Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and its inhibitors in cancer: A minireview

S Mondal, N Adhikari, S Banerjee, SA Amin… - European journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are zinc dependent proteolytic metalloenzyme. MMP-9 is
one of the most complex forms of matrix metalloproteinases. MMP-9 has the ability to …

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), the main extracellular matrix (ECM) enzymes in collagen degradation, as a target for anticancer drugs

A Jabłońska-Trypuć, M Matejczyk… - Journal of enzyme …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The main group of enzymes responsible for the collagen and other protein degradation in
extracellular matrix (ECM) are matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). Collagen is the main …

Natural antioxidants: multiple mechanisms to protect skin from solar radiation

S Dunaway, R Odin, L Zhou, L Ji, Y Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Human skin exposed to solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) results in a dramatic increase in the
production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The sudden increase in ROS shifts the natural …

Roles of matrix metalloproteinases in cancer progression and their pharmacological targeting

C Gialeli, AD Theocharis, NK Karamanos - The FEBS journal, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) consist of a multigene family of zinc‐dependent
extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling endopeptidases implicated in pathological …

S-nitrosylation: an emerging paradigm of redox signaling

V Fernando, X Zheng, Y Walia, V Sharma, J Letson… - Antioxidants, 2019 - mdpi.com
Nitric oxide (NO) is a highly reactive molecule, generated through metabolism of L-arginine
by NO synthase (NOS). Abnormal NO levels in mammalian cells are associated with multiple …

Matrix metalloproteinases as novel biomarker s and potential therapeutic targets in human cancer

R Roy, J Yang, MA Moses - Journal of clinical oncology, 2009 - ascopubs.org
The matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) family of enzymes is comprised of critically important
extracellular matrix remodeling proteases whose activity has been implicated in a number of …

Multiple biological activities of lactic acid in cancer: influences on tumor growth, angiogenesis and metastasis

S Dhup, R Kumar Dadhich… - Current …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
High rate of glycolysis is a metabolic hallmark of cancer. While anaerobic glycolysis
promotes energy production under hypoxia, aerobic glycolysis, the Warburg effect, offers a …

[HTML][HTML] The tumor microenvironment contribution to development, growth, invasion and metastasis of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas

S Koontongkaew - Journal of Cancer, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is a complex tissue that contains tumor
cells and the surrounding stroma, which is populated by different types of mesenchymal …

Hypoxic tumor cell modulates its microenvironment to enhance angiogenic and metastatic potential by secretion of proteins and exosomes

JE Park, HS Tan, A Datta, RC Lai, H Zhang… - Molecular & cellular …, 2010 - ASBMB
Under hypoxia, tumor cells produce a secretion that modulates their microenvironment to
facilitate tumor angiogenesis and metastasis. Here, we observed that hypoxic or …

Progress in matrix metalloproteinase research

G Murphy, H Nagase - Molecular aspects of medicine, 2008 - Elsevier
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are now acknowledged as key players in the regulation of
both cell–cell and cell–extracellular matrix interactions. They are involved in modifying …