Abstract:
Objective To uncover the effect of human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) on the invasion of choriocarcinoma cells. Methods The effect of hCG on the expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in JEG-3 choriocarcinoma cell line was investigated by applying the method of reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Results The results showed that, among the 18 types of MMPs only MMP-8,-10, -12,-19 were found to be expressed by JEG-3 cells. After the incubation with 25 IU/ml hCG for 50ho...