title: Immunohistochemical studies of the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-2 and metalloproteinase-9 in human prostate cancer.
abstract: To study the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-2 and -9 in human prostate cancer, matrix metalloproteinase-2 and -9 were immunohistochemically detected in tissues of prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Our results showed that matrix metalloproteinase-2 and -9 levels in prostate cancer were much higher than those in tissues of BPH, with the cancer invasion being positively correlated with the expression of the metalloproteinases. It is concluded that matrix metalloproteinase-2 and -9 are better molecular markers, which are of help in the diagnosis and prediction of prognosis of prostate cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022.
authors.forename: Hanqing
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Yajun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Gongchen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9