Correlations of MMP-1, MMP-3, and MMP-12 with the degree of atherosclerosis, plaque stability and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events

Hu, W; Wei, R; Wang, LY; Lu, JQ; Liu, HM; Zhang, W

Zhang, W (reprint author), Kunming Med Univ, Affiliated Hosp 1, Dept Emergency, 295 Xichang Rd, Kunming 650000, Yunnan, Peoples R China.

EXPERIMENTAL AND THERAPEUTIC MEDICINE, 2018; 15 (2): 1994

Abstract

We analyzed the effects of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-1, MMP-3, and MMP-12 on the degree of carotid atherosclerosis (CAS) and plaque stability, an......

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