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SUBMITTER: Rangasamy L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6719134 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rangasamy Loganathan L Geronimo Bruno Di BD Ortín Irene I Coderch Claire C Zapico José María JM Ramos Ana A de Pascual-Teresa Beatriz B
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20190816 16
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of zinc- and calcium-dependent endopeptidases which are secreted or anchored in the cell membrane and are capable of degrading the multiple components of the extracellular matrix (ECM). MMPs are frequently overexpressed or highly activated in numerous human diseases. Owing to the important role of MMPs in human diseases, many MMP inhibitors (MMPIs) have been developed as novel therapeutics, and some of them have entered clinical trials. However, so f ...[more]