Pulp inflammation diagnosis from clinical to inflammatory mediators: a systematic review

M Zanini, E Meyer, S Simon - Journal of endodontics, 2017 - Elsevier
Introduction Similar to other tissues, the dental pulp mounts an inflammatory reaction as a
way to eliminate pathogens and stimulate repair. Pulp inflammation is prerequisite for dentin …

Friends or foes: matrix metalloproteinases and their multifaceted roles in neurodegenerative diseases

M Brkic, S Balusu, C Libert… - Mediators of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Neurodegeneration is a chronic progressive loss of neuronal cells leading to deterioration of
central nervous system (CNS) functionality. It has been shown that neuroinflammation …

Regulation of matrix metalloproteinase-3 gene expression in inflammation: A molecular study

KV Teja, S Ramesh, V Priya - Journal of Conservative Dentistry …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Materials and Methods: Lipopolysaccharide-induced murine macrophage-like RAW 264.7
cell lines were obtained and maintained in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium plus 10 …

The foreign body response: at the interface of surgery and bioengineering

MR Major, VW Wong, ER Nelson… - Plastic and …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Background: The surgical implantation of materials and devices has dramatically increased
over the past decade. This trend is expected to continue with the broadening application of …

The immunomodulatory role of matrix metalloproteinases in colitis-associated cancer

L He, Q Kang, KI Chan, Y Zhang, Z Zhong… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are an important class of enzymes in the body that
function through the extracellular matrix (ECM). They are involved in diverse …

Role of matrix metalloproteinases in dental caries, pulp and periapical inflammation: an overview

A Jain, R Bahuguna - Journal of oral biology and craniofacial research, 2015 - Elsevier
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a group of more than 25 secreted and membrane
bound enzymes that represent class of enzymes responsible for degradation of pericellular …

Inflammation and matrix metalloproteinase 9 (Mmp‐9) regulate photoreceptor regeneration in adult zebrafish

NJ Silva, M Nagashima, J Li, L Kakuk‐Atkins… - Glia, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Brain injury activates complex inflammatory signals in dying neurons, surviving neurons,
and glia. Here, we establish that inflammation regulates the regeneration of photoreceptors …

Matrix metalloproteinases as drug targets in infections caused by gram-negative bacteria and in septic shock

I Vanlaere, C Libert - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
The mammalian immune system is optimized to cope effectively with the constant threat of
pathogens. However, when the immune system overreacts, sepsis, severe sepsis, or septic …

Mesh biocompatibility: effects of cellular inflammation and tissue remodelling

K Junge, M Binnebösel, KT von Trotha, R Rosch… - … archives of surgery, 2012 - Springer
Mesh biocompatibility is basically determined by the foreign body reaction (FBR). In contrast
to physiological wound healing and scar formation, the FBR at the host-tissue/biomaterial …

Update of human and mouse matrix metalloproteinase families

BC Jackson, DW Nebert, V Vasiliou - Human genomics, 2010 - Springer
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of zinc proteases that degrade most of the
components of the extracellular matrix (ECM). MMPs also have a number of non-traditional …