TIMP3 checks inflammation
- PMID: 15340428
- DOI: 10.1038/ng0904-934
TIMP3 checks inflammation
Abstract
Mice deficient in the metalloprotease inhibitor TIMP3, which inhibits the tumor-necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha)-converting enzyme (TACE, also called ADAM17), have elevated levels of TNF and severe inflammation in the liver. This result confirms the physiological importance of the soluble form of TNF and identifies TIMP3 as a crucial regulator of this inflammatory cytokine.
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Abnormal TNF activity in Timp3-/- mice leads to chronic hepatic inflammation and failure of liver regeneration.Nat Genet. 2004 Sep;36(9):969-77. doi: 10.1038/ng1413. Epub 2004 Aug 22. Nat Genet. 2004. PMID: 15322543
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