Expression of the serine protease matriptase and its inhibitor HAI-1 in epithelial ovarian cancer: correlation with clinical outcome and tumor clinicopathological parameters

Michael D Oberst, Michael D Johnson, Robert B Dickson, Chen-Yong Lin, Baljit Singh, Moira Stewart, Alistair Williams, Awatif al-Nafussi, John F Smyth, Hani Gabra, Grant C Sellar

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Abstract

Matriptase is a type II transmembrane serine protease expressed by cells of surface epithelial origin, including epithelial ovarian tumor cells. Matriptase cleaves and activates proteins implicated in the progression of ovarian cancer and represents a potential prognostic and therapeutic target. The aim of this study was to examine the expression of matriptase, and its inhibitor, hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor-1 (HAI-1), in epithelial ovarian cancer and to assign clinicopathological correlations.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1101-7
Number of pages7
JournalClinical Cancer Research
Volume8
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2002

Keywords

  • Female
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • In Situ Hybridization
  • Membrane Glycoproteins
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Ovarian Neoplasms
  • Proportional Hazards Models
  • Proteinase Inhibitory Proteins, Secretory
  • RNA, Messenger
  • Serine Endopeptidases
  • Survival Analysis
  • Trypsin
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured

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