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Matrix metalloproteinase-induced cervical extracellular matrix remodelling in pregnancy and cervical cancer
1 Jul 2022
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Abstract: The phenomenal extracellular matrix (ECM) remodelling of the cervix that precedes the myometrial contraction of labour at term or preterm appears to share some common mechanisms with the occurrence, growth, invasion and metastasis of cervical carcinoma. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are zinc-dependent endopeptidases that are pivotal to the complex extracellular tissue modulation that includes...
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