Expression and clinical significance of Cathepsin K and MMPs in invasive non-functioning pituitary adenomas

Expression and clinical significance of Cathepsin K and MMPs in invasive non-functioning pituitary adenomas

BackgroundCathepsin K (CTSK) is a protease that degrades type I collagen and extracellular matrix, thereby contributing to bone resorption and tumor invasion. Some pituitary adenomas (PAs) could invade the sphenoid sinus (SS) and cavernous sinus (CS).PurposeThis retrospective cohort study aimed to s...

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Main Authors: Hongyan Liu, Saichun Zhang, Ting Wu, Zhaohui Lv, Jianming Ba, Weijun Gu, Yiming Mu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
Cathepsin K
sphenoid sinus
pituitary adenomas
invasion
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2022.901647/full

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