Open AccessSerum Matrix Metalloproteinase-8 and -9 Levels in Disseminated Lyme Borreliosis with Special Reference to Arthritis
Author(s) -
Anneli Lauhio,
Jarmo Oksi,
Taina Tervahartiala,
Jukka Hytönen,
Anne Pitkäranta,
Timo Sorsa
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
bio
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-4571
pISSN - 1925-4563
DOI - 10.5618/bio.2012.v2.n1.7
Subject(s) - lyme borreliosis , medicine , arthritis , lyme disease , borrelia , immunology , matrix metalloproteinase , dermatology , borrelia burgdorferi , antibody
Recent evidence suggests that matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are involved in pathogenesis of Lyme borreliosis (LB). We studied serum levels of MMP-8 and MMP-9 in disseminated LB patients with special reference to arthritis.
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