[Implication of extracellular matrix metalloproteinases in the course of chronic inflammatory airway diseases]
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Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are major proteolytic enzymes that are involved in extracellular matrix (ECM) turn over. MMP-2 (gelatinase A) and MMP-9 (gelatinase B) cleave type IV collagen, which is an important constituent of basement membrane. These enzym... ...
