Chemicals and Drugs

Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2

A member of the family of TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASES. It is a 21-kDa nonglycosylated protein found in tissue fluid and is secreted as a complex with progelatinase A by human fibroblast and uncomplexed from alveolar macrophages. An overexpression of TIMP-2 has been shown to inhibit invasive and metastatic activity of tumor cells and decrease tumor growth in vivo.

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A member of the family of TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASES. It is a 21-kDa nonglycosylated protein found in tissue fluid and is secreted as a complex with progelatinase A by human fibroblast and uncomplexed from alveolar macrophages. An overexpression of TIMP-2 has been shown to inhibit invasive and metastatic activity of tumor cells and decrease tumor growth in vivo.

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  • TIMP-2
  • Metalloproteinase-2 Tissue Inhibitor
  • Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase 2

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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History Note

1998; see TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE-2 (NM) 1989-1997

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  • Neoplasm Proteins (1989-1993)
  • Proteins (1990-1997)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019716. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019716
  2. Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24719803