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Membrane-Tethered Metalloproteinase Expressed by Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Limits the Progression of Proliferative Atherosclerotic Lesions.
Journal of the American Heart Association - 22 Jul 2017
Barnes Richard H, Akama Takeshi, Öhman Miina K, Woo Moon-Sook, Bahr Julian, Weiss Stephen J, Eitzman Daniel T, Chun Tae-Hwa
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The MMP (matrix metalloproteinase) family plays diverse and critical roles in directing vascular wall remodeling in atherosclerosis. Unlike secreted-type MMPs, a member of the membrane-type MMP family, MT1-MMP (membrane-type 1 MMP; MMP14), mediates pericellular extracellular matrix degradation that is indispensable for maintaining physiological extracellular matrix homeostasis. However, given the...
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