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document: A novel and simple immunocapture assay for determination of gelatinase-B (MMP-9) activities in biological fluids: Saliva from patients with Sjögren's syndrome contain increased latent and active gelatinase-B levels
Hanemaaijer, R. (author), Visser, H. (author), Konttinen, Y.T. (author), Koolwijk, P. (author), Verheijen, J.H. (author), Gaubius Instituut TNO (author)
Here we describe a new principle for accessing the activity of the different members of the human matrix-metalloproteinases (MMPs) by a colorimetric assay. Using protein engineering, a modified pro-urokinase was made in which the activation sequence, normally recognized by plasmin (ProArgPheLys ↓ IlelleGlyGly), was replaced by a sequence that is...
article 1998

document: Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 type IV collagenase/gelatinase implicated in the pathogenesis of Sjogren's syndrome
Konttinen, Y.T. (author), Halinen, S. (author), Hanemaaijer, R. (author), Sorsa, T. (author), Hietanen, J. (author), Ceponis, A. (author), Xu, J.W. (author), Manthorpe, R. (author), Whittington, J. (author), Larsson, Å. (author), Salo, T. (author), Kjeldsen, L. (author), Stenman, U.-H. (author), Eisen, A.Z. (author), Gaubius Instituut TNO (author)
Type IV collagenases/gelatinases (matrix metalloproteinases MMP-2 and MMP-9) in labial salivary glands (LSG) and saliva in Sjogren's syndrome (SS) and healthy controls were studied. Zymograms and Western blots disclosed that SS saliva contained 92/82 kD MMP-9/type IV collagenase duplex. Specific activity measurement disclosed 53.1 ± 9.8 U/mg...
article 1998