Journal of oral biosciencesAnimalsMatrix Metalloproteinase 9Trigeminal GanglionTongue NeoplasmsRats
Matrix metalloproteinase 9 expressed in satellite glial cells in the trigeminal ganglion contributes to tongue-cancer-associated pain.
Ryosuke Takahashi, Suzuro Hitomi, Yoshinori Hayashi, Sho Sawada, Koichi Iwata, Masamichi Shinoda
Published: 202510.1016/j.job.2025.100709
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) degrades extracellular matrix and it is involved in cancer angiogenesis, invasion, and metastasis. However, the function of MMP9 within the trigeminal ganglion (TG) in tongue-cancer-associated pain remain…
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