Matrix metalloproteinase-9 activates TGF-β and stimulates fibroblast contraction of collagen gels.
Kobayashi T, Kim H, Liu X, Sugiura H, Kohyama T, Fang Q, Wen FQ, Abe S, Wang X, Atkinson JJ, Shipley JM, Senior RM, Rennard SI.
Kobayashi T, et al. Among authors: rennard si.
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2014 Jun 1;306(11):L1006-15. doi: 10.1152/ajplung.00015.2014. Epub 2014 Apr 4.
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2014.
PMID: 24705725
Free PMC article.