The roles of matrix metalloproteinases and their inhibitors in human diseases

GA Cabral-Pacheco, I Garza-Veloz… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of zinc-dependent extracellular matrix (ECM)
remodeling endopeptidases that have the capacity to degrade almost every component of …

Extracellular matrix remodeling of adipose tissue in obesity and metabolic diseases

FJ Ruiz-Ojeda, A Méndez-Gutiérrez… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a network of different proteins and proteoglycans that
controls differentiation, migration, repair, survival, and development, and it seems that its …

[HTML][HTML] Extracellular matrix (ECM) and fibrosis in adipose tissue: overview and perspectives

K Sun, X Li, PE Scherer - Comprehensive Physiology, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Fibrosis in adipose tissue is a major driver of obesity-related metabolic dysregulation. It is
characterized by an overaccumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM) during unhealthy …

A phenome-wide comparative analysis of genetic discordance between obesity and type 2 diabetes

DE Coral, J Fernandez-Tajes, N Tsereteli… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Obesity and type 2 diabetes are causally related, yet there is considerable heterogeneity in
the consequences of both conditions and the mechanisms of action are poorly defined. Here …

[HTML][HTML] Fat fibrosis: friend or foe?

R Datta, MJ Podolsky, K Atabai - JCI insight, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
At the simplest level, obesity is the manifestation of an imbalance between caloric intake and
expenditure; however, the pathophysiological mechanisms that govern the development of …

Proteomic changes upon treatment with semaglutide in individuals with obesity

L Maretty, D Gill, L Simonsen, K Soh, L Zagkos… - Nature medicine, 2025 - nature.com
Obesity and type 2 diabetes are prevalent chronic diseases effectively managed by
semaglutide. Here we studied the effects of semaglutide on the circulating proteome using …

Flavonoids as regulators of TIMPs expression in cancer: Consequences, opportunities, and challenges

L Cayetano-Salazar, DA Nava-Tapia… - Life Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in patients worldwide, where invasion and
metastasis are directly responsible for this statement. Although cancer therapy has …

Plasma proteomics and lipidomics facilitate elucidation of the link between Alzheimer's disease development and vessel wall fragility

SM Tokuoka, F Hamano, A Kobayashi, S Adachi… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Proximity Extension Assay (PEA) and mass spectrometry (MS) methodologies were
utilized for the proteomic and lipidomic characterization of plasma specimens from patients …

Targeting MMP-regulation of inflammation to increase metabolic tolerance to COVID-19 pathologies: a hypothesis

E Hardy, C Fernandez-Patron - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Many individuals infected with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-
CoV-2) develop no or only mild symptoms, but some can go on onto develop a spectrum of …

Matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases in extracellular matrix remodeling during left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and heart failure …

MM Krebber, CGM Van Dijk, RWM Vernooij… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) are
pivotal regulators of extracellular matrix (ECM) composition and could, due to their dynamic …