… In the present study serum levels of MMP-9 and MMP-2 significantly … MMPs degrade the
ECM, and MMP-9 and MMP-2 are … proteolytic activity and decreased MMP-2 and MMP-9 serum …

… the balance of MMP-2 and MMP-9/TIMP-1 and-2 production by the assayed muscle cells and
… new insights into the potential role of MSC-cell therapy in muscle regenerative medicine. …

… the MMP-2 promoter activities in atrophic skeletal muscles in … in MMP-2 transcriptional
regulation in muscle atrophy. We further demonstrated increased binding of Fra-1, Fra-2 and AP-2 …

… of the MMP 2 gene … MMP 2, we used MMP 2 knockout (KO) mice. The most effective way to
evaluate the contribution of the specific MMP and obtain the direct evidence for a role of MMP …

… MMPs in ALS by determination of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in spinal cord … MMP-2 to be less
pronounced than the elevation of MMP-9 in SOD1. The discrepancy between MMP-2 and MMP…

… , and characterized by an increase in their expression when myocells are exposed to a
variety of stresses such as oxidation, denervation, overloading, or ischaemia1,2. However, their …

… The twofold upregulation in the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-12 in denervated
EDL muscles reflects its important role in the remodeling of the extracellular matrix. Previously, …

… The denervated muscles were removed and analyzed 2 weeks post injury. Image settings …
contralateral control muscle first and then kept constant for the denervated muscles. All image …

… Because mdx mice develop significant cardiomyopathy by the age of 1 y (8), we first measured
the levels of MMP-2 and MMP-9 protein in LV muscle of 1-y-old mdx mice using gelatin …