Macrophage-Restricted Shp2 Tyrosine Phosphatase Acts as a Rheostat for MMP12 through TGF-β Activation in the Prevention of Age-Related Emphysema in Mice
Xu J, Tao B, Guo X, Zhou S, Li Y, Zhang Y, Zhou Z, Cheng H, Zhang X, Ke Y. Macrophage-Restricted Shp2 Tyrosine Phosphatase Acts as a Rheostat for MMP12 through TGF-β Activation in the Prevention of Age-Related Emphysema in Mice. The Journal Of Immunology 2017, 199: 2323-2332. PMID: 28814604, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1601696.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMatrix metalloproteinasesActivation of alveolar macrophagesLevels of matrix metalloproteinasesElevated levels of matrix metalloproteinasesChronic lung disordersFunction of Shp2Activation of macrophagesProtein tyrosine phosphatase 2Development of emphysemaLong-term observation periodAttenuated Smad2/3 phosphorylationElevation of matrix metalloproteinasesProduction of matrix metalloproteinasesLoss of Shp2Tyrosine phosphatase 2MMP12 expressionPotential etiologiesAged miceLung disordersDestruction of alveolar wallsPulmonary emphysemaSmad2/3 phosphorylationAlveolar macrophagesAlveolar morphologyExtracellular matrix degradation
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