Metalloproteinases as Targets for Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (Progress in Inflammation Research)
Contributors: Kevin M.K. Bottomley (Editor); David Bradshaw (Editor); John S. Nixon (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel
Published: October 18, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 207
ISBN-13: 9783764358563
Subjects: Therapeutic use; Medical / Nursing; Inflammation; Antibiotic Therapy; Proteins; Pharmacology; Science; Medical; Mediators; Inhibitors; Immunology; Medical / General; Metalloproteinases; Chemotherapy; Life Sciences - Biochemistry; Antiflammatory agents
First sentence: Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a class of structurally related enzymes that are responsible for the metabolism of extracellular matrix proteins [1,2].