MMP28 in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Beyond the Extracellular Matrix

Among the host of molecular mediators that have been implicated in the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) are a family of extracellular matrix-degrading enzymes jointly termed matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). Their defining function--to degrade the extracellular matrix--suggests a...

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