Items for "extracellular matrix degradation"

Alterations of glycosaminoglycan metabolism in the development of diabetic complications in relation to metabolic control

Disturbed metabolism of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) has been proposed to play an important role in the pathogenesis of late diabetic complications...

Keywords: extracellular matrix degradation, Glycosaminoglycans, lysosomal glycohydrolases, metabolic control, type 2 diabetes mellitus, vascular complications