| Literature DB >> 2821028 |
J Gavrilovic1, R M Hembry, J J Reynolds, G Murphy.
Abstract
A specific antiserum to purified rabbit tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMP) was raised in sheep, characterized and used to investigate the role of TIMP in a model system. Chondrocytes and endothelial cells cultured on 14C-labelled type I collagen films and stimulated to produce collagenase were unable to degrade the films unless the anti-TIMP antibody was added. The degradation induced was inhibited by a specific anti-rabbit collagenase antibody. It was concluded that TIMP is a major regulatory factor in cell-mediated collagen degradation.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 2821028 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.87.2.357
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Cell Sci ISSN: 0021-9533 Impact factor: 5.285