Enhancement of intervertebral disc cell senescence by WNT/β-catenin signaling–induced matrix metalloproteinase expression

Ciprofloxacin enhances the stimulation o

Ciprofloxacin enhances the stimulation of matrix metalloproteinase 3 expression by interleukin-1β in human tendon-derived cells : A potential mechanism of fluoroquinolone-induced tendinopathy

✍ Anthony N. Corps; Rebecca L. Harrall; Valerie A. Curry; Steven A. Fenwick; Brian 📂 Article 📅 2002 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 139 KB 👁 1 views

## Abstract ## Objective To determine whether the fluoroquinolone antibiotic ciprofloxacin, which can cause tendon pain and rupture in a proportion of treated patients, affects the expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in human tendon‐derived cells in culture. ## Methods Cell cultures w