Expression of metalloproteinases MMP-2 and MMP-9 is associated to the presence of androgen receptor in epithelial ovarian tumors

Expression of metalloproteinases MMP-2 and MMP-9 is associated to the presence of androgen receptor in epithelial ovarian tumors

Abstract Background The current study evaluated the metalloproteinases MMP-2 and MMP-9 expression in epithelial cells and the surrounding stroma in ovarian tumors and the association of MMPs with the histological subtypes, the clinical stage and the presence of steroid hormone receptors. Tumor sampl...

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Main Authors: Flavia Morales-Vásquez, Rocío Castillo-Sánchez, María J. Gómora, Miguel Ángel Almaraz, Enrique Pedernera, Delia Pérez-Montiel, Elizabeth Rendón, Horacio Noé López-Basave, Edgar Román-Basaure, Sergio Cuevas-Covarrubias, Juan Maldonado-Cubas, Antonio Villa, Carmen Mendez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Journal of Ovarian Research
Subjects:
Ovarian tumors
Metalloproteinase MMP-2
Metalloproteinase MMP-9
Androgen receptor
Estrogen receptor alpha
Progesterone receptor
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13048-020-00676-x

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