Table 1.

Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) levels post-MI.

MMP	Post-MI Levels
MMP-1	↑ from days 3–7 post-MI [6, 50, 100]
MMP-2	↑ from day 4, peaks at day 7 and ↓ to pre-MI levels by day 14 post-MI [6]
MMP-3	↑ 48 hours post-MI, peaks by day 4 [6, 46, 49]
MMP-7	↑ in 1st week post-MI and ↓ to pre-MI levels by 8 weeks post-MI [6]
MMP-8	↑ at 2 weeks post-MI and stays elevated [6, 61, 77]
MMP-9	↑ in first week post-MI, reduces to control levels by 14 days post-MI [6]
MMP-13	↑ in 72 hours and declines by 14 days post-MI [6, 76]
MMP-14	↑ in 3 days post-MI and further elevates by 16 days post-MI [6]