Effects of calcium hydroxide and N-acetylcysteine on MMP-2, MMP-9, TIMP-1 and TIMP-2 in LPS-stimulated macrophage cell lines

Astantas E. E. , AKSOY Y. , Ulum Y. Z. A. , CEYHAN D. , PEYNİRCİOĞLU B. , DOĞAN BUZOĞLU H.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY-TURK BIYOKIMYA DERGISI, cilt.43, ss.571-577, 2018 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi) identifier identifier

  • Cilt numarası: 43 Konu: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1515/tjb-2017-0046
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY-TURK BIYOKIMYA DERGISI
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.571-577

Özet

Aim: This study was evaluated the effects of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)(2)) on the expression levels of matrix metalloproteinase -2, -9 (MMP-2, -9) and tissue inhibitor metalloproteinase -1, -2 (TIMP-1, -2) in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated human macrophages.