… MMPs contribute to intimal thickening and vessel wall remodeling in atherosclerosis by …
MMPs degrade ECM and facilitate VSMCs migration into the intima. Studies have shown that …

… to provide a summary on the role of serum matrix metalloproteinases in the process of initiation…
Dual role of matrix metalloproteinases (matrixins) in intimal thickening and atherosclerotic …

… -9 plays a role in atherosclerosis development, and both … and inflammatory cells within the
intima of large arterial walls, … and proteoglycan, giving it a dual role in ECM destruction in RA […

… often have atherosclerosis, and intimal atherosclerosis is … findings in humans; the dual role
of MMPs and the requirement to … Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), also known as matrixins, …

… intima area at all. TIMP 1 and TIMP 2 distribution increases from the lumen of the vessel outward
in the wall layers of the aorta. In the case of arteriosclerotic changes, intima … a matrixin, a …

… Altogether, MMP3 seems to play a dual role in adipose tissue biology; it negatively controls
… complex role of MMPs and their inhibitors in vascular intima thickening and atherosclerosis …

… This analysis clearly indicates two strong and significant network clusters of over-abundant
matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs 7, 8 and 9), together with a common inhibitor of these (…

… carotid Intima-Media Thickness (… role in the link between metalloproteinases, CKD, and
PVD is indicated by NGAL. It has been shown that NGAL levels are increased in atherosclerosis …

… The first endogenous matrixins, labelled as tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMPs), …
prevent significant intimal hyperplasia after angioplasty and stenting in atherosclerotic animal …

… increased expression of matrix metalloproteinases and matrix degrading activity in
vulnerable regions of human atherosclerotic plaques. J Clin Invest 1994;94:2493–503. 16. …