Balance between MMP-9 and TIMP-1 expressed by human bronchial epithelial cells: relevance to asthma

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1999 Jun 30:878:512-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1999.tb07712.x.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Asthma / physiopathology*
  • Bronchi / cytology
  • Bronchi / metabolism*
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Collagenases / genetics*
  • Epithelial Cells / metabolism*
  • Gene Expression Regulation*
  • Humans
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 9
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1 / genetics*

Substances

  • Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1
  • Collagenases
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 9