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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1101-7 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Clinical Cancer Research |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 4 |
Publication status | Published - 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