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. 2022 Sep 3;23(17):10104. doi: 10.3390/ijms231710104

Table 2.

AMP expression in gynecological cancers.

Gynecological Cancers Expression Increased Expression Decreased Refs.
Protein mRNA Protein mRNA
Epithelial ovarian cancer- tissues HD5, hCAP-18/LL-37, SLPI, elafin, HE4, S100A7, lactoferrin HD5, SLPI, elafin, calprotectin, HE4, S100A7, SP-D [59,66,68,70,71,73,82,83,84,85,86,87]
Epithelial ovarian cancer- serum samples SLPI, calprotectin, HE4 [59,61,62,63,88]
Epithelial ovarian cancer-circulating tumor cells SP-D [71]
Clear cell ovarian cancer- tissues HE4 HE4 [85]
Ovarian cancer cell lines (HEY cells, SKOV-3 cells and OV-90 cells) hCAP-18/LL-37 [87]
Ovarian cancer cell lines (Caov3 cells and SKOV3 cells) S100A7 [68]
Cystic fluid of epithelial ovarian cancer S100A8/S100A9 [86]
SCC
(Squamous cervical cancer) --biopsies
HBD3, S100A9, S100A7 HBD2, elafin HBD2, elafin [12,57,58,89,90]
HSIL
(high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions)- biopsies
HBD2 HBD2 [89]
Cervical cancer cell lines (SiHa, CasKi and KT1 cells) HBD2 HBD2 [89]
Cervical cancer cell lines (HeLa, CaSki, and SiHa cells) HBD3 HBD3 [12]
Cervical adenocarcinoma-tissues SLPI [56]
Endometrioid cancer-tissues HE4 HE4 [60]
Papillary serous endometrial cancer-tissues HE4 HE4 [60,67]
Clear cell carcinoma of the uterus-tissues HE4 HE4 [60]
Xenograft endometrial
cancer-tissues
HE4 HE4 [91]
Endometrial carcinoma
-serum samples
calprotectin [64],
Vulvar Paget’s Disease-related vulvar cancer tissues HE4 [76]
Vulvar squamous cell cancer-tissues S100A7, SLPI [65,72]
Leiomyosarcoma-
serum samples
HE4 [80,81]