Platelet-Associated Matrix Metalloproteinases Regulate Thrombus Formation and Exert Local Collagenolytic Activity

Tom G. Mastenbroek, Marion A.H. Feijge, Romy Kremers, Marion T.J. van den Bosch, Frauke Swieringa, Lies De Groef, Lieve Moons, Cavan Bennett, Cédric Ghevaert, Jason L. Johnson,

Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · 2015 · 52 citations · 28 references

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Abstract

Platelet-associated MMP-1, MMP-2, MMP-9, and MMP-14 differentially modulate acute thrombus formation and at later time points limit thrombus formation by exerting collagenolytic activity.

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