... MMPs and the collagen triple-helix. 1. MMPs AND COLLAGEN HYDROLYSIS Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of zinc-dependent proteolytic enzymes. Several members of the MMP family are capable of catalyzing the hydrolysis of ...
... MMP-7 epithelial expression are characteristic for the 46 C. Amalinei et al. 6 MMPs Involvement in Endometrial Physiology 6.1 MMPs and TIMPs Dynamic Expression in Endometrial Physiology 6.1.1 MMPs Expression in Endometrial Cycle.
4.2 Lung Diseases Affecting the Alveoli 4.2.1 MMPs in Pneumonia In contrast to the pathogenic role MMPs play in many lung diseases dis- cussed here, MMPs are critical in the immune response to pneumonia, an infection of the alveoli. To ...
... 1 , MMPs , MCP - 1 , and TGF - ß1 and NADPH oxidase . Activation of calpain - 1 , MMPs , TGF - ß1 , and NADPH oxidase increases oxidative stress and NO bioavailability decreases . There is a phenotypic shift in vascular smooth muscle ...
... 1; MMPs 1/1). While they naturally present different answers, Foucault suggests that all psychopathologies engage with these questions. They range from psychologies of heterogeneity, to 'psychoanalytic or phenomenological' psychologies ...
... MMPs, 6 ADAMs, 7 ADAMTSs, and 3 TIMPs in EVs derived from various cell types, and some of these metalloproteinases exhibit proteolytic activities (Table 3). Here, we outline the metalloproteinases and TIMPs identified in EVs. 3.2.1 MMPs ...