Expression pattern of matrix metalloproteinases-2 and -9 and their tissue inhibitors in patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.

Giuseppe CosentinoVincenzo Di StefanoRosalia Lo PrestiMaria MontanaMassimiliano TodiscoMatteo GastaldiAndrea CorteseEnrico AlfonsiCristina TassorelliBrigida FierroGregorio CaimiFilippo Brighina

Published in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2021)

We provide first preliminary evidence that the plasmatic pattern of MMPs and TIMPs is markedly altered in patients with CIDP. Future studies are needed to assess the potential usefulness of these new biomarkers in the clinical setting.

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