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MMP-9 controls Schwann cell proliferation and phenotypic remodeling via IGF-1 and ErbB receptor-mediated activation of MEK/ERK pathway.
Glia - 1 Sept 2009
Chattopadhyay Sharmila, Shubayev Veronica I
Abstract excerpt
Phenotypic remodeling of Schwann cells is required to ensure successful regeneration of damaged peripheral axons. After nerve damage, Schwann cells produce an over 100-fold increase in metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), and therapy with an MMP inhibitor increases the number of resident (but not infiltrating) cells in injured nerve. Here, we demonstrate that MMP-9 regulates proliferation and trophic signaling of Schwann...
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