… Titin protein is also known to be cleaved by calpain and matrix-metalloproteinase-2 when
protease activity is increased in pathological conditions such as oxidative stress [28, 29]. …

… of MMP-2, albeit sparse. The DiR-labeled ASCs did not appear to be localized to the presence
of either Ki67 or MMP-2 … A 2-week investigation of 3 ASC injections into the denervated rat …

… muscle injury (19) and MMP-2 plays a critical role in skeletal muscular atrophy; moreover,
inhibiting MMP-2 … Unlike the neurotransmission that is completely blocked after denervation, …

… significantly increased the aortic mRNA expression of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2). …
II associated with upregulation of MMP-2. The higher MMP-2 expression could be the results …

… 2C), suggesting that HuR becomes enriched in the cytoplasm after … , we hypothesized
that p38 MAPK activation in denervated muscles could increase the stability of AChR β-subunit …

… Western blot analysis of HIF-1α expression in denervated gastrocnemius muscles at 2, 4
days, 1 week and 2 weeks post denervation. Densitometric analysis of HIF-1α protein levels …

… mmp-3 and mmp-9 in fibroblasts within skeletal muscle in response to unloading conditions
such as denervation … upregulated at 2 weeks, and expressions of mmp-2 and mmp-8 in the …

… Matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP2) activity was evaluated by a gelatin zymography assay
(a… Matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP2) localization in the soleus muscle of the control (a, b), …

… TIMP1 and 2 activity is dependent on the stage of muscle healing. … and MMP9 to repress
denervation-mediated fibrosis [73]. … Distinct patterns of MMP-9 and MMP-2 activity in slow and …

… (D) Immunoblot and densitometric analysis of p-SMAD1/5/8 protein in TA muscles examined
2 weeks after transfection by electroporation with constructs expressing enhanced green …