TY - JOUR
T1 - Expression of metastasis-related genes in human epithelial ovarian tumors.
AU - Herrera, Carlos A.
AU - Xu, Lei
AU - Bucana, Corazon D.
AU - Silva, El Vio G.
AU - Hess, Kenneth R.
AU - Gershenson, David M.
AU - Fidler, Isaiah J.
PY - 2002/1
Y1 - 2002/1
N2 - We examined the expression level of several genes that regulate distinct steps of metastasis in 55 formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded, archival specimens of primary human ovarian carcinoma from patients undergoing curative surgery. The expression of vascular endothelial growth factor/vascular permeability factor (VEGF/VPF), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), E-cadherin, type IV collagenase, matrix metalloproteinase (MMP-2 and MMP-9), and interleukin 8 (IL-8) was examined by a colorimetric in situ mRNA hybridization technique. The expression level of E-cadherin, MMP-2, MMP-9, VEGF, and IL-8 mRNA correlated with disease stages. The ratio of type IV collagenase expression (mean of the expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9) to E-cadherin expression (MMP:E-cadherin ratio) increased with increasing stage of disease (p<0.0001). Death rates significantly increased with high MMP:E-cadherin ratio (p=0.0005). Multivariate analysis of overall survival showed that the MMP:E-cadherin ratio was a significant independent prognostic factor, even after adjustment for known prognostic factors, such as histology, stage, and age.
AB - We examined the expression level of several genes that regulate distinct steps of metastasis in 55 formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded, archival specimens of primary human ovarian carcinoma from patients undergoing curative surgery. The expression of vascular endothelial growth factor/vascular permeability factor (VEGF/VPF), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), E-cadherin, type IV collagenase, matrix metalloproteinase (MMP-2 and MMP-9), and interleukin 8 (IL-8) was examined by a colorimetric in situ mRNA hybridization technique. The expression level of E-cadherin, MMP-2, MMP-9, VEGF, and IL-8 mRNA correlated with disease stages. The ratio of type IV collagenase expression (mean of the expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9) to E-cadherin expression (MMP:E-cadherin ratio) increased with increasing stage of disease (p<0.0001). Death rates significantly increased with high MMP:E-cadherin ratio (p=0.0005). Multivariate analysis of overall survival showed that the MMP:E-cadherin ratio was a significant independent prognostic factor, even after adjustment for known prognostic factors, such as histology, stage, and age.
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U2 - 10.3892/ijo.20.1.5
DO - 10.3892/ijo.20.1.5
M3 - Article
C2 - 11743636
AN - SCOPUS:0036134547
SN - 1019-6439
VL - 20
SP - 5
EP - 13
JO - International journal of oncology
JF - International journal of oncology
IS - 1
ER -