10Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 10+
 22CXCL11Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 11+
 23CXCL12Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 12+
 24CXCL13Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 13
 25CXCL16Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 16+
 26CX3CL1Chemokine (C-X3-C motif) ligand 1+
 27GPI/AMFGlucose-6-phosphate isomerase+
 28IFNA2Interferon, alpha 2+
 29MIFMacrophage migration inhibitory factor+
 30PPBPProplatelet basic protein (chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 7)+
 31SPP1Secreted phosphoprotein 1+
 32XCL1Chemokine (C motif) ligand 1
Growth factors
 33BMP2Bone morphogenetic protein 2+
 34BMP4Bone morphogenetic protein 4+
 35BMP6Bone morphogenetic protein 6+
 36BMP7Bone morphogenetic protein 7
 37CNTFCiliary neurotrophic factor+
 38CSF1Colony stimulating factor 1 (macrophage)+
 39CSF2Colony stimulating factor 2 (granulocyte-macrophage)+
 40CSF3Colony stimulating factor 3 (macrophage)+
 41LIFLeukemia inhibitory factor (cholinergic differentiation factor)+
 42MSTNMyostatin+
 43NODALNodal homolog (mouse)+
 44OSMOncostatin M+
 45TGFB2Transforming growth factor, beta 2+
 46THPOThrombopoietin
 47VEGFAVascular endothelial growth factor A+
TNF superfamily
 48CD40LGCD40 ligand
 49FASLGFas ligand (TNF superfamily, member 6)
 50LTALymphotoxin alpha (TNF superfamily, member 1)
 51LTBLymphotoxin beta (TNF superfamily, member 3)+
 52TNFTumor necrosis factor+
 53TNFRSF11BTumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, member 11b+
 54TNFSF10Tumor necrosis factor (ligand) superfamily, member 10+
 55TNFSF11Tumor necrosis factor (ligand) superfamily, member 11
 56TNFSF13BTumor necrosis factor (ligand) superfamily, member 13b+
Interleukins
 57IL1AInterleukin 1, alpha+
 58IL1BInterleukin 1, beta+
 59IL1RNInterleukin 1 receptor antagonist+
 60IL2Interleukin 2+
 61IL3Interleukin 3 (colony-stimulating factor, multiple)
 62IL4Interleukin 4
 63IL5Interleukin 5 (colony-stimulating factor, eosinophil)
 64IL6Interleukin 6 (interferon, beta 2)+
 65IL7Interleukin 7+
 66IL8Interleukin 8+
 67IL9Interleukin 9
 68IL10Interleukin 10
 69IL11Interleukin 11+
 70IL12AInterleukin 12A+
 71IL12BInterleukin 12B
 72IL13Interleukin 13
 73IL15Interleukin 15+
 74IL16Interleukin 16
 75IL17AInterleukin 17A
 76IL17FInterleukin 17F
 77IL18Interleukin 18 (interferon-gamma-inducing factor)+
 78IL21Interleukin 21
 79IL23AInterleukin 23, alpha subunit p19+
 80IL22Interleukin 22
 81IL24Interleukin 24
 82IL27Interleukin 27+
Cytokines
 83ADIPOQAdiponectin, C1Q and collagen domain containing
 84IFNGInterferon, gamma