Serum and knee synovial fluid matrixmetalloproteinase-13 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels in patients with late stage osteoarthritis

OBJECTIVE: To compare the levels of MMP-13 and TNF-α in late stage osteoarthritis, define their predominant pathways and investigate their correlation with McMaster Universities Arthritis Index scores. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A total of 42 patients (mean age 64 ± 8.8) with grade 3 and grade 4 knee ost...

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Autores principales: Özler, Kenan, Aktaş, Erdem, Atay, Çiğdem, Yılmaz, Barış, Arıkan, Murat, Güngör, Şafak
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Turkish Association of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2016
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6197357/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27932045
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aott.2015.11.003

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6197357/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27932045
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aott.2015.11.003

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