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MMP-8 and TIMP-1 are associated to periodontal inflammation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis under methotrexate immunosuppression – First results of a cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Gerhard Schmalz,
I. Davarpanah,
J Jäger,
R Mausberg,
B. Krohn-Grimberghe,
Jana Schmidt,
Rainer Haak,
Ulrich Sack,
Dirk Ziebolz
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of microbiology immunology and infection
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.223
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1995-9133
pISSN - 1684-1182
DOI - 10.1016/j.jmii.2017.07.016
Subject(s) - rheumatoid arthritis , medicine , immunosuppression , methotrexate , inflammation , cross sectional study , matrix metalloproteinase , arthritis , immunology , pathology
Aim of this cross-sectional study was the investigation of associations between different rheumatoid arthritis (RA)-related blood parameters and periodontal condition as well as selected periodontal pathogenic bacteria in RA patients under methotrexate (MTX) immunosuppression.

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