JPET #105544 1 Role of matrix metalloproteinases in the inflammatory response in human airway cell based assays and in rodent models of airway disease Mark A. Birrell, Sissie Wong, Abdel Dekkak, Jorge De Alba, Saleem Haj-Yahia and Maria G. Belvisi Respiratory Pharmacology Section, Airway Disease Department, Imperial College London, Faculty of Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, Dovehouse street, London SW3 6LY, U.K. (MAB, SW, AD, JDA, MGB) Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospital, London (SHY) JPET Fast Forward. Published on May 11, 2006 as DOI:10.1124/jpet.106.105544 Copyright 2006 by the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. This article has not been copyedited and formatted. The final version may differ from this version. JPET Fast Forward. Published on May 11, 2006 as DOI: 10.1124/jpet.106.105544 at ASPET Journals on January 13, 2022 jpet.aspetjournals.org Downloaded from