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Matrix metalloproteases (MMPs) are synthesized in the form proenzymes. They are activated in the process of limited proteolysis and non-enzymatically by active forms of oxygen. Activity of these enzymes is controlled by tissue inhibitors of metalloproteases (TIMPs).