Correlation of Expression of TGF- β and MMP2 between Prostatic Adenocarcinoma and Adjacent Unaffected Parenchyma

Autor: Silvija Mašić, Jasna Bacalja, Majda Vučić, Hrvoje Čupić, Davor Tomas, Monika Ulamec, Borislav Spajić, Faruk Skenderi, Božo Krušlin
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Acta Clinica Croatica, Vol 61., Iss Supplement 3, Pp 9-13 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0353-9466
1333-9451
Popis: In prostate adenocarcinoma, both tumorous stroma and epithelium have important role in tumor progression. Transforming growth factor beta (TGF- β) is a promotor in advanced stages of prostate cancer. Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 (MMP2), the endopeptidase that degrades extracellular matrix is considered to be overexpressed in prostatic carcinoma related to its growth and aggressiveness. Therefore, the aim was to analyze the expression of proteins TGF- β and MMP2 between both epithelium and stroma of prostatic adenocarcinoma and adjacent unaffected parenchyma. The intensity of TGF- β and MMP2 expression in epithelium, tumorous stroma and adjacent unaffected parenchyma was analyzed in 62 specimens of prostatic adenocarcinoma by microarray-based immunohistochemistry. TGF- β was more expressed in tumorous than in prostate stroma (p =0.000), while no statistical significance in case of MMP2 (p = 0.097) was found. MMP2 was more expressed in tumorous than in prostate epithelium (p =0.000), while no statistical significance in case of TGF- β (p = 0.096) was observed. The study results indicate that both tumorous stroma and epithelium have a role in tumor progression and support potential role of TGF- β and MMP2 in prostatic adenocarcinoma progression.
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