supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(30770827,31170864and81100887);National Basic Research Development Program of China(973Program,2010CB529405);Key Laboratory Project of Tianjin Municipality for Science and Technology(10SYSYJC28800);Major Program of Research on Applied Fundamentals and Frontier Technologies(10JCZDJC19400);Key Program of Higher Education of Tianjin Municipality for Science and Technology(2004ZD06,20060202);Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University of China(NCET-11-1067);Key Project of Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin Municipality,China(12JCZDJC24200);Key Project for Science and Technology of Ministry of Education,China(212005)
The matrix-degrading metalloproteinases (MMPs), particularly MMP-9, play important roles in the pathogenesis and development of malignant gliomas. In the present study, the oncogenic role of MMP-9 in malignant gliom...