1. MMP12 is a Potential Predictive and Prognostic Biomarker of Various Cancers Including Lung Adenocarcinoma.
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Li GS, Tang YX, Zhang W, Li JD, Huang HQ, Liu J, Fu ZW, He RQ, Kong JL, Zhou HF, and Chen G
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- Humans, Female, Matrix Metalloproteinase 12 genetics, Prognosis, Retrospective Studies, RNA, Messenger genetics, Adenocarcinoma diagnosis, Adenocarcinoma genetics, Colonic Neoplasms, Adenocarcinoma of Lung genetics, Breast Neoplasms, Lung Neoplasms genetics
- Abstract
Objective: This study sought to explore the clinical value of matrix metalloproteinases 12 ( MMP12 ) in multiple cancers, including lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD)., Methods: Using >10,000 samples, this retrospective study demonstrated the first pan-cancer analysis of MMP12 . The expression of MMP12 between cancer groups and their control groups was analyzed using Wilcoxon rank-sum tests. The clinical significance of MMP12 expression in multiple cancers was assessed using receiver operating characteristic curves, Kaplan-Meier curves, and univariate Cox analysis. A further LUAD-related analysis based on 4565 multi-center and in-house samples was performed to verify the findings regarding MMP12 in pan-cancer analysis partly., Results: MMP12 mRNA is highly expressed in 13 cancers compared to their controls, and the MMP12 protein level is elevated in some of these cancers (e.g., colon adenocarcinoma) ( P < .05). MMP12 expression makes it feasible to distinguish 21 cancer tissues from normal tissues (AUC = 0.86). A high MMP12 expression is a prognosis risk factor in eight cancers, such as adrenocortical carcinoma (hazard ratio >1, P < .05). The elevated MMP12 expression is also a prognosis protective factor in breast-invasive carcinoma and colon adenocarcinoma (hazard ratio <1, P < .05). Some pan-cancer findings regarding MMP12 are verified in LUAD-MMP12 expression is upregulated in LUAD at both the mRNA and protein levels ( P < .05), has the potential to distinguish LUAD with considerable accuracy (AUC = .91), and plays a risk prognosis factor for patients with the disease ( P < .05)., Conclusions: MMP12 is highly expressed in most cancers and may serve as a novel biomarker for the prediction and prognosis of numerous cancers., Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
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- 2024
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