Matrix Metalloproteinases (Biology of Extracellular Matrix) - Hardcover

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9780125450904: Matrix Metalloproteinases (Biology of Extracellular Matrix)

Synopsis

The chapters in this book thoroughly cover the structure, regulation, and function of matrix metalloproteinases, and provide information on the latest strategies to inhibit enzyme activity. This work will be an indispensable reference tool for investigators with an interest in extracellular matrix biology, matrix turnover, enzymology and biochemistry of proteinases, developmental biology, pathology, and therapeutic interventions.

  • Provides state-of-the-art information on a field with broad implications to many areas of biology
  • Includes detailed coverage of the structure and regulation of all major matrix metalloproteinases
  • Chapters focus on a timely and expanding field
  • Topics have direct relevance to understanding human disease pathology of cancer, arthritis, and vascular disease
  • Discusses latest strategies used in the development of new therapeutics to inhibit metalloproteinase activity

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Matrix metalloproteinases are a family of related enzymes with the combined ability to degrade essentially all components of the extracellular matrix. The chapters in this book thoroughly cover the structure, regulation, and function of matrix metalloproteinases and provide information on the latest strategies to inhibit enzyme activity. This work will be an indispensable reference tool for investigators with an interest in extracellular matrix biology, matrix turnover, enzymology and biochemistry of proteinases, developmental biology, pathology, and therapeutic interventions.

Metalloproteinases function in many biological processes, including:

  • Development
  • Inflammation
  • Wound healing
  • Arthritis
  • Cancer
  • Vascular disease

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ISBN 10:  0123911834 ISBN 13:  9780123911834
Publisher: Academic Press, 2011
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