Matrix Metalloproteinases and Tissue Remodeling in Health and Disease: Cardiovascular Remodeling, Volume 147

Chapter One: Biochemical and Biological Attributes of Matrix Metalloproteinases
N. Cui, M. Hu and R.A. Khalil

• Abstract
• 1 Introduction
• 2 MMP Structure
• 3 Sources and Tissue Distribution of MMPs
• 4 MMP Activation
• 5 MMP Substrates
• 6 MMPs, ECM Degradation, and Tissue Remodeling
• 7 MMPs and Cell Signaling
• 8 Special Attributes of Specific MMPs
• 9 MMP/TIMP Ratio
• 10 Concluding Remarks
• Acknowledgments

Chapter Two: Matrix Metalloproteinases in Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure
K.Y. DeLeon-Pennell, C.A. Meschiari, M. Jung and M.L. Lindsey

• Abstract
• 1 Introduction
• 2 MMPs as Biomarkers for Heart Failure
• 3 Clinical Use of MMP Inhibitors Post-MI
• 4 Future Directions
• 5 Conclusion
• Acknowledgments

Chapter Three: The Balance Between Metalloproteinases and TIMPs: Critical Regulator of Microvascular Endothelial Cell Function in Health and Disease
M.G. Masciantonio, C.K S. Lee, V. Arpino, S. Mehta and S.E. Gill

• Abstract
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Metalloproteinases
• 3 Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases
• 4 Microvascular Endothelial Cells
• 5 MVEC Dysfunction
• 6 Metalloproteinases in Endothelial Dysfunction
• 7 TIMPs in Endothelial Dysfunction
• 8 Conclusion

Chapter Four: Matrix Metalloproteinases and Platelet Function
P. Gresele, E. Falcinelli, M. Sebastiano and S. Momi

• Abstract
• 1 Platelets: Structure and Function
• 2 Expression of MMPs by Platelets and Megakaryocytes
• 3 Functions of MMPs in Platelets and Megakaryocytes
• 4 Role of Platelet-Derived MMPs in Disease
• 5 Conclusions

Chapter Five: Matrix Metalloproteinases and Leukocyte Activation
K.S. Smigiel and W.C. Parks

• Abstract
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Inflammation and Tissue Remodeling
• 3 Neutrophils, Macrophages, and Lymphocytes
• 4 MMP Regulation of Leukocyte Activity
• 5 Concluding Remarks

Chapter Six: Evidence for the Involvement of Matrix-Degrading Metalloproteinases (MMPs) in Atherosclerosis
B.A Brown, H. Williams, and S.J George

• Abstract
• 1 Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Disease
• 2 Introduction to MMPs
• 3 TIMPs
• 4 Conclusion

Chapter Seven: The Role Matrix Metalloproteinases in the Production of Aortic Aneurysm
S.W Rabkin

• Abstract
• 1 Introduction
• 2 TAA and Dissection (TAD)
• 3 Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
• 4 Putative Signaling Pathways Involved in Aortic Aneurysm Development: Relationship to MMPs
• 5 Cigarettes and AAA Development
• 6 MMP Substrates and Pathogenesis of Aortic Aneurysm
• 7 Summary

Chapter Eight: Matrix Metalloproteinases in Remodeling of Lower Extremity Veins and Chronic Venous Disease
Y. Chen, W. Peng, J.D. Raffetto and R.A. Khali

• Abstract
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Chronic Venous Disease (CVD)
• 3 Structural and Functional Abnormalities in VVs
• 4 MMP Levels in VVS
• 5 Potential MMP Inducers/Activators in VVs
• 6 Mechanisms of MMP Actions in VVs
• 7 Management of VVs
• 8 Potential Benefits of MMP Inhibitors in VVs
• 9 Concluding Remarks
• Acknowledgments

Matrix Metalloproteinases and Tissue Remodeling in Health and Disease: Cardiovascular Remodeling, Volume 147 contains up-to-date information on the biology and function of matrix metalloproteinases and how their effects on tissue remodeling are altered in diseases of the cardiovascular, pulmonary, and musculoskeletal systems and in other tissues and organs, and in cancer. This latest release covers such highly evolving topics as Biochemical and Biological Attributes of Matrix Metalloproteinases, Matrix Metalloproteinases in Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure, The Balance Between Metalloproteinases and TIMPs: Critical Regulator of Microvascular Endothelial Cell Function in Health and Disease, and Matrix Metalloproteinases and Platelet Function.

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