Finally, treatment of PTC cell line xenografts with thiostrepton resulted in growth inhibition of tumors in nude mice via down-regulation of FoxM1 and MMP-9 and MMP-2.
In addition, high levels of MMP2 protein were positively correlated with the status of tumor size, lymph node metastasis, distant metastasis, Dukes' stage, and tumor invasion.
Immunohistochemical evaluations of Ki-67 expression, as well as matrix metalloproteinase-2, -9, were found to be equal in BRAF-positive and BRAF-negative tumors.
Mean levels for all investigated factors were significantly correlated with lymph node and hormone receptor status, while MMP-2 and TIMP-2 were correlated with tumor grade (P < 0.05).
The most reliable method of IH examination appears to be direct MMPs-2/9 mRNA evaluation in tumor tissue; and MMP-2 evaluation in patients' serum is a valuable complement to it.
Intravenous tail vein injection with Ad-MMP-2 on days 5, 9 and 11 after tumor implantation resulted in complete retention of neurological function as compared to control and scrambled vector (Ad-SV)-treated groups that showed complete paraplegia by day 14+/-2 days.
We investigate redox state-superoxide (SO) generation rate, activity of complex I in electron transport chain (ETC) of mitochondria and of dinitrosyl iron complexes by electron paramagnetic resonance; activity of matrix metalloproteinase (gelatinase) MMP-2 and MMP-9 by gel zymography of adipose tissues (AT) from 46 patients (64.0 ± 1.6 y.o.) with CRC (II-III stages, pT2-3N0-2M0) in the AT adjacent to tumor (ATAT) and at a distance of 3 cm from the tumor (ATD) to follow the connection of the AT redox state with some of the tumor microenvironment indicators.
Supression of integrin alphaupsilonbeta6 inhibits the phosphorylation and nonphosphorylation level of ERK1/2, the secretion of uPA, pro-MMP-9 and pro-MMP-2 in tumor conditioned medium, and more important, inhibits MAPK-dependent [(3)H] labeled collagen IV degradation via the plasminogen activation cascade.
The prodrug vesicles were inert during the blood circulation, whereas they specifically accumulated and penetrated at the tumor site through matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2)-mediated cleavage of the PEG corona to achieve fluorescence-imaging-guided photodynamic therapy (PDT).
ELISA, reverse transcription-PCR, and immunohistochemistry confirmed the increase of matrix metalloproteinase-2 proteins and mRNA in Slug overexpressed cells and xenograft tumors.
We show here using several invasive and non-invasive breast cancer cell lines that SAM inhibits global- and gene-specific demethylation induced by 5-azaCdR, prevents 5-azaCdR activation of prometastatic genes uPA and MMP2, resulting in inhibition of cell invasiveness while augmenting the growth inhibitory effects of 5-azaCdR and its effects on tumor suppressor genes.
Matrix metalloproteinase -2 (gelatinase-A, Mr 72,000 type IV collagenase, MMP-2) and -9 (gelatinase-B, Mr 92,000 type IV collagenase, MMP-9) are key molecules that play roles in tumor growth, invasion, tissue remodeling, metastasis and stem-cell regulation by digesting extracellular matrix barriers.
Here, we designed a cationic gene vector containing matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP2)-cleavable substrate peptides that specifically target tumor sites where MMP2 levels are high.
Tumor growth factor beta (TGFbeta) increased keratinocyte migration as well as both cell-associated and secreted MMP-2 production in wounded cell cultures.
Expression of CK19 and MMP-2 in tumor tissue was assessed through immunohistochemical staining of tissue microarrays (TMAs), which were constructed using samples from HCC patients with (n = 123) and without (n = 145) LNM.
Serum Ang-2 and MMP-2 and tumor HIF-1α were identified as relevant baseline biomarkers of sunitinib activity in advanced RCC, warranting further research into their prognostic versus predictive value.
MMP-2 and MMP-9, members of the gelatinase protein family, are capable of degrading type IV collagen of basement membranes, and their overexpression is often associated with tumor aggressiveness and poor prognosis.
Our review of the instrument validation data includes 1) tracking of Giant HeLa cells, which may be undergoing neosis, a process of tumor stem cell generation; 2) tracking the effects of cell cycle related toxic agents on cell lines; 3) using MicroRNAs to reverse the polarization state in macrophages to induce tumor cell killing; 4) development of liposomal nanoformulations to overcome Multi-Drug Resistance (MDR) in ovarian cancer cells; and 5) development of dual sensitive micelles to specifically target matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP2) over-expressing cell lines.