Effect of Thalidomide on the MMP-2 Protein Expression and Mast Cells in the Lung Fibrosis Induced by Bleomycin in Mice

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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Main Authors: Ghazal Keshavarz, Mohammad Jafar Rezaie
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences 2015-02-01
Series:Majallah-i Dānishkadah-i ̒ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Niyshābūr
Subjects:
Lung Fibrosis
MMP-2
Mast Cells
Thalidomide
Online Access:http://journal.nums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-39&slc_lang=en&sid=1

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