Research Article
Levels of Circulating TIMP-2 and MMP2-TIMP2 Complex Are Decreased in Squamous Cervical Carcinoma
Table 1
Serum levels of MMP-2-TIMP-2 complex, MMP-9, TIMP-1, and TIMP-2 in patients with squamous cervical cancer and in healthy controls.
| | Serum marker | Cervical cancer mean (range) | Healthy controls mean (range) | -value¹ |
| | MMP-2-TIMP-2 (g/l) | 514 (453–575) | 625 (588–662) | .006 | | MMP-9 (g/l) | 74 (40–108) | 73 (59–87) | .659 | | TIMP-1 (g/l) | 466 (422–511) | 414 (383–443) | .067 | | TIMP-2 (g/l) | 136 (120–151) | 323 (305–342) | .000 |
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The results are expressed as mean (range).¹ Wilcox
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