BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Matrix metalloproteinase 7 (MMP-7), also known as matrilysin, is a member of the MMP family. The objectives of this study were to test MMP-7 protein levels in the peripheral blood of lung cancer patients and healthy control subjects and to determine their corresponding clinical significance. METHODS: Peripheral blood samples were obtained from 114 lung cancer patients and 100 healthy control subjects. MMP-7 protein levels in the plasma were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. RESULTS: The plasma protein levels of MMP-7 in lung cancer patients (median=0.72 ng/mL) were significantly higher than those in healthy control subjects (median=0.30 ng/mL)(P<0.001). When the cutoff of MMP-7 protein level was set at 0.56 ng/mL, the sensitivity and specificity of detecting lung cancer were 62.3% and 76.0%, respectively. However, the lung cancer patients and healthy control subjects did not statistically differ in age, sex, smoking status, tumor size, pathological classification, as well as lymphatic metastasis and stage (P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The plasma protein levels of MMP-7 increase in the peripheral blood of lung cancer patients. Peripheral blood MMP-7 can be used as a tumor marker for detecting lung cancer. The fact that no significant correlation between the protein levels of MMP-7 and lung cancer clinical parameters was observed in this study warrants further analysis in larger samples.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Matrix metalloproteinase 7 (MMP-7), also known as matrilysin, is a member of the MMP family. The objectives of this study were to test MMP-7 protein levels in the peripheral blood of lung cancerpatients and healthy control subjects and to determine their corresponding clinical significance. METHODS: Peripheral blood samples were obtained from 114 lung cancerpatients and 100 healthy control subjects. MMP-7 protein levels in the plasma were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. RESULTS: The plasma protein levels of MMP-7 in lung cancerpatients (median=0.72 ng/mL) were significantly higher than those in healthy control subjects (median=0.30 ng/mL)(P<0.001). When the cutoff of MMP-7 protein level was set at 0.56 ng/mL, the sensitivity and specificity of detecting lung cancer were 62.3% and 76.0%, respectively. However, the lung cancerpatients and healthy control subjects did not statistically differ in age, sex, smoking status, tumor size, pathological classification, as well as lymphatic metastasis and stage (P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The plasma protein levels of MMP-7 increase in the peripheral blood of lung cancerpatients. Peripheral blood MMP-7 can be used as a tumor marker for detecting lung cancer. The fact that no significant correlation between the protein levels of MMP-7 and lung cancer clinical parameters was observed in this study warrants further analysis in larger samples.
实验组为2010年3月-2011年5月在中国医学科学院肿瘤医院确诊的肺癌患者114例。入组标准:①经支气管镜活检、细胞学或术后病理证实为肺癌患者;②未接受过放化疗治疗;③无严重肺间质性疾病。根据世界卫生组织(World Health Organization, WHO)2004年的肺癌组织学分型标准进行肺癌组织学分型,根据国际抗癌联盟(International Union Against Cancer, UICC)2009年发布的第7版肺癌TNM分期系统进行肺癌分期。114例肺癌患者包括男性77例,女性37例;中位年龄60岁(38岁-78岁);既往有吸烟史65例,无吸烟史49例;肿瘤直径≤3 cm 53例, > 3 cm 61例;鳞癌42例,腺癌52例,小细胞肺癌10例,其它(类癌、支气管内粘液表皮样癌、非典型类癌)3例,无明确病理类型7例;低分化38例,中分化47例,高分化8例,无明确分化21例;无淋巴结转移40例,有淋巴结转移59例,淋巴结转移不详15例;Ⅰ期+Ⅱ期61例,Ⅲ期+Ⅳ期53例。详细临床资料见表 1。
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肺癌患者外周血中MMP-7蛋白浓度
The results of MMP-7 concentration in lung cancer patients
Characteristic
n
Median
Z
P
aThere are some other pathological type, such as SCLC, carcinoid tumor, etc (20). The number of these types is limited, so they were not included in this table. bThere are some patients (21) whose tumor grade is not clear, so they were not included in this table. cThere are some patients (15) whose lymph node metastasis is not clear, so they were not included in this table. SCLC, small cell lung cancer; ADC, adenocarcinoma.
Age (years)
≤60
55
0.76
-0.045
0.964
> 60
59
0.70
Gender
Male
77
0.72
-0.369
0.712
Female
37
0.71
Smoking history
Yes
65
0.73
-0.458
0.641
No
49
0.68
Size of tumor
≤3 cm
53
0.62
-1.116
0.264
> 3 cm
61
0.83
Pathological typea
SCC
42
0.71
-0.654
0.513
ADC
52
0.88
Gradeb
High+Moderate
55
0.68
-1.043
0.297
Poor
38
0.87
Lymph node metastasisc
Yes
59
0.76
-0.053
0.957
No
40
0.70
Stage
Ⅰ+Ⅱ
61
0.70
-0.676
0.499
Ⅲ+Ⅳ
53
0.87
肺癌患者外周血中MMP-7蛋白浓度The results of MMP-7 concentration in lung cancerpatients对照组为中国医学科学院肿瘤医院防癌科体检的100例性别和年龄匹配的正常人群,既往均无严重肺间质疾病。
Authors: H Yamamoto; Y Adachi; F Itoh; S Iku; K Matsuno; M Kusano; Y Arimura; T Endo; Y Hinoda; M Hosokawa; K Imai Journal: Cancer Res Date: 1999-07-15 Impact factor: 12.701