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Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) belong to the family of zinc metalloprotenases, whose function is related to the metabolism of the extracellular matrix proteins. These enzymes play an important role in the development of physiological processes such as morphogenesis, resorption and tissue remodeling, migration, adhesion, cell differentiation and proliferation, as well as in pathological conditions (rheumatoid arthritis, glomerulonephritis, periodontitis, ulceration of the cornea, etc.). To the first, the most stud...