| Literature DB >> 17165004 |
Isao Matsushita1, Miwa Uzuki, Hiroaki Matsuno, Eiji Sugiyama, Tomoastu Kimura.
Abstract
We report a 62-year-old man with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who developed nodulosis after methotrexate (MTX) treatment. The epithelioid cells of nodules were positive for matrix metalloproteinases (MMP)-2, MMP-3, MMP-9, and Ki67. The synovial tissues obtained from the same patient were negative for MMP-3, MMP-9, and Ki67. This study demonstrated that MTX-induced nodules are different from synovial tissues in terms of MMP expression, suggesting the presence of different pathologic mechanisms and differential MTX susceptibility.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17165004 DOI: 10.1007/s10165-006-0522-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mod Rheumatol ISSN: 1439-7595 Impact factor: 3.023