Mineral trioxide aggregate induces the release of matrix metalloproteinase-9 by human neutrophils

• Main Authors: Ya-Yun Lee (Author), Yu-Chung Li (Author), Shan-Ling Hung (Author), Yi-Chen Chen (Author), Yuan-Ho Lee (Author), Shue-Fen Yang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/purpose: As a pulp capping agent, mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) is commonly applied on inflamed tissues that present with a variety of immunocompetent cells, including neutrophils. Neutrophils are a major source of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) that have been implicated in the proce...