Concomitant upregulation of matrix metalloproteinase-2 in lesions and circulating plasma of oral lichen planus

• Main Authors: Lo-Lin Tsai (Author), Shun-Fa Yang (Author), Chung-Hung Tsai (Author), Ming-Yung Chou (Author), Yu-Chao Chang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2009-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by a T cell-mediated immune response against epithelial cells. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are an important group of zinc enzymes and are thought to play an important role in the degradation of components of the extracell...