AB0952 Intra-articular low molecular weight hyaluronate reduces platelet influx and matrix metalloproteinase-2 levels in synovial fluid of patients with knee osteoarthritis

Abstract

BackgroundMatrix metalloproteinaeses (MMPs) are a large family of zinc-dependent endoproteinases that cleave several components of the extracellular matrix (ECM) and that are tightly regulated by tissue type MMP inhibitors (TIMPs)....