Clinicopathological significance of the gene expression of matrix metalloproteinases and reversion-inducing cysteine-rich protein with Kazal motifs in patients with colorectal cancer: MMP-2 gene expression is a useful predictor of liver metastasis from colorectal cancer

  • Authors:
    • Takashi Oshima
    • Chikara Kunisaki
    • Kazue Yoshihara
    • Roppei Yamada
    • Naoto Yamamoto
    • Tsutomu Sato
    • Hirochika Makino
    • Shigeru Yamagishi
    • Yasuhiko Nagano
    • Shoich Fujii
    • Manabu Shiozawa
    • Makoto Akaike
    • Nobuyuki Wada
    • Yasushi Rino
    • Munetaka Masuda
    • Katsuaki Tanaka
    • Toshio Imada
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  • Published online on: May 1, 2008     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.19.5.1285
  • Pages: 1285-1291
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Abstract

Matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2), matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and membrane-type matrix metalloproteinase 1 (MT1-MMP) are involved in colorectal cancer invasion and metastasis. Reversion-inducing cysteine-rich protein with Kazal motifs (RECK) inhibits MMP-2, MMP-9 and MT1-MMP. We examined the clinicopathological significance of the relative expression of these genes in patients with colorectal cancer, especially with regard to metastasis. We studied surgical specimens of cancer tissue and adjacent normal mucosa obtained from 205 patients with untreated colorectal carcinoma. MMP-2, MMP-9, MT1-MMP, RECK and β-actin mRNA of cancer tissue and adjacent normal mucosa were measured by quantitative real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. MT1-MMP gene expression was higher in cancer tissue than in adjacent normal mucosa. In contrast, MMP-2, MMP-9 and RECK gene expression levels were lower in cancer tissue than in adjacent normal mucosa. As for the relationship between the gene expression and clinicopathological factors, MMP-2 expression correlated with the depth of invasion, venous invasion and liver metastasis; MMP-9 and RECK expression correlated with venous invasion. There were positive correlations among the gene expression levels of MMP-2, MMP-9 and RECK. MMP-2 gene expression was considered a useful predictor of liver metastasis from colorectal cancer.

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Oshima T, Kunisaki C, Yoshihara K, Yamada R, Yamamoto N, Sato T, Makino H, Yamagishi S, Nagano Y, Fujii S, Fujii S, et al: Clinicopathological significance of the gene expression of matrix metalloproteinases and reversion-inducing cysteine-rich protein with Kazal motifs in patients with colorectal cancer: MMP-2 gene expression is a useful predictor of liver metastasis from colorectal cancer. Oncol Rep 19: 1285-1291, 2008.
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Oshima, T., Kunisaki, C., Yoshihara, K., Yamada, R., Yamamoto, N., Sato, T. ... Imada, T. (2008). Clinicopathological significance of the gene expression of matrix metalloproteinases and reversion-inducing cysteine-rich protein with Kazal motifs in patients with colorectal cancer: MMP-2 gene expression is a useful predictor of liver metastasis from colorectal cancer. Oncology Reports, 19, 1285-1291. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.19.5.1285
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Oshima, T., Kunisaki, C., Yoshihara, K., Yamada, R., Yamamoto, N., Sato, T., Makino, H., Yamagishi, S., Nagano, Y., Fujii, S., Shiozawa, M., Akaike, M., Wada, N., Rino, Y., Masuda, M., Tanaka, K., Imada, T."Clinicopathological significance of the gene expression of matrix metalloproteinases and reversion-inducing cysteine-rich protein with Kazal motifs in patients with colorectal cancer: MMP-2 gene expression is a useful predictor of liver metastasis from colorectal cancer". Oncology Reports 19.5 (2008): 1285-1291.
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Oshima, T., Kunisaki, C., Yoshihara, K., Yamada, R., Yamamoto, N., Sato, T., Makino, H., Yamagishi, S., Nagano, Y., Fujii, S., Shiozawa, M., Akaike, M., Wada, N., Rino, Y., Masuda, M., Tanaka, K., Imada, T."Clinicopathological significance of the gene expression of matrix metalloproteinases and reversion-inducing cysteine-rich protein with Kazal motifs in patients with colorectal cancer: MMP-2 gene expression is a useful predictor of liver metastasis from colorectal cancer". Oncology Reports 19, no. 5 (2008): 1285-1291. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.19.5.1285