Table 1.
Correlation between expressions of NF-κB, pSTAT3 and MMP9 in human gastric cancer specimens
|
NF-κB |
P | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive (%) | Negative (%) | ||
| Total |
41 (16) |
214 (84) |
|
| pSTAT3 | |||
| Positive |
15 (25) |
46 (75) |
0.038* |
| Negative |
26 (13) |
168 (87) |
|
| MMP9 | |||
| Positive |
15 (33) |
31 (67) |
0.001* |
| Negative |
26 (12) |
183 (88) |
|
| |
pSTAT3 |
P |
|
| Positive (%) |
Negative (%) |
||
| Total |
61 (24) |
194 (76) |
|
| MMP9 | |||
| Positive |
17 (37) |
29 (63) |
0.022* |
| Negative | 44 (21) | 165 (79) | |
NF-κB, nuclear factor-κB; pSTAT3, phospho-Tyr705-signal transducers and activators of transcription 3; MMP9, matrix metalloproteinase 9.
* Considered to be statistically significant (< 0.05).