International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS)
ISSN: 2319-5886 Indexed in: ESCI (Thomson Reuters)
Abstract
Estimation of Serum Matrix Metalloproteinases-1 Levels in Iraqi Female Patients with Osteoarthritis
Author(s):Vean Sabah Ali, Sahar H. Abdul-Kareem, Heba F. Hassan, Rasha M. Shaker, Zainab A. Aldaher and Rasha A. AzeezThis study was established to investigate the correlation between the expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP)1 and the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis (OA). Blood samples were collected from 55 female patients with inflammatory OA and controls for estimation of serum MMP-1 levels. In the current study, there is significant increase (p>0.001) in the mean of serum MMP-1 levels in osteoarthritis females (4027.73 ± 1345.28 pg/ml) than that in control females (798.76 ± 136.79 pg/ml). It was concluded that MMP-1 may be associated with the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis.
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