Immunomodulatory roles of metalloproteinases in rheumatoid arthritis

• Main Authors: Yanqin Bian (Author), Zheng Xiang (Author), Yaofeng Wang (Author), Qing Ren (Author), Guoming Chen (Author), Bei Xiang (Author), Jianye Wang (Author), Chengbo Zhang (Author), Shaoqiang Pei (Author), Shicheng Guo (Author), Lianbo Xiao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, autoimmune pathology characterized by persistent synovial inflammation and gradually advancing bone destruction. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), as a family of zinc-containing enzymes, have been found to play an important role in degradation and remodeling o...