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

Table 3

Immunohistochemical expression of TIMP-1 and TIMP-2 in glandular tubes and inflammatory cells in tissues of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.

Protein expression	Ulcerative colitis (UC)								Crohn’s disease (CD)
	Glandular cells (% of cases)				Inflammatory cells (% of cases)				Glandular cells (% of cases)				Inflammatory cells (% of cases)
	0	1	2	3	0	1	2	3	0	1	2	3	0	1	2	3
TIMP-1	18.8	12.5	6.3	62.5	25	31.2	6.3	37.5	22.2	11.1	0	66.7	22.2	55.6	22.2	0
TIMP-2	10	45.5	31.8	18.2	40.9	31.8	9.1	18.2	12.5	62.5	12.5	12.5	66.7	11.1	0	22.2

0: absent, 1: weak, 2: moderate, and 3: strong.