Figure 2

Heparanase overexpression increases cell invasion. (A) Cell invasion of U251n-hpa was significantly increased as compared to U251n-pc cells, measured by BD invasion assay. Increased cell invasion was greatly inhibited by 40 μg/ml heparin. **, P < 0.01, compared with U251n-pc cells. #, P < 0.01, compared with U251n-hpa group of no heparin treatment. (B) mRNA levels of MMP-2 and MMP-9 showed no significant difference between U251n-pc and U251n-hpa cells. (C) No significant differences were detected in MMP-2 and MMP-9 activity between U251n-hpa cells and U251n-pc cells as measured by zymography assay.