ArticleDisease markers2016
Expressions of Matrix Metalloproteinases 2, 7, and 9 in Carcinogenesis of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.
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43 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 79 citations in OpenAlex.
- Diagnostic valuation of MMP family members as biomarkers for pancreatic cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Biomarkers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Mechanisms of obesity- and diabetes mellitus-related pancreatic carcinogenesis: a comprehensive and systematic review.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2023Pooled it
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- Tumor Microenvironment-Responsive Nanoparticles for Pancreatic Cancer Imaging and Treatment.International journal of nanomedicine · 2026Review
- CCR-CCL axes as key upstream influencers of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: CCR2-CCL2, CCR5-CCL5, CCR4-CCL17/22, CCR6-CCL20, CCR7-CCL19/21.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Decoding Pancreatic Cancer Pain: From Tumor-Nerve Crosstalk to Targeted Analgesic Strategies.International journal of medical sciences · 2026Review
- Integrated multi-omics profiling to establish an IGFBP-based prognostic score for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: unraveling prognostic biomarkers, immune microenvironment crosstalk, and therapeutic implications.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Article
- Microbiota as the unifying factor behind the hallmarks of cancer.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2023Review
- Differential Effects of Pancreatic Cancer-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Driving a Suppressive Environment.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- The Significance of FDG PET/CT-Derived Parameters in Determining Prognosis of Cases with Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Prospective Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
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- Association of Matrix Metalloproteinase 7 Expression With Pathologic Response After Neoadjuvant Treatment in Patients With Resected Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.JAMA surgery · 2022Article
- Human amniotic fluid mesenchymal stem cells attenuate pancreatic cancer cell proliferation and tumor growth in an orthotopic xenograft mouse model.Stem cell research & therapy · 2022Article
- A Transcriptionally Distinct Subpopulation of Healthy Acinar Cells Exhibit Features of Pancreatic Progenitors and PDAC.Cancer research · 2021Article
- Synergistic metalloproteinase-based remodeling of matrix by pancreatic tumor and stromal cells.PloS one · 2021Article
- Macrophage-secreted MMP9 induces mesenchymal transition in pancreatic cancer cells via PAR1 activation.Cellular oncology (Dordrecht, Netherlands) · 2020Article
- Engineering of biomaterials for tumor modeling.Materials today. Advances · 2020Article
- TNM staging for GIT cancers is correlated with the level of MMPs and TGF-β1.Clinical and experimental medicine · 2020Article
- Bioinformatics and Molecular Insights to Anti-Metastasis Activity of Triethylene Glycol Derivatives.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Article
- Changes in MMP-2, MMP-9, inflammation, blood coagulation and intestinal mucosal permeability in patients with active ulcerative colitis.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly fatal disease, usually diagnosed in an advanced stage which gives a slight chance of recovery. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of zinc-dependent endopeptidases that participate in tissue remodeling and stimulate neovascularization and inflammatory response. The aim of the study was to evaluate the expression of MMP-2, MMP-7, and MMP-9 in normal ducts, tumor pancreatic adenocarcinoma cells, and peritumoral stroma in correlation with clinicohistopathological parameters. The study material was obtained from 29 patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. The expressions of MMP-2, MMP-7, and MMP-9 were performed by immunohistochemical technique. Microvessel density (MVD) was visualized by special immunostaining. The expressions of MMP-2, MMP-7, and MMP-9 were mainly observed in tumor cells and peritumoral stroma. MMP-2 expression in cancer cells was correlated with female gender, stronger inflammation, and histopathological type of cancer (R = 0.460, p = 0.013; R = 0.690, p = 0.0001; R = -0.440, p = 0.005, resp.). The expression of MMP-7 in tumor cells was found to positively correlate with the presence of necrosis and negatively correlate with MVD (R = 0.402, p = 0.031; R = -0.682, p = 0.000). We also showed that positive MMP-9 expression in tumor cells was associated with MVD (R = 0.368, p = 0.084); however, it was not statistically significant. Our results demonstrate that MMP-2, MMP-7, and MMP-9 expressions correlate with various morphological features of the PDAC tumor such as inflammation, necrosis, and formation of the new blood vessels.
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