MMP9 and rheumatoid arthritis: Additionally, the molecular size of sSR-A in the circulation is smaller than cSR-A and various matrix metalloproteinases (e.g., MMP-3, MMP-9, and ADAM-17) are up-regulated in RA patients (unpublished data), suggesting that sSR-A may be derived from the cleavage of cSR-A.