Fig. 9.
Renal cortical matrix-metalloproteinases-2 (MMP-2) and tissue inhibitor of MMP (TIMP-1) protein expression. A: MMP-2 protein expression. Top: representative immunoblot of MMP-2 protein expression. Bottom: densitometric scans in ROD expressed as a ratio of MMP-2/β-actin. B: TIMP-1 protein expression. Top: representative immunoblot of TIMP-1 protein expression. Bottom: densitometric scans in ROD expressed as a ratio of TIMP-1/β-actin. Data are expressed as means ± SE.