Phenotypic and Functional Changes of Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Cells in Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms

Figure 8

The level of MMP2 and MMP9 activity in SMC from patients with aortic aneurysm with either tricuspid aortic valve (TAV) or bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) and controls (C) determined by different groups of samples determined by zymography. C: ; TAV: ; BAV: . MMP-2-lat, MMP-9-lat: latent forms of MMP2 and MMP9, correspondingly. MMP-2-act, MMP-9-act: active forms of MMP2 and MMP9, correspondingly.