Gu GL, Wei XM, Ren L, Wang SL, Hu YY, Li DC. Expression of
transforming growth factor β receptor Type Ⅱ, matrix metalloproteinase-7 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 and their roles in the invasion and metastasis of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer.
Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2007;
15:1103-1109. [DOI:
10.11569/wcjd.v15.i10.1103]
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Abstract
AIM: To investigate the roles of transforming growth factor β receptor Type Ⅱ (TβRⅡ), matrix metalloproteinase-7 (MMP-7) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 (TIMP-2) expression in the invasion and metastasis of human hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC).
METHODS: Immunohistochemical staining was used to detect the expressions of TβRⅡ, MMP-7 and TIMP-2 protein in 30 cases of sporadic colorectal cancer (sporadic CRC) and 30 cases of HNPCC, and their corresponding clinical data were analyzed retrospectively.
RESULTS: The positive rates of TβRⅡ, MMP-7 and TIMP-2 expression in HNPCC were 40.0%, 46.7% and 63.3% respectively, while in sporadic CRC, the rates were 73.3%, 86.7% and 20.0% respectively. The ratio of MMP-7(+~++) to TIMP-2(-) in sporadic CRC was higher while that of MMP-7(-) to TIMP-2(+~++) was lower significantly than that in HNPCC. TβRⅡ, MMP-7 and TIMP-2 expression were closely related to the depth of invasion and lymph node metastasis, but not to the sex of patients, tumor size and position. The positive rate of MMP-7 expression was significantly increased in tissues with extra-chorion invasion and metastasis, but the expression of TβRⅡ and TIMP-2 were markedly decreased (P < 0.05). In HNPCC and sporadic CRC, positive correlation was found between TβRⅡ and MMP-7 expression (r = 0.735, P = 0.000; r = 0.792, P = 0.000), while negative correlation existed between TIMP-2 and TβRⅡ expression (r = -0.582, P = 0.001; r = -0.394, P = 0.031) as well as between TIMP-2 and MMP-7 expression (r = -0.473, P = 0.008; r = -0.388, P = 0.034).
CONCLUSION: TβRⅡ, MMP-7 and TIMP-2 are differently expressed in HNPCC and sporadic CRC. The expression rates and intensities of TβRⅡ and MMP-7 are obviously higher in sporadic CRC than those in HNPCC, while the positive expression of TIMP-2 was a reverse situation. So the imbalance of MMP-7/TIMP-2 is increased in sporadic CRC. Down-regulated expression of MMP-7, TβRⅡ and up-regulated expression of TIMP-2 may play important roles in the invasion and metastasis of HNPCC.
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