The Membrane-Anchored Matrix Metalloproteinase (MMP) Regulator RECK in Combination with MMP-9 Serves as an Informative Prognostic Indicator for Colorectal Cancer - Concepedia

Concepedia

Publication | Closed Access

The Membrane-Anchored Matrix Metalloproteinase (MMP) Regulator RECK in Combination with MMP-9 Serves as an Informative Prognostic Indicator for Colorectal Cancer

124

Citations

19

References

2004

Year

Taku Takeuchi, Michiyoshi Hisanaga, Mitsuo Nagao, Naoya Ikeda, Hisao Fujii, Fumikazu Koyama, Tomohide Mukogawa, Hiroshi Matsumoto, Shunya Kondo, Chiaki Takahashi,

Clinical Cancer Research

Abstract

RECK/MMP-9-balance is an informative prognostic indicator for colorectal cancer. Our data also suggest that RECK suppresses tumor angiogenesis, probably by limiting the availability of VEGF in tumor tissues.

References

	Year	Citations

Page 1