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Monocytic cell type-specific transcriptional induction of collagenase.

Interstitial collagenase (MMP-1), a metalloproteinase produced by resident and inflammatory cells during connective tissue turnover, cleaves type I collagen fibrils. This catalytic event is rate limiting in remodeling of tissues rich in fibrillar collagen such as the skin and lungs. The regulation o...

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Main Authors: Pierce, R A, Sandefur, S, Doyle, G A, Welgus, H G
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1996
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC507258/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8621773
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