THE CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASES IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS PATIENTS (REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE AND OUR OWN DATA)
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a group of over 20 proteolytic enzymes responsible for cleavage of protein components of the extracellular matrix. Three types of MMPs play an important role in the development of joint damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA): collagenases (MMP1, 8 and...
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Language: | Russian |
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IMA PRESS LLC
2014-03-01
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Series: | Научно-практическая ревматология |
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Online Access: | https://rsp.mediar-press.net/rsp/article/view/1363 |
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