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Elevated serum levels of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) in Kawasaki disease

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) play an important role in the progression of tumour cells and the invasion of inflammatory cells by degrading the extracellular matrix. In the MMP family, MMP-9 gelatinase is thought to contribute to the pathogenesis of inflammatory arteritis by disrupting the elasti...

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Main Authors: Takeshita, S, Tokutomi, T, Kawase, H, Nakatani, K, Tsujimoto, H, Kawamura, Y, Sekine, I
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Blackwell Science Inc 2001
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1906124/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11529928
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2249.2001.01608.x
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