脑泰方提取物干预大鼠脑缺血后MMP-9-mRNA及PA-mRNA表达研究

目的研究大鼠脑缺血后益气活血中药脑泰方提取物(黄芪、川芎、地龙、僵蚕)干预对缺血区脑水肿及MMP-9-mRNA、PA-mRNA表达的影响。方法随机将SD大鼠分为假手术组、模型组、脑泰方提取物(NTE)低、中、高剂量组(3,9,27g/kg)。各组大鼠预处理ig给药连续3d,每日1次,MCAO模型制备术后ig给药1d。术后1d取材检测各组脑组织含水量,RT-PCR检测MMP-9-mRNA及PA-mRNA表达。结果实验表明高、中NTE组与模型组比较,脑含水量均有明显降低(P<0.05)。NTE高剂量组脑缺血区MMP-9-mRNA、PA-mRNA表达明显降低(P<0.05)。结论脑泰方提取物干预可减轻脑水肿的发生,可能是通过降低MMP-9-mRNA及PA-mRNA的表达,减少MMP-9、PA的生成,发挥保护急性脑缺血血脑屏障的作用。

Attenuation of dextran sodium sulphate induced colitis in matrix metalloproteinase-9 deficient mice

AIM: To study whether matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) is a key factor in epithelial damage in the dextran sodium sulphate (DSS) model of colitis in mice.METHODS: MMP-9-deficient and wild-type (wt) mice were given 5% DSS in drinking water for 5 d followed by recovery up to 7 d. On d 5 and 12 after induction of colitis, gelatinases, MMP-2 and MMP-9, were measured in homogenates of colonic tissue by zymography and Western blot, whereas tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) were measured by reverse zymography. The gelatinolytic activity was also determined in supernatants of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) isolated from mice blood. Moreover, intestinal epithelial cells were stimulated with TNF-α to study whether these cells were able to produce MMPs. Finally, colonic mucosal lesions were measured by microscopic examination. RESULTS: On d 5 of colitis, the activity of MMP-9 was increased in homogenates of colonic tissues (0.24 ± 0.1 vs 21.3 ± 6.4, P < 0.05) and PMN from peripheral blood in wt (0.5 ± 0.1 vs 10.4 ± 0.7, P < 0.05), but not in MMP-9-deficient animals. The MMP-9 activity was also up-regulated by TNF-α in epithelial intestinal cells (2.5 ± 0.5 vs 14.7 ± 3.0, P < 0.05). Although colitis also led to increase of TIMP-1 activity, the MMP-9/TIMP-1 balance remained elevated. Finally, in the MMP-9-deficient colitic mice both the extent and severity of intestinal epithelialinjury were significantly attenuated when compared with wt mice. CONCLUSION: We conclude that DSS induced colitis is markedly attenuated in animals lacking MMP-9. This suggests that intestinal injury induced by DSS is modu-lated by MMP-9 and that inhibition of this gelatinase may reduce inflammation.

Clinicopathological and prognostic role of MMP-9 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a meta-analysis

Objective： Many studies reported that matrix metalloproteinase-9 （MMP-9） participated in the development of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma （ESCC） and resulted in poor prognosis, however, they all included few patients and had inconsistent results. So we conducted a meta-analysis to explore the correlation between overexpression of MMP-9 and the clinicopathological characteristics and overall survival （OS） of ESCC. Methods： PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, Google Scholar and other databases were searched for relevant studies. The Newcastle-Ottawa quality assessment scale was used to assess the methodological quality of included study and RevMan 5.2 software was used to conduct meta-analysis. Results： A total of 35 studies were included, and the results of meta-analysis showed that overexpression of MMP-9 was associated with grade of differentiation [well/moderate vs. poor： odds ratio （OR）： 0.39, 95% confidence interval （CI）： 0.29-0.52; P〈0.00001], lymph node metastasis （negative vs. positive： OR： 0.24, 95% CI： 0.16-0.34; P〈0.00001）, TNM stage （T1/T2 vs. T3/T4： OR： 0.28, 95% CI： 0.14-0.54; P=0.0002）, the depth of invasion （T1/T2 vs. T3/T4： OR： 0.29, 95% CI： 0.17-0.49; P〈0.00001）, and vascular invasion of ESCC （negative vs. positive： OR： 0.35, 95% CI： 0.21-0.58; P〈0.0001）, and also associated with poor overall survival ofESCC （HR： 2.17, 95% CI： 1.32-3.57; P=0.002）. Subgroup analysis showed that more than 10% of carcinoma cell staining was associated with significant increase of mortality risk （HR： 2.44, 95 % CI： 1.16-5.15; P=0.02）, and sensitive analysis suggested that MMP-9 was an independent prognostic factor in ESCC （HR： 1.49, 95% CI： 1.16-1.91; P=0.002）. Conclusions：On the basis of limited evidence, overexpression of MMP-9 may be a potential independent prognosis factor of ESCC patients in Asia, and high-quality studies assessing the prognostic significance of MMP-9 for ESCC patients are still needed.

The relationship between matrix metalloproteinases-9 and CD15s antigen in angiogenesis of gastric carcinoma

Objective： To investigate the relationship between matrix metalloproteinases-9 （MMP-9） and sialyl Lewis X （CD15s） antigen in invasion and metastasis of gastric carcinoma. Methods： Expression of CD105, MMP-9 and CD15s in 47 cases of gastric carcinoma undergone radical surgery were evaluated by SP immunohistochemical staining using the respective monoclonal antibody. The microvessel density （MVD） marked with CD105 was detected. Correlation between MVD and MMP-9, CD15s was also statistically analyzed. Results： The MVD in both MMP-9 and CD15s positive expression group was higher significantly than that in MMP-9 or CD15s positive expression alone group, and it was also significantly higher than that in both MMP-9 and CD15s negative expression group. Conclusion： MMP-9 is a marker of invasion and CD15s is a marker of metastasis in gastric carcinoma. Combining detection of MMP-9 and CD15s has certain clinical significance for diagnosis, treatment and assessing the prognosis for gastric caner.

Expressions of cyclooxygenase-2 and matrix metalloproteinase-9 in cervical carcinoma and their clinical significance

Objective: To investigate the expressions of cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 in cervical carcinoma and their clinical significance. Methods: Immunohistochemistry SP method was used to detect the expres- sions of COX-2 and MMP-9 in 72 cases of invasive carcinoma of cervix (ICC) and 16 cases of normal cervical epithelium remote from tumor (NCE). The relationships between the expressions of COX-2, MMP-9 in ICC and some characteristics relating to clinical pathology of cervical carcinoma such as histological grading, lymph node metastasis, stromal invasion and FIGO stage were analyzed statistically. Results: The rates of the positive expressions of COX-2 and MMP-9 in ICC were significantly higher than those in NCE. COX-2: 88.9% (64/72) in group ICC and 12.5% (2/16) in group NCE, P = 0.000; MMP-9: 94.4% (68/72) in group ICC and 43.8% (7/16) in group NCE, P = 0.000. The expression of COX-2 was positively correlated with lymph node metastasis (r = 0.296, P = 0.012) and stromal invasion (r = 0.257, P = 0.029). The expression of MMP-9 was positively correlated with FIGO stage (r = 0.329, P = 0.005) and histological grading (r = 0.351, P = 0.003). The expression of COX-2 was positively correlated with the expression of MMP-9 in ICC (r = 0.297, P = 0.011). Conclusion: The overexpressions of COX-2 and MMP-9 were closely related to the invasion and growth of cervical carcinoma. The tissue with the overexpression of COX-2 had strong invasion ability. COX-2 and MMP-9 had synergistic effect on proliferation, invasion and metastasis of cancer cells. Detecting the coexpression of COX-2 and MMP-9 may be of value in further understanding the biological behavior and predicting the prognosis of cervical carcinoma.

Multifactor Regulation on Expressions of MMP-9 and TIMP-1 in Endometrial Stromal Cells

Objective To investigate the regulatory effect of multifactor on the matrix metalloproteinases-9 （MMP-9） and the tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 （TIMP-1） in endometrial stromal cells. Methods The endometrial stromal cells separated from the proliferative endometrial tissues were incubated with medium alone, 17-β estradiol （E2,10^-8 mol/L）, medroxyprogesterone acetate （MPA, 10^-6 mol/L）, E2（10^-8 mol/L）＋MPA （10^-6 mol/L）, E2 （10^-8 mol/L）＋MPA （10^-6 mol/L）＋RU486 （10^-5 mol/L） or HB-EGF （10 ng/ml） for 48 h respectively. The expressions of MMP-9 and TIMP-1 were detected by in situ hybridization, immunocytochemistry, reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction （RT-PCR） and Western blotting. Results Compared with control group [mRNA, 0. 729 ± 0. 090 （MMP-9） and 1.056± 0.154 （TIMP-1）; protein, 0.545 ±0.086 （MMP-9） and 0.745 ±0.154 （TIMP-1）], expressions of MMP-9 and TIMP-1 in E2 alone, progestin alone or E2 combined with progestin group were respectively：mRNA, 0.413 ± 0.069, 0.402 ± 0.073 and 0.407 ± 0.039; 0.487 ± 0.093, 0.503 ± 0.093 and 0.468 ± 0.075：protein, 0.294 ± 0.076, 0.331 ±0.064 and 0.265 ±0.049; 0.425 ±0.085, 0.397 ±0.065 and 0.435 ± 0.099. RU486 weakened the expression level of down-regulation, while HB-EGF elevated the level of MMP-9 and TIMP-1 after 48 h treatment （mRNA, 0.955 ± 0.068 and 1.396 ± 0.238; protein, 0. 780 ± 0.109 and 0.985 ± 0.165）. Conclusions 1） Both E2 and progestin can down-regulate the expressions of MMP-9 and TIMP-1 in endometrial stromal cells, but RU486 can inhibit the effect. 2） HB-EGF can elevate the level of MMP-9 and TIMP-1. 3） E2, progestin and HB-EGF have effect on the ratio of MM-P/TIMP-1.

Association between the-1562 C/T polymorphism in the MMP-9 promoter and phenotype of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in northern Chinese population

Objective To conduct a case-control study on the association of the nucleotide polymorphisms in the promoter region of the matrix metalloproteinase-9(MMP-9)gene with phenotype of esophageal cancer.Methods All subjects were unrelated residents in northern regions of China.Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism(PCR-RFLP)analysis was used to determine the MMP-9 genotypes.Results The overall distribution of genotypes in the patients was not different from that in the controls(OR=0.77,95% CI=0.45-1.34;P=0.36).There were no significant differences between the patients and the control subjects in terms of the distributions of sex and age,smoking status,alcohol dependence,pickled diet status,or history of environmental exposure.The patients were further examined with stratifications by age,sex,grade,depth of tumor invasion,lymphatic invasion,venous invasion and TNM staging.The results showed no pronounced association among the stratifications.Conclusion There is no significant association between the MMP-9 single nucleotide polymorphism genotypes and phenotype of esophageal cancer.

Association of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 and p53 Gene Polymorphisms with Genetic Susceptibility to No-small-cell Lung Cancer

Matrix metalloproteinase-9（MMP-9） and p53 genes play an essential role in the multi-step process of tumorigenesis in lung cancer. Single nucleotide polymorphisms（SNPs） of MMP-9 and p53 genes are associated with the risk and progression of many cancers. In this study, we evaluated the association of the R279Q polymorphism of MMP-9 or the A1/A2 polymorphism of p53 gcne with the risk of no-small-cell lung cancer（NSCLC） in Han population of Northeast China. We examined the frequency of SNPs in the two kinds of genes of 50 patients with NSCLC and 50 cancer-free controls frequency-matched by age and sex. Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism（PCR-RFLP） technique was used to determine the genotypes. The results indicate that the 279RR genotype in MMP-9 gene and the A1/A2 genotype in p53 gene show a significantly increased risk of NSCLC. Therefore, the MMP-9 279RR and p53 A1/A2 genotypes may be used as markers for susceptibility to NSCLC in Han population of Northeast China.

The expressions of CD147 and MMP-9 in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma cells and the relation to prognosis

Objective： The aim of this study was to investigate the expression of CD147 and matrix metalioprpteinsae 9 （MMP-9） in children with non-Hodgkin＇s lymphoma （NHL） and the relations between expressions of CD147 ＆ MMP-9 and the clinical indexes. Methods： Specimens excised from NHL patients were prepared. Expression of CD147 and MMP-9 were tested by SABC immunohistochemistry and its correlation to clinical results were analyzed in this report. Results： The positive rate of CD147 expression was 73% （45/62）, and that of MMP-9 expression was 81% （50/62）. There was a positive correlation between CD147 and MMP-9 expressions. CD147 expression intensity was linked to clinical myelo-infiltration, tumor size, LDH value, and clinical staging （P 〈 0.05）, rather than children age, gender, or immune typing （P 〉 0.05）; MMP-9 expression intensity was linked to myelo-infiltration, and clinical staging （P 〈 0.05）, rather than age, gender, immune typing, tumor size, or LDH value （P 〉 0.05）. Five-year survival rates were 78% （22/28） and 45% （15/34） in CD147 （-）-（＋） and （＋＋）-（＋＋＋） cases respectively, and those were 84% （21/25） and 43% （16/37） in MMP-9 （-）-（＋） and （＋＋）-（＋＋＋） cases respectively, the difference was significant. Conclusion： The elevated expression of CD147 and/or MMP-9 correlates with a poor clinical outcome in patients with NHL.

解聚复肾宁对糖尿病大鼠肾组织基质金属蛋白酶-9、金属蛋白酶组织抑制剂-1表达的影响

目的观察解聚复肾宁(JJFSN)对糖尿病(DM)大鼠肾组织基质金属蛋白酶-9(MMP-9)、金属蛋白酶组织抑制剂-1(TIMP-1)表达及肾脏保护作用机制。方法建立STZ诱导的DM SD大鼠模型,将成模DM大鼠随机分成4组:模型组、JJFSN组、厄贝沙坦组、JJFSN+厄贝沙坦组,同时设正常对照组。各组大鼠采用相应的干预措施处理12 w。检测各组大鼠第12周时肾重/体重、血糖、尿素氮、血肌酐、尿白蛋白排泄率(UAER),免疫组化法检测肾组织MMP-9、TIMP-1表达,透射电镜观察肾脏超微结构。结果模型组肾脏超微结构改变明显,血糖、UAER、尿素氮、血肌酐、肾重/体重显著增高。模型组大鼠肾组织TIMP-1的表达较正常对照组明显上调(P<0.01),JJFSN组、厄贝沙坦组、JJFSN+厄贝沙坦组肾组织TIMP-1表达明显下调(P<0.01),但仍高于正常对照组(P<0.01),JJFSN+厄贝沙坦组下调最明显(P<0.01)。DM模型组大鼠肾组织MMP-9的表达较正常对照组明显下调(P<0.01),解聚复肾宁组、厄贝沙坦组、解聚复肾宁+厄贝沙坦组肾组织MMP-9表达明显上调(P<0.01),但仍低于正常对照组(P<0.01),解聚复肾宁+厄贝沙坦组上调最明显(P<0.01)。结论 MMP-9、TIMP-l的表达变化与肾小球细胞外基质(ECM)降解减少相关,可能促进了糖尿病肾病(DN)的发生,JJFSN可能通过干预这种表达变化,减缓DN的发生和发展。

Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 in the Etiopathogenesis of Placenta Accreta Spectrum:A Literature Review

The recent increase in placenta accreta spectrum has been correlated with a rise in the rate of cesarean sections.A recent study provides evidence that hampered wound healing results in cesarean scar defects that lead to a failure in the normal process of decidualization and deeper adherence of trophoblasts.Matrix metalloproteinase(MMP)is crucial in every step of wound healing as it alters the wound matrix,facilitating cell migration,as well as tissue remodeling.MMP-9 expression is higher in placental and decidual tissue in cases of placenta accreta.Based on these findings,assessment of MMP-9 expression can shed new light on the etiopathology of placenta accreta spectrum disorder and can be a potential diagnostic marker.

基质金属蛋白酶-9与肾脏疾病关系的研究进展

基础研究表明，非肿瘤性肾脏疾病的病理改变实质均是细胞外基质（extra cellular matrix，ECM）在肾小球和肾间质中异常堆积的结果。ECM沉积发生机制复杂，其中基质金属蛋白酶（matrix metallo proteinases，MMPs）及其组织抑制因子（tissue inhibitors ofmetalloproteinases，TIMPs）的功能紊乱在ECM转换过程中起关健作用。MMP-9是基质金属蛋白酶家族中的重要成员之一，因其作用底物广泛，表达细胞众多，在国内外研究中备受重视。现将其与肾脏疾病关系的研究进展综述如下。

Ds-echinoside A,a new triterpene glycoside derived from sea cucumber,exhibits antimetastatic activity via the inhibition of NF-κB-dependent MMP-9 and VEGF expressions

Ds-echinoside A (DSEA),a non-sulfated triterpene glycoside,was isolated from the sea cucumber Pearsonothuria graeffei.In vitro and in vivo investigations were conducted on the effects of DSEA on tumor cell adhesion,migration,invasion,and angiogenesis.In this study,we found that DSEA inhibited the proliferation of human hepatocellular liver carcinoma cells Hep G2,with a half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 2.65 μmol/L,and suppressed Hep G2 cell adhesion,migration,and invasion in a dose-dependent manner.DSEA also reduced tube formation of human endothelial cells ECV-304 on matrigel in vitro and attenuated neovascularization in the chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assay in vivo.Immunocytochemical analysis revealed that DSEA significantly decreased the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9),which plays an important role in the degradation of basement membrane in tumor metastasis and angiogenesis.DSEA also increased the protein expression level of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1),an important regulator of MMP-9 activation.From the results of Western blotting,the expressions of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) were found to be remarkably reduced by DSEA.These findings suggest that DSEA exhibits a significant antimetastatic activity through the specific inhibition of NF-κB-dependent MMP-9 and VEGF expressions.

Higher production of tumor necrosis factor alpha in hemozoin-fed human adherent monocytes is dependent on lipidic component of malarial pigment:new evidences on cytokine regulation in Plasmodium falciparum malaria

Objective:To investigate whether the increase of tumor necrosis factor alpha is dependent on lipidic component of malarial pigment.Methods:Adherent human monocytes were fed for 3 hours with different meals(native hemozoin;lipid free hemozoin;and control latex particles),then tumor necrosis factor alpha was monitored in cell supernatants up to 48 hours through western blotting or specific enzyme-linked immunoadsorbent assay.In selected experiments,unfed monocytes were treated with different doses of 15(S,R)-hydroxy-6,8,11,13-eicosatetraenoic acid or 4-hydroxynonenal instead of phagocytosis.Results:Hemozoin-fed monocytes produced higher levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha than unstimulated and latex-fed cells, while lipid-free hemozoin did not reproduce these results.Additionally,hemozoin effects were mimicked dose-dependently by 15(S,R)-hydroxy-6,8,11,13-eicosatetraenoic acid,but not by 4-hydroxynonenal.Conclusions:Present data suggest an essential role for lipids in hemozoindependent enhanced release of tumor necrosis factor alpha from monocytes,and 15(S,R)hydroxy -6,8,11,13-eicosatetraenoic acid could be one possible specific mediator.

结直肠癌转移模型裸鼠血管因子变化及健脾消癌方干预作用

目的：探讨结直肠癌裸鼠转移模型组织中血管内皮生长因子（VEGF）,内皮抑素（ES）,血管生成素（ANG）,血管抑素（AS）,基质金属蛋白酶-9（MMP-9）,组织金属蛋白酶抑制物（TIMP）变化及健脾消癌方干预的机制。方法：在BALB/C-nu裸鼠盲肠内注射HCT116细胞50μL,造裸鼠结直肠癌转移模型。将模型裸鼠分为模型组、健脾消癌方组（40 g·kg-1）,另设空白组。所有动物灌胃给予相应药物4周后,蛋白免疫印迹法（Western blot）测定裸鼠结肠、肝、肺及盲肠肿瘤组织中相关血管因子蛋白表达。结果：HCT116结直肠癌模型裸鼠的结肠、肝、肺与肿瘤组织的VEGF,MMP-9,TIMP明显升高（P〈0.05,P〈0.01）;ANG在结肠、肝与肿瘤组织也明显升高（P〈0.05,P〈0.01）;ES在结肠、肺与肿瘤组织显著降低,AS在肝、肺及肿瘤组织显著降低（P〈0.05）。健脾消癌方组的结肠MMP-9,肿瘤TIMP,肝组织ANG,MMP-9及肺组织VEGF明显降低,肺组织AS明显升高（P〈0.05）。结论：HCT116结直肠癌模型裸鼠VEGF,ANG,MMP-9在结肠、肝、肺及肿瘤组织中蛋白表达升高,ES,AS降低,TIMP升高;健脾消癌方能比较全面地改善机体抗肿瘤血管生成的能力。