TIMP-2 and PAI-1 mRNA levels are lower in aneurysmal as compared to athero-occlusive abdominal aortas.
Cardiovasc Res
; 60(1): 205-13, 2003 Oct 15.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Significant alterations of the vascular wall occurs in abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and atherosclerotic occlusive disease (AOD) that ultimately may lead to either vascular rupture or obstruction. These modifications have been ascribed to one or a group of proteases, their inhibitors or to the matrix macromolecules involved in the repair process without considering the extent of the observed variations.METHODS:
The mRNA steady-state level of a large spectrum of proteolytic enzymes (matrix metalloproteinases MMP-1, -2, -3, -8, -9, -11, -12, -13, -14; urokinase plasminogen activator u-PA), their physiological inhibitors (tissue inhibitors of MMPs TIMP-1, -2, -3; plasminogen activator inhibitor PAI-1) and that of structural matrix proteins (collagens type I and III, decorin, elastin, fibrillins 1 and 2) was determined by RT-PCR made quantitative by using a synthetic RNA as internal standard in each reaction mixture. The profile of expression was evaluated in AAA (n=7) and AOD (n=5) and compared to non-diseased abdominal (CAA, n=7) and thoracic aorta (CTA, n=5).RESULTS:
The MMPs -8, -9, -12 and -13 mostly associated with inflammatory cells were not or barely detected in CAA and CTA while they were largely and similarly expressed in AAA and AOD. Expression of protease inhibitors or structural proteins were only slightly increased in both pathological conditions with the exception of elastin which was reduced. The main significant difference between AAA and AOD was a lower expression of TIMP-2 and PAI-1 in the aneurysmal lesions.CONCLUSIONS:
The remodeling of the aortic wall in AAA and AOD involves gene activation of a large and similar spectrum of proteolytic enzymes while the expression of two physiological inhibitors, TIMP-2 and PAI-1, is significantly lower in AAA compared to AOD. The repair process in the aneurysmal disease seems similar to that of the occlusive disease.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Aorta Abdominal
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Aneurisma Aórtico
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Arteriosclerose
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RNA Mensageiro
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Inibidor 1 de Ativador de Plasminogênio
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Inibidor Tecidual de Metaloproteinase-2
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Cardiovasc Res
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Bélgica