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Presents 112 papers from the conference of the same name held October 1998 in Tampa, Florida. The papers explore ways in which inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) might be medically useful in arthritis, cancer, periodontal disease, vascular diseases, eye and skin conditions, and osteoporosis. Important themes arising from the papers include the use of inhibitors for just one or two MMPs versus their use as broad-spectrum agents and the necessity for animal and human testing. New areas touched upon include the extension of MMPs into immunology and the role of MMPs in acute coronary rupture and aneurysm expansion.Greenwald, Robert A. is the author of 'Inhibition of Matrix Metalloproteinases: Therapeutic Applications (Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, V. 878)' with ISBN 9781573311816 and ISBN 1573311812.
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