title: Matrix metalloproteinase hypothesis of plaque rupture: players keep piling up but questions remain.
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Z S
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Galis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D018450:Disease Progression; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D020782:Matrix Metalloproteinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000201:enzymology; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen; D020782:Matrix Metalloproteinases