D J Taylor1, N T Cheung, P T Dawes. 1. University Department of Medicine, University Hospital of South Manchester, West Didsbury, United Kingdom.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate if the increased concentrations of stromelysin (MMP-3) found in the synovial fluid (SF) of patients with various arthritides reflect the concentrations in the circulation. METHODS: Using a double antibody ELISA, we have measured proMMP-3 concentrations in sera from these patient groups and in others with a heightened acute phase response (APR) as a result of multiple organ failure. RESULTS: The median serum concentration of proMMP-3 was increased by up to ninefold in the inflammatory arthritides, but not in osteoarthritis or in patients with a heightened APR resulting from a non-chronic inflammatory condition. CONCLUSION: In chronic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, serum proMMP-3 may prove to be a more specific indicator of monokine activity than currently available serum markers.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate if the increased concentrations of stromelysin (MMP-3) found in the synovial fluid (SF) of patients with various arthritides reflect the concentrations in the circulation. METHODS: Using a double antibody ELISA, we have measured proMMP-3 concentrations in sera from these patient groups and in others with a heightened acute phase response (APR) as a result of multiple organ failure. RESULTS: The median serum concentration of proMMP-3 was increased by up to ninefold in the inflammatory arthritides, but not in osteoarthritis or in patients with a heightened APR resulting from a non-chronic inflammatory condition. CONCLUSION: In chronic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, serum proMMP-3 may prove to be a more specific indicator of monokine activity than currently available serum markers.
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