Open AccessAttenuation of dextran sodium sulphate induced colitis in matrix metalloproteinase-9 deficient mice
Author(s) -
Alfredo Santana,
Carlos Medina,
María Cristina Paz-Cabrera,
Federico DíazGonzález,
Esther Farré,
Antonio Salas,
Marek W. Radomski,
Enrique Quintero
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v12.i40.6464
Subject(s) - zymography , colitis , matrix metalloproteinase , western blot , chemistry , jejunum , tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase , medicine , tumor necrosis factor alpha , gelatinase , endocrinology , immunology , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , biochemistry , gene
To study whether matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) is a key factor in epithelial damage in the dextran sodium sulphate (DSS) model of colitis in mice.