Altered circulating levels of matrix metalloproteinases and inhibitors associated with elevated type 2 cytokines in lymphatic filarial disease.

• मुख्य लेखकों: Rajamanickam Anuradha (लेखक), Jovvian P George (लेखक), Nathella Pavankumar (लेखक), Vasanthapuram Kumaraswami (लेखक), Thomas B Nutman (लेखक), Subash Babu (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Infection with Wuchereria bancrofti can cause severe disease characterized by subcutaneous fibrosis and extracellular matrix remodeling. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of enzymes governing extracellular remodeling by regulating cellular homeostasis, inflammation, and tissue reorganiza...