Concentration of Serum Matrix Metalloproteinase-3 in Patients With Primary Biliary Cholangitis

Concentration of Serum Matrix Metalloproteinase-3 in Patients With Primary Biliary Cholangitis

Background and AimsMetalloproteinases (MMPs) are involved in many distinct processes in the liver. Matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) plays an important role in connective tissue remodeling, degradation of collagen (types II, III, IV, IX, and X), proteoglycans, fibronectin, laminin, and elastin. In...

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Main Authors: Alicja Bauer, Andrzej Habior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
primary biliary cholangitis
liver fibrosis
autoantibodies
metalloproteinases
MMP-3
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.885229/full

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