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PI16 is a shear stress and inflammation-regulated inhibitor of MMP2.
Scientific reports - 20 Dec 2016
Hazell Georgina G J, Peachey Alasdair M G, Teasdale Jack E, Sala-Newby Graciela B, Angelini Gianni D, Newby Andrew C, White Stephen J
Abstract excerpt
Raised endothelial shear stress is protective against atherosclerosis but such protection may be lost at sites of inflammation. We found that four splice variants of the peptidase inhibitor 16 (PI16) mRNA are among the most highly shear stress regulated transcripts in human coronary artery endothelial cells (HCAECs), in vitro but that expression is reduced by inflammatory mediators TNFα and IL-1β....
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