In addition to its relationship with neutrophils, gelatinase B/MMP-9 also promotes macrophage and tumour cell invasion by cleaving the TGF-β-induced protein βig-h3, releasing it from the extracellular matrix, whereas non-degraded βig-h3 inhibits cell migration by promoting cell-cell contact and cell-extracellular matrix interactions [243]. This evidence concerns the gene MMP9 and neoplasm.