TNF-α inhibition decreases MMP-2 activity, reactive oxygen species formation and improves hypertensive vascular hypertrophy independent of its effects on blood pressure
Bruna Rahal Mattos, Giselle F. Bonacio, Tania Vitorino, Victória Thomazelli Garcia, Jefferson H. Amaral, Renata Dellalibera-Joviliano, Suzelei de Castro França, José E. Tanus‐Santos, Élen Rizzi
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Oxidative stressEndocrinologyInternal medicineReactive oxygen speciesAngiotensin IIBlood pressureChemistryMatrix metalloproteinaseZymographyMedicinePharmacologyBiochemistryRenin-Angiotensin System StudiesBlood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesProtease and Inhibitor Mechanisms