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Expressions of MMP-2 and E-cadherin in esophageal mucosal lesion Expressions of MMP-2 and E-cadherin in esophageal mucosal lesion

  

  • Received:2013-10-12 Revised:2014-02-21 Online:2014-07-30 Published:2014-07-30

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE: To explore the relationship between the protein expressions of MMP-2 and E-cadherin and the development and metastasis of esophageal carcinoma. METHODS:The expressions of E-cadherin protein and MMP-2 protein were examined by immunohistochemistry (IHC) in 45 cases of esophageal carcinoma,21 cases of atypical hyperplasia and 24 cases of normal esophageal mucosa tissues. RESULTS:The positve rates of MMP-2 protein were 40.00% (18/45) in esophageal carcinoma,38.1% (8/21) in esophageal atypical hyperplasia and 4.17% (1/24) in normal tissues. There were significant differences among three groups (P<0.05). Additionally,the expression of MMP-2 protein had a correlation with lymph node metastasis (P<0.05). The positve rate of MMP-2 protein in esophageal cancer tissues with lymph node metastasis was 55.56% (15/27) , significantly higher than that in esophageal cancer tissues without lymph node metastasis (16.67%,3/18). The positve rate of MMP-2 protein in esophageal cancer tissues with fibrous membrane infiltration was higher than that in esophageal cancer tissues without fibrous membrane infiltration(48.57%,17/35;10.00%,1/10). The positive rate of E-cadherin protein in normal tissues (100%) was much higher than that in esophageal carcinoma (28.89%) and esophageal atypical hyperplasia (71.43%). According to these results,the expression of E-cadherin protein had a negative correlation with the expression of MMP-2 protein (χ2=4.615,r=-0.793,P<0.05). CONCLUSION:There were significant relationships between the high expression of MMP-2 protein and low expression of E-cadherin protein with the development and metastasis of esophageal carcinoma. Furthermore,the expression of E-cadherin protein had a negative correlation with the expression of MMP-2 protein in the invasion and metastasis of esophageal carcinoma.

Key words: esophageal mucosal lesion, MMP-2, E-cadherin, immunohistochemistry