Journal
MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY
Volume 55, Issue 2, Pages 1405-1409Publisher
HUMANA PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1007/s12035-017-0418-5
Keywords
Matrix metalloproteinase; Stroke; Spinal cord injury; Suppression; Multiple sclerosis
Categories
Funding
- Illinois Neurological Institute Foundation
Ask authors/readers for more resources
The role of matrix metalloproteinase-12 (MMP-12) in the pathogenesis of several inflammatory diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema, and asthma is well established. Several new studies and recent reports from our laboratory and others highlighted the detrimental role of MMP-12 in the pathogenesis of several neurological diseases. In this review, we discuss in detail the pathological role of MMP-12 and the possible underlying molecular mechanisms that contribute to disease pathogenesis in the context of central nervous system diseases such as stroke, spinal cord injury, and multiple sclerosis. The available information on the specific MMP-12 inhibitors used in several preclinical and clinical studies is also reviewed. Based on the reported studies to date, MMP-12 suppression could emerge as a promising therapeutic target for several CNS diseases that were discussed in this review.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available