Does matrix metalloproteinase 2 improve the transplanted adipocyte survival in mice?
MMP-2 may be involved in the mechanism by which bFGF ameliorates the survival of fat grafts.
These results indicate that ZAC is a negative regulator of the acute stimulatory effects of glucose on beta-cells, and provide a possible explanation for both insulin deficiency in the neonate and the later relapse of diabetes in patients with transient neonatal diabetes mellitus cases.