Circulating Total and Active Metalloproteinase-9 and Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases-1 in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythomatosus

We investigated the serum concentration of total metalloproteinase-9 (tMPP-9), active MMP-9 (aMMP-9), and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) in a group of 41 patients with SLE and 20 healthy controls. Serum levels of tMMP-9 and TIMP-1 were assessed by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent ass...

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Main Authors: Ewa Robak, Agnieszka Wierzbowska, Magdalena Chmiela, Liliana Kulczycka, Anna Sysa-Jedrejowska, Tadeusz Robak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2006-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/MI/2006/17898
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