“…These issues prompted the search for alternative approaches to the MMP inhibition [16], such as the substitution of the ZBG with less potent, more selective zinc binders [17,18,19,20,21,22], the use of MMP-directed antibody [23] and the design of non-zinc binding inhibitors (NZIs) [24]. These ligands, commonly reported as third-generation MMPIs, have been developed for MMP-13 [25], MMP-8 [26] and MMP-12 [27] and can reach a better selectivity by missing the ZBG.…”