W Wong et al.
American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 10(11), 2463-2471 (2010-10-28)
Chronic humoral rejection (CHR) is an important cause of late graft failures following kidney transplantation. Overall, the pathophysiology of CHR is poorly understood. Matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2), a type IV collagenase, has been implicated in chronic kidney disease and allograft rejection