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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Liu HY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4998479 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Liu Hong-Yan HY Gu Wei-Jun WJ Wang Cheng-Zhi CZ Ji Xiao-Jian XJ Mu Yi-Ming YM
Medicine 20160601 24
The extracellular matrix is important for tumor invasion and metastasis. Normal function of the extracellular matrix depends on the balance between matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs). The objective of this meta-analysis was to assess the relationship between expression of MMP-9, MMP-2, and TIMP-2 and invasion of pituitary adenomas.We searched Pubmed, Embase, and the Chinese Biomedical Database up to October 2015. RevMan 5.1 software (Cochrane Col ...[more]