Research Article

Combined MSC and GLP-1 Therapy Modulates Collagen Remodeling and Apoptosis following Myocardial Infarction

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Quantification of MMP2 and MMP9 mRNA levels. No significant differences were observed between MMP2 (a) and MMP9 (b) mRNA levels within myocardium from infarct, border, and remote zones one week after MI. At four weeks after MI, increases in MMP2 (c) and MMP9 (d) mRNA levels were observed in the Empty Bead group in both infarct and border regions of pig heart after myocardial infarction. per group; however these differences were not significant.
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