The role of matrix metalloproteinases in leukocyte migration and collagen degradation in tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) causes disease worldwide and multi-drug resistance is rising. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) cause immunopathological lung matrix destruction, which results in transmission, morbidity and mortality. Collagen is the primary structural fibril of the lung and I primarily studied two...

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Main Author: Sathyamoorthy, Tarangini
Other Authors: Friedland, Jon; Elkington, Paul
Published: Imperial College London 2013
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.656516