Serum levels and tissue expression of matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP-2) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 2 (TIMP-2) in colorectal cancer patients |
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Authors: | Magdalena Groblewska Barbara Mroczko Mariusz Gryko Anna Pryczynicz Katarzyna Guzińska-Ustymowicz Bogus?aw K?dra Andrzej Kemona Maciej Szmitkowski |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Biochemical Diagnostics, University Hospital, Bia?ystok, Poland 2. Department of Biochemical Diagnostics, Medical University, Bia?ystok, Poland 3. Department of Neurodegeneration Diagnostics, Medical University, Bia?ystok, Poland 4. Second Department of General and Gastroenterological Surgery, Medical University, Bia?ystok, Poland 5. Department of General Pathomorphology, Medical University, Bia?ystok, Poland
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Abstract: | The objective of the study was the assessment of serum levels and tissue expression of matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP-2) and tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases 2 (TIMP-2) in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). The study included 72 CRC patients and 68 healthy subjects. The serum levels of MMP-2 and TIMP-2 were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method, whereas tissue expression of MMP-2 and TIMP-2 in cancer cells, interstitial inflammatory cells, and adjacent normal colorectal mucosa were examined by immunohistochemical staining of tumor samples. The serum levels of MMP-2 and TIMP-2 in cancer patients were significantly lower than those in control group, but the percentage of positive immunoreactivity of these proteins were higher in malignant and inflammatory cells as compared to normal tissue. There was a significant correlation between MMP-2 immunoreactivity in inflammatory cells and the presence of distant metastases and between TIMP-2 expression in inflammatory cells and tumor size, nodal involvement, and distant metastases. Area under receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve (AUC) for serum MMP-2 was higher than for serum TIMP-2. Moreover, positive tissue expression of MMP-2 was a significant prognostic factor for CRC patients’ survival. Our findings suggest that MMP-2 and TIMP-2 might play a role in the process of colorectal cancer invasion and metastasis, but the significance of their interactions with tumor stroma and interstitial inflammatory infiltration in colorectal neoplasia require further elucidation. |
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