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TIMP-1 polymorphisms in a Chinese Han population with intracerebral hemorrhage.
The International journal of neuroscience - 1 Jan 2014
Wang Hong-Xing, Yang Qi-Dong, Liu Bao-Qiong, Zhang Le, Ma Ming-Ming, Hu Zhong-Yang, Xia Jian, Xu Hong-Wei, Du Xiao-Ping
Abstract excerpt
Remodeling of extracellular matrix (ECM) and breakdown of blood-brain barrier (BBB) are crucial events in the pathogenesis of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), particularly MMP-9 and MMP-2, are the most important degrading enzymes in the ECM and BBB. These proteolytic effects are controlled predominantly by tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs). TIMP-1 is the main...
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