The role of matrix metalloproteinases in infant traumatic brain injury

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) play an essential role in tissue repair, cell death and morphogenesis and may constitute therapeutic targets for acute brain injuries. In this study, we investigated the expression of 72 kDa and 92 kDa collagenases MMP-2 and MMP-9 at transcriptional, functional and p...

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Main Authors: Marco Sifringer, Vanya Stefovska, Ingo Zentner, Berglind Hansen, Andrzej Stepulak, Christiane Knaute, Jenny Marzahn, Chrysanthy Ikonomidou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007-03-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996106002877