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World Journal of Gastroenterology
RNA interference toward MMP-2 may be an effective therapeutic strategy for cancer
March 24th, 2009
The invasion or metastasis of pancreatic cancer has been known to be a complex process involving many molecular mechanisms, of which proteolytic degradation of extracellular matrix (ECM) exerted by matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) was considered to be an essential step. Some data suggest that MMP-2 is involved in pancreatic cancer invasion and metastasis, and a high level of MMP-2 has been found to correlate with poor prognosis in patients with pancreatic cancer. Therefore, inhibition of MMP-2 may be of great value in both preventing pancreatic cancer and blocking metastasis of established tumors. A study will be published on March 7, 2009 address the question. The...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-03-24)
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