The tumor-suppressing and tumor-promoting activities are primarily attributable to the set of factors (including chemokines, growth factors, cytokines, or metalloproteinases) that constitute the ...
One would also expect that for NFATs to function as pro-invasion transcription factors, they would induce the transcription and secretion of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) that are required for ...
However, the precise factors determining why some joints hurt and others don't remain unclear. He told Newsweek: "Recent research has shed light on the role of metalloproteinases in influencing joint ...
Finally, proteolytic activity of MMPs can be inhibited by the tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases, a group of proteins also produced by hepatic stellate cells. Activity grade, which represents ...
A group of components at work in boomslang venom are snake venom metalloproteinases or SVMPs. Our venom expert Dr Ronald Jenner explains how they work: ‘These are enzymes. They are a broad family of ...
An enlarging family of matrix-metalloproteinases has been identified that are calcium-dependent enzymes which specifically degrade collagens and noncollagenous substrates (see [37] for review).
Radiation injury poses a serious threat to human health, causing complex and multifaceted damage to cells and tissues. Such injury can be caused by ...