EMMPRIN co-expressed with matrix metalloproteinases predicts poor prognosis in patients with osteosarcoma.

Abstract

Several studies have focused on the relationships between the expression of extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer (EMMPRIN) and the prognosis of patients with malignant tumors. However, few of these have investigated the expression of EMMPRIN in osteosarcoma. We examined expression levels of EMMPRIN immunohistochemically in 53 cases of high-grade osteosarcoma of the extremities and analyzed the correlation of its expression with patient prognosis. The correlation between matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and EMMPRIN expression and the prognostic value of co-expression were also analyzed. Staining positivity for EMMPRIN was negative in 7 cases, low in 17, moderate in 19, and strong in 10. The overall and disease-free survivals (OS and DFS) in patients with higher EMMPRIN expression (strong-moderate) were significantly lower than those in the lower (weak-negative) group (0.037 and 0.024, respectively). In multivariate analysis, age (P=0.004), location (P=0.046), and EMMPRIN expression (P=0.038) were significant prognostic factors for overall survival. EMMPRIN expression (P=0.024) was also a significant prognostic factor for disease-free survival. Co-expression analyses of EMMPRIN and MMPs revealed that strong co-expression of EMMPRIN and membrane-type 1 (MT1)-MMP had a poor prognostic value (P=0.056 for DFS, P=0.006 for OS). EMMPRIN expression and co-expression with MMPs well predict the prognosis of patients with extremity osteosarcoma, making EMMPRIN a possible therapeutic target in these patients.

• Authors: Naohisa Futamura, Yoshihiro Nishida, Hiroshi Urakawa, Eiji Kozawa, Kunihiro Ikuta, Shunsuke Hamada, Naoki Ishiguro
• Journal: Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine (Tumour Biol) Vol. 35 Issue 6 Pg. 5159-65 (Jun 2014) ISSN: 1423-0380 [Electronic] Netherlands
• PMID: 24481662 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• BSG protein, human
• Basigin
• Matrix Metalloproteinase 2
• Matrix Metalloproteinase 9
• Matrix Metalloproteinase 14

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Age Factors
• Basigin (analysis)
• Bone Neoplasms (chemistry, mortality)
• Cell Line, Tumor
• Child
• Child, Preschool
• Female
• Humans
• Immunohistochemistry
• Male
• Matrix Metalloproteinase 14 (analysis)
• Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 (analysis)
• Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 (analysis)
• Middle Aged
• Osteosarcoma (chemistry, mortality)
• Prognosis