Increased production of gelatinase B (ma
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P. E. Gottschall; X. Yu; B. Bing
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Article
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1995
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Activated macrophages produce several matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), a family of extracellular matrix (ECM)-degrading enzymes, during wound healing and in other inflammatory states. In response to brain injury, brain microglia become "activated," in a way similar to peripheral tissue macrophages,