Differential Expression of Cysteine and Aspartic Proteases during Progression of Atherosclerosis in Apolipoprotein E-Deficient Mice

Increased expression of matrix metalloproteinases and matrix degrading activity in vulnerable regions of human atherosclerotic plaques.

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ApoE-deficient mice develop lesions of all phases of atherosclerosis throughout the arterial tree.

Yutaka Nakashima, Andrew Plump, Elaine W. Raines et al. · Arteriosclerosis and Thrombosis A Journal of Vascular Biology · 1994 · 1.7K citations

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Expression of the elastolytic cathepsins S and K in human atheroma and regulation of their production in smooth muscle cells.

Galina K. Sukhova, Guo‐Ping Shi, Daniel I. Simon et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1998 · 672 citations · Full text

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Urokinase-generated plasmin activates matrix metalloproteinases during aneurysm formation

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Atherosclerosis in mice lacking apo E. Evaluation of lesional development and progression.

R L Reddick, S H Zhang, Nobuo Maeda · Arteriosclerosis and Thrombosis A Journal of Vascular Biology · 1994 · 635 citations · Full text

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