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Matrix metalloproteinases in infants with posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus
Toshio Okamoto1, Satoru Takahashi, Eiki Nakamura
1Department of Pediatrics, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa Kosei Hospital, Hokkaido 078-8510, Japan. toshio5p@asahikawa-med.ac.jp
Early Human Development
|October 9, 2007
Abstract:
The cerebrospinal fluid matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activities were measured in infants with posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus to elucidate the intrinsic mechanism for the resolution of ventricular dilation. Increased MMP-9 activities were observed in the patients who escaped a shunt operation, suggesting its potential contribution to the resolution of ventricular dilation.
