Matrix Metalloproteinase 2

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • (Pro)renin receptor is expressed in human retinal pigment epithelium and participates in extracellular matrix remodeling. 
  • A blood-based biomarker panel to risk-stratify mild traumatic brain injury. 
  • A novel fibrotic disorder associated with increased dermal fibroblast proliferation and downregulation of genes of the microfibrillar network. 
  • A phase 1b trial of the combination of the antiangiogenic agent sunitinib and radiation therapy for patients with primary and metastatic central nervous system malignancies. 
  • A plasma membrane-associated component of ovarian adenocarcinoma cells enhances the catalytic efficiency of matrix metalloproteinase-2. 
  • Activation mechanisms of the precursors of matrix metalloproteinases 1, 2 and 3. 
  • Activation of matrix metalloproteinases following anti-Aβ immunotherapy; implications for microhemorrhage occurrence. 
  • Adventitial endothelial implants reduce matrix metalloproteinase-2 expression and increase luminal diameter in porcine arteriovenous grafts. 
  • Alterations in human trabecular meshwork cell homeostasis by selenium. 
  • Angiotensin II-induced MMP-2 activity and MMP-14 and basigin protein expression are mediated via the angiotensin II receptor type 1-mitogen-activated protein kinase 1 pathway in retinal pigment epithelium: implications for age-related macular degeneration. 
  • Angiotensin II-induced hypertension regulates AT1 receptor subtypes and extracellular matrix turnover in mouse retinal pigment epithelium. 
  • Bone morphogenetic proteins induce pancreatic cancer cell invasiveness through a Smad1-dependent mechanism that involves matrix metalloproteinase-2. 
  • Bone-related genes expressed in advanced malignancies induce invasion and metastasis in a genetically defined human cancer model. 
  • Characterization of gelatinases linked to extracellular matrix invasion in ovarian adenocarcinoma: purification of matrix metalloproteinase 2. 
  • Cytoskeletal dependence of adenosine triphosphate release by human trabecular meshwork cells. 
  • Degradation of interleukin 1beta by matrix metalloproteinases. 
  • Deletion of p47phox attenuates angiotensin II-induced abdominal aortic aneurysm formation in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice. 
  • Dendritic cell transmigration through brain microvessel endothelium is regulated by MIP-1alpha chemokine and matrix metalloproteinases. 
  • Derlin-1 is overexpressed in non-small cell lung cancer and promotes cancer cell invasion via EGFR-ERK-mediated up-regulation of MMP-2 and MMP-9. 
  • Different roles for matrix metalloproteinase-2 and matrix metalloproteinase-9 in the pathogenesis of cardiac allograft rejection. 
  • Differential associations between blood biomarkers of inflammation, oxidation, and lipid metabolism with varying forms of coronary atherosclerotic plaque as quantified by coronary CT angiography. 
  • Doxycycline alters collagen composition following ventral hernia repair. 
  • Doxycycline shows dose-dependent changes in hernia repair strength after mesh repair. 
  • Effect of cisplatin and BCNU on MMP-2 levels in human glioblastoma cell lines in vitro. 
  • Effects of cardiotonic steroids on trabecular meshwork cells: search for mediator of ouabain-enhanced outflow facility. 
  • Effects of radiation on the levels of MMP-2, MMP-9 and TIMP-1 during morphogenic glial-endothelial cell interactions. 
  • Effects of titanium particle size on osteoblast functions in vitro and in vivo. 
  • Estrogen receptor beta protects against in vivo injury in RPE cells. 
  • Female gender, estrogen loss, and Sub-RPE deposit formation in aged mice. 
  • Fetal-derived adrenomedullin mediates the innate immune milieu of the placenta. 
  • Id1 and Id3 are required for neurogenesis, angiogenesis and vascularization of tumour xenografts. 
  • Independent beta-arrestin2 and Gq/protein kinase Czeta pathways for ERK stimulated by angiotensin type 1A receptors in vascular smooth muscle cells converge on transactivation of the epidermal growth factor receptor. 
  • Influence of actin cytoskeletal integrity on matrix metalloproteinase-2 activation in cultured human trabecular meshwork cells. 
  • Integrin-linked kinase regulates osteopontin-dependent MMP-2 and uPA expression to convey metastatic function in murine mammary epithelial cancer cells. 
  • Interleukin-13 induces collagen type-1 expression through matrix metalloproteinase-2 and transforming growth factor-β1 in airway fibroblasts in asthma. 
  • Left ventricular remodeling after acute myocardial infarction: does eplerenone have an effect? 
  • MMP-14 and TIMP-2 overexpression protects against hydroquinone-induced oxidant injury in RPE: implications for extracellular matrix turnover. 
  • Matrix metalloprotease regulation of neuropathic pain. 
  • Matrix metalloproteinases degrade insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-3 in dermal fibroblast cultures. 
  • Matrix metalloproteinases in patients with myocardial infarction and percutaneous revascularization. 
  • Matrix metalloproteinases in premature coronary atherosclerosis: influence of inhibitors, inflammation, and genetic polymorphisms. 
  • Mechanisms of action of rapamycin in gliomas. 
  • Nicotine increases size and severity of experimental choroidal neovascularization. 
  • Nitric oxide-mediated regulation of β-amyloid clearance via alterations of MMP-9/TIMP-1. 
  • Nonlethal oxidant injury to human retinal pigment epithelium cells causes cell membrane blebbing but decreased MMP-2 activity. 
  • Osteopontin silencing by small interfering RNA suppresses in vitro and in vivo CT26 murine colon adenocarcinoma metastasis. 
  • PRDX6 attenuates oxidative stress- and TGFbeta-induced abnormalities of human trabecular meshwork cells. 
  • Pericytes as Inducers of Rapid, Matrix Metalloproteinase-9-Dependent Capillary Damage during Ischemia. 
  • Proteomics characterization of cell membrane blebs in human retinal pigment epithelium cells. 
  • Rac1/Pak1/p38/MMP-2 Axis Regulates Angiogenesis in Ovarian Cancer. 
  • Regulation of angiotensin II receptors and extracellular matrix turnover in human retinal pigment epithelium: role of angiotensin II. 
  • Regulation of estrogen receptors and MMP-2 expression by estrogens in human retinal pigment epithelium. 
  • Repetitive nonlethal oxidant injury to retinal pigment epithelium decreased extracellular matrix turnover in vitro and induced sub-RPE deposits in vivo. 
  • Retinal pigment epithelium protection from oxidant-mediated loss of MMP-2 activation requires both MMP-14 and TIMP-2. 
  • Role of Matrix Metalloproteinases-1 and -2 in Interleukin-13-Suppressed Elastin in Airway Fibroblasts in Asthma. 
  • Secreted Hsp90 is a novel regulator of the epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) in prostate cancer. 
  • Selenium's effects on MMP-2 and TIMP-1 secretion by human trabecular meshwork cells. 
  • Stat3 activation regulates the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-2 and tumor invasion and metastasis. 
  • Structural remodelling in heart failure: gelatinase induction. 
  • Study of gastric fluid induced cytokine and chemokine expression in airway smooth muscle cells and airway remodeling. 
  • Subtype specific estrogen receptor action protects against changes in MMP-2 activation in mouse retinal pigmented epithelial cells. 
  • Suppressor and activator functions mediated by a repeated heptad sequence in the liver fatty acid-binding protein gene (Fabpl). Effects on renal, small intestinal, and colonic epithelial cell gene expression in transgenic mice. 
  • TGF-beta: a new role for an old AktTOR. 
  • The C-terminal domains of ADAMTS-4 and ADAMTS-5 promote association with N-TIMP-3. 
  • The role of β-arrestin2-dependent signaling in thoracic aortic aneurysm formation in a murine model of Marfan syndrome. 
  • Thrombin-cleaved COOH(-) terminal osteopontin peptide binds with cyclophilin C to CD147 in murine breast cancer cells. 
  • Thrombospondin-1 and thrombospondin-2 mRNA and TSP-1 and TSP-2 protein expression in uterine fibroids and correlation to the genes COL1A1 and COL3A1 and to the collagen cross-link hydroxyproline. 
  • Trabodenoson, an Adenosine Mimetic With A1 Receptor Selectivity Lowers Intraocular Pressure by Increasing Conventional Outflow Facility in Mice. 
  • Type IV collagenase (matrix metalloproteinase-2 and -9) in prostate cancer. 
  • Unique response profile of trabecular meshwork cells to the novel selective glucocorticoid receptor agonist, GW870086X. 
  • Upregulation of VEGF-A and CD24 gene expression by the tGLI1 transcription factor contributes to the aggressive behavior of breast cancer cells. 
  • Use of a multiple-enzyme/multiple-reagent assay system to quantify activity levels in samples containing mixtures of matrix metalloproteinases. 
  • Vibratory loading decreases extracellular matrix and matrix metalloproteinase gene expression in rabbit annulus cells. 
  • Visualization of morphological and molecular features associated with chronic ischemia in bioengineered human skin. 
  • Vitamin E inhibits abdominal aortic aneurysm formation in angiotensin II-infused apolipoprotein E-deficient mice.