Matrix Metalloproteinases in Tissue Remodelling and Inflammation

Download or read book Matrix Metalloproteinases in Tissue Remodelling and Inflammation written by Vincent Lagente and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-11-07 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides new advances regarding the involvement of MMPs in various diseases associated with inflammatory processes. Moreover, the recent development of selective and non selective inhibitors of MMPs give new insights in the relationship between activation of inflammatory cells and tissue remodelling and advise new therapeutics possibilities to the treatment of inflammatory disease. The volume has an international authorship and is written by leading experts in the field.