The combined use of EphA2/MMP‑2 expression and MRI findings contributes to the determination of cerebral glioma grade

  • Authors:
    • Fangfang Suo
    • Binfeng Zhong
    • Fangfang Lu
    • Zhihui Dong
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  • Published online on: September 24, 2019     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2019.10912
  • Pages: 5607-5613
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Abstract

Glioma is the most aggressive brain tumor and is associated with a high mortality rate. The aim of the present study was to explore the association between matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP‑2) and ephrin type‑A receptor 2 (EphA2) expression in glioma cells, and to investigate the contribution of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in glioma classification. A total of 43 patients with pathologically confirmed glioma were divided into two groups as follows: Low‑grade (grades I and II; n=21) and high‑grade (grades IV and IV; n=22). Subsequently, immunohistochemistry staining was performed to detect the expression levels of MMP‑2 and EphA2 in the low‑ and high‑grade groups. MRI routine and enhanced scans were used to measure the peritumoral edema index (EI), tumor enhancement percentage (EP) and maximum tumor diameter. The results demonstrated that the proportion of MMP‑2‑positive patients in the high‑grade group was 86.36% (19/22), which was significantly higher than that of the low‑grade group (57.14%; 12/21) (P<0.05). Furthermore, the proportion of EphA2‑positive patients in the high‑grade group was 90.91% (20/22), significantly higher than that in the low‑grade group (4.76%; 1/21) (P<0.01). In addition, the MRI results indicated that the EI, EP and maximum tumor diameter were significantly higher in the high‑grade group compared with the low‑grade group (P<0.01, P<0.01 and P<0.05, respectively). Finally, the expression levels of MMP‑2 and EphA2 were significantly associated with the EI, EP and maximum tumor diameter (all P<0.05). In conclusion, the expression levels of MMP‑2 and EphA2 were positively correlated with glioma invasion. The correlation between these expression levels and MRI assessment of the EI, EP and maximum tumor diameter indicated that the combination of these two methods may be used for the evaluation of the tumor grade and for further clinical treatment applications.
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Suo F, Zhong B, Lu F and Dong Z: The combined use of EphA2/MMP‑2 expression and MRI findings contributes to the determination of cerebral glioma grade. Oncol Lett 18: 5607-5613, 2019.
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Suo, F., Zhong, B., Lu, F., & Dong, Z. (2019). The combined use of EphA2/MMP‑2 expression and MRI findings contributes to the determination of cerebral glioma grade. Oncology Letters, 18, 5607-5613. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2019.10912
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Suo, F., Zhong, B., Lu, F., Dong, Z."The combined use of EphA2/MMP‑2 expression and MRI findings contributes to the determination of cerebral glioma grade". Oncology Letters 18.5 (2019): 5607-5613.
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Suo, F., Zhong, B., Lu, F., Dong, Z."The combined use of EphA2/MMP‑2 expression and MRI findings contributes to the determination of cerebral glioma grade". Oncology Letters 18, no. 5 (2019): 5607-5613. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2019.10912