Table 4.

Matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase that correlated with inflammation indicators

Inflammation indicators	Correlation coefficients values
	MMP-3	MMP-7	MMP-12		TIMP-2
	Epithelium	Epithelium	Epithelium	Stroma	Epithelium
Fecal calprotectin	NS	NS	-0.350	NS	NS
C-reactive protein	NS	NS	NS	-0.422	NS
Grade of inflammation	-0.614	-0.472	NS	NS	-0.420

NS: Not significant; MMPs: Matrix metalloproteinases; TIMP: Tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase. Correlations were calculated using Spearman’s correlation test.