Fig. 6From: Advanced Glycation Endproducts: Activators of Cardiac Remodeling in Primary Fibroblasts From Adult Rat HeartsEffect of AGE-BSA on expression of metalloproteases and their inhibitors (TIMP). Quiescent confluent cardiac primary fibroblasts from the adult rat were incubated with 25 µM AGE-BSA or BSA for the indicated times. Expression of MMPs and TIMPs was determined by RT-PCR as described in the Methods section.Back to article page