Department of Immunohematology, National Institute of Immunohematology, KEM Hospital Campus, Parel, Mumbai, India Email : anitahnadkarni@yahoo.com
Abstract
Controlled remodeling of the extracellular matrix (ECM) is essential for cell growth, invasion and metastasis. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of secreted, zincdependent endopeptidases capable of degradation of ECM components. The expression and activity of MMPs in a variety of human cancers have been intensively studied. They play important roles at different steps of malignant tumor formation and have central significance in embryogenesis, tissue remodeling, inflammation, angiogenesis and metastasis. However, increasing evidence demonstrates that MMPs are involved earlier in tumorigenesis. Recent studies also suggest that MMPs play complex roles in tumor progression. MMPs and membrane type (MT)MMPs are potentially significant therapeutic targets in many cancers, so that designing of specific MMP inhibitors would be helpful for clinical trials. Here, we review the pleiotropic roles of the MMP system in hematological malignancies invitro and invivo models.
Chaudhary, A., Chaudhary, S., Ghosh, K., Nadkarni, A. (2016). Pleiotropic Roles of Metalloproteinases in Hematological Malignancies: an Update. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 17(7), 3043-3051.
MLA
Ajay K Chaudhary; Shruti Chaudhary; Kanjaksha Ghosh; A Nadkarni. "Pleiotropic Roles of Metalloproteinases in Hematological Malignancies: an Update". Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 17, 7, 2016, 3043-3051.
HARVARD
Chaudhary, A., Chaudhary, S., Ghosh, K., Nadkarni, A. (2016). 'Pleiotropic Roles of Metalloproteinases in Hematological Malignancies: an Update', Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 17(7), pp. 3043-3051.
VANCOUVER
Chaudhary, A., Chaudhary, S., Ghosh, K., Nadkarni, A. Pleiotropic Roles of Metalloproteinases in Hematological Malignancies: an Update. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 2016; 17(7): 3043-3051.
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