Morphofunctional analysis of fibroblast-like synoviocytes in human rheumatoid arthritis and mouse collagen-induced arthritis
Abstract Background Fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) play a prominent role in rheumatoid synovitis and degradation of the extracellular matrix through the production of inflammatory cytokines and metalloproteinases (MMPs). Since animal models are frequently used for elucidating the disease mechani...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-01-01
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Series: | Advances in Rheumatology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s42358-022-00281-0 |