Elevated Plasma Levels of MT4-MMP and MT6-MMP; A New Observation in Patients with Thyroid Nodules.

Journal: Archives of Iranian medicine
PMID: 38310435

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Based on the critical role of MT4-MMP and MT6-MMP in carcinogenesis, we focused on MT4-MMP and MT6-MMP circulating levels in patients with thyroid nodules.

Authors

  • Khadijeh Shirazkeytabar
    Department of Surgery, Shariati Hospital, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • S Adeleh Razavi
    Cellular and Molecular Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Raziyeh Abooshahab
    Cellular and Molecular Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Pouya Salehipour
    Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Mahdi Akbarzadeh
    Cellular and Molecular Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Ahmadreza Soroush
    Department of Surgery, Shariati Hospital, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Mehdi Hedayati
    Cellular and Molecular Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Shirzad Nasiri
    Department of Surgery, Shariati Hospital, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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