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Mechanical Stretching of Human Saphenous Vein Grafts Induces Expression and Activation of Matrix-Degrading Enzymes Associated with Vascular Tissue Injury and Repair

Xiaoping Meng, Kreton Mavromatis, Zorina S. Galis

Experimental and Molecular Pathology · 1999 · 71 citations · 47 references

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Matrix metalloproteinases and their inhibitors in connective tissue remodeling

J. Frederick Woessner · The FASEB Journal · 1991 · 3.3K citations · Full text

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A matrix metalloproteinase expressed on the surface of invasive tumour cells

Hiroshi Sato, Takahisa Takino, Yasunori Okada et al. · Nature · 1994 · 2.6K citations

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Localization of Matrix Metalloproteinase MMP-2 to the Surface of Invasive Cells by Interaction with Integrin αvβ3

Peter C. Brooks, Staffan Strömblad, Luraynne C. Sanders et al. · Cell · 1996 · 1.5K citations · Full text

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Reactive oxygen species produced by macrophage-derived foam cells regulate the activity of vascular matrix metalloproteinases in vitro. Implications for atherosclerotic plaque stability.

Sanjay Rajagopalan, Santhini Ramasamy, David G. Harrison et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1996 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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Signal transduction through the fibronectin receptor induces collagenase and stromelysin gene expression.

Zena Werb, Patrice Tremble, Ole Behrendtsen et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology · 1989 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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