Expressions of Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMP-2, MMP-7, and MMP-9) and Their Inhibitors (TIMP-1, TIMP-2) in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Table 1

Demographic and histological characteristics of the study group.

Disease		Age		Gender		Localization			Grade of dysplasia				Disease activity
		<18	>18	F	M	1	2	3	N	IN	L	H	IA	A	CH
Ulcerative colitis (UC)	34	17	17	9	25	14	7	13	8	15	10	3	9	5	20
Crohn’s disease (CD)	10	0	10	3	7	6	3	1	4	5	1	0	2	4	4

F: female, M: male; 1: proctitis in UC, colon in CD, 2: left-sided colitis in UC, colon + rectum in CD, and 3: pancolitis in UC, rectum in CD; grade of dysplasia: N: negative, IN: indefinite, L: low, and H: high; disease activity: IA: inactive, A: active, and CH: u