Matrix metalloproteases (MMPs) are a collection of enzymes capable of cleaving
extracellular matrix components, growth factors, and cell‐surface receptors. MMPs modulate …

Introduction: Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 is a zinc-dependent proteinase that is
capable of cleaving all extracellular matrix (ECM) substrates. Degradation of the matrix is a …

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of proteolytic enzymes implicated in the
invasion and metastasis of many cancers. In situ hybridization techniques were used to …

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are zinc-dependent endopeptidases encoded by 24
distinct genes. Their functions have been implicated in numerous normal and pathologic …

Abstract Background. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) play an important role in tumor
invasiveness. This study investigates the expression status of MMPs and tissue inhibitors of …

Abstract Background Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) that degrade the extracellular
matrices (ECMs) have been thought to play an important role in both the invasion and …

Introduction• MMP‐3• MMP‐8• MMP‐9• MMP‐12• MMP‐19• MMP‐26• Conclusions The
original notion that matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) act as tumour and metastasis …

Three different membrane-type matrix metalloproteinases (MT-MMPs) activate in vitro the
latent form of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2), which is one of the key proteinases in …

Degradation of extracellular matrix (ECM) is one of the first steps in tumor invasion and
metastasis. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) have been strongly implicated in this step …

Background Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) have been implicated in the invasion and
metastasis of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). However, a detailed …