Concentrations of circulating matrix metalloproteinase 9 inversely correlate with autoimmune antibodies to double stranded DNA: Implications for monitoring disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus

Journal of Clinical Pathology - Molecular Pathology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 244-247

  Makowski, G S ^a   Ramsby, M L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b Farmington Valley Arthr/R LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; DNA ANTIBODY; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; GELATINASE A; GELATINASE B; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DNA DETERMINATION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; ZYMOGRAPHY;

ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DNA; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 9; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEUTROPHILS;

EID: 0041565462     PISSN: 13668714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/mp.56.4.244     Document Type: Article

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