Expression of Membrane-Type Matrix Metalloproteinase in Rabbit Neointimal Tissue and Its Correlation with Matrix-Metalloproteinase-2 Activation
Wang H, Keiser J. Expression of Membrane-Type Matrix Metalloproteinase in Rabbit Neointimal Tissue and Its Correlation with Matrix-Metalloproteinase-2 Activation. Journal Of Vascular Research 1998, 35: 45-54. PMID: 9482695, DOI: 10.1159/000025564.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAortaBase SequenceBlotting, NorthernCells, CulturedDNA, ComplementaryEnzyme ActivationGelatinasesGene ExpressionHumansMaleMatrix Metalloproteinase 2Matrix Metalloproteinases, Membrane-AssociatedMetalloendopeptidasesMolecular Sequence DataMuscle, Smooth, VascularPolymerase Chain ReactionRabbitsRNA ProbesRNA, MessengerSequence HomologyConceptsBalloon catheter de-endothelializationMMP-2 activationArterial SMCsTemporal expression patternsMembrane-type matrix metalloproteinasesMembrane-type matrix metalloproteinaseNorthern blot analysisMatrix metalloproteinasesExtracellular matrix degradationRabbit cDNAMammalian cellsMT-MMP-1Matrix metalloproteinase-2 activationMT-MMP-1 expressionExpression patternsVascular neointimal formationSequence analysisMMP-2MMP cDNAPhenotypic alterationsCDNAPeak expressionRNA probesBlot analysisMatrix degradation