title: Expression of matrix metalloproteinase (gelatinase) in T1 adenocarcinoma of the lung.
abstract: The expression of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2; 72 kDa type IV collagenase/gelatinase A) and MMP-9 (92 kDa type IV collagenase/gelatinase B) was immunohistochemically investigated in 79 T1 adenocarcinomas of the lung using non-commercial polyclonal anti-MMP-2 and -9 antibodies. Thirty-two (41%) and 22 (28%) among the 79 cases were positive in the tumor cells for MMP-2 and -9, respectively. The incidences of MMP-2 and -9 immunoreactivities were higher (64 and 45%, respectively) in poorly differentiated tumors than in well differentiated tumors (36 and 25%, respectively), and lower in bronchioloalveolar carcinoma (22 and 10%, respectively) compared with other subtypes of adenocarcinoma. The prognosis for patients with MMP-2 and/or -9 positive immunoreactivities was significantly poorer than for those with a MMP-negative tumor (P < 0.05). The degree of collagenization was divided into four grades, and tumors with a small to abundant amount of collagen (grade 2 and grade 3 fibrosis) had a higher incidence of immunoreactivity to both types of MMP. It is estimated that these expressions might be responsible for tumor invasion, metastasis, and for grade 2 and grade 3 fibrosis in T1 adenocarcinoma of the lung.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kodate
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kasai
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yasumoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iwata
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Manabe
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000401:mortality; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D017364:Collagenases / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D018093:Gelatinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism*; D011379:Prognosis; D015996:Survival Rate; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D017364:Collagenases; D018093:Gelatinases; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases; D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9