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Emphysematous changes are caused by degradation of type III collagen in transgenic mice expressing MMP-1.
Experimental lung research - 1 Jan 2000
Shiomi Takayuki, Okada Yasunori, Foronjy Robert, Schiltz John, Jaenish Rudolph, Krane Steve, D'Armiento Jeanine
Abstract excerpt
Disruption of the extracellular matrix is believed to play an important role in the pathogenesis of emphysema. Prior studies have demonstrated that transgenic mice expressing the human tissue collagenase, matrix metalloproteinase 1 (MMP-1), develop emphysema. MMP-1 is a protease with substrate specificity for fibrillar collagen. Type I and III collagens, which are the most abundant proteins within the lungs, are...
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