Conclusions: Serum levels of MMP-2, MMP-9 and PAPP-A significantly differed between various nephropathies. These findings suggest that MMPs and PAPP-A are involved in different underlying mechanisms in the regulation of glomerular and tubulointerstitial fibrosis and scarring in these renal diseases.
PMID: 22760877 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of Nephrology)