Choi et al., J Neurochem 2008
(Nerve Degeneration...) :
Under the cell stress condition, MMP-3 is released as actMMP-3 rather than the proform ( proMMP-3 ), and catalytically active MMP-3 added to the medium does not cause cell death
Coker et al., Am J Physiol 1998
(Heart Failure) :
With pacing CHF, the relative abundance for MMP-1 increased to 319 +/- 94 %, MMP-2 increased to 194 +/- 31 %, and MMP-3 increased to 493 +/- 159 % ( all P < 0.05 )