Expression pattern of matrix metalloproteinases in human gynecological cancer cell lines

BMC Cancer

Table 3 Expression levels of MMP mRNA in gynecological cancer cell lines

	Ishikawa	HEC-1-A	AN3 CA	Hela	Caski	SiHa	JEG	JAR	BeWo	BG-1	OAW-42	PA1
MMP1	0	(+)	+	(+)	+++	+++	0	0	0	0	(+)	+++
MMP2	+++	+	(+)	+	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	(+)	+	+
MMP3	0	0	0	(+)	+++	++	0	0	0	0	0	+++
MMP7	(+)	+	(+)	(+)	+++	0	0	0	0	0	++	(+)
MMP8	0	0	0	0	(+)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MMP9	0	0	0	(+)	(+)	+	+++	0	0	0	(+)	+
MMP10	0	0	0	0	+	+	0	0	0	0	0	++
MMP11	++	++	++	+	++	++	+++	+	+++	(+)	++	++
MMP12	0	0	0	0	(+)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MMP13	0	0	0	+	+++	+	0	0	0	0	0	+
MMP14	+	0	0	(+)	+++	+++	+++	++	+++	0	+	+++
MMP15	0	0	0	+	+++	+++	+	0	+++	0	+	+
MMP16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MMP17	++	0	+	+	++	++	0	0	+	0	(+)	(+)
MMP19	(+)	0	0	0	0	0	+++	+++	+++	0	+	++
MMP20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MMP21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	(+)
MMP23	++	0	0	(+)	(+)	++	+	(+)	(+)	0	(+)	(+)
MMP24	++	+	(+)	++	(+)	++	0	0	+	++	++	+
MMP25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MMP26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MMP27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MMP28	(+)	+	++	(+)	+++	++	0	0	0	0	0	++

Scored from 0 = no expression, (+) = very weak expression, + = weak expression, ++ = moderate expression to +++ = high expression

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