Elevation of Matrix Metalloproteinases in Different Areas of Ascending Aortic Aneurysms in Patients with Bicuspid and Tricuspid Aortic Valves

Table 2

Overall detection of MMPs and TIMPs using the multiplex system.

𝑁=41			𝑁=41			𝑃
Concave	Average (pg/mL)	SD±	Convex	Average (pg/mL)	SD±
MMP-1	0.004	0.018	MMP-1	0.005	0.028	n.s.
MMP-2	118.536	61.232	MMP-2	96.035	47.555	0.04
MMP-8	2.760	5.147	MMP-8	7.056	10.626	0.001
MMP-9	8.923	13.249	MMP-9	18.279	28.544	0.007
TIMP-1	107.840	265.137	TIMP-1	73.168	112.832	n.s.
TIMP-2	128.211	59.117	TIMP-2	133.354	42.847	n.s.
TIMP-3	10.417	3.413	TIMP-3	8.810	5.028	0.0007
TIMP-4	0.216	0.084	TIMP-4	0.207	0.091	n.s.

n.s.:not significant.