Thread: (Yet another) Potential new target for multiple sclerosis therapy
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Old 03-30-2008, 11:27 AM
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Default (Yet another) Potential new target for multiple sclerosis therapy
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Collagenase-2 is a member of a protein family called matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs, collagenase-2 is MMP8), a large group of enzymes that break down collagen and other components of the body's connective tissue. MMPs have been implicated in contributing to MS by degrading the tissue that maintains the blood-brain barrier, thus allowing unwanted cells to invade and break down nerves.

http://www.genengnews.com/news/bnite...?name=32831521
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