Expression of matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 1 (TIMP-1) by colorectal cancer cells and adjacent stroma cells--associations with histopathology and patients outcome

Søren Astrup Jensen, Ben Vainer, Annette Bartels, Nils Aage Brünner, Jens Benn Sørensen

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Abstract

To elucidate cellular features accountable for colorectal cancers' (CRC) capability to invade normal tissue and to metastasize, we investigated the level of the collagenase matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) and its physiological inhibitor tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 1 (TIMP-1) in cancer cells and supporting stroma cells of CRC.
Original languageEnglish
JournalEuropean Journal of Cancer
Volume46
Issue number18
Pages (from-to)3233-42
Number of pages10
ISSN0959-8049
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2010

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