Table III.
Time after removal of oxidant injury (hours) | % of control mRNA content MMP-2 | % of control mRNA content MMP-14 | % of control in mRNA content TIMP-2 |
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6 | ND | ND | ND |
20 | 55 ± 13 | 76 ± 14 | 61 ± 18 |
48 | 77 ± 13 | 70 ± 24 | 72 ± 15 |
72 | 70± 19 | NC | 75 ± 27 |
Data are mean ± of three experiments performed in triplicate. NC= No change from control, ND= not determined