title: Prognostic value of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) expression in endometrial endometrioid adenocarcinoma.
abstract: Matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2), a member of the zinc-dependent metalloproteinase gene family, plays an important role in cancer invasion and metastasis. The current study aimed to evaluate whether the expression of MMP-2 is associated with survival in patients with endometrial endometrioid adenocarcinoma. The MMP-2 immunoreactive protein was evaluated from endometrioid adenocarcinoma of the endometrium in 112 patients treated at Oulu University Hospital, Finland. The median follow-up time was 88 months. The expression of MMP-2 was studied immunohistochemically in paraffin-embedded tissue samples from the primary tumours by using a specific monoclonal antibody to MMP-2. The MMP-2 protein was found in 80% of the primary tumours, including all histological grades. All grade 3 tumors were MMP-2-positive. At the end of the study period, 21 of the 22 (95%) patients presenting MMP-2-negative immunostaining were alive, whereas the corresponding figure for those with MMP-2-positive tumours was 78 out of 90 (87%). These data suggest that MMP-2 immunostaining negativity might be linked with a favourable prognosis in endometrial endometrioid adenocarcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Talvensaari-Mattila
authors.forename: Markku
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Santala
authors.forename: Ylermi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Soini
authors.forename: Taina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Turpeenniemi-Hujanen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018269:Carcinoma, Endometrioid / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000473:pathology; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2