Abstract. The present randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study aimed to evaluate the effect of vitamin D supplementation on matrix metalloproteinases-2, -9 (MMP-2 and MMP-9) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) in subjects with ...
Background: It is believed that the balance of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and the tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs), in the aorta, play a critical role in aneurysm formation. The objective of this study was to perform a meta-analysis ...