Table 6.
Inclusion Criteria | Exclusion Criteria | |
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Population | Men, mice/rats or cells. | Involved other animal species or cells not related to PrCa progression. |
Concept | All human metzincin superfamily members, including members of the MMP, MT-MMP, ADAM, ADAMTS, BMP1/TLL and Meprin subgroups, as well as the TIMP family of regulators. | Examining proteins other than metzincin superfamily members or TIMPs, or in different cancer types, other diseases, or normal biology. |
Context | Studies that investigated the role of the metzincin superfamily in PrCa progression. | Did not specially look at the role of metzincin superfamily members in PrCa cancer progression. |