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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Nov 20.
Published in final edited form as: Trends Cell Biol. 2004 Feb;14(2):86–93. doi: 10.1016/j.tcb.2003.12.003

Table 1. MMP and TIMP expression during endochondral ossificationa.

Cell type MMP or TIMP expressed Refs
Proliferating chondrocytes MMP10 (Stromelysin 2) [19,20,40,41]
TIMP1-4
Hypertrophic chondrocytes MMP10 (Stromelysin 2) [19,20,24,25,40,41]
MMP13 (Collagenase 3)
TIMP1-4
Osteoclasts and resorptive cells MMP10 (Stromelysin 2) [7,11,19,31,32]
MMP9 (Gelatinase B)
MMP14 (MT1-MMP)
Osteoblasts and bone-lining cells MMP3 (Stromelysin 1) [19,2527]
MMP13 (Collagenase 3)
Osteocytes MMP3 (Stromelysin 1) [19]
Endothelial cells MMP10 (Stromelysin 2) [7,19]
MMP9 (Gelatinase B)
Monocytes MMP10 (Stromelysin 2) [7,21,31,32]
MMP9 (Gelatinase B)
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Abbreviations: MMP, matrix metalloproteases; MT1-MMP, membrane-type 1 MMP; TIMP, tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteases.