… 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 …

… role in the development and progression of atherosclerosis, … and its role in ECM remodeling
after an intimal injury is largely … Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), a group of enzymes that …

… and proliferation with resulting thickening of the vascular wall … pathways such as matrix
metalloproteinases, especially … role in cell migration and infiltration in the atherosclerotic process […

… Although the etiology and potential causes of NDs remain widely indefinable, matrix
metalloproteinases (MMPs) evidently have a crucial role in the progression of NDs. MMPs, a protein …

… intimal thickenings (PITs) are believed to characterize the onset of atherosclerosis and
develop from diffuse intimal … significantly suppressed intimal thickening and macrophage …

… Atherosclerosis is a chronic progressive disease that is initiated by the pathologic intimal
thickening of coronary arteries., which are composed of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) …

… plaques begin to form when macrophages in the intimal layer of an artery engulf oxidized …
central roles: angiogenesis, atherosclerosis, and clotting, and examined the different roles that …

… myocardial stiffening and atherosclerotic plaque stability add … NFκB also upregulates the
matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 … /synthetic VSMCs causes intimal thickening and plaque …

… the architecture of atherosclerotic plaque helping its disruption [40]. However, their role is not
just … , myocardial infarction, atherosclerosis, hypertension, and cardiomyopathies (Table 1). …

… activity of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) involved in extracellular matrix remodeling and
… SMC migration in the intima by MMP-14 activation, plays a key role in vascular remodeling […