Increased pericardial fluid level of matrix metalloproteinase-9 activity in patients with acute myocardial infarction: possible role in the development of cardiac rupture.

Kameda, Kunihiko; Matsunaga, Toshiro; Abe, Naoki; Fujiwara, Takayuki; Hanada, Hiroyuki; Fukui, Kozo; Fukuda, Ikuo; Osanai, Tomohiro; Okumura, Ken

Kameda, Kunihiko; Matsunaga, Toshiro; Abe, Naoki; Fujiwara, Takayuki; Hanada, Hiroyuki; Fukui, Kozo; Fukuda, Ikuo; Osanai, Tomohiro; Okumura, Ken.

Affiliation

Kameda K; Second Department of Internal Medicine, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan.

Circ J ; 70(6): 673-8, 2006 Jun.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16723786

Subject(s)

Matrix Metalloproteinase 9/metabolism; Myocardial Infarction/enzymology; Pericardium/enzymology; Ventricular Septal Rupture/enzymology; Acute Disease; Aged; Animals; Biomarkers/metabolism; Chemokine CCL2/metabolism; Disease Models, Animal; Female; Gene Deletion; Humans; Interleukin-8/metabolism; Leukocyte Elastase/metabolism; Male; Matrix Metalloproteinase 2/metabolism; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction/complications; Myocardial Infarction/physiopathology; Myocardial Infarction/surgery; Neutrophil Activation; Neutrophils/enzymology; Pericardium/physiopathology; Pericardium/surgery; Ventricular Septal Rupture/etiology; Ventricular Septal Rupture/physiopathology; Ventricular Septal Rupture/surgery

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pericardium / Ventricular Septal Rupture / Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 / Myocardial Infarction Type of study: Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies Limits: Aged / Animals / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Circ J Journal subject: ANGIOLOGIA / CARDIOLOGIA Year: 2006 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Japan

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