Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 Is Associated With Stable and Matrix Metalloproteinases 8 and 9 With Vulnerable Carotid Atherosclerotic Lesions

Abstract

MMP-2, MMP-8, and MMP-9 activities differed among carotid plaque phenotypes. Different EMMPRIN glycosylation forms are associated with either MMP-2 or MMP-9 activity, which suggests that EMMPRIN glycosylation may play a role in MMP regulation and plaque destabilization.