Influence of phase I periodontal therapy on levels of matrix metalloproteinase 1 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1

• Autors principals: Pallavi S. Ghodpage (Autor), Rajashri A. Kolte (Autor), Abhay P. Kolte (Autor), Madhur Gupta (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: Elsevier, 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: article
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Background: Matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) is a member of a family of enzymes that can degrade most extracellular matrix macromolecules. Extracellularly, MMPs are controlled by tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) and by mechanisms of pro-MMP activation. Levels of MMPs and TIMPs chang...