… muscle, without any activity in adult white muscle. In conclusion, our results show that, in
pacu, the higher activities of MMP-2 and -9 are associated with the rapid muscle … white muscle …

… , denervation atrophy of rat skeletal muscle is associated with an increased rate of muscular
… Our results are in agreement with earlier studies1 indicating that MMP-2 and MMP-9 might …

… muscle atrophy than MMP-9-deficient mice [93]. Upregulation of MMP-2 activity is reported in
denervated muscles … seems to be restricted to atrophic muscles because single or repetitive …

… Received on Dec 2, 2005; accepted on Jan 29, 2006; released online on Feb 23, 2006; DOI:
10.2170/physiolsci.RP002205 Correspondence should be addressed to: Sushma Sharma, …

… in significant changes in muscle levels of MMP-2 and MMP-9, we measured muscle levels of
both … or abnormal conditions of muscle activation (ie inflammation or chronic denervation) is …

… matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP2) mRNA was increased about three-fold in medium-term
and two-fold in longterm denervated muscle … that a 2 week muscle immobilization does not …

… MMP-9 and MMP2, respectively. It seems that the majority of MMP2 exists in its zymogen form
in muscle … Matrix metalloproteinases MMP-2 and MMP-9 in denervated muscle and injured …

… slowtwitch (soleus) muscle. EDL muscle mass is reduced in TIMP-2 2//2 mice without a
concomitant … expression of MMP-3 and MMP-9 in fibroblasts infiltrated into denervated skeletal …

… of MMP-9 levels in mSOD1 mice leads to pronounced delays in muscle denervation and a …
positive correlation (R 2 > 0.96), suggesting that motor neurons that express MMP-9 are those …

… Both 60 and 120 J/cm 2 decreased MMP-2 activity in muscle … For the denervated skeletal
muscle, the role of MMPs in this … in MMP-2 activity in muscles after 28 days of denervation …