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TIMP-1 promotes age-related renal fibrosis through upregulating ICAM-1 in human TIMP-1 transgenic mice.
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences - 1 Nov 2006
Zhang Xueguang, Chen Xiangmei, Hong Quan, Lin Hongli, Zhu Hanyu, Liu Qingxin, Wang Jianzhong, Xie Yuansheng, Shang Xiyao, Shi Suozhu, Lu Yang, Yin Zhong
Abstract excerpt
Imbalance of matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (MMPs/TIMPs) takes part in age-related renal fibrosis; so does molecular inflammation. As several inflammatory mediators including intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) are substrates of MMPs, we speculated th...
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