{"id":11082,"date":"2020-03-02T09:21:37","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T09:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=11082"},"modified":"2020-09-06T08:32:32","modified_gmt":"2020-09-06T08:32:32","slug":"matrix-metalloproteinases-mmp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/matrix-metalloproteinases-mmp\/","title":{"rendered":"Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A member of a group of enzymes that can break down proteins, such as collagen, that are normally found in the spaces between cells in tissues (i.e., extracellular matrix proteins). Matrix metalloproteinases are involved in wound healing, angiogenesis, and tumour cell metastasis.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A family of enzymes that contain the zinc metal ion (Zn\u00b2+) at their active sites. Among this family are the collagenases.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A member of a group of enzymes that can break down proteins, such as collagen, that are normally found in the spaces between cells in tissues (i.e., extracellular matrix proteins). Matrix metalloproteinases are involved in wound healing, angiogenesis, and tumour cell metastasis. A family of enzymes that contain the zinc metal ion (Zn\u00b2+) at their [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-m"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) - Definition of Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A member of a group of enzymes that can break down proteins, such as collagen, that are normally found in the spaces between cells in tissues (i.e., extracellular matrix proteins). Matrix metalloproteinases are involved in wound healing, angiogenesis, and tumour cell metastasis.A family of enzymes that contain the zinc metal ion (Zn\u00b2+) at their active sites. Among this family are the collagenases.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/matrix-metalloproteinases-mmp\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) - Definition of Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A member of a group of enzymes that can break down proteins, such as collagen, that are normally found in the spaces between cells in tissues (i.e., extracellular matrix proteins). Matrix metalloproteinases are involved in wound healing, angiogenesis, and tumour cell metastasis.A family of enzymes that contain the zinc metal ion (Zn\u00b2+) at their active sites. Among this family are the collagenases.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/matrix-metalloproteinases-mmp\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Glossary\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-03-02T09:21:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-09-06T08:32:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Glossary\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Glossary\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/matrix-metalloproteinases-mmp\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/matrix-metalloproteinases-mmp\/\",\"name\":\"Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) - Definition of Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP)\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-03-02T09:21:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-09-06T08:32:32+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/#\/schema\/person\/ccfef987a4882e6356ae6d77d33e74c5\"},\"description\":\"A member of a group of enzymes that can break down proteins, such as collagen, that are normally found in the spaces between cells in tissues (i.e., extracellular matrix proteins). Matrix metalloproteinases are involved in wound healing, angiogenesis, and tumour cell metastasis.A family of enzymes that contain the zinc metal ion (Zn\u00b2+) at their active sites. Among this family are the collagenases.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/matrix-metalloproteinases-mmp\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/matrix-metalloproteinases-mmp\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/matrix-metalloproteinases-mmp\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP)\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/\",\"name\":\"Glossary\",\"description\":\"Difinitions\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/#\/schema\/person\/ccfef987a4882e6356ae6d77d33e74c5\",\"name\":\"Glossary\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/author\/adminglossary\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) - Definition of Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP)","description":"A member of a group of enzymes that can break down proteins, such as collagen, that are normally found in the spaces between cells in tissues (i.e., extracellular matrix proteins). Matrix metalloproteinases are involved in wound healing, angiogenesis, and tumour cell metastasis.A family of enzymes that contain the zinc metal ion (Zn\u00b2+) at their active sites. Among this family are the collagenases.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/matrix-metalloproteinases-mmp\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) - Definition of Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP)","og_description":"A member of a group of enzymes that can break down proteins, such as collagen, that are normally found in the spaces between cells in tissues (i.e., extracellular matrix proteins). Matrix metalloproteinases are involved in wound healing, angiogenesis, and tumour cell metastasis.A family of enzymes that contain the zinc metal ion (Zn\u00b2+) at their active sites. Among this family are the collagenases.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/matrix-metalloproteinases-mmp\/","og_site_name":"Glossary","article_published_time":"2020-03-02T09:21:37+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-09-06T08:32:32+00:00","author":"Glossary","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Glossary"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/matrix-metalloproteinases-mmp\/","url":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/matrix-metalloproteinases-mmp\/","name":"Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) - Definition of Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP)","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/#website"},"datePublished":"2020-03-02T09:21:37+00:00","dateModified":"2020-09-06T08:32:32+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/#\/schema\/person\/ccfef987a4882e6356ae6d77d33e74c5"},"description":"A member of a group of enzymes that can break down proteins, such as collagen, that are normally found in the spaces between cells in tissues (i.e., extracellular matrix proteins). Matrix metalloproteinases are involved in wound healing, angiogenesis, and tumour cell metastasis.A family of enzymes that contain the zinc metal ion (Zn\u00b2+) at their active sites. Among this family are the collagenases.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/matrix-metalloproteinases-mmp\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/matrix-metalloproteinases-mmp\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/matrix-metalloproteinases-mmp\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP)"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/","name":"Glossary","description":"Difinitions","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/#\/schema\/person\/ccfef987a4882e6356ae6d77d33e74c5","name":"Glossary","url":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/author\/adminglossary\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11082"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11082\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38501,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11082\/revisions\/38501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}