Effect of Thalidomide on the MMP-2 Protein Expression and Mast Cells in the Lung Fibrosis Induced by Bleomycin in Mice
Introduction and AimsMatrix metallo proteinase-2 (MMP-2) is a family of proteolytic enzymes involved in degrading and remodeling the extracellular matrix and basement membrane. Researchers have shown that Mast cells have an important role in the inflammatory disease including lung fibrosis and they...
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Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences
2015-02-01
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Series: | Majallah-i Dānishkadah-i ̒ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Niyshābūr |
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Online Access: | http://journal.nums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-39&slc_lang=en&sid=1 |