Matrix metalloproteinases cleave connective tissue growth factor and reactivate angiogenic activity of vascular endothelial growth factor 165.

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Published in J Biol Chem on July 11, 2002

Authors

Gakuji Hashimoto1, Isao Inoki, Yutaka Fujii, Takanori Aoki, Eiji Ikeda, Yasunori Okada

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

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