Decreased Serum Levels of Macrophage Derived Cytokine and Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 are associated with Disease Activity in the Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Hamada S Ahmad^1*, Gamal Othman² and Sherief E Farrag¹

¹Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Department, Mansoura faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt

²Biochemistry Department, Mansoura Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt

^*Corresponding Author: Hamada S Ahmad, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Department, Mansoura faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt