Matrix metalloproteinases and their multiple roles in Alzheimer's disease

XX Wang, MS Tan, JT Yu, L Tan - BioMed research …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prevalent type of dementia. Pathological changes in
the AD brain include amyloid‐β (Aβ) plaques and neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs), as well as …

Abnormal expression and distribution of MMP2 at initial stages of Alzheimer's disease-related pathology

B Terni, I Ferrer - Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 2015 - content.iospress.com
Previous studies have shown that metalloproteinases (MMPs) participate in the clearance of
amyloid-β (Aβ) in Alzheimer's disease (AD); MMP2 and MMP3 cleave soluble Aβ, and both …

The role of matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases in the pathophysiology of neurodegeneration: a literature study

B Mroczko, M Groblewska… - Journal of Alzheimer's …, 2013 - content.iospress.com
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their natural tissue inhibitors (TIMPs) are involved in
cell signaling processes and the release of extracellular matrix (ECM) and non-ECM …

Matrix metalloproteinases-2 and-3 are reduced in cerebrospinal fluid with low beta-amyloid1–42 levels

R Mlekusch, C Humpel - Neuroscience letters, 2009 - Elsevier
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), a family of extracellular soluble or membrane bound
endopeptidases, are implicated in many physiological and pathophysiological functions …

Selective distribution of matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) in Alzheimer's disease brain

Y Yoshiyama, M Asahina, T Hattori - Acta neuropathologica, 2000 - Springer
A growing amount of evidence indicates that matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) may play an
important role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Stromelysin-1 (MMP-3) …

Investigation of matrix metalloproteinases, MMP-2 and MMP-9, in plasma reveals a decrease of MMP-2 in Alzheimer's disease

NKH Lim, VL Villemagne, CPW Soon… - Journal of …, 2011 - content.iospress.com
Pathological changes in the Alzheimer's disease (AD) brain include amyoid-β (Aβ) plaques,
and neurofibrillary tangles, as well as neuronal death and synaptic loss. Matrix …

Matrix metalloproteinases in peripheral blood and cerebrospinal fluid in patients with Alzheimer's disease

S Horstmann, L Budig, H Gardner, J Koziol… - International …, 2010 - cambridge.org
Background: Deposition of amyloid β in senile plaques and in cerebral blood vessels is one
hallmark of the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The ability of several matrix …

Regulation of matrix metalloproteinase 2 by oligomeric amyloid β protein

W Li, E Poteet, L Xie, R Liu, Y Wen, SH Yang - Brain research, 2011 - Elsevier
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a group of proteinases that degrade components of
the extracellular matrix (ECM). There is increasing evidence for a link between the activation …

Concentrations of matrix metalloproteinases and their tissue inhibitors in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with Alzheimer's disease

B Mroczko, M Groblewska, M Zboch… - Journal of …, 2014 - content.iospress.com
Background: A growing body of evidence shows the involvement of matrix
metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their tissue inhibitors (TIMPs) in neurodegeneration …

MMP‐2,‐3 and‐9 levels and activity are not related to Aβ load in the frontal cortex in Alzheimer's disease

S Baig, PG Kehoe, S Love - Neuropathology and applied …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs)‐2,‐3 and‐9 are up‐regulated in several cell types on
exposure to amyloid β peptide (Aβ) and have Aβ‐degrading activity in vitro. The aims of this …