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SUBMITTER: Sands MF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2676334 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) 20081026 2
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) modulate development, inflammation, and repair in lungs. Tissue inhibitors of MMPs (TIMPs) interact with MMPs, controlling the intensity and nature of the response to injury. Absence of MMP-9, -2, and -8 activities is associated with altered lung inflammation during allergic sensitization. To test the hypothesis that the absence of TIMP-1 enhances allergic lung inflammation, airway hyperreactivity (AHR), and lung remodeling in asthma, we studied TIMP-1 null (TIMP ...[more]