Therefore, we investigated whether salivary levels of MMP-9 and MPO corresponded to plasma levels in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), both at rest and after acute physical exercise.
Circulating levels of MMP2 and MMP9 are independently associated with development of an acute MI rather than stable angina as the initial clinical presentation of coronary artery disease.
Lack of association between matrix metalloproteinase-9 and endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphisms and coronary artery disease in Turkish population.
Impact of matrix metalloproteinase 9rs3918242 genetic variant on lipid-lowering efficacy of simvastatin therapy in Chinese patients with coronary heart disease.
The aim of this study was to analyze the occurrence of the -1612 5A/6A, -376C/G, and Glu45Lys polymorphisms of MMP3 and the -1562C/T and R279Q polymorphisms of MMP9 and their relation to the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD; stenosis >/=50% of the diameter in at least one major coronary artery) in a Chinese Han population.
The level of MMP-9 was significantly higher in COPD patients with >3 comorbidities, a COTE index of ≥4 and cardiovascular disease as well as coronary heart disease (t=6.40, 2.53, 3.65 and 2.90, P<0.05).
Role of serum MMP-9 levels and vitamin D receptor polymorphisms in the susceptibility to coronary artery disease: An association study in Iranian population.
Rat coronary atherosclerosis heart disease model can be successfully established by feeding with high-fat diet and intraperitoneal injection of VD3, the permeability of coronary artery in coronary heart disease rat model is significantly increased, which may be related to up-regulation of MMP-9, CD40L, TNF-α and CRP expression.
Association between matrix metalloproteinase 9C-1562T polymorphism and the risk of coronary artery disease: an update systematic review and meta-analysis.
This study provides evidence of an association between expression of MMP-9 and the intravascular presence of C pneumoniae and may suggest a potential pathological mechanism whereby C pneumoniae may contribute to the progression of coronary atherosclerosis.
The observation indicates that the polymorphisms in the MMP-9 and PON1 192 genes potentially play a role in the manifestation of coronary atherosclerosis but does not have any effect on the number of diseased vessels in Iran.