2018
CD68, CD163, and matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) co-localization in breast tumor microenvironment predicts survival differently in ER-positive and -negative cancers
Pelekanou V, Villarroel-Espindola F, Schalper KA, Pusztai L, Rimm DL. CD68, CD163, and matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) co-localization in breast tumor microenvironment predicts survival differently in ER-positive and -negative cancers. Breast Cancer Research 2018, 20: 154. PMID: 30558648, PMCID: PMC6298021, DOI: 10.1186/s13058-018-1076-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, MyelomonocyticAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorBreastBreast NeoplasmsDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMacrophagesMatrix Metalloproteinase 9Middle AgedPatient SelectionPrognosisReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, EstrogenRetrospective StudiesSurvival AnalysisTissue Array AnalysisTumor MicroenvironmentConceptsTumor-associated macrophagesOverall survivalQuantitative immunofluorescenceMacrophage markersBreast cancerHigh expressionPan-macrophage marker CD68Triple-negative breast cancerCD163/CD68Multiplexed quantitative immunofluorescenceImproved overall survivalProtein expressionWorse overall survivalPoor overall survivalMMP-9 protein expressionSubclass of patientsMacrophage-targeted therapiesMatrix metalloproteinase-9Tissue microarray formatMMP-9 proteinBreast tumor microenvironmentModulator of responseParaffin-embedded tissuesBreast cancer biomarkersCohort B
2009
Inhibition of Lipocalin 2 Impairs Breast Tumorigenesis and Metastasis
Leng X, Ding T, Lin H, Wang Y, Hu L, Hu J, Feig B, Zhang W, Pusztai L, Symmans WF, Wu Y, Arlinghaus RB. Inhibition of Lipocalin 2 Impairs Breast Tumorigenesis and Metastasis. Cancer Research 2009, 69: 8579-8584. PMID: 19887608, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-09-1934.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute-Phase ProteinsAnimalsBlotting, WesternBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorFemaleFlow CytometryGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunohistochemistryLipocalin-2LipocalinsMatrix Metalloproteinase 9MiceMice, KnockoutNeoplasm InvasivenessNF-kappa BOncogene ProteinsReceptor, ErbB-2Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSignal TransductionConceptsLCN2 expressionBreast cancerBreast tumorigenesisMatrix metalloproteinase-9 activityTumor formationMammary tumor mouse modelMammary tumor formationMetalloproteinase-9 activityMatrix metalloproteinase-9Breast cancer therapyTumor mouse modelBreast tumor formationAkt/NFBreast cancer cellsMurine breast tumorsInhibitory monoclonal antibodiesLCN2 functionsLung metastasesLipocalin-2Metalloproteinase-9Mouse modelAggressive typeBreast tumorsKappaB pathwayMetastasis