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Expression of cathepsins B, D, K, L and S, cystatin C, MMP-2 and -9 and TIMP-1 at the mRNA level in the AAA tissue samples compared with the control healthy aorta samples, as analyzed by quantitative real-time PCR and SYBR green fluorescence dye; the expression levels were normalized to GAPDH. AAA, abdominal aortic aneurysm; Cath, cathepsin; CysC, cystatin C; GAPDH, glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase; MMP, matrix metalloprotease; TIMP-1, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1.
