Serum matrix metalloproteinase 3 levels are associated with an effect of iguratimod as add-on therapy to biological DMARDs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

• Nao Tokai,

  Roles Data curation, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine (IV), Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan

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• Shuzo Yoshida ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Project administration

  * E-mail: in1307@osaka-med.ac.jp(SY); in1242@osaka-med.ac.jp(TK)

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Arisawa General Hospital, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan

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• Takuya Kotani ,

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: in1307@osaka-med.ac.jp(SY); in1242@osaka-med.ac.jp(TK)

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine (IV), Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2190-0780

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• Ayaka Yoshikawa,

  Roles Data curation

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine (IV), Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan

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• Yuko Kimura,

  Roles Data curation

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine (IV), Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan

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• Youhei Fujiki,

  Roles Data curation

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine (IV), Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan

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• Yoko Matsumura,

  Roles Data curation

  Affiliation Central Laboratory, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan

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• Tohru Takeuchi,

  Roles Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine (IV), Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan

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• Shigeki Makino,

  Roles Supervision

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine (IV), Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan

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• Shigeki Arawaka

  Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine (IV), Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan

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