title: [The expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in adenoid cystic carcinoma of lacrimal gland].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the expression of matrix metal proteinase (MMP)-2 and MMP-9 in adenoid cystic carcinoma of lacrimal gland as well as their relation with biological behaviour of adenoid cystic carcinoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  Experimental study. The research objects were 60 cases of adenoid cystic carcinoma of lacrimal gland which were collected from No.2 Hospital of Tianjin Medical University from January 1991 to Jule 2011. There were 25 males and 35 females aged from 29 to 42 years. Based on histological revision, there were 36 cases of cribriform-tubular subtype and 24 cases of solid subtype. Forty-five cases were primary lesions and 15 cases were recurrent lesions. Ten samples of normal lacrimal gland around polymorphic adenoma were selected as the control group. The expression of CD105, MMP-2 and MMP-9 were evaluated by immunohistochemistry. The microvessel density (MVD) was defined by expression of CD105. One way ANOVA, χ(2)-test and spearman correlation test were used to analyzed the data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The number of MVD [(17.71 ± 5.63)/100 folds field of vision] and the positive rates of MMP-2 (45.0%, 27/60) and MMP-9 (55.0%, 33/60) in the samples of adenoid cystic carcinoma of lacrimal gland were higher than those in the normal lacrimal gland [the number of MVD was (0.70 ± 0.95)/100 folds field of vision, the expressions of MMP-2 and MMP-9 were negative] (t' = 2.039, P < 0.05; χ(2) = 5.550, P < 0.05; χ(2) = 8.315, P < 0.01), the solid subtypes had more MVD [(26.12 ± 5.32)/100 folds field of vision] and higher positive rates of MMP-2 (62.5%, 15/24) and MMP-9 (79.2%, 19/24) than the cribriform-tubular subtypes (t' = 2.060, P < 0.05; χ(2) = 4.950, P < 0.05; χ(2) = 9.439, P < 0.05); the recurrent lesions had more MVD and higher positive rate of MMP-2 and MMP-9 than the primary lesions (t' = 2.129, P < 0.05; χ(2) = 9.899, P < 0.05; χ(2) = 8.103, P < 0.05). The number of MVD in ACC of lacrimal gland patients was correlated with the positive rate of MMP-2 and MMP-9 respectively (rs = 0.636, P < 0.05; rs = 0.524, P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The number of MVD and the expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9 are higher level in adenoid cystic carcinoma of lacrimal gland and are significantly correlated with pathological type and recurrence. Detecting the number of MVD and the expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9 may become biological indexes for malignancy, recurrence and metastasis of adenoid cystic carcinoma of lacrimal gland.
authors.affiliation: Tianjin Eye Hospital, Tianjin Key Lab of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Tianjin Eye Institute, the Ophthalmic College of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300020, China. zhanglei425311@163.com
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Guo-xiang
authors.initials: GX
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Ting-ting
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Guang-chang
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Li-min
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000378:metabolism; D007766:Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: C522361:MMP2 protein, human; D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2; C579270:MMP9 protein, human; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9