Analysis of the inflammatory response induced by rhMMP-12 catalytic domain instilled in mouse airways.
Int Immunopharmacol
; 5(3): 511-24, 2005 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-15683848
ABSTRACT
Macrophage elastase (MMP-12) is a metalloproteinase able to degrade extracellular matrix components such as elastin. As many MMPs, MMP-12 is involved in acute and chronic lung injury. However, its role in the inflammatory process of the lung parenchyma is not clearly understood. In this study, we have investigated the effects of airway instillation of rhMMP-12 on inflammatory cell recruitment, cytokine release and gelatinase expression in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) or in lung homogenate supernatants in mice. Numbers of total and individual cell types were examined in BALF during the first 72 h following rhMMP-12 instillation. A marked recruitment of neutrophils was observed with a maximum increase at 18 h. This cellular recruitment was associated with a very transient increase in IL-6, TNF-alpha MIP-1alpha, MCP-1 and KC levels and gelatinase expression in BALF and in lung homogenate supernatants. From days 4 to 15, performing the same analyses, we observed an important and stable recruitment of macrophages in BALF in absence of the other studied inflammatory markers. These results demonstrate that rhMMP-12 itself is able to induce an early inflammatory response characterized by neutrophil infiltration, cytokine release and gelatinase activation followed by a later response composed mainly of macrophage recruitment.
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Assunto principal:
Proteínas Recombinantes
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Metaloendopeptidases
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Domínio Catalítico
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Inflamação
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Pulmão
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Animals
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Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2005
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Article