Experimental diabetic nephropathy is accelerated in matrix metalloproteinase-2 knockout mice
Matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) is responsible for the degradation of various types of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins such as type IV collagen. Decreased MMP-2 expression and activity has been generally thought to contribute to increased accumulation of ECM at the advanced stage of diabetic...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation dialysis, transplantation, 2013-01, Vol.28 (1), p.55-62 |
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