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SUBMITTER: Pulik L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10373173 | biostudies-literature | 2023
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pulik Łukasz Ł Łęgosz Paweł P Motyl Gabriela G
Reumatologia 20230702 3
Although the pathological mechanisms involved in osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are different, the onset and progression of both diseases are associated with several analogous clinical manifestations, inflammation, and immune mechanisms. In both diseases, cartilage destruction is mediated by matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) synthesized by chondrocytes and synovium fibroblasts. This review aims to summarize recent articles regarding the role of MMPs in OA and RA, as well as the ...[more]