Metalloproteinases As Targets for Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (Pir (Series).)
Contributors: Kevin M. K. Bottomley (Editor); David Bradshaw (Editor); John S. Nixon (Editor)
Publisher: Birkhauser
Published: September 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 207
ISBN-13: 9780817658564
Subjects: Medical; Pharmacology; Life Sciences - Biochemistry; Proteins; Science; Medical / Nursing; Metalloproteinases; Mediators; Antiflammatory agents; Therapeutic use; Chemotherapy; Inflammation; Inhibitors
First sentence: Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a class of structurally related enzymes that are responsible for the metabolism of extracellular matrix proteins [1,2].