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Matrix metalloproteinase protein expression profiles cannot distinguish between normal and early osteoarthritic synovial fluid

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Title
Matrix metalloproteinase protein expression profiles cannot distinguish between normal and early osteoarthritic synovial fluid
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, July 2012
DOI 10.1186/1471-2474-13-126
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Bryan J Heard, Liam Martin, Jerome B Rattner, Cyril B Frank, David A Hart, Roman Krawetz

Abstract

Osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are diseases which result in the degeneration of the joint surface articular cartilage. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are enzymes that aid in the natural remodelling of tissues throughout the body including cartilage. However, some MMPs have been implicated in the progression of OA and RA as their expression levels and activation states can change dramatically with the onset of disease. Yet, it remains unknown if normal and arthritic joints demonstrate unique MMPs expression profiles, and if so, can the MMP expression profile be used to identify patients with early OA. In this study, the synovial fluid protein expression levels for MMPs 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 12 & 13, as well as those for the Tissue Inhibitors of MMPs (TIMPs) 1, 2, 3, & 4 were examined in highly characterized normal knee joints, and knee joints with clinically diagnosed OA (early and advanced) or RA. The purpose of this study was to determine if normal, OA, and RA patients exhibit unique expression profiles for a sub-set of MMPs, and if early OA patients have a unique MMP expression profile that could be used as an early diagnostic marker.

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Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 1%
Unknown 77 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 14 18%
Researcher 12 15%
Student > Master 9 12%
Student > Bachelor 6 8%
Professor 6 8%
Other 11 14%
Unknown 20 26%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 26 33%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 7 9%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 6 8%
Engineering 5 6%
Nursing and Health Professions 4 5%
Other 8 10%
Unknown 22 28%
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#15,247,248
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#2,443
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#104,348
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Outputs of similar age from BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
#33
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