Expression of Monocarboxylate Transporters 1, 2, and 4 in Human Tumours and Their Association with CD147 and CD44

Table 4

Correlations between MCTs and CD44 expressions in tumours.

		CD44 expression
		Breast			Colon			Lung			Ovary
		𝑛	Positive (%)	𝑃	𝑛	Positive (%)	𝑃	𝑛	Positive (%)	𝑃	𝑛	Positive (%)	𝑃
MCT1	Cytoplasm^a			.364			.218			1			.250
	Negative	1	1 (100.0)		6	2 (33.3)		9	3 (33.3)		5	1 (20.0)
	Positive	21	7 (33.3)		20	2 (10.0)		13	5 (38.5)		15	0 (0.0)
	Plasma membrane			.309			.591			.039			1
	Negative	17	5 (29.4)		9	2 (22.2)		17	4 (23.5)		10	1 (10.0)
	Positive	5	3 (60.0)		17	2 (11.8)		5	4 (80.0)		10	0 (0.0)
MCT4	Cytoplasm^a			1			.539			.613			.482
	Negative	4	1 (25.0)		5	1 (20.0)		6	1 (16.7)		13	2 (15.4)
	Positive	18	6 (33.3)		18	2 (11.1)		15	6 (40.0)		11	0 (0.0)
	Plasma membrane			.318			—			—			1
	Negative	21	6 (28.6)		23	3 (13.0)		21	7 (33.3)		23	2 (8.7)
	Positive	1	1 (100.0)		0	—		0	—		1	0 (0.0)

^awith or without plasma membrane staining.