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Expression and prognostic impact of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) in astrocytomas

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  • Rahimsan K Ramachandran
  • Mia D Sørensen
  • Charlotte Aaberg-Jessen
  • Simon K Hermansen
  • Bjarne W Kristensen

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Astrocytomas are the most frequent primary brain tumors in adults, and despite aggressive treatment patients often experience recurrence. Survival decreases with increasing tumor grade, and especially patients with grade IV glioblastoma have poor prognosis due to the aggressive character of this tumor. Matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) is an extracellular matrix degrading enzyme which has been shown to play important roles in different cancers. The aim of this study was to investigate the expression and prognostic potential of MMP-2 in astrocytomas. Tissue samples from 89 patients diagnosed with diffuse astrocytoma, anaplastic astrocytoma and glioblastoma were stained immunohistochemically using a monoclonal MMP-2 antibody. The MMP-2 intensity in cytoplasm/membrane was quantified by a trained software-based classifier using systematic random sampling in 10% of the tumor area. We found MMP-2 expression in tumor cells and blood vessels. Measurements of MMP-2 intensity increased with tumor grade, and MMP-2 expression was found to be significantly higher in glioblastomas compared to normal brain tissue (p

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  • Rahimsan K Ramachandran & Mia D Sørensen & Charlotte Aaberg-Jessen & Simon K Hermansen & Bjarne W Kristensen, 2017. "Expression and prognostic impact of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) in astrocytomas," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(2), pages 1-21, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0172234
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172234
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