Altered Extracellular Matrix Remodeling and Angiogenesis in Sponge Granulomas of Thrombospondin 2-Null Mice
Kyriakides T, Zhu Y, Yang Z, Huynh G, Bornstein P. Altered Extracellular Matrix Remodeling and Angiogenesis in Sponge Granulomas of Thrombospondin 2-Null Mice. American Journal Of Pathology 2001, 159: 1255-1262. PMID: 11583953, PMCID: PMC1850515, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)62512-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTSP2-null miceMatrix remodelingWild-type miceMatrix metalloproteinase-2Wild-type animalsExtracellular matrix remodelingModulators of angiogenesisFibrogenic responseImmunohistochemical analysisMetalloproteinase-2Minimal scarringMMP2 levelsSponge granulomaAngiogenesis inhibitorsMice displayVivo evidenceThrombospondin-2MiceGrowth factorImportant modulatorTissue invasionTSP2-nullWound healingAngiogenesisSignificant differences