IL-18 and the extracellular matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) inducer (EMMPRIN) stimulate the expression of proinflammatory cytokines and MMPs and are elevated in myocardial hypertrophy remodeling and failure. (TIMP)-1 and TIMP-3 at a slower rate. Finally the IL-18 induction of MMP-9 was mediated in part via EMMPRIN and through JNK- and ERK-dependent AP-1 activation and p38 MAPK-dependent… Continue reading IL-18 and the extracellular matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) inducer (EMMPRIN) stimulate the