NewslettersMuscle Cell News Smooth Muscle Cell-Specific MMP-3 Deletion Reduces Osteogenic Transformation and Medial Artery Calcification By Noshin Noorjahan - March 8, 2024 0 Investigators found that matrix metalloproteinase 3 (MMP-3) was increased in rodent models of medial calcification as well as in vascular smooth muscle cells cultured in a phosphate calcification medium. [Cardiovascular Research] Abstract