Crucial role of macrophages in matrix me
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Arjen B. Blom; Peter L. van Lent; Sten Libregts; Astrid E. Holthuysen; Peter M.
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Article
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2006
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract ## Objective To explore the involvement of synovial macrophages in early cartilage damage in osteoarthritis (OA), and to identify the role of matrix metalloproteinase 3 (MMP‐3) in the pathology of early and late OA. ## Methods The role of synovial macrophages in MMP‐mediated damage i