Implication of interleukin 18 in production of matrix metalloproteinases in articular chondrocytes in arthritis: direct effect on chondrocytes may not be pivotal. [electronic resource]
- Annals of the rheumatic diseases May 2005
- 735-42 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article
0003-4967
10.1136/ard.2004.026088 doi
ADAM Proteins ADAMTS5 Protein Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Arthritis--enzymology Arthritis, Rheumatoid--enzymology Cartilage, Articular--enzymology Cells, Cultured Chondrocytes--drug effects Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay--methods Gene Expression Regulation--drug effects Humans Interleukin-18--biosynthesis Matrix Metalloproteinases--biosynthesis Metalloendopeptidases--biosynthesis Middle Aged Osteoarthritis--enzymology RNA, Messenger--genetics Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction--methods Signal Transduction Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1--biosynthesis