Expression of gelatinases in gastric cancer and superficial gastritis
Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 09:14
in Health & Medicine
A research team in Mexico, led by Dr. Clara Luz Sampieri from the Institute of Public Health of Veracruzana University investigated genetic expression of MMP2 and MMP9 in gastric tumor and gastritis tissues using a population from Mexico. They observed a significantly increased expression of MMP9 in tumor tissues, but not in superficial gastritis.