Increased MMP-9 activity in acute carotid plaques: therapeutic avenues to prevent stroke

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1999 Jun 30:878:551-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1999.tb07724.x.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Carotid Stenosis / enzymology*
  • Carotid Stenosis / pathology
  • Carotid Stenosis / surgery
  • Cerebrovascular Disorders / prevention & control*
  • Collagenases / genetics
  • Collagenases / metabolism*
  • Endarterectomy, Carotid
  • Gelatinases / genetics
  • Gelatinases / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • In Situ Hybridization
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 2
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 9
  • Metalloendopeptidases / genetics
  • Metalloendopeptidases / metabolism*
  • RNA, Messenger / genetics
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction

Substances

  • RNA, Messenger
  • Collagenases
  • Gelatinases
  • Metalloendopeptidases
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 2
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 9