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Sci Rep ; 14(1): 9411, 2024 Apr 24.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38658579

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Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMPs) have been demonstrated to be essential in facilitating the migration and metastasis of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). However, the ability of the MMP family to predict clinical outcomes and guide optimal therapeutic strategies for ccRCC patients remains incompletely understood. In this investigation, we initially conducted a thorough examination of the MMP family in pan-cancer. Notably, MMPs exhibited distinctive significance in ccRCC. Following this, we undertook an extensive analysis to evaluate the clinical value of MMPs and potential mechanisms by which MMPs contribute to the progression of ccRCC. A novel stratification method and prognostic model were developed based on MMPs in order to enhance the accuracy of prognosis prediction for ccRCC patients and facilitate personalized treatment. By conducting multi-omics analysis and transcriptional regulation analysis, it was hypothesized that SAA1 plays a crucial role in promoting ccRCC migration through MMPs. Subsequently, in vitro experiments confirmed that SAA1 regulates ccRCC cell migration via the ERK-AP1-MMPs axis. In conclusion, our study has explored the potential value of the MMP family as prognostic markers for ccRCC and as guides for medication regimens. Additionally, we have identified SAA1 as a crucial factor in the migration of ccRCC.


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Carcinoma de Células Renais , Movimento Celular , Neoplasias Renais , Metaloproteinases da Matriz , Proteína Amiloide A Sérica , Carcinoma de Células Renais/genética , Carcinoma de Células Renais/patologia , Carcinoma de Células Renais/metabolismo , Humanos , Movimento Celular/genética , Neoplasias Renais/genética , Neoplasias Renais/patologia , Neoplasias Renais/metabolismo , Metaloproteinases da Matriz/metabolismo , Metaloproteinases da Matriz/genética , Prognóstico , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Proteína Amiloide A Sérica/metabolismo , Proteína Amiloide A Sérica/genética , Regulação Neoplásica da Expressão Gênica , Sistema de Sinalização das MAP Quinases , Feminino , MAP Quinases Reguladas por Sinal Extracelular/metabolismo , Masculino , Transdução de Sinais
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Cell Mol Life Sci ; 81(1): 195, 2024 Apr 24.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38653877

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The Notch pathway is an evolutionarily conserved signaling system that is intricately regulated at multiple levels and it influences different aspects of development. In an effort to identify novel components involved in Notch signaling and its regulation, we carried out protein interaction screens which identified non-muscle myosin II Zipper (Zip) as an interacting partner of Notch. Physical interaction between Notch and Zip was further validated by co-immunoprecipitation studies. Immunocytochemical analyses revealed that Notch and Zip co-localize within same cytoplasmic compartment. Different alleles of zip also showed strong genetic interactions with Notch pathway components. Downregulation of Zip resulted in wing phenotypes that were reminiscent of Notch loss-of-function phenotypes and a perturbed expression of Notch downstream targets, Cut and Deadpan. Further, synergistic interaction between Notch and Zip resulted in highly ectopic expression of these Notch targets. Activated Notch-induced tumorous phenotype of larval tissues was enhanced by over-expression of Zip. Notch-Zip synergy resulted in the activation of JNK pathway that consequently lead to MMP activation and proliferation. Taken together, our results suggest that Zip may play an important role in regulation of Notch signaling.


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Proteínas de Drosophila , Proteínas de Membrana , Cadeias Pesadas de Miosina , Receptores Notch , Transdução de Sinais , Animais , Proteínas de Drosophila/metabolismo , Proteínas de Drosophila/genética , Receptores Notch/metabolismo , Receptores Notch/genética , Drosophila melanogaster/metabolismo , Drosophila melanogaster/genética , Asas de Animais/metabolismo , Asas de Animais/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Drosophila/metabolismo , Drosophila/genética , Fenótipo , Metaloproteinases da Matriz/metabolismo , Metaloproteinases da Matriz/genética , Proliferação de Células , Miosina Tipo II/metabolismo , Miosina Tipo II/genética
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ACS Biomater Sci Eng ; 10(1): 29-37, 2024 Jan 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37102329

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Cytokines are regulated in acute and chronic inflammation, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and myocardial infarction (MI). However, the dynamic windows within which cytokine activity/inhibition is desirable in RA and MI change timely and locally during the disease. Therefore, traditional, static delivery regimens are unlikely to meet the idiosyncrasy of these highly dynamic pathophysiological and individual processes. Responsive delivery systems and biomaterials, sensing surrogate markers of inflammation (i.e., matrix metalloproteinases - MMPs) and answering with drug release, may present drug activity at the right time, manner, and place. This article discusses MMPs as surrogate markers for disease activity in RA and MI to clock drug discharge to MMP concentration profiles from MMP-responsive drug delivery systems and biomaterials.


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Artrite Reumatoide , Citocinas , Humanos , Metaloproteinases da Matriz/genética , Artrite Reumatoide/tratamento farmacológico , Inflamação , Biomarcadores , Materiais Biocompatíveis
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Anticancer Agents Med Chem ; 24(1): 3-17, 2024.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37990427

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Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are proteolytic enzymes that aid in extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling. MMPs destroy the extracellular matrix, causing tumor growth and metastasis. MMPs are involved in the spread and metastasis of oral cancer. High levels of MMPs and oral squamous cell carcinoma have been linked to cancer prognosis. Modern medicine aims to prevent the illness from spreading through early intervention and examining changes in MMP genes. MMP gene polymorphism has recently been identified as one of the factors predicting susceptibility or risk in the development of oral carcinoma. This review aims to provide insight into the function of MMP subtypes involved in cancer. The genetic polymorphism in MMP genes and its predictive value in risk evaluation have been elaborated. Novel personalized therapeutic approaches for oral cancer, like the use of MMP inhibitors, nanoparticle-mediated targeting of MMP, or gene silencing by microRNA, can be designed.


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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas , MicroRNAs , Neoplasias Bucais , Humanos , Neoplasias Bucais/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Bucais/genética , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/patologia , Metaloproteinases da Matriz/genética , MicroRNAs/genética , Matriz Extracelular/patologia , Inibidores de Metaloproteinases de Matriz/farmacologia , Inibidores de Metaloproteinases de Matriz/uso terapêutico
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Int J Mol Sci ; 24(23)2023 Nov 28.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38069210

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The tumor microenvironment (TME) is characterized by an acidic pH and low oxygen concentrations. Hypoxia induces neoplastic cell evasion of the immune surveillance, rapid DNA repair, metabolic reprogramming, and metastasis, mainly as a response to the hypoxic inducible factors (HIFs). Likewise, cancer cells increase matrix metalloproteinases' (MMPs) expression in response to TME conditions, allowing them to migrate from the primary tumor to different tissues. Since HIFs and MMPs are augmented in the hypoxic TME, it is easy to consider that HIFs participate directly in their expression regulation. However, not all MMPs have a hypoxia response element (HRE)-HIF binding site. Moreover, different transcription factors and signaling pathways activated in hypoxia conditions through HIFs or in a HIF-independent manner participate in MMPs' transcription. The present review focuses on MMPs' expression in normal and hypoxic conditions, considering HIFs and a HIF-independent transcription control. In addition, since the hypoxic TME causes resistance to anticancer conventional therapy, treatment approaches using MMPs as a target alone, or in combination with other therapies, are also discussed.


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Neoplasias , Humanos , Neoplasias/terapia , Neoplasias/tratamento farmacológico , Hipóxia Celular/genética , Microambiente Tumoral/genética , Hipóxia/genética , Hipóxia/metabolismo , Metaloproteinases da Matriz/genética , Metaloproteinases da Matriz/metabolismo , Subunidade alfa do Fator 1 Induzível por Hipóxia/metabolismo
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Stem Cell Reports ; 18(12): 2386-2399, 2023 12 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37977146

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Cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) affects the small vessels in the brain and is a leading cause of stroke and dementia. Emerging evidence supports a role of the extracellular matrix (ECM), at the interface between blood and brain, in the progression of SVD pathology, but this remains poorly characterized. To address ECM role in SVD, we developed a co-culture model of mural and endothelial cells using human induced pluripotent stem cells from patients with COL4A1/A2 SVD-related mutations. This model revealed that these mutations induce apoptosis, migration defects, ECM remodeling, and transcriptome changes in mural cells. Importantly, these mural cell defects exert a detrimental effect on endothelial cell tight junctions through paracrine actions. COL4A1/A2 models also express high levels of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), and inhibiting MMP activity partially rescues the ECM abnormalities and mural cell phenotypic changes. These data provide a basis for targeting MMP as a therapeutic opportunity in SVD.


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Células-Tronco Pluripotentes Induzidas , Acidente Vascular Cerebral , Humanos , Células Endoteliais , Encéfalo/patologia , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/patologia , Matriz Extracelular , Metaloproteinases da Matriz/genética , Colágeno Tipo IV/genética
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Int J Med Sci ; 20(9): 1202-1211, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37575268

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Skeletal muscle injuries are commonly observed during sports and trauma. Regular exercise promotes muscle repair; however, the underlying mechanisms require further investigation. In addition to exercise, osteopontin (OPN) contributes to skeletal muscle regeneration and fibrosis following injury. However, whether and how OPN affects matrix proteins to promote post-injury muscle repair remains uncertain. We recruited regular exercise (RE) and sedentary control (SC) groups to determine plasma OPN levels. Additionally, we developed a murine model of muscle contusion injury and compared the extent of damage, inflammatory state, and regeneration-related proteins in OPN knockout (OPN KO) and wild-type (WT) mice. Our results show that regular exercise induced the increase of OPN, matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), and transforming growth factor-ß (TGF-ß) expression in plasma. Injured muscle fibers were repaired more slowly in OPN-KO mice than in WT mice. The expression levels of genes and proteins related to muscle regeneration were lower in OPN-KO mice after injury. OPN also promotes fibroblast proliferation, differentiation, and migration. Additionally, OPN upregulates MMP expression by activating TGF-ß, which promotes muscle repair. OPN can improve post-injury muscle repair by activating MMPs and TGF-ß pathways. It is upregulated by regular exercise. Our study provides a potential target for the treatment of muscle injuries and explains why regular physical exercise is beneficial for muscle repair.


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Osteopontina , Fator de Crescimento Transformador beta , Animais , Camundongos , Metaloproteinases da Matriz/genética , Metaloproteinases da Matriz/metabolismo , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Knockout , Músculos/metabolismo , Osteopontina/genética , Osteopontina/metabolismo , Fator de Crescimento Transformador beta/genética , Fator de Crescimento Transformador beta/metabolismo
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Adv Exp Med Biol ; 1415: 21-26, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37440009

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Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a tightly regulated family of proteolytic enzymes that break down extracellular matrix (ECM) and basement membrane components. Because it is associated with development, morphogenesis, tissue remodeling, and repair, ECM remodeling is an important mechanism. MMPs are thought to act as a double-edged sword, as they contribute to maintaining photoreceptors/retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)/Bruch's membrane (BM)/choroid complex homeostasis and also contribute to the onset and progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Polymorphisms and/or altered expression in MMPs and their tissue inhibitors (TIMPs) are associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Here, we review the evidence for MMPs' role in the onset and progression of AMD via addressing their regulation and TIMPs' significant regulatory functions.


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Degeneração Macular , Humanos , Degeneração Macular/genética , Degeneração Macular/metabolismo , Lâmina Basilar da Corioide/metabolismo , Corioide , Epitélio Pigmentado da Retina/metabolismo , Metaloproteinases da Matriz/genética , Metaloproteinases da Matriz/metabolismo
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Fish Shellfish Immunol ; 139: 108878, 2023 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37271328

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The Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) gene family is responsible for regulating the degradation of Extra Cellular Matrix (ECM) proteins, which are important for physiological processes such as wound healing, tissue remodeling, and stress response. Although MMPs have been studied in many species, their role in immune response in Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) is still not fully understood. This study conducted a comprehensive analysis of MMPs in flounder, including gene structures, evolutionary relationships, conserved domains, molecular evolution, and expression patterns. Analysis revealed that MMP genes could be grouped into 17 subfamilies and were evolutionarily conserved and functionally-constrained. Meanwhile, MMP genes were found to express in different embryonic and larval stages and might play the role of sentinel in healthy tissues. Furthermore, expression profiling showed that MMPs had diverse functions in environmental stress, with 60% (9/15) and 73% (11/15) of MMPs showing differential expression patterns under temperature stress and Edwardsiella tarda (E. tarda) infection, respectively. These findings provide a useful resource for understanding the immune functions of MMP genes in Japanese flounder.


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Infecções por Enterobacteriaceae , Doenças dos Peixes , Linguado , Animais , Linguado/genética , Edwardsiella tarda/fisiologia , Temperatura , Infecções por Enterobacteriaceae/veterinária , Imunidade , Metaloproteinases da Matriz/genética
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Sci Rep ; 13(1): 7849, 2023 05 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37188722

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To better clarify the causal effects between matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and estrogen-receptor (ER)-negative breast cancer (BC), we investigated the bidirectional causal relationship between MMPs and ER-negative BC by mendelian randomization (MR) analysis. Summary statistic data of five MMPs were extracted from European participants in 13 cohorts. Data of ER-negative BC collected from one of genome-wide association studies of European ancestry was used as experimental datasets and another four ER-negative BC datasets were used as validation sets. Inverse variance weighted method was used for main MR analysis and sensitivity analysis was also conducted. Serum level of MMP-1 has negative effect on ER-negative BC (odds ratio = 0.92, P = 0.0008) but the latter one was not the cause of the former one, which was supported by validation sets. No bidirectional causal effect was detected between the other four types of MMPs and ER-negative BC (P > 0.05). Sensitivity analysis indicated robustness of the above results without remarkable bias. To conclude, serum MMP-1 may be a protective factor against ER-negative BC. No reciprocal causality was found between the other kinds of MMPs and ER-negative BC. MMP-1 was indicated as a biomarker for risk of ER-negative BC.


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Estudo de Associação Genômica Ampla , Neoplasias de Mama Triplo Negativas , Humanos , Metaloproteinase 1 da Matriz/genética , Análise da Randomização Mendeliana , Receptores de Estrogênio/genética , Metaloproteinases da Matriz/genética
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Biomolecules ; 13(4)2023 04 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37189419

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Ectopic calcification and dysregulated extracellular matrix remodeling are prominent hallmarks of the complex heterogenous pathobiochemistry of pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE). The disease arises from mutations in ABCC6, an ATP-binding cassette transporter expressed predominantly in the liver. Neither its substrate nor the mechanisms by which it contributes to PXE are completely understood. The fibroblasts isolated from PXE patients and Abcc6-/- mice were subjected to RNA sequencing. A group of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) clustering on human chromosome 11q21-23, respectively, murine chromosome 9, was found to be overexpressed. A real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and immunofluorescent staining confirmed these findings. The induction of calcification by CaCl2 resulted in the elevated expression of selected MMPs. On this basis, the influence of the MMP inhibitor Marimastat (BB-2516) on calcification was assessed. PXE fibroblasts (PXEFs) exhibited a pro-calcification phenotype basally. PXEF and normal human dermal fibroblasts responded with calcium deposit accumulation and the induced expression of osteopontin to the addition of Marimastat to the calcifying medium. The raised MMP expression in PXEFs and during cultivation with calcium indicates a correlation of ECM remodeling and ectopic calcification in PXE pathobiochemistry. We assume that MMPs make elastic fibers accessible to controlled, potentially osteopontin-dependent calcium deposition under calcifying conditions.


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Calcinose , Pseudoxantoma Elástico , Humanos , Camundongos , Animais , Pseudoxantoma Elástico/genética , Pseudoxantoma Elástico/metabolismo , Osteopontina/metabolismo , Cálcio/metabolismo , Calcinose/metabolismo , Fenótipo , Metaloproteinases da Matriz/genética , Metaloproteinases da Matriz/metabolismo , Proteínas Associadas à Resistência a Múltiplos Medicamentos/genética
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Biochem Biophys Res Commun ; 659: 1-9, 2023 06 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37030019

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Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are members of a family of zinc-dependent metallopeptidase proteins that are widely found in plants, animals, and microorganisms. As the regulators of the extracellular matrix and basement membrane, MMPs play an important role in embryogenesis, development, innate immunity, and regeneration. However, the function of MMP family in planarian, a model for regeneration research, is still ambiguous. Here, we cloned 5 MMPs genes from Dugesia japonica and found that DjMMPA was associated with the process of regeneration, neoblasts cell maintenance confusion and destruction. Loss of DjMMPA led to homeostasis confusion and eventually death, owing to neoblasts proliferation disorder. Additionally, DjMMPA RNAi-treated animals had impaired regeneration after amputation. Furthermore, knockdown of DjMMPA had noticeable defects in cell differentiation of ectoderm, especially in eyes and neural progenitor cells, possibly by inhibiting Wnt signaling. Our results suggest that extracellular matrix-regulator MMPA is required for the orderly proliferation of neoblasts and differentiation of ectodermal progenitor cells in the planarian, which provide valuable information for further explorations into the molecular mechanism of MMPS, stem cells, and regeneration.


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Planárias , Animais , Planárias/genética , Ectoderma , Células-Tronco , Diferenciação Celular , Proliferação de Células , Metaloproteinases da Matriz/genética
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Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) ; 99(6): 545-551, 2023 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36890688

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OBJECTIVE: Cardiovascular complications and congenital malformations are known traits in Turner syndrome (TS), which increases mortality. Women with TS have varying phenotype and cardiovascular risks. A biomarker assessing the risk for cardiovascular complications could potentially reduce mortality in high-risk TS and reduce screening in TS participants with low cardiovascular risk. DESIGN, PATIENTS, PARTICIPANTS AND MEASUREMENTS: As part of a study initiated in 2002, 87 TS participants and 64 controls were invited to magnetic resonance imaging of the aorta, anthropometry, and biochemical markers. TS participants were re-examined thrice lastly in 2016. The focus of this paper is the additional measurements of transforming growth factor beta (TGFß), matrix metalloproteinase (MMP's), tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase (TIMP), peripheral blood DNA and their associations with TS and the cardiovascular risk and congenital heart disease. RESULTS: TS participants had lower TGFß1 and TGFß2 values compared to controls. snp11547635 heterozygosity was not associated with any biomarkers but was associated with increased risk of aortic regurgitation. TIMP4 and TGFß1 were correlated with the aortic diameter at several measuring positions. During follow-up, the antihypertensive treatment decreased the descending aortic diameter and increased TGFß1 and TGFß2 levels in TS. CONCLUSION: TGFß and TIMP's are altered in TS and may play a role in the development of coarctation and dilated aorta. snp11547635 heterozygosity was not found to impact biochemical markers. Further studies should investigate these biomarkers to further unravel the pathogenesis of the increased cardiovascular risk in TS participants.


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Síndrome de Turner , Humanos , Feminino , Síndrome de Turner/complicações , Síndrome de Turner/genética , Fator de Crescimento Transformador beta/genética , Aorta , Genótipo , Biomarcadores , Metaloproteinases da Matriz/genética , Inibidor Tecidual de Metaloproteinase-1/genética
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Int J Mol Sci ; 24(3)2023 Jan 25.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36768704

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Tumor recurrence poses a significant challenge to the clinical management of stage I lung adenocarcinoma after curative surgical resection. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) increase expression and correlate with recurrence and metastasis in surgically resected non-small cell lung cancer. However, the impact of MMPs on survival outcome varies, and their roles in patients with stage I lung adenocarcinoma remain unclear. In two discovery cohorts, we first analyzed 226 stage I-II lung adenocarcinoma cases in the GSE31210 cohort using a clustering-based method and identified a 150-gene MMP cluster with increased expression in tumors associated with worse survival outcomes. A similar analysis was performed on 517 lung adenocarcinoma cases in the Cancer Genome Atlas cohort. A 185-gene MMP cluster was identified, which also showed increased expression in tumors and correlated with poor survival outcomes. We further streamlined from the discovery cohorts a 36-gene MMP signature significantly associated with recurrence and worse overall survival in patients with stage I lung adenocarcinoma after surgical resection. After adjusting for covariates, the high MMP-gene signature expression remained an independent risk factor. In addition, the MMP-gene signature showed enrichment in epidermal growth factor receptor wild-type lung tumors, especially for those with Kirsten rat sarcoma virus mutations. Using an independent validation cohort, we further validated the MMP-gene signature in 70 stage I lung adenocarcinoma cases. In conclusion, MMP-gene signature is a potential predictive and prognostic biomarker to stratify patients with stage I lung adenocarcinoma into subgroups based on their risk of recurrence for aiding physicians in deciding the personalized adjuvant therapeutics.


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Adenocarcinoma de Pulmão , Adenocarcinoma , Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células não Pequenas , Neoplasias Pulmonares , Humanos , Neoplasias Pulmonares/patologia , Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células não Pequenas/genética , Adenocarcinoma/patologia , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/patologia , Adenocarcinoma de Pulmão/genética , Adenocarcinoma de Pulmão/patologia , Metaloproteinases da Matriz/genética , Estadiamento de Neoplasias , Mutação
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Mol Biol Rep ; 50(4): 3341-3353, 2023 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36720795

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BACKGROUND: Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is a genetic disease with great clinical heterogeneity and few viable strategies for treatment; hydroxyurea (HU) is the only widely used drug. Thus, the study of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and the gene expression of MMPs 1, 2, 9, 7 and TIMPs 1 and 2, which are involved in the regulation of extracellular matrix, inflammation, and neuropathies, may provide further insights into the pathophysiology of the disease and elucidate biomarkers and molecules as potential therapeutic targets for patients with SCA. METHODS AND RESULTS: We evaluated 251 young individuals with SCA from northeastern Brazil. The groups were divided according to vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC) and cerebrovascular disease (CVD), compared to control individuals. SNP detection and gene expression assays were performed by real-time PCR, TaqMan system®. Both the expression levels of MMP1 gene, and the SNP MMP1-1607 1G/2G were associated with the risk of cerebral ischemic stroke (IS), and the expression of MMP1 was also associated with a higher frequency of VOC/year. Expression levels of MMP7, TIMP1, and TIMP2 were increased in patients conditioned to IS. The SNP 372T>C (rs4898) TIMP1 T alleles were more frequent in patients with > 5 VOC events/year. The SNP rs17576 of MMP9 showed differences in gene expression levels; it was increased in the genotypes AG, and AG+GG. CONCLUSION: The findings of this study, the SNPs, and expression provide initial support for understanding the role of MMPs-TIMPs in the pathophysiology of SCA in young patients.


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Anemia Falciforme , AVC Isquêmico , Acidente Vascular Cerebral , Compostos Orgânicos Voláteis , Humanos , Metaloproteinase 1 da Matriz/genética , Anemia Falciforme/complicações , Anemia Falciforme/genética , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/genética , Isquemia , Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único/genética , Metaloproteinases da Matriz/genética , Expressão Gênica
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Gene ; 850: 146927, 2023 Jan 20.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36228865

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Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a group of zinc-dependent enzyme families that play an important role in regulating human physiological as well as pathological processes, especially in malignant tumors. Numerous experimental studies have shown that MMPs are not only involved in the occurrence and development of solid tumors but also play a key role in the staging and grading of tumors. The specific processes by which MMPs are involved in tumor cell invasion and metastasis mainly include degradation of the extracellular matrix, regulation of gene polymorphism, promotion of epithelial-mesenchymal transformation, and induction of adhesion molecule expression. The correlated expression of MMPs in different solid tumors provides a basis for tumor markers, tumor prognosis, and drug targets. In this review, the function, classification, and nomenclature of MMPs will be summarized, and the relevant expression of MMPs in solid tumors, as well as the clinical survival rate and general prognosis associated with MMPs, will be elaborated to provide useful information on which to base the search for new targets for tumor therapy.


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Metaloproteinases da Matriz , Neoplasias , Humanos , Metaloproteinases da Matriz/genética , Metaloproteinases da Matriz/metabolismo , Neoplasias/patologia , Transição Epitelial-Mesenquimal , Matriz Extracelular/metabolismo , Biomarcadores Tumorais/genética , Biomarcadores Tumorais/metabolismo , Zinco/metabolismo
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Heart Vessels ; 38(1): 122-130, 2023 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36070095

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Males acquire calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) twice as often as females, yet stenotic valves from females display significantly higher levels of fibrosis compared to males with similar extent of disease. Fibrosis occurs as an imbalance between the production and degradation of the extracellular matrix (ECM), specifically type I collagen. This work characterizes ECM production and remodeling by male and female valvular interstitial cells (VICs) to better understand the fibrocalcific divergence between sexes evident in CAVD. Male and female VICs were assessed for gene and protein expression of myofibroblastic markers, ECM components, matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), and tissue inhibitors of MMPs (TIMPs) via qRT-PCR and western blot. Overall metabolic activity was also measured. Activity assays for collagenase and gelatinase were performed to examine degradation behavior. Male VICs produced greater levels of myofibroblastic markers while female VICs showed greater metabolic activity and collagen production. In general, females displayed a greater level of MMP expression and production than males, but no sex differences were observed in TIMP production. Male VICs also displayed a greater level of collagenase and gelatinase activity than female VICs. This work displays sex differences in ECM remodeling by VICs that could be related to the sexual dimorphism in ECM structure seen in clinical CAVD.


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Estenose da Valva Aórtica , Calcinose , Masculino , Humanos , Feminino , Valva Aórtica/patologia , Caracteres Sexuais , Calcinose/patologia , Células Cultivadas , Matriz Extracelular , Gelatinases/metabolismo , Fibrose , Metaloproteinases da Matriz/genética
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Int J Mol Sci ; 25(1)2023 Dec 22.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38203373

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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a collective term for two diseases: ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD). There are many factors, e.g., genetic, environmental and immunological, that increase the likelihood of these diseases. Indicators of IBDs include extracellular matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). The aim of this review is to present data on the role of selected cytokines and metalloproteinases in IBD. In recent years, more and more transcriptomic studies are emerging. These studies are improving the characterization of the cytokine microenvironment inside inflamed tissue. It is observed that the levels of several cytokines are consistently increased in inflamed tissue in IBD, both in UC and CD. This review shows that MMPs play a major role in the pathology of inflammatory processes, cancer, and IBD. IBD-associated inflammation is associated with increased expression of MMPs and reduced ability of tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) to inhibit their action. In IBD patients in tissues that are inflamed, MMPs are produced in excess and TIMP activity is not sufficient to block MMPs. This review is based on our personal selection of the literature that was retrieved by a selective search in PubMed using the terms "Inflammatory bowel disease" and "pathogenesis of Inflammatory bowel diseases" that includes systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and clinical trials. The involvement of the immune system in the pathophysiology of IBD is reviewed in terms of the role of the cytokines and metalloproteinases involved.


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Colite Ulcerativa , Doença de Crohn , Doenças Inflamatórias Intestinais , Humanos , Doenças Inflamatórias Intestinais/genética , Citocinas , Metaloproteinases da Matriz/genética
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Exp Cell Res ; 421(2): 113386, 2022 12 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36244410

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Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a life-threatening disorder that occurs in the aorta. The inflammatory thickness of the aneurysm wall and perianeurysmal fibrosis are two main causes of AAA pathogenesis; however, the molecular mechanisms involved in these two processes are still unclear. We discovered that C-terminal binding protein 1 (CtBP1) and CtBP2 were overexpressed in the aortas of AAA-model mice created by treatment with CaCl2 and elastase. Molecular analyses revealed that the CtBP heterodimer couples with histone acetyltransferase p300 and transcription factor AP1 (activator protein 1) to transactivate a set of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs, including MMP1a, 3, 7, 9, and 12) and proinflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-1 ß (IL-1ß), IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α). Knockdown of CtBPs or AP1 subunits or blockage of CtBPs with specific small molecule inhibitors significantly suppressed the in vitro expression of MMPs and proinflammatory cytokines. The administration of CtBP inhibitors in AAA-model mice also inhibited MMPs and proinflammatory cytokines, thereby improving the AAA outcome. Taken together, our results revealed a new regulatory mechanism involving MMPs and proinflammatory cytokines in the pathogenesis of AAA. This discovery suggests that targeting CtBPs may be a therapeutic strategy for AAA by attenuating the inflammatory response and matrix destruction.


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Aneurisma da Aorta Abdominal , Camundongos , Animais , Aneurisma da Aorta Abdominal/induzido quimicamente , Aneurisma da Aorta Abdominal/genética , Aneurisma da Aorta Abdominal/metabolismo , Citocinas/genética , Metaloproteinases da Matriz/genética , Aorta/metabolismo , Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa/genética , Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa/metabolismo , Modelos Animais de Doenças
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Int J Infect Dis ; 125: 61-66, 2022 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36272698

RESUMO

OBJECTIVES: The association of toll-like receptors (TLRs) and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) among latent tuberculosis (TB) infection and active TB remained less studied. METHODS: We recruited participants with TB disease (active TB) (n = 400) and TB infection (latent TB infection) (n = 203) in this study. We genotyped SNPs in TLR1, TLR2, TLR4, MMP1, MMP8, MMP9, MMP12, and tissue inhibitor of MMP2. Single-variant analysis and haplotype analysis were performed, and a polygenic risk score (PRS) was created. RESULTS: We found that SNPs in TLR1 (rs5743580, rs5743551), TLR2 (rs3804100), and MMP8 (rs2508383) were associated with different TB disease status risks. TLR1 rs5743580 was associated with a higher risk of TB disease status in genotypic, recessive, and additive models. TLR2 rs3804100 polymorphisms demonstrated significant association with TB disease status in genotypic, dominant, and additive models. In the haplotype analysis, the TLR1 haplotype was associated with a higher risk of TB disease, and the MMP12 haplotype was associated with a lower risk of TB disease. A PRS using 3 SNPs was associated with a higher risk of TB disease. CONCLUSION: This study revealed that SNP variants in TLR1, TLR2, and MMP8 differed among TB infection and disease. Haplotypes and PRS could potentially help predict TB disease status.


Assuntos
Tuberculose Latente , Metaloproteinases da Matriz , Receptores Toll-Like , Tuberculose , Humanos , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Predisposição Genética para Doença , Haplótipos , Metaloproteinase 12 da Matriz/genética , Metaloproteinase 8 da Matriz/genética , Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único , Fatores de Risco , Receptor 1 Toll-Like/genética , Receptor 2 Toll-Like/genética , Receptores Toll-Like/genética , Tuberculose/genética , Metaloproteinases da Matriz/genética
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