Production and regulation of gelatinase-b by human t-cells

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publication date

  • April 1993

abstract

  • Here we describe for the first time the production of gelatinase B (MMP 9; 92-kDa type IV collagenase) by human peripheral blood T-lymphocytes. Expression of this enzyme was found to be dependent on the activation status of these T-cells and to be regulated by Interleukin-2.