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CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY
卷 47, 期 3, 页码 184-190出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2013.11.022
关键词
HCC; MMP-2; TIMP-2; TACE
资金
- Italian Ministry of Health [5/2006]
Background and aims: Trans-hepatic arterial chemo-embolization is the most commonly used treatment for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. The prognostic impact of tumor biomarkers has not therefore been evaluated in this treatment. Imbalance between matrixmetalloproteinase-2 and tissue inhibitor metalloproteinase-2 is considered to play an important role in extracellular matrix remodeling and degradation. Higher serum levels of MMP-2 have been shown to predict a poor prognosis and shorter overall survival in HCC after TACE. The objective of this study was to evaluate the serum levels of MMP-2 and TIMP-2 in HCC patients before and after TACE to evaluate their clinical significance and usefulness as prognostic biomarkers. Methods: MMP-2 and TIMP-2 levels were measured by ELISA in 75 HCC patients and 30 healthy controls. Sera MMP-2 and TIMP-2 were correlated with clinico-pathological features. Results: The mean serum MMP-2 and TIMP-2 levels of HCC patients before TACE were 1700 +/- 71 ng/mL and 89 +/- 45 ng/mL respectively, significantly higher than that of the control group: 771 +/- 60 ng/mL (p < 0.0001, t-test) and 25.7 +/- 20 ng/mL respectively (p < 0.0001, t-test). A significant decrease of MMP-2 levels after 1 and 3 months compared to baseline time was observed (p < 0.0001), while with TIMP-2 a gradual increase in serum before and after TACE (p < 0.01) was detected. No significant correlation between serum MMP-2 levels and other clinico-pathological features was observed. Patients with serum MMP-2 >1500 ng/mL (median value) had worse overall and recurrence-free survival compared with those with serum MMP-2 levels <1500 ng/mL before treatment. Conclusion: Higher serum MMP-2 levels and MMP-2/TIMP-2 ratio could predict poor prognosis after TACE, suggesting prognostic role of these biomarkers in HCC. (C) 2013 The Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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