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Article: Immunohistochemical expression of matrix metalloproteinases 1, 2, 7, 9, and 26 in the calcifying cystic odontogenic tumor.
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ABSTRACT: The aim was to evaluate immunoexpression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) 1, 2, 7, 9, and 26 in calcifying cystic odontogenic tumor (CCOT). Ten cases of CCOT were assessed by immunohistochemical expression of MMPs 1, 2, 7, 9, and 26 in the parenchyma and stroma. Metalloproteinase immunoexpressions and their distribution pattern were semiquantitatively scored. MMPs were expressed in the parenchyma and stroma in all cases of CCOT. Regarding the percentage of immunostained parenchymal cells, MMPs 1, 7, and 9 showed score 2 in 100% of cases. For MMP-2, there was a predominance of score 0 (90%), whereas for MMP-26 immunostaining was varied. The staining of these metalloproteinases, with the exception of MMP-2, suggests their contribution to tumor growth and expansion. The presence of these metalloproteinases in stromal cells reveals the active participation of these cells in the degradation of the extracellular matrix, contributing to the growth of the tumor studied.Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics 09/2011; 112(5):609-15. · 1.50 Impact Factor -
Article: Immunohistochemical expression of matrilysins (MMP-7 and MMP-26) in ameloblastomas and adenomatoid odontogenic tumors.
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ABSTRACT: The aim was to evaluate the expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) 7 and 26 in ameloblastomas and adenomatoid odontogenic tumors (AOTs). Twenty intraosseous solid ameloblastomas and 10 intraosseous AOTs were evaluated regarding immunohistochemical expression of MMP-7 and -26 in the epithelium and stroma. There was no statistically significant difference in MMP-7 and -26 expression between the epithelium of ameloblastomas (P = .50) and AOTs (P = .90). Stromal staining for MMP-7 was evident in all cases. For MMP-26, stromal staining was observed in 65% of ameloblastomas and 50% of AOTs, and this difference was not statistically significant (P = .69). The marked expression of these matrilysins suggests their role in the process of tissue remodeling and growth in the studied tumors, but it does not relate to the their distinct patterns of aggressiveness.Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics 07/2009; 108(3):417-24. · 1.50 Impact Factor -
Article: Epidermoid cyst in tongue's ventral face.
Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology 74(3):476.
