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SUBMITTER: Sirnio P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6048114 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sirniö Päivi P Tuomisto Anne A Tervahartiala Taina T Sorsa Timo T Klintrup Kai K Karhu Toni T Herzig Karl-Heinz KH Mäkelä Jyrki J Karttunen Tuomo J TJ Salo Tuula T Mäkinen Markus J MJ Väyrynen Juha P JP
British journal of cancer 20180529 2
<h4>Background</h4>Matrix metalloproteinase-8 (MMP-8) is a protease mainly expressed by neutrophils that cleaves numerous substrates, including collagens and cytokines. We have previously shown that serum MMP-8 levels increase in colorectal cancer (CRC) and correlate with distant metastasis. However, short follow-up in our prospective cohort did not enable survival analyses at the time of the first publication.<h4>Methods</h4>Preoperative serum MMP-8 levels were measured by immunofluorometric as ...[more]