High Levels of Timp-2 Correlate with Adverse Prognosis in Breast Cancer

[en] TIMP-2 is an endogenous inhibitor of MMPs. Most data from model systems suggest that high levels of this inhibitor prevent metastasis. In human breast cancers, however, we show that high levels of TIMP-2 correlate with both shortened disease-free interval and overall survival. In primary breast cancers, TIMP-2 levels showed no significant relationship with either tumor size or axillary node status but correlated inversely with estrogen receptor levels. TIMP-2 levels also correlated significantly with those for TIMP-1. We conclude that high levels of endogenous TIMP-2, like other protease inhibitors such as PAI-1 and TIMP-1, correlate with progression of human breast cancer.

Disciplines :

Anatomy (cytology, histology, embryology...) & physiology

Author, co-author :

Remacle, A.

McCarthy, K.

Noël, Agnès ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Biologie cellulaire et moléculaire appliquée à l'homme

Maguire, T.

McDermott, E.

O'Higgins, N.

Foidart, Jean-Michel ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Gynécologie - Obstétrique

Duffy, M. J.

Language :

English

Title :

High Levels of Timp-2 Correlate with Adverse Prognosis in Breast Cancer

Publication date :

20 March 2000

Journal title :

International Journal of Cancer

ISSN :

0020-7136

eISSN :

1097-0215

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Wiley Liss, Inc., New York, United States - New York

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Pages :

118-21

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