Letter regarding article by Augé et al., "Role for matrix metalloproteinase-2 in oxidized low-density lipoprotein-induced activation of the sphingomyelin/ceramide pathway and smooth muscle cell proliferation"

Circulation. 2005 Feb 1;111(4):e38-9; author reply e38-9. doi: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000153852.22772.A6.
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Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Enzyme Activation
  • Lipoproteins, LDL / metabolism
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 / physiology*
  • Matrix Metalloproteinases, Membrane-Associated
  • Metalloendopeptidases / physiology*
  • Models, Biological
  • Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / cytology
  • Signal Transduction
  • Sphingomyelin Phosphodiesterase / metabolism*
  • Subcellular Fractions / enzymology

Substances

  • Lipoproteins, LDL
  • oxidized low density lipoprotein
  • Sphingomyelin Phosphodiesterase
  • Matrix Metalloproteinases, Membrane-Associated
  • Metalloendopeptidases
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 2