MMP-9 Concentration in Peritoneal Fluid Is a Valuable Biomarker Associated with Endotoxemia in Equine Colic

The purpose of the study was to compare the results of sepsis scoring (clinical examination and clinical pathology) to the concentrations of matrix-metalloproteinases (MMPs) -2, -8, and -9; tissue-inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) -1 and -2; and inflammatory chemokines interleukin (IL) 1β and...

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Main Authors: Ann Kristin Barton, Ina-Gabriele Richter, Tanja Ahrens, Roswitha Merle, Abdollah Alalwani, Svenja Lilge, Katrin Purschke, Dirk Barnewitz, Heidrun Gehlen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2021-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/9501478