Platelet factor 4 (CXCL4/PF4) upregulates matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) in gingival fibroblasts

Abstract Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by the release of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) from resident connective tissue cells in tooth-supporting tissues (periodontium). Platelet activation, and the attendant release of pro-inflammatory chemokines such as platelet f...

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Main Authors: Hoa T. Le, Kalyan Golla, Ryan Karimi, Michael R. Hughes, Flavia Lakschevitz, Douglas B. Cines, M. Anna Kowalska, Mortimer Poncz, Kelly M. McNagny, Lari Häkkinen, Hugh Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-19850-w