Matrix metalloproteinase-9 contributes to parenchymal hemorrhage and necrosis in the remnant liver after extended hepatectomy in mice

Figure 2 Western blotting analysis for matrix metalloproteinase-9 in remnant livers with (group II) and without (group I) foci of hemorrhage and necrosis after 80%-partial hepatectomy. Representative immunoblot (A) and histogram (B) show enhanced expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 protein in group II mice compared with that in group I mice and sham controls (^bP < 0.01).