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. 2014 Aug 29;77(2):73–80. doi: 10.4046/trd.2014.77.2.73

Figure 4.

Figure 4

Active matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 (82 kDa) was determined by scanning densitometry. Interleukin-1β (IL-1β) stimulates MMP-9 and MMP-2, and trypsine converts latent form of MMP-2 and -9 into active form. Vitamin D, 25(OH)D, and 1,25(OH)2D inhibit the activation of MMP induced by trypsin.