title: [Matrix metalloproteases (MMPS)].
abstract: Matrix metalloproteases (MMPs) are synthesized in the form proenzymes. They are activated in the process of limited proteolysis and non-enzymatically by active forms of oxygen. Activity of these enzymes is controlled by tissue inhibitors of metalloproteases (TIMPs).
authors.affiliation: Klinika Chirurgii Naczyń i Transplantacji Akademii Medycznej w Białymstoku.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gacko
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D019715:Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1 / Q000235:genetics; D019716:Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2 / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D019715:Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1; D019716:Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases
vernacular_title: Metaloproteazy macierzy miedzykomórkowej (MMPs).