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Expression and Clinical Significance of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 in Lymphatic Invasiveness and Metastasis of Breast Cancer
BACKGROUND: Matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) is a type-IV collagenase that is highly expressed in breast cancer, but its exact role in tumor progression and metastasis is unclear. METHODS: MMP-9 mRNA and protein expression was examined by real-time reverse transcriptase PCR and immunohistochemical...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4028268/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24845596 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0097804 |
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author | Wu, Qiu-Wan Yang, Qing-Mo Huang, Yu-Fan She, Hong-Qiang Liang, Jing Yang, Qiao-Lu Zhang, Zhi-Ming |
author_facet | Wu, Qiu-Wan Yang, Qing-Mo Huang, Yu-Fan She, Hong-Qiang Liang, Jing Yang, Qiao-Lu Zhang, Zhi-Ming |
author_sort | Wu, Qiu-Wan |
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description | BACKGROUND: Matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) is a type-IV collagenase that is highly expressed in breast cancer, but its exact role in tumor progression and metastasis is unclear. METHODS: MMP-9 mRNA and protein expression was examined by real-time reverse transcriptase PCR and immunohistochemical staining, respectively, in 41 breast cancer specimens with matched peritumoral benign breast epithelial tissue and suspicious metastatic axillary lymph nodes. Lymph vessels were labeled with D2-40 and lymphatic microvessel density (LMVD) was calculated. Correlation of MMP-9 protein expression with clinicopathological parameters and LMVD was also evaluated. RESULTS: MMP-9(+) staining in breast cancer specimens (35/41, 85.4%) was higher than in matched epithelium (21/41, 51.2%; P<0.05) and lymph nodes (13/41, 31.7%; P<0.001). Higher MMP-9 mRNA expression was also detected in tumor specimens compared with matched epithelial tissues and lymph nodes (P<0.05). Elevated MMP-9 expression was correlated with lymph node metastasis and LMVD (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: MMP-9 was overexpressed in breast cancer specimens compared with peritumoral benign breast epithelium and lymph nodes. Moreover, its expression in the matched epithelium and lymph nodes was positively associated with lymph node metastasis, and its expression in lymph nodes was positively associated with lymphangiogenesis in breast cancer. Thus, MMP-9 is a potential marker for breast cancer progression. |
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spelling | pubmed-40282682014-05-21 Expression and Clinical Significance of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 in Lymphatic Invasiveness and Metastasis of Breast Cancer Wu, Qiu-Wan Yang, Qing-Mo Huang, Yu-Fan She, Hong-Qiang Liang, Jing Yang, Qiao-Lu Zhang, Zhi-Ming PLoS One Research Article BACKGROUND: Matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) is a type-IV collagenase that is highly expressed in breast cancer, but its exact role in tumor progression and metastasis is unclear. METHODS: MMP-9 mRNA and protein expression was examined by real-time reverse transcriptase PCR and immunohistochemical staining, respectively, in 41 breast cancer specimens with matched peritumoral benign breast epithelial tissue and suspicious metastatic axillary lymph nodes. Lymph vessels were labeled with D2-40 and lymphatic microvessel density (LMVD) was calculated. Correlation of MMP-9 protein expression with clinicopathological parameters and LMVD was also evaluated. RESULTS: MMP-9(+) staining in breast cancer specimens (35/41, 85.4%) was higher than in matched epithelium (21/41, 51.2%; P<0.05) and lymph nodes (13/41, 31.7%; P<0.001). Higher MMP-9 mRNA expression was also detected in tumor specimens compared with matched epithelial tissues and lymph nodes (P<0.05). Elevated MMP-9 expression was correlated with lymph node metastasis and LMVD (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: MMP-9 was overexpressed in breast cancer specimens compared with peritumoral benign breast epithelium and lymph nodes. Moreover, its expression in the matched epithelium and lymph nodes was positively associated with lymph node metastasis, and its expression in lymph nodes was positively associated with lymphangiogenesis in breast cancer. Thus, MMP-9 is a potential marker for breast cancer progression. Public Library of Science 2014-05-20 /pmc/articles/PMC4028268/ /pubmed/24845596 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0097804 Text en © 2014 Wu et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Wu, Qiu-Wan Yang, Qing-Mo Huang, Yu-Fan She, Hong-Qiang Liang, Jing Yang, Qiao-Lu Zhang, Zhi-Ming Expression and Clinical Significance of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 in Lymphatic Invasiveness and Metastasis of Breast Cancer |
title | Expression and Clinical Significance of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 in Lymphatic Invasiveness and Metastasis of Breast Cancer |
title_full | Expression and Clinical Significance of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 in Lymphatic Invasiveness and Metastasis of Breast Cancer |
title_fullStr | Expression and Clinical Significance of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 in Lymphatic Invasiveness and Metastasis of Breast Cancer |
title_full_unstemmed | Expression and Clinical Significance of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 in Lymphatic Invasiveness and Metastasis of Breast Cancer |
title_short | Expression and Clinical Significance of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 in Lymphatic Invasiveness and Metastasis of Breast Cancer |
title_sort | expression and clinical significance of matrix metalloproteinase-9 in lymphatic invasiveness and metastasis of breast cancer |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4028268/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24845596 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0097804 |
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