Table 1. Distribution of pro-MMP-2 and -9 gelatinolytic activities in mucosa samples from duodenum, jejunum, ileum and colon of 12 healthy dogs AU: arbitrary units, Pro: pro-enzyme.
Intestinal part | Variable | Dog’s No |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
Duodenum | Pro-MMP-2 (AU) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 | 1.46 | 0 | 0 |
Pro-MMP-9 (AU) | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 5.68 | 5.42 | 0.62 | 0 | |
Jejunum | Pro-MMP-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.45 | 0.58 | 1.53 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pro-MMP-9 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.09 | 0.18 | 2.81 | 0.02 | 0 | 0.73 | |
Ileum | Pro- MMP-2 | 0.15 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.56 | 0 | 3.34 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0 | 1.88 |
Pro-MMP-9 | 0.59 | 0 | 1.44 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.10 | 0 | 0.62 | 0.18 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0 | |
Colon | Pro-MMP-2 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
Pro-MMP-9 | 1.65 | 0 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0 | 0.04 |