MMP gene

BACKGROUND Time-dependent activation of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) after myocardial infarction (MI) contributes to adverse… (More)

Chronic exposure of solar ultraviolet (UV) light to human skin results in photoaging. UV-induced oxidative damage and induction… (More)

During puberty, mouse mammary epithelial ducts invade the stromal mammary fat pad in a wave of branching morphogenesis to form a… (More)

Extracellular matrix (ECM) fragments or cryptic sites unmasked by proteinases have been postulated to affect tissue remodeling… (More)

Few well-controlled studies have examined psychomotor and cognitive performance in methadone maintenance patients (MMP). In the… (More)

Laminin-5 (Ln-5) is an extracellular matrix substrate for cell adhesion and migration, which is found in many epithelial basement… (More)

To examine the activity of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and aggrecanase in control and diseased human articular cartilage… (More)

Using quantitative zymography, we measured activity of the type IV collagenases metalloprotease 2 (MMP-2) and MMP-9 in 192… (More)

We have identified a novel membrane-type matrix metalloproteinase (MT-MMP) expressed on the cell surface and inducing activation… (More)

In order to understand the ability of human ovarian cancers to degrade the basement membrane, we have studied the localization… (More)