Matrix metalloproteinases MMP-3 and MMP-1 levels in sera and synovial fluids in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. - Concepedia

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Matrix metalloproteinases MMP-3 and MMP-1 levels in sera and synovial fluids in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.

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2006

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Randa K Mahmoud, Amina K El-Ansary, Hatem H. Eleishi, Haba M Kamal, Nehal H El-Saeed

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Our data suggested that elevated MMP-3 levels reflected disease activity of RA better than cytokine levels. However, MMP-3 levels do not exceed the association of CRP with clinical activity.