Table 2 Relationship between AR and MMPs and TIMPs expression in 111 breast carcinomas.
AR score values (median (range)) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Factor | AR negative | AR positive | p |
MMP-1 | 117(0–285) | 140(0–285) | 0.01 |
MMP-2 | 0(0–136) | 0(0–246) | n.s. |
MMP-7 | 65.1(0–267.5) | 142(0–270) | 0.002 |
MMP-9 | 62.5(0–176) | 77(0–273) | n.s. |
MMP-11 | 150(0–279) | 157.6(0–277.7) | n.s. |
MMP-13 | 52.8(0–234) | 63(0–192.3) | 0.04 |
MMP-14 | 83.8(0–254) | 83(0–261) | n.s. |
TIMP-1 | 135(0–276) | 140(0–285) | n.s. |
TIMP-2 | 104(0–243) | 83(0–243) | n.s. |
TIMP-3 | 65.3(0–272.4) | 116(0–271.3) | n.s. |