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SUBMITTER: Amar S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4829401 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Amar Sabrina S Fields Gregg B GB
Expert review of proteomics 20150715 5
Analysis of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) expression profiles in various pathologies correlated with their presence in promoting disease progression. Drugs were designed to inhibit MMPs in an extreme manner by chelating the active site zinc ion. This approach did not distinguish between the 24 members of the MMP family and had devastating consequences during clinical trials. Subsequent knockout mouse studies showed that some MMPs are beneficial in regulating tumor growth, metastasis and indir ...[more]