Oka T, Yamamoto H, Sasaki S, Ii M, Hizaki K, Taniguchi H, Adachi Y, Imai K, Shinomura Y. Overexpression of β3/γ2 chains of laminin-5 and MMP7 in biliary cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(31): 3865-3873 [PMID: 19701966 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.3865]
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Hiroyuki Yamamoto, MD, FJSIM, PhD, First Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo 060-8543, Japan. h-yama@sapmed.ac.jp
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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2009; 15(31): 3865-3873 Published online Aug 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3865
Table 1 Correlation between laminin γ2 staining and clinicopathologic factors n (%)
Case (n = 61)
Laminin γ2
P value
Positive (n = 35)
Negative (n = 26)
Age (yr)
≤ 65
25 (41)
15 (60)
10 (40)
> 65
36 (59)
20 (56)
16 (44)
0.47
Gender
Male
41 (67)
25 (61)
16 (39)
Female
20 (33)
10 (50)
10 (50)
0.29
Location
Bile duct
30 (49)
20 (67)
10 (33)
Gall bladder
18 (30)
9 (50)
9 (50)
Ampulla of Vater
13 (21)
6 (46)
7 (54)
0.34
Maximum diameter (mm)
< 30
41 (67)
25 (61)
16 (39)
≥ 30
20 (33)
10 (50)
10 (50)
0.29
Histologic type
Tub1 & pap
35 (57)
16 (46)
19 (54)
Others
26 (43)
19 (73)
7 (27)
0.03
Depth
Serosa negative
37 (61)
17 (46)
20 (54)
Serosa positive
24 (39)
18 (75)
6 (25)
0.02
Lymph node metastasis
Absent
29 (48)
16 (55)
13 (45)
Present
27 (44)
17 (63)
10 (37)
0.37
Stage
< IV
43 (70)
21 (49)
22 (51)
≥ IV
17 (28)
13 (76)
4 (24)
0.046
Table 2 Correlation between parameters and the pattern of laminin β3 expression n (%)
Total (n = 61)
Laminin β3
P value
Invasive (n = 23)
Diffuse (n = 17)
Negative (n = 21)
Age (yr)
≤ 65
25 (41)
9 (36)
8 (32)
8 (32)
> 65
36 (59)
14 (39)
9 (25)
13 (36)
0.83
Gender
Male
41 (67)
17 (41)
8 (20)
16 (39)
Female
20 (33)
6 (30)
9 (45)
5 (25)
0.11
Location
Bile duct
30 (49)
14 (47)
5 (17)
11 (37)
Gall bladder
18 (30)
5 (28)
7 (39)
6 (33)
Ampulla of Vater
13 (21)
4 (31)
5 (38)
4 (31)
0.40
Maximum diameter (mm)
< 30
40 (66)
18 (45)
10 (25)
12 (30)
≥ 30
21 (34)
5 (24)
7 (33)
9 (43)
0.27
Histologic type
Tub1 & pap
35 (57)
9 (26)
14 (40)
12 (34)
Others
26 (43)
14 (54)
3 (12)
9 (35)
0.02
Depth
Serosa negative
37 (61)
11 (30)
13 (35)
13 (35)
Serosa positive
24 (39)
12 (50)
4 (17)
8 (33)
0.18
Lymph node metastasis
Absent
29 (48)
8 (28)
11 (38)
10 (34)
Present
27 (44)
14 (52)
5 (19)
8 (30)
0.13
Stage
< IV
43 (70)
10 (23)
15 (35)
18 (42)
≥ IV
17 (28)
12 (71)
2 (12)
3 (18)
0.003
Table 3 Correlation between MMP7 staining and clinicopathologic factors n (%)
Case (n = 61)
MMP7
P value
Positive (n = 42)
Negative (n = 19)
Age (yr)
≤ 65
25 (42)
17 (68)
8 (32)
> 65
36 (58)
25 (69)
11 (31)
0.66
Gender
Male
41 (67)
30 (73)
11 (27)
Female
20 (33)
12 (60)
8 (40)
0.23
Location
Bile duct
30 (49)
24 (80)
6 (20)
Gall bladder
18 (30)
9 (50)
9 (50)
Ampulla of Vater
13 (21)
9 (69)
4 (31)
0.09
Maximum diameter (mm)
< 30
41 (67)
29 (71)
12 (29)
≥ 30
20 (33)
13 (65)
7 (35)
0.43
Histologic type
Tub1 & pap
35 (57)
23 (66)
12 (34)
Others
26 (43)
19 (73)
7 (27)
0.37
Depth
Serosa negative
37 (61)
25 (68)
12 (32)
Serosa positive
24 (39)
17 (71)
7 (29)
0.58
Lymph node metastasis
Absent
29 (48)
21 (72)
8 (28)
Present
27 (44)
18 (67)
9 (33)
0.43
Stage
< IV
43 (70)
31 (72)
12 (28)
≥ IV
17 (28)
10 (59)
7 (41)
0.24
Table 4 Expression of laminin γ2 and MMP7 in biliary tract carcinoma n (%)
MMP7 expression
Laminin γ2
P value
Positive (n = 42)
Negative (n = 19)
Positive (n = 34)
28 (46)
6 (10)
Negative (n = 27)
14 (23)
13 (21)
0.01
Table 5 Expression of laminin β3 and MMP7 in biliary tract carcinoma n (%)
MMP7 expression
Laminin β3
P value
Invasive (n = 23)
Diffuse (n = 17)
Negative (n = 21)
Positive (n = 34)
17 (28)
6 (10)
14 (23)
Negative (n = 27)
6 (10)
11 (18)
7 (11)
0.037
Table 6 Expression of laminin β3 and laminin γ2 in biliary tract carcinoma n (%)
Laminin γ2 expression
Laminin β3
P value
Invasive (n = 23)
Diffuse (n = 17)
Negative (n = 21)
Positive (n = 42)
18 (30)
8 (13)
9 (15)
Negative (n = 19)
5 (8)
9 (15)
12 (20)
0.036
Citation: Oka T, Yamamoto H, Sasaki S, Ii M, Hizaki K, Taniguchi H, Adachi Y, Imai K, Shinomura Y. Overexpression of β3/γ2 chains of laminin-5 and MMP7 in biliary cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(31): 3865-3873