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MMP-8 Inhibitor I is a selective inhibitor of the neutrophil collagenase matrix metalloproteinase-8 (MMP-8) with an IC50 value of 4 nM.1 This inhibitor does not target the activities of other MMPs in vitro.2,3 MMP-8 cleaves interstitial collagens and has exhibited activity in atherosclerotic plaques, angiogenesis, and stem cell mobilization.4 Additionally, MMP-8 expression is observed in normal mammary epithelial cells, whereas a loss of expression is observed in human ductal carcinoma in situ and the deletion of MMP-8 accelerates tumor onset in a mouse model of aggressive breast cancer.5,6
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1. Tetrahydroisoquinoline-
2. Inhibition of matrix metalloproteinases enhances in vitro repair of the meniscus. Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res. 467(6), 1557-1567 (2009).
3. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) induces rapid prourokinase (pro-
4. Matrix metalloproteinases: Inflammatory regulators of cell behaviors in vascular formation and remodeling. Mediators Inflamm. 928315 (2013).
5. Pleiotropic functions of the tumor-
6. Loss of MMP-