Many faces of matrix metalloproteinases in aortic aneurysms

Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2015 Apr;35(4):752-4. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.115.305401.

Authors

Hong Lu¹, Masanori Aikawa¹

Affiliation

¹ From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington (H.L.); and Center for Interdisciplinary Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Excellence in Vascular Biology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (M.A.). Hong.Lu@uky.edu maikawa@rics.bwh.harvard.edu.

PMID: 25810296
DOI: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.115.305401

No abstract available

Keywords: angiotensin II; aortic aneurysm; extracellular matrix; matrix metalloproteinase; transforming growth factor.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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MeSH terms

Animals
Aorta, Thoracic / enzymology*
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / enzymology*
Male
Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 / metabolism*
Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / enzymology*
Myocytes, Smooth Muscle / enzymology*
Vascular Remodeling*

Substances

Matrix Metalloproteinase 2
Mmp2 protein, mouse

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