Background Data from published articles on the relationship between MMP polymorphisms
and prostate cancer risk are conflicted and inconclusive, so a meta-analysis and systematic …

Prostate cancer remains a leading cause of cancer-related morbidity in men. Potentially
important regulators of prostate cancer progression are members of the metzincin …

Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 (TIMP-2) is an endogenous inhibitor of matrix
metalloproteinase-2 and is highly expressed in breast cancer (BC) cases at diagnosis …

Acne, a chronic inflammatory skin disease, can be seen at any age but it most often occurs
in adolescents and young people. Several factors, including increased sebum production …

Background/Aim: Prostate cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed malignancies
among males, especially in Western populations. Matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) plays …

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) had a variety of subtypes, which may be related to tumor
invasion and angiogenesis, and the polymorphisms from MMPs have been also associated …

Background: The matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of highly conserved, metal-
dependent proteolytic enzymes that play an important role in tumor invasion and metastasis …

Background TIMP-2 gene plays an important role in the development of breast cancer. The
present study was conducted to evaluate whether TIMP-2 gene polymorphisms are …

Introduction Levels of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their tissue inhibitors (TIMPs)
influence recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) therapy response in patients with …

Background: Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide. Apoptosis is a
necessary physiological process for cell elimination which is very important both cellular …