These include thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1), ADAMTS protease 1 (ADAMTS1), and matrix metalloproteinases 2 and 9 (MMP-2 and MMP-9). When ECM1 expression in hepatic stellate cells is elevated ...
Among them, MMP-9 plays a particularly significant role in GBM progression and resistance to current treatments. To address this challenge, the researchers investigated tissue inhibitors of ...