atherosclerosis
In this study, we demonstrate that matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1), a collagenase expressed in atherosclerosis and aneurysms but not in the normal vessel wall, is induced in the aortic endothelium of rabbits exposed to cigarette smoke.
In this study, we demonstrate that <span class="gene" id="21742783-2-35-61">matrix metalloproteinase-1</span> (<span class="gene" id="21742783-2-63-68">MMP-1</span>), a collagenase expressed in <span class="disease" id="21742783-2-98-113">atherosclerosis</span> and aneurysms but not in the normal vessel wall, is induced in the aortic endothelium of rabbits exposed to cigarette smoke.