Table 6.

The expression of MMP-1 and MMP-3 in rat synovium

Groups	MMP-1	MMP-3
Con	83.35±11.97	32.96±4.96
CIA	150.92±18.16*	66.37±5.32*
Rapamycin	115.70±11.57*,**	49.07±6.57*,**
Curcumin	101.16±13.67*,**,#	42.46±4.41*,**,#

Notes: Data are presented as mean±SD (μg/mL). Significant effect of treatment compared to the Con group,

^*P<0.05; compared to the CIA group,

^**P<0.05; compared to the rapamycin group,

^#P<0.05.

Abbreviations: CIA, collagen-induced arthritis; Con, control.