Complex role of matrix metalloproteinases in angiogenesis

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摘要 Matrixmetalloproteinases(MMPs)andtissueinhibitorsofmetalloproteinases(TIMPs)playasignificantroleinregulatingangiogenesis,theprocessofnewbloodvesselformation.Interstitialcollagenase(MMP-1),72kDagelatinaseA/typeIVcollagenase(MMP-2),and92kDAgelatinaseB/typeIVcollagenase(MMP-9)dissolveextracellularmatrix(ECM)andmayinitiateandpromoteangiogenesis.TIMP-1,TIMP-2,TIMP-3,andpossibly,TIMP-4inhibitneovascularization.Anewparadignisemergingthatmatrilysin(MMP-7),MMP-9,andmetalloelastase(MMP-12)mayblockangiogenesisbyconvertingplasminogentoangiostatin,whichisoneofthemostpotentangiogenesisantagonists.MMPsandTIMPsplayacomplexroleinregulatingangiogenesis.Anunderstandingofthebiochemicalandcellularpathwaysandmechanismsofangiogenesiswillprovideimportantinformationtoallowthecontrolofangiogenesis,e.g.thestimulationofangiogenesisforcoronarycollateralcirculationformation;whiletheinhibitionfortreatingarthritisandcancer.
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出处 《细胞研究:英文版》 1998年3期
出版日期 1998年03月13日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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