Medial collateral ligament healing in macrophage metalloelastase (MMP-12)-deficient mice.
J Orthop Res
; 24(11): 2106-13, 2006 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
Medial collateral ligament (MCL) injuries heal by a wound repair scar response controlled by a complex cellular and cytokine environment. Many enzymes participate in wound repair, particularly the matrix metalloproteinases. We hypothesize macrophage metalloelastase (MME/MMP-12) deficiency results in impaired healing of MCL injury. One hundred fifty MME-deficient and 150 WT (MME+/+) mice underwent knee MCL transection with the opposite knee as a sham operated control. Mice were sacrificed at 3, 7, 28, 42, and 56 days. At each of the five time points, 15 mice were utilized for biological and 15 were utilized for biomechanical testing. Outcome measures were the presence of macrophages to represent the inflammatory phase of wound healing, collagen synthesis to assay for matrix repair, and biomechanical testing for repair strength. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated significantly fewer macrophages in cut MCLs from MME-deficient mice versus wild-type (WT) mice at 3, 7, 28, and 42 days (all p
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cicatrização
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Ligamento Colateral Médio do Joelho
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Metaloproteinase 12 da Matriz
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Macrófagos
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2006
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