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. 1993 Nov 15;53(22):5365-9.

Levels of matrix metalloproteases in bladder cancer correlate with tumor grade and invasion

B Davies  1 , J Waxman, H Wasan, P Abel, G Williams, T Krausz, D Neal, D Thomas, A Hanby, F Balkwill
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Levels of matrix metalloproteases in bladder cancer correlate with tumor grade and invasion

B Davies et al. Cancer Res. .

Abstract

We have used quantitative zymography to measure levels of the type IV collagenases matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 and MMP-2 in 42 biopsies of transitional cell carcinoma and in 7 biopsies of normal bladder. Mean levels of MMP-9 were significantly higher in tumor compared with normal samples (P = 0.08). Levels of MMP-9 and active MMP-2 increased with tumor grade (test for trend, P = 0.002 and P = 0.05, respectively). Levels of MMP-9 and activated MMP-2 were also higher in invasive tumors than in superficial ones (P = 0.001 and P = 0.008, respectively). In situ hybridization studies showed that the mRNAs for both MMP-2 and MMP-9 were located chiefly in the stroma rather than epithelial tumor cells and were concentrated at the interface between the two tissues.

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