Table 4 Expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) by tumor type and pathologic grade

MMP-2

0.741 ± 0.064

0.699 ± 0.078

NS

0.722 ± 0.056

0.796 ± 0.095

NS

MMP-9

0.730 ± 0.086

0.623 ± 0.069

NS

0.685 ± 0.062

0.749 ± 0.090

NS

MT1-MMP

0.478 ± 0.036

0.393 ± 0.029

NS

0.451 ± 0.042

0.485 ± 0.031

NS

TIMP-1

0.369 ± 0.051

0.390 ± 0.034

NS

0.394 ± 0.046

0.319 ± 0.040

NS

TIMP-2

0.388 ± 0.029

0.379 ± 0.023

NS

0.383 ± 0.014

0.395 ± 0.017

NS