PMID- 7639798 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19950914 LR - 20190718 IS - 0004-3591 (Print) IS - 0004-3591 (Linking) VI - 38 IP - 8 DP - 1995 Aug TI - Levels of circulating collagenase, stromelysin-1, and tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases 1 in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Relationship to serum levels of antigenic keratan sulfate and systemic parameters of inflammation. PG - 1031-9 AB - OBJECTIVE: To measure serum levels of matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1), matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3), and tissue inhibitor of MMP-1 (TIMP-1) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and in age-matched control subjects, and to determine how these correlate with serum levels of antigenic keratan sulfate (KS) and other biochemical and clinical indicators of disease activity. METHODS: Immunoassays were used to measure levels of MMP-1, MMP-3, TIMP-1, and antigenic KS. Radiologic and functional joint scores were based upon Steinbrocker's criteria. Erythrocyte sedimentation rates (ESR) and levels of C-reactive proteins (CRP) were measured. RESULTS: In RA patients, levels of MMP-3 and TIMP-1 were significantly increased, and strongly correlated with the ESR and CRP levels but not with radiologic or functional joint scores. Levels of antigenic KS were significantly lower in RA patients and correlated negatively with systemic parameters of inflammation and serum levels of TIMP-1. CONCLUSIONS: The increase in serum levels of MMP-3 and TIMP-1 appears to reflect systemic inflammation in RA. The inverse correlation between serum levels of TIMP-1 and antigenic KS suggests that an upregulation of TIMP-1 synthesis might be responsible for the apparent suppression of cartilage aggrecan catabolism in patients with severe inflammatory changes. FAU - Manicourt, D H AU - Manicourt DH AD - Saint Luc University Hospital, University of Louvain, Brussels, Belgium. FAU - Fujimoto, N AU - Fujimoto N FAU - Obata, K AU - Obata K FAU - Thonar, E J AU - Thonar EJ LA - eng GR - AG-04736/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - I-P50-AR-39239/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - United States TA - Arthritis Rheum JT - Arthritis and rheumatism JID - 0370605 RN - 0 (Antigens) RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (Glycoproteins) RN - 0 (Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Neoplasm Proteins) RN - 0 (Protease Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases) RN - 9007-41-4 (C-Reactive Protein) RN - 9056-36-4 (Keratan Sulfate) RN - EC 3.4.24.- (Collagenases) RN - EC 3.4.24.- (Metalloendopeptidases) RN - EC 3.4.24.17 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 3) RN - EC 3.4.24.7 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 1) SB - IM CIN - Arthritis Rheum. 1996 May;39(5):884-6. PMID: 8639190 MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Antigens/blood MH - Arthritis, Rheumatoid/*blood/enzymology/immunology MH - Arthrography MH - Biomarkers MH - Blood Sedimentation MH - C-Reactive Protein/analysis MH - Collagenases/blood MH - Erythrocyte Count MH - Female MH - Glycoproteins/*blood MH - Humans MH - Inflammation/blood MH - Keratan Sulfate/blood/immunology MH - Kidney Function Tests MH - Liver Function Tests MH - Male MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase 1 MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase 3 MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitors MH - Metalloendopeptidases/*blood MH - Middle Aged MH - Neoplasm Proteins/blood MH - Protease Inhibitors/blood MH - Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases EDAT- 1995/08/01 00:00 MHDA- 1995/08/01 00:01 CRDT- 1995/08/01 00:00 PHST- 1995/08/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1995/08/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1995/08/01 00:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/art.1780380803 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Arthritis Rheum. 1995 Aug;38(8):1031-9. doi: 10.1002/art.1780380803.