Virchows Archiv

, 453:79 | Cite as

Expression and intracellular localization of matrix metalloproteinases in intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas

  • Urara Tamahashi
  • Jiro Kumagai
  • Touichiro Takizawa
  • Masaki Sekine
  • Yoshinobu Eishi
Original Article

Abstract

To analyze the expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their relationships with the histological grades of the intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) of the pancreas, we examined the frequency of expression and intracellular localization of MMP1, MMP2, MMP3, MMP7, and MMP9 in IPMN by immunohistochemistry. A total of 45 IPMN lesions (14 adenomas, 17 borderline lesions, nine noninvasive carcinomas, and five invasive lesions) from 21 patients were examined. MMP1, MMP2, MMP7, and MMP9 were expressed in tumor cells. Frequency of tumor cells expressing MMP7 was low in adenomas (median, 5.0%), higher in borderline lesions (median, 30.0%), in noninvasive carcinomas (median, 50.0%), and in invasive lesions (median, 80.0%), with a significant trend (P < 0.0001). Such a trend was also observed when the lesions were classified into gastric and intestinal subtypes (P < 0.0001 and P = 0.011, respectively). Basolateral expression of MMP7 in tumor cells was more prominent in lesions with higher histological grades (P < 0.0001). The frequency and the localization of MMP1, MMP2, and MMP9 did not correlate to the histological grades. MMP7 may contribute to the process by which IPMN advances from adenoma to carcinoma and to subsequent invasion of tumor cells in IPMN.

Keywords

Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm Matrix metalloproteinase Immunohistochemistry 

Notes

Conflict of interest statement

We declare that we have no conflict of interest.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Urara Tamahashi
    • 1
  • Jiro Kumagai
    • 1
  • Touichiro Takizawa
    • 2
  • Masaki Sekine
    • 3
  • Yoshinobu Eishi
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of Human PathologyTokyo Medical and Dental UniversityBunkyo-kuJapan
  2. 2.Department of Molecular Pathophysiology, School of Health SciencesTokyo Medical and Dental UniversityTokyoJapan
  3. 3.Laboratory of PathologyTokyo Medical and Dental University HospitalTokyoJapan

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