Regulation, Function, and Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 in Colon, Lung, and Breast Cancers In Silico and Experimental Methods From Iraqi Metastatic Patients
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Online veröffentlicht: 10. Juni 2025
Seitenbereich: 19 - 28
Eingereicht: 17. Juni 2024
Akzeptiert: 18. Nov. 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fco-2024-0003
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Figure 1:

MMP9 functional partners and their respective scores_
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0.982 | |
0.979 | |
0.974 |
Comparative mean levels of MMP9 between disease progression and stable disease_
Disease progression | 73 | 0.41 | 0.21 | |
Stable disease | 7 | 0.6 | 0.29 | |
ROC curve, sensitivity, and specificity of MMP9 in screening cancer patients_
Colon | 0.867 | 0.075 | 0.05* | 0.39 | 80% | 90% |
Lung | 0.69 | 0.093 | 0.08 | 0.37 | 60% | 90% |
Breast | 0.577 | 0.099 | 0.46 | 0.3 | 49% | 50% |
AUC: area under the curve |
Anthropometric and clinical features of participants_
25–34 | 3 | 3.30% | ||
35–44 | 7 | 7.80% | ||
45–54 | 27 | 30.00% | ||
55–64 | 31 | 33.30% | ||
>64 | 24 | 25.60% | ||
Males | 30 | 33.30% | ||
Females | 60 | 66.70% | ||
Colon cancer | 15 | 16.70% | ||
Lung cancer | 30 | 33.30% | ||
Breast cancer | 35 | 38.90% | ||
Controls | 10 | 11.10% | ||
Late | 73 | 91.25% | ||
Early | 7 | 8.75% | ||
Disease progression | 73 | 91.25% | ||
Stable disease | 7 | 8.75% |
Top 15 nearest neighbors based on tissue RNA expression_
Natural killer cell granule protein 7 | 0.9842 | 6 | |
C-type lectin domain family 12 member A | 0.9825 | 81 | |
Cathepsin W | 0.9825 | 81 | |
Nuclear factor, erythroid 2 | 0.9789 | 81 | |
Granulysin | 0.9772 | 77 | |
Phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 5 | 0.9772 | 77 | |
Resistin | 0.9754 | 6 | |
Peptidyl arginine deiminase 4 | 0.9754 | 6 | |
Interleukin 18 receptor accessory protein | 0.9737 | 81 | |
Formin-like 1 | 0.9737 | 81 | |
Folate receptor gamma | 0.9684 | 6 | |
Schlafen family member 14 | 0.9667 | 6 | |
Adhesion G protein-coupled receptor G3 | 0.9667 | 6 | |
Hexokinase 3 | 0.9632 | 81 | |
Glycophorin E (MNS blood group) | 0.9632 | 77 |
Comparative mean levels of MMP9 between late- and early-stage diseases_
Late | 73 | 0.43 | 0.21 | |
Early | 7 | 0.36 | 0.19 | |
Genes and pathways implicated with MMP9 in lung, colon, and breast cancers_
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. |
1. Plasmin-dependent pathway 2. NF-κB 3. CXCR4/ERK/NF-κB 4. EGFR signaling pathway 5. JNK pathways |
1. 2. Clusterin 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. |
1. Src/PI 3-kinase 2. NF-κB pathway 3. MAPK/ERK 4. PI3K/Akt 5. JNK-activated AP-1 6. ROS-dependent ERK1/2 7. p38-MAPK-activated 8. NOTCH1 signaling |
1. Heregulin- β1 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Syndecan-2 14. Syndecan-4 |
1. ERK 2. MAPK 3. PI3K 4. PKC 5. p38 kinase 6. JAK3/ERK 7. PI3K/AKT 8. NF-κB |