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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER
Volume 107, Issue 2, Pages 183-188Publisher
WILEY-LISS
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.11336
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colon carcinoma; hereditary; nonpohposis colorectal cancer; tumor stroma; metalloproteinases
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Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancers (HNPCCs) are an important subgroup of colorectal carcinomas. Compared to sporadic variants, they present several particular features, the most important of which are less invasive and metastatic properties linked to a more favorable prognosis. This contrasts to the generally poor differentiation of the epithelial tumor component. Since matrix-degrading proteases secreted by stromal fibroblasts contribute significantly to tumor invasion, we analyzed the stromal expression of 2 matrix metalloproteinases (MMP-1 and -9) and of one of their regulators, the Ets I transcription factor, by both immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization in sporadic colorectal carcinomas and HNPCC tumors. We found that MMP-1 and -9 as well as Ets 1 are upregulated in the fibroblastic stroma during the development from sporadic adenomas to invasive carcinomas. HNPCC tumors exhibited a significantly lower expression of Ets 1, MMP-1 and -9. These findings on the basis of lower matrix-degrading properties of the fibroblastic tumor stroma in HNPCC tumors might help to explain why, in spite of their less differentiated phenotype, HNPCC tumors have a less invasive and metastatic potential compared to sporadic cancers. (C) 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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