Table 2.

Expression of E-cadherin, VEGF, MMPs (MMP-1, MMP-2, MMP-9) in gastric cancer

S. no.	Genes	Gastric cancer n (%)	Normal control n (%)	p value
1.	VEGF
	Upregulated Downregulated No change	7 (9.6%) 0 66 (90.4%)	3 (11.1%) 0 24 (88.9%)	> 0.05
2.	E-cadherin
	Upregulated Downregulated No change	10 (13.7%) 35 (47.9%) 28 (38.4%)	4 (14.8%) 22 (81.5%) 1 (3.7%)	< 0.01*
3.	MMP-1
	Upregulated Downregulated No change	10 (13.7%) 0 63 (86.3%)	3 (11.1%) 0 24 (88.9%)	> 0.05
4.	MMP-2
	Upregulated Downregulated No change	21 (28.8%) 0 52 (71.2%)	1 (3.7%) 0 26 (96.3%)	< 0.01*
5.	MMP-9
	Upregulated Downregulated No change	8 (11%) 0 65 (89%)	3 (11.1%) 0 24 (88.9%)	> 0.05