IS PROLIDASE AN ACTIVATION MARKER IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS?
ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA, vol.32, no.2, pp.313-316, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 32 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2016
- Doi Number: 10.19193/0393-6384_2016_2_46
- Journal Name: ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.313-316
- Süleyman Demirel University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Introduction: Prolidase, cytosolic exopeptidase, is important in the final step of degradation in collagen metabolism and cell growth. The aim of this study is to investigate the prolidase enzyme levels as a disease activity indicator in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).