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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Feb 28.
Published in final edited form as: Circ Res. 2014 Feb 28;114(5):860–871. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.114.301673

Table 1.

Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) expression following myocardial infarction

MMP
number
Other names Level post-
MI
Animal
Model
Measured
in humans
Method References
MMP-1 Collagenase 1 LVI: ↑
Plasma: ↑
rat, mice yes immunoblot
ELISA
28,132, 133
134
MMP-2 Gelatinase A LVI: ↑
Plasma: ↑
rat, mice yes immunoblot,
ELISA
28, 132, 133
135
MMP-3 Stromelysin 1 LVI: ↑ rabbit no zymography 41
MMP-7 Matrilysin LVI: ↑ mice no immunoblot 14
MMP-8 Neutrophil
collagenase;
collagenase 2
LVI: ↑ rat
sheep
no immunoblot 45
46
MMP-9 Gelatinase B LVI: ↑
Plasma: ↑
rat, mice,
dog,
rabbit,
yes immunoblot,
ELISA
28, 132, 133
47, 135-137
MMP-10 Stromelysin 2 Plasma: = yes ELISA 138
MMP-11 Stromelysin 3 Unknown
MMP-12 Macrophage
elastase
Unknown
MMP-13 Collagenase 3 LVI: ↑ sheep no immunoblot 46
MMP-14 Membrane
type (M↑)1-
MMP
LVI: ↑ rat
sheep
no immunoblot 16
46
MMP-15 MT2-MMP Unknown no
MMP-16 MT3-MMP Unknown no
MMP-23 CA-MMP Unknown no
MMP-26 Matrilysin-2 Unknown no
MMP-27 Unknown no
Myocyte-
derived
MMP-28
Epilysin LVI: ↓ mice no immunoblot 19
Macrophage
-derived
MMP-28
LVI: ↑ mice no immunoblot

LVI- left ventricle infarct region; CA-MMP – Cysteine Array Matrix Metalloproteinase