Expression of matrix metalloproteinase-2 and 9 with their inhibitors, tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase-1 and 2 in oral lichen planus

Objectives: The study aims to explore the expression of the matrix metalloproteinases (MMP-2, -9) and their inhibitors (tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase [TIMP]-1, -2) as well as the correlation between them in the different morphological forms of oral lichen planus (OLP). Materials and Methods...

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Main Authors: Natheer Hashim Al-Rawi, Thaer Kassim Al-Kassam, Ahlam Hameed Majeed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Orofacial Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.jofs.in/article.asp?issn=0975-8844;year=2014;volume=6;issue=1;spage=25;epage=30;aulast=Al-Rawi