Invasive potential of human rheumatoid tenosynovial cells is in part MT1-MMP dependent.
PURPOSE: In rheumatoid arthritis, tenosynovial invasion of tendon is associated with an increased rate of tendon rupture and a worse clinical prognosis compared to noninvasive disease. Tendon is composed predominantly of type I collagen, which can be efficiently degraded by collagenolytic matrix met...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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