Matrix Metalloproteinases System and Types of Fibrosis in Rat Heart during Late Pregnancy and Postpartum

Matrix Metalloproteinases System and Types of Fibrosis in Rat Heart during Late Pregnancy and Postpartum

<i>Background and objectives:</i> Cardiac remodeling in pregnancy and postpartum is poorly understood. The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in cardiac fibrosis (pericardial, perivascular, and interstitial), as well as the expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP-1, MMP-2, an...

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Main Authors: Adolfo Virgen-Ortiz, Saraí Limón-Miranda, Diana Guadalupe Salazar-Enríquez, Valery Melnikov, Enrique Alejandro Sánchez-Pastor, Elena Margarita Castro-Rodríguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-05-01
Series:Medicina
Subjects:
physiological cardiac remodeling
metalloproteinases
pregnancy
extracellular matrix
fibrosis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/55/5/199

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