Department of Pathology, School of Preclinical Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China. OBJECTIVE: Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of zinc-dependent endopeptidases, which as a group can degrade essentially all extracellular matrix components. The proteolytic property of the MMPs is important during wound healing to remove debris and facilitate cell migration. Targeting towards the decreased MMPs activities is a new treatment strategy for healing chr 
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