Expression and localization of macrophage elastase (matrix metalloproteinase-12) in abdominal aortic aneurysms

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 102, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1900-1910

  Curci, John A ^a   Liao, Shixiong ^a   Huffman, Mark D ^a   Shapiro, Steven D ^a,b   Thompson, Robert W ^a,b,c  

^a Washington University   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm; Elastin; Macrophage elastase; Matrix metalloproteinases; Mononuclear phagocytes

Indexed keywords

ELASTASE; ELASTIN; MACROPHAGE ELASTASE; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; ELASTOLYSIS; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FOAM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MONONUCLEAR PHAGOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0032408076     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI2182     Document Type: Article

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