- Relaxin Modulates the Expression of MMPs and TIMPs in Fibroblasts of Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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Kang YM, Lee HM, Moon SH, Kang H, Choi YR
- KMID: 2427132
- Yonsei Med J.
- 2017 Mar;58(2):415-422.
- doi: 10.3349/ymj.2017.58.2.415
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate the anti-fibrotic effect of relaxin in subsynovial fibroblasts activated by transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β). MATERIALS AND METHODS: To test the anti-fibrotic... -
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- The Increased Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinases Associated with Elastin Degradation and Fibrosis of the Ligamentum Flavum in Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
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Park JB, Kong CG, Suhl KH, Chang ED, Riew KD
- KMID: 1122637
- Clin Orthop Surg.
- 2009 Jun;1(2):81-89.
- doi: 10.4055/cios.2009.1.2.81
BACKGROUND: One of the characteristics of spinal stenosis is elastin degradation and fibrosis of the extracellular matrix of the ligamentum flavum. However, there have been no investigations to determine which... -
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- The Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMPs), Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases (TIMPs) and Angiogenesis in Relation to the Depth of Tumor Invasion and Lymph Node Metastasis in Submucosally Invasive Colorectal Carcinoma
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Jung SA, Yang SK, Kim JS, Shim KN, Im SA, Myung SJ, Jung HY, Yu CS, Kim JC, Hong WS, Kim JH, Min YI
- KMID: 772787
- Korean J Gastroenterol.
- 2005 Jun;45(6):401-408.
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Lymph node (LN) metastasis occurs in approximately 10% of patients with submucosally invasive colorectal carcinoma. This study was performed to determine the role of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), tissue... -
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- Upregulation of extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer (EMMPRIN) and gelatinases in human atherosclerosis infected with Chlamydia pneumoniae: The potential role of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection in the progression of atherosclerosis
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Choi EY, Kim DS, Hong BK, Kwon HM, Song YG, Byun KH, Park HY, Whang KC, Kim HS
- KMID: 1121092
- Exp Mol Med.
- 2002 Dec;34(6):391-400.
Chlamydia pneumoniae infection implicated as an important etiologic factor of atherosclerosis, especially in coronary artery disease (CAD), was found in vitro to be associated with the induction of matrix... -
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