“…Hence, it is not astonishing that alterations in the expression or function of these proteases are implicated in several pathologies, including cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, kidney fibrosis, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, and cardiovascular diseases ( Sandgren et al, 1990 ; Black et al, 1997 ; Satoh et al, 2000 ; Umemura et al, 2014 ; Kefaloyianni et al, 2016 ; Zhang et al, 2016 ; Kim et al, 2020 ; Shalaby et al, 2020 ; Adu-Amankwaah et al, 2021a ). Increasing evidence suggests that various ADAMs and other related metalloenzymes play crucial roles in cardiovascular pathophysiology via the modulation of inflammation, angiogenesis, metabolism, cell proliferation, and cell migration ( Adu-Amankwaah et al, 2021a ; Kawai et al, 2021 ). Among the ADAMs identified so far (22 in humans, 34 in mice), ADAM8, 9, 10, 12, 17, 19 and closely related metalloenzymes including MMP2, MMP9, and meprin β are associated with cardiovascular conditions such as hypertension, atherosclerosis, aortic aneurysms, restenosis, acute coronary syndrome, cardiomyopathies and HF ( Papazafiropoulou and Tentolouris, 2009 ; Broder and Becker-Pauly, 2013 ; Zhang et al, 2016 ; Adu-Amankwaah et al, 2021a ; Kawai et al, 2021 ).…”