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. 2019 Jan 22;9:311. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-36535-5

Table 1.

MMP plasma and CD8 immune activation levels in RRMS patients and healthy donors.

HD RRMS
Natalizumab infusion number
0 3 6 12 15 18 24
MMP-9 0.07
[0.01–0.14]
0.10
[0.06–0.16]
0.08
[0.06–0.13]
0.09
[0.08–0.14]
0.08
[0.05–0.15]
0.11
[0.08–0.16]
0.12
[0.06–0.22]
0.15
[0.09–0.23]
MMP-2 0.06
[0.04–0.07]
0.08
[0.06–0.09]
0.07
[0.06–0.09]
0.07
[0.07–0.09]
0.07
[0.06–0.09]
0.08
[0.07–0.09]
0.082
[0.08–0.10]
0.07
[0.06–0.09]
MMP-9/MMP-2 1.14
[0.73–1.77]
1.61
[0.80–2.28]
1.44
[0.62–2.18]
1.35
[1.07–1.93]
1.32
[0.66–2.16]
1.38
[1.05–2.88]
1.46
[0.62–2.68]
1.90
[1.24–2.92]
CD8 HLA-DR+CD38+ 0.95
[0.64–1.9]
1.59
[0.94–2.24]
4.17
[2.60–5.71]
2.93
[1.49–4.34]
1.97
[1.32–3.54]
3.21
[2.20–4.96]
2.25
[0.81–3.84]
2.95
[1.64–5.44]

MMP levels are expressed as OD × mm2. CD8 immune activation is expressed as percentage of CD8.

HD: heathy donors. RRMS: relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Data are represented as median values and [interquartile range].