Sorsa, T <br/><br/>
Is the excessive inhibition of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) by potent synthetic MMP inhibitors (MMPIs) desirable in periodontitis and other inflammatory diseases? That is: 'Leaky' MMPIs vs excessively efficient drugs.  [electronic resource] 

 -  Oral diseases  Nov 2005 
 - 408-9 p.  digital 
<br/><br/> Publication Type: Comment; Letter 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>1354-523X 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.1111/j.1601-0825.2005.01160.x  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Animals<br/>Doxycycline--analogs & derivatives<br/>Humans<br/>Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitors<br/>Matrix Metalloproteinases--physiology<br/>Periodontitis--drug therapy<br/>Phenylalanine--analogs & derivatives<br/>Protease Inhibitors--therapeutic use<br/>Rats<br/>Thiophenes--therapeutic use