Table 7

The alanine insertion into TIMP2 prevented MMP inhibitory activity at biologically relevant concentrations

IC50 (nm)MMP2MMP3MMP9
TIMP21.657.372.00
Ala-TIMP223211689127.7
TIMP2-hIgG41.829.701.46e−5
  • The IC50 values (nm) of TIMP2, Ala-TIMP2, and TIMP2-hIgG4 inhibitory activity on MMP2, MMP3, and MMP9.