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Correlation of the in Situ Detection of Polymerase Chian Reaction-amplified Metalloproteinase Complementary DNAs and Their Inhibitors with Prognosis in Cervical Carcinoma¹

Departments of Pathology [G. J. N., P. B. M., A. S., D. L. F.] and Obstetrics and Gynecology [G. J. N., F. V.], State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York 11794-8691

The purpose of this study was to correlate the presence of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 and MMP-2 and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase (TIMP)-1 and TIMP-2 mRNAs, detected in serial sections using the reverse transcriptase in situ PCR technique, with prognosis in 23 cases of cervical carcinoma. PCR-amplified MMP and TIMP cDNA were restricted to the invasive cancers cells and the surrounding stromal cells. The ratios of cancer and stromal cells expressing MMP-9 and MMP-2 to those expressing TIMP-1 and TIMP-2 were approximently 1 in those cancers with a good prognosis. This MMP:TIMP ratio in the cancer and stromal cells with a poor prognosis was significantly increased to 5.4 and 3.4 (P < 0.0001), respectively, reflecting a marked reduction in the TIMP detection rate in cancers with a poor prognosis. In cervical cancer cell lines SiHa and HeLa, the MMP:TIMP ratio was also close to 1 and, interestingly, these cell lines are invasive but rarely metastatic in nude mice. These data suggest that the balance of MMP-9 and MMP-2 to TIMP-1 and TIMP-2 expression is an essential factor in the aggressiveness of cervical cancer.

¹ Supported by grants from Perkin-Elmer Corporation and the Lewis Foundation (20640), the Center for Biotechnology of the State of New York (X383K), (GJN) and the American Heart Association National Center (DLF).

² To whom requests for reprints should be addressed.

Received 7/26/94. Accepted 11/11/94.

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