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Prognostic Significance of Extracellular Matrix Degrading Enzymes—Cathepsin L and Matrix Metalloproteases-2 [MMP-2] in Human Pancreatic Cancer
1 Aug 2013
Abstract excerpt
In the present study, we assessed the expression of extracellular matrix (ECM) degrading proteases-cathepsin L and matrix metalloprotease-2 (MMP-2) in pancreatic cancer tissue and correlated their levels with clinicopathological parameters and survival. Both the proteases were expressed in the majority of the tumor tissues examined. Staining intensity of cathepsin L was significantly higher in the tumor stroma...
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