The Expression And Significance Of DDR 2 And MMP-13 In Human Middle Ear Cholesteatoma

Objective: To ascertain the expressive level of discoidin domain receptors 2(DDR2)and matrix metalloproteinase-13(MMP-13)in human middle ear cholesteatoma tissues and further investigating their roles in middle ear cholesteatoma of bone destruction and correlation.Methods:Using immunohistochemical S-P method to detect the expressive level of DDR2,MMP-13 in 30 specimens with middle ear cholesteatoma epithelial tissue and 10 specimens with normal ear epithelial tissues.At the same time,the computer image analysis system was used to detect the expressions of the two indexes by the quantitative analysis,analyzing their expressions in middle ear cholesteatoma epithelial tissue and the correlation between the extent of bone destruction.Results: The expression of DDR2 and MMP-13 were confirmed in human middle ear cholesteatoma epithelial tissues and normal ear epithelial tissues.The mean optical density of DDR2 and MMP-13 in human middle ear cholesteatoma epithelial tissues which were tested by the computer image quantitative analysis system were higher than those in normal ear epithelial tissues(P<0.05).The expression of DDR2 and MMP-13 in middle ear cholesteatoma epithelial tissues were positively correlated(r=0.738,p<0.01).In addition,the two indexes were associated and relative to the extent of bone destruction,the wider the extent of bone destruction was,the higher the expression of both indexes(P<0.05).Conclusions: DDR2 and MMP-13 in human middle ear cholesteatoma tissues expressed higher and the two indexes were closely related to the extend of bone destruction showed that the two factors may play important roles in bone destruction of human middle ear cholesteatoma.