Matrix metalloproteinase activities and their relationship with collagen remodelling in tendon pathology

Our aim was to correlate the activity of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) with denaturation and the turnover of collagen in normal and pathological human tendons. MMPs were extracted from ruptured supraspinatus tendons ( n=10), macroscopically normal (‘control’) supraspinatus tendons ( n=29) and nor...

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