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1.
Oncogene ; 36(37): 5296-5308, 2017 09 14.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28504713

RESUMEN

The proto-oncogene PTTG and its binding partner PBF have been widely studied in multiple cancer types, particularly thyroid and colorectal, but their combined role in tumourigenesis is uncharacterised. Here, we show for the first time that together PTTG and PBF significantly modulate DNA damage response (DDR) genes, including p53 target genes, required to maintain genomic integrity in thyroid cells. Critically, DDR genes were extensively repressed in primary thyrocytes from a bitransgenic murine model (Bi-Tg) of thyroid-specific PBF and PTTG overexpression. Irradiation exposure to amplify p53 levels further induced significant repression of DDR genes in Bi-Tg thyrocytes (P=2.4 × 10-4) compared with either PBF- (P=1.5 × 10-3) or PTTG-expressing thyrocytes (P=NS). Consistent with this, genetic instability was greatest in Bi-Tg thyrocytes with a mean genetic instability (GI) index of 35.8±2.6%, as well as significant induction of gross chromosomal aberrations in thyroidal TPC-1 cells following overexpression of PBF and PTTG. We extended our findings to human thyroid cancer using TCGA data sets (n=322) and found striking correlations with PBF and PTTG expression in well-characterised DDR gene panel RNA-seq data. In addition, genetic associations and transient transfection identified PBF as a downstream target of the receptor tyrosine kinase-BRAF signalling pathway, emphasising a role for PBF as a novel component in a pathway well described to drive neoplastic growth. We also showed that overall survival (P=1.91 × 10-5) and disease-free survival (P=4.9 × 10-5) was poorer for TCGA patients with elevated tumoural PBF/PTTG expression and mutationally activated BRAF. Together our findings indicate that PBF and PTTG have a critical role in promoting thyroid cancer that is predictive of poorer patient outcome.


Asunto(s)
Daño del ADN , Proteínas de la Membrana/metabolismo , Securina/metabolismo , Neoplasias de la Tiroides/genética , Neoplasias de la Tiroides/metabolismo , Animales , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Femenino , Humanos , Péptidos y Proteínas de Señalización Intracelular , Masculino , Proteínas de la Membrana/genética , Ratones , Ratones Transgénicos , Pronóstico , Proto-Oncogenes Mas , Securina/genética , Tasa de Supervivencia , Neoplasias de la Tiroides/patología , Transfección , Resultado del Tratamiento
2.
J Endocrinol ; 178(3): 437-47, 2003 Sep.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12967336

RESUMEN

The aims of this study were to identify the role and sites of action of serine proteinases (SPs) in bone resorption, a process which involves a cascade of events, the central step of which is the removal of bone matrix by osteoclasts (OCs). This resorbing activity, however, is also determined by recruitment of new OCs to future resorption sites and removal of the osteoid layer by osteoblasts (OBs), which enables OCs to gain access to the underlying mineralized bone. The resorption systems we have studied consisted of (i) neonatal calvarial explants, (ii) isolated OCs cultured on ivory slices, (iii) mouse OBs cultured on either radiolabelled type I collagen films or bone-like matrix, (iv) bone marrow cultures to assess OC formation and (v) 17-day-old fetal mouse metatarsal bone rudiments to assess OC migration and fusion. Two separate SP inhibitors, aprotinin and alpha(2)-antiplasmin dose-dependently inhibited (45)Ca release from neonatal calvarial explants: aprotinin (10(-6) M) was the most effective SP inhibitor, producing a maximum inhibitory effect of 55.9%. Neither of the SP inhibitors influenced either OC formation or OC resorptive activity. In contrast, each SP inhibitor dose-dependently inhibited OB-mediated degradation of both type I collagen fibrils and non-mineralized bone matrix. In 17-day-old metatarsal explants aprotinin produced a 55% reduction in the migration of OCs from the periosteum to the mineralized matrix after 3 days in culture but after 6 days in culture aprotinin was without effect on OC migration. Primary mouse osteoblasts expressed mRNA for urokinase type plasminogen activator (uPA), tIssue type plasminogen activator (tPA), the type I receptor for uPA, plasminogen activator inhibitor types I and II and the broad spectrum serine proteinase inhibitor, protease nexin I. In situ hybridization demonstrated expression of tPA and uPA in osteoclasts disaggregated from 6-day-old mouse long bones. We propose that the regulation of these various enzyme systems within bone tIssue determines the sites where bone resorption will be initiated.


Asunto(s)
Resorción Ósea/metabolismo , Huesos/fisiología , Inhibidores de Serina Proteinasa/farmacología , Precursor de Proteína beta-Amiloide , Animales , Animales Recién Nacidos , Aprotinina/farmacología , Células de la Médula Ósea , Huesos/efectos de los fármacos , Proteínas Portadoras/genética , Células Cultivadas , Técnicas de Cultivo , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Expresión Génica , Ratones , Osteoblastos/efectos de los fármacos , Osteoblastos/metabolismo , Osteoclastos/efectos de los fármacos , Osteoclastos/metabolismo , Inhibidor 1 de Activador Plasminogénico/genética , Inhibidor 2 de Activador Plasminogénico/genética , Nexinas de Proteasas , Receptores de Superficie Celular/genética , Receptores del Activador de Plasminógeno Tipo Uroquinasa , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa de Transcriptasa Inversa , Activador de Tejido Plasminógeno/genética , Activador de Plasminógeno de Tipo Uroquinasa/genética , alfa 2-Antiplasmina/farmacología
4.
Cell Tissue Res ; 299(3): 385-94, 2000 Mar.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10772252

RESUMEN

There is strong evidence that matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) play a crucial role during osteogenesis and bone remodelling. Their synthesis by osteoblasts has been demonstrated during osteoid degradation prior to resorption of mineralised matrix by osteoclasts and their activities are regulated by tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs). For this study we developed and utilised specific polyclonal antibodies to assess the presence of collagenase (MMP13), stromelysin 1 (MMP3), gelatinase A (MMP2), gelatinase B (MMP9) and TIMP-2 in both freshly isolated neonatal mouse calvariae and tissues cultured with and without bone-resorbing agents. Monensin was added towards the end of the culture period in order to promote intracellular accumulation of proteins and facilitate antigen detection. In addition, bone sections were stained for the osteoclast marker, tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP). In uncultured tissues the bone surfaces had isolated foci of collagenase staining, and cartilage matrix stained for gelatinase B (MMP9) and TIMP-2. Calvariae cultured for as little as 3 h with monensin revealed intracellular staining for MMPs and TIMP-2 in mesenchymal tissues, as well as in cells lining the bone plates. The addition of cytokines to stimulate bone resorption resulted in pronounced TRAP activity along bone surfaces, indicating active resorption. There was a marked upregulation of enzyme synthesis, with matrix staining for collagenase and gelatinase B observed in regions of eroded bone. Increased staining for TIMP-2 was also observed in association with increased synthesis of MMPs. The new antibodies to murine MMPs should prove valuable in future studies of matrix degradation.


Asunto(s)
Resorción Ósea/enzimología , Colagenasas/análisis , Cráneo/enzimología , Inhibidor Tisular de Metaloproteinasa-2/análisis , Fosfatasa Ácida/análisis , Fosfatasa Ácida/inmunología , Animales , Especificidad de Anticuerpos , Western Blotting , Células Cultivadas , Colagenasas/inmunología , Técnica del Anticuerpo Fluorescente , Isoenzimas/análisis , Isoenzimas/inmunología , Metaloproteinasa 13 de la Matriz , Metaloproteinasa 2 de la Matriz/análisis , Metaloproteinasa 2 de la Matriz/inmunología , Metaloproteinasa 3 de la Matriz/análisis , Metaloproteinasa 3 de la Matriz/inmunología , Metaloproteinasa 9 de la Matriz/análisis , Metaloproteinasa 9 de la Matriz/inmunología , Ratones , Osteoclastos/enzimología , Cráneo/citología , Fosfatasa Ácida Tartratorresistente , Inhibidor Tisular de Metaloproteinasa-2/inmunología
6.
J Bone Miner Res ; 14(11): 1880-90, 1999 Nov.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10571688

RESUMEN

Sex steroids are important regulators of bone cell function and osteoblast-derived matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are key mediators of bone resorption during the initial stage of osteoid removal prior to osteoclast attachment. To investigate the mechanism of bone loss following estrogen deficiency, we examined the effects of estrogen on osteoblast synthesis of MMPs and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMPs). Immunolocalization in mouse bone samples ex vivo and primary mouse osteoblast (MOB) cultures was used to document the synthesis of mouse interstitial collagenase (MMP-13), stromelysin-1 (MMP-3), gelatinase-A (MMP-2), and gelatinase-B (MMP-9). Endosteal bone lining cells from distal femoral head and lumbar vertebral body showed an increase in the pattern of synthesis of stromelysin-1 following ovariectomy, compared with sham-operated controls; the synthesis of other MMPs was unaffected. The expression of all classes of MMPs and TIMP-1 and TIMP-2 by MOB in culture was demonstrated by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. Following the withdrawal of 17beta-estradiol, MOB cultures showed a significant increase in the number of cells synthesizing stromelysin-1; this effect was enhanced by stimulation with either interleukin-1 or interleukin-6. Northern blot analysis showed only a slight increase in stromelysin-1 mRNA message following the withdrawal of 17beta-estradiol. Our data show an unexpected up-regulation of stromelysin-1 synthesis by osteoblasts both in vivo and in vitro following estrogen withdrawal. Although this effect was not reflected in a significant change in stromelysin-1 mRNA expression in vitro, there is evidence to suggest a role for this enzyme in the early stages of bone loss during the pathogenesis of osteoporosis.


Asunto(s)
Estrógenos/metabolismo , Metaloproteinasa 3 de la Matriz/biosíntesis , Osteoblastos/metabolismo , Regulación hacia Arriba , Animales , Northern Blotting/métodos , Células Cultivadas , Colagenasas/análisis , Colagenasas/genética , Cabeza Femoral/citología , Cabeza Femoral/patología , Vértebras Lumbares/citología , Vértebras Lumbares/patología , Metaloproteinasa 2 de la Matriz/análisis , Metaloproteinasa 2 de la Matriz/genética , Metaloproteinasa 3 de la Matriz/análisis , Metaloproteinasa 3 de la Matriz/genética , Metaloproteinasa 9 de la Matriz/análisis , Metaloproteinasa 9 de la Matriz/genética , Ratones , Osteoblastos/citología , Ovariectomía , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa de Transcriptasa Inversa/métodos , Inhibidor Tisular de Metaloproteinasa-1/genética , Inhibidor Tisular de Metaloproteinasa-2/genética
7.
Biochem J ; 331 ( Pt 2): 453-8, 1998 Apr 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9531484

RESUMEN

SW1353 chondrosarcoma cells cultured in the presence of interleukin-1, concanavalin A or PMA secreted procollagenase 3 (matrix metalloproteinase-13). The enzyme was detected in the culture medium by Western blotting using a specific polyclonal antibody raised against recombinant human procollagenase 3. Oncostatin M enhanced the interleukin-1-induced production of procollagenase 3, whereas interleukin-4 decreased procollagenase 3 synthesis. The enzyme was latent except when the cells had been treated with concanavalin A, when a processed form of 48 kDa, which corresponds to the active form, was found in the culture medium and collagenolytic activity was detected by degradation of 14C-labelled type I collagen. The concanavalin A-induced activation of procollagenase 3 coincided with the processing of progelatinase A (matrix metalloproteinase-2) by the cells, as measured by gelatin zymography. In addition, progelatinase B (matrix metalloproteinase-9) was activated when gelatinase A and collagenase 3 were in their active forms. Concanavalin A treatment of SW1353 cells increased the amount of membrane-type-1 matrix metalloproteinase protein in the cell membranes, suggesting that this membrane-bound enzyme participates in an activation cascade involving collagenase 3 and the gelatinases. This cascade was effectively inhibited by tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases-2 and -3. Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1, which is a much weaker inhibitor of membrane-type 1 matrix metalloproteinase than tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases-2 and -3 [Will, Atkinson, Butler, Smith and Murphy (1996) J. Biol. Chem. 271, 17119-17123], was a weaker inhibitor of the activation cascade.


Asunto(s)
Colagenasas/metabolismo , Gelatinasas/metabolismo , Metaloendopeptidasas/metabolismo , Western Blotting , Membrana Celular/enzimología , Condrosarcoma/enzimología , Colagenasas/biosíntesis , Concanavalina A/farmacología , Medios de Cultivo Condicionados , Activación Enzimática , Inducción Enzimática/efectos de los fármacos , Fibrinolisina/fisiología , Humanos , Interleucina-1/farmacología , Metaloproteinasa 13 de la Matriz , Metaloproteinasa 2 de la Matriz , Metaloproteinasa 9 de la Matriz , Inhibidores de Proteasas/farmacología , Acetato de Tetradecanoilforbol/farmacología , Inhibidor Tisular de Metaloproteinasa-1/metabolismo , Inhibidor Tisular de Metaloproteinasa-1/farmacología , Inhibidor Tisular de Metaloproteinasa-2/metabolismo , Inhibidor Tisular de Metaloproteinasa-2/farmacología , Inhibidor Tisular de Metaloproteinasa-3/farmacología , Células Tumorales Cultivadas
8.
Matrix Biol ; 17(1): 35-46, 1998 Apr.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9628251

RESUMEN

The degradation of soft connective tissue collagen is considered to depend on the activity of various proteolytic enzymes, particularly those belonging to the group of matrix metalloproteinases and cysteine proteinases. In the present study, we investigated the contribution of these enzymes to this process. Using a general inhibitor of MMPs (SC44463), collagen degradation was strongly inhibited, by about 40% after 24 h and up to 80% after 72 h of culturing. Blockage of cysteine proteinase activity (with leupeptin or E-64) reduced breakdown at these time intervals by 50% and 20%, respectively. Given the abundant presence of gelatinases--in particular gelatinase A (MMP-2)--in the tissue, the effect of an inhibitor selective for gelatinases (CT1166) was studied. Gelatinase inhibition resulted in a dose-dependent decrease of collagen breakdown up to 90% after 48 h. The ability of gelatinase A to degrade collagens was demonstrated by the induction of breakdown in devitalized explants by addition of activated gelatinase A, or by activation of endogenous enzyme with 4-aminophenylmercuric acetate. This latter effect was not found with plasmin, an activator of MMPs other than gelatinase A. Finally, the relevance of gelatinase A to the in vivo degradation of soft connective tissue collagen was implicated by the significant correlation found between its activity and the collagen turnover rates of four soft connective tissues (tooth pulp, periodontal ligament, molar gingiva and skin). We conclude that collagen degradation in soft connective tissue is mediated by MMPs and to a lesser extent by cysteine proteinases. Our data are the first to attach a key role to gelatinase A in this process.


Asunto(s)
Colágeno/metabolismo , Tejido Conectivo/metabolismo , Cisteína Endopeptidasas/metabolismo , Gelatinasas/metabolismo , Metaloendopeptidasas/metabolismo , Animales , Metaloproteinasa 2 de la Matriz , Inhibidores de Proteasas/farmacología , Conejos
9.
J Anat ; 191 ( Pt 1): 39-48, 1997 Jul.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9279657

RESUMEN

Connective tissues synthesise and secrete a family of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) which are capable of degrading most components of the extracellular matrix. Animal studies suggest that the MMPs play a role in bone turnover. Using specific polyclonal antisera, immunohistochemistry was used to determine the patterns of synthesis and distribution of collagenase (MMP-1), stromelysin (MMP-3), gelatinase A (MMP-2) and gelatinase B (MMP-9) and of the tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 (TIMP-1) within developing human osteophytic bone. The different MMPs and TIMP showed distinct patterns of localisation. Collagenase expression was seen at sites of vascular invasion, in osteoblasts synthesising new matrix and in some osteoclasts at sites of resorption. Chondrocytes demonstrated variable levels of collagenase and stromelysin expression throughout the proliferative and hypertrophic regions, stromelysin showing both cell-associated and strong matrix staining. Intense gelatinase B expression was observed at sites of bone resorption in osteoclasts and mononuclear cells. Gelatinase A was only weakly expressed in the fibrocartilage adjacent to areas of endochondral ossification. There was widespread but variable expression of TIMP-1 throughout the fibrous tissue, cartilage and bone. These results indicate that MMPs play a role in the development of human bone from cartilage and fibrous tissue and are likely to have multiple functions.


Asunto(s)
Huesos/química , Glicoproteínas/análisis , Metaloendopeptidasas/análisis , Osteogénesis/fisiología , Inhibidores de Proteasas/análisis , Cartílago/química , Colagenasas/análisis , Gelatinasas/análisis , Humanos , Inmunohistoquímica , Metaloproteinasa 1 de la Matriz , Metaloproteinasa 2 de la Matriz , Metaloproteinasa 3 de la Matriz/análisis , Metaloproteinasa 9 de la Matriz , Osteoblastos/química , Osteoclastos/química , Inhibidores Tisulares de Metaloproteinasas
10.
J R Coll Surg Edinb ; 42(3): 154-60, 1997 Jun.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9195805

RESUMEN

Members of the family of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are key enzymes in normal and pathological tissue remodelling. They function at neutral pH and can digest synergistically all the macromolecules of the extracellular matrix. Biochemical and cloning studies indicate that there are three major groups: the specific collagenases cleave interstitial collagens; the gelatinases degrade other types of collagen and act synergistically with collagenases by degrading denatured collagens (gelatins); and the stromelysins which have broader specificity and can degrade basement membrane collagens as well as proteoglycans and matrix glycoproteins. Others in the family, but not in the major groups, are matrilysin, metallo-elastase, and several recently cloned membrane-bound metalloproteinases. Naturally occurring inhibitors, TIMPs (tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases), are important controlling factors in the actions of MMPs, and tissue destruction in disease processes often correlates with an imbalance of MMPs over TIMPs. The relevance of recent molecular research to periodontal diseases is discussed.


Asunto(s)
Metaloendopeptidasas/fisiología , Enfermedades de la Boca/etiología , Fenómenos Bioquímicos , Bioquímica , Clonación Molecular , Colágeno/metabolismo , Colagenasas/fisiología , Proteínas de la Matriz Extracelular/metabolismo , Glicoproteínas/metabolismo , Glicoproteínas/fisiología , Humanos , Metaloproteinasa 12 de la Matriz , Metaloproteinasa 3 de la Matriz/fisiología , Metaloproteinasa 7 de la Matriz , Inhibidores de la Metaloproteinasa de la Matriz , Metaloendopeptidasas/antagonistas & inhibidores , Enfermedades de la Boca/enzimología , Mucosa Bucal/enzimología , Enfermedades Periodontales/enzimología , Enfermedades Periodontales/etiología , Inhibidores de Proteasas/farmacología , Proteoglicanos/metabolismo , Inhibidores Tisulares de Metaloproteinasas
13.
Bone ; 19(1): 35-40, 1996 Jul.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8830985

RESUMEN

Studies in some animal species have demonstrated the production of metalloproteinases by bone cells, suggesting that they may play a role in bone modeling and remodeling. The aim of the present study was to investigate the expression of collagenase in human bone in situ, using heterotopic and osteophytic bone. Immunohistochemistry was performed on chilled sections of bone, using well characterized polyclonal antibodies to human collagenase. The heterotopic and osteophytic bone exhibited high turnover and both bone modeling and remodeling were evident. Collagenase expression by osteoblasts was demonstrated in cells synthesising matrix and in lining cells; the strongest signal was seen in areas of de novo matrix formation, where bridges of woven bone were being formed between areas of mineralized bone. Collagenase was also present in some osteoclasts associated with eroded bone surfaces and in some mononuclear cells that were present in resorption cavities and in the bone marrow. Our results provide the first demonstration, in situ, of collagenase in human bone and suggest that it may play a role in human bone modeling and remodeling. Production of collagenase by active osteoblasts and lining cells suggest that it may be involved both in matrix formation and activation of bone remodeling. The presence of collagenase in osteoclasts provides further evidence that metalloproteinases may play a role in bone resorption.


Asunto(s)
Huesos/enzimología , Colagenasas/biosíntesis , Osteoblastos/enzimología , Osteoclastos/enzimología , Fosfatasa Ácida/análisis , Adulto , Anciano , Fosfatasa Alcalina/análisis , Huesos/anatomía & histología , Colagenasas/inmunología , Humanos , Osificación Heterotópica/patología , Tartratos/farmacología
14.
Arch Oral Biol ; 41(4): 315-22, 1996 Apr.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8771322

RESUMEN

Connective tissue cells synthesize and secrete matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), a family of matrix-degrading enzymes (comprising collagenases, gelatinases and stromelysins), which are capable of degrading all the constituent molecules of connective tissues at physiological pH. This investigation documents the synthesis and distribution of MMPs and their inhibitor TIMP-1 (tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1) in the developing articular disc of the craniomandibular joint of the rabbit using indirect immunofluorescence microscopy. Cells of the disc synthesised all three classes of MMPs as well as TIMP-1 in all regions of the disc at all stages examined. MMPs and TIMP-1 were detected as bright intracellular accumulations probably within Golgi vesicles and as occasional diffuse, matrix-bound deposits. These results suggest that MMP-mediated matrix remodelling is a prominent feature of growth in craniomandibular joint disc.


Asunto(s)
Cartílago Articular/enzimología , Glicoproteínas/metabolismo , Metaloendopeptidasas/biosíntesis , Inhibidores de Proteasas/metabolismo , Articulación Temporomandibular/enzimología , Animales , Cartílago Articular/crecimiento & desarrollo , Colagenasas/análisis , Colagenasas/biosíntesis , Matriz Extracelular/enzimología , Técnica del Anticuerpo Fluorescente Indirecta , Gelatinasas/análisis , Gelatinasas/biosíntesis , Glicoproteínas/análisis , Metaloproteinasa 3 de la Matriz , Metaloendopeptidasas/análisis , Metaloendopeptidasas/antagonistas & inhibidores , Microscopía Fluorescente , Inhibidores de Proteasas/análisis , Conejos , Articulación Temporomandibular/crecimiento & desarrollo , Inhibidores Tisulares de Metaloproteinasas
15.
J Anat ; 188 ( Pt 2): 355-60, 1996 Apr.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8621334

RESUMEN

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) have been implicated in tissue remodelling in growth and development. A histochemical study of human fetal limbs was undertaken to assess the presence, and consequently the possible role, of MMPs and their inhibitor TIMP-1 (tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1) in synovial joint cavity formation. Cryostat sections of fetal limbs from 7 to 14 wk gestation were stained with specific antibodies to collagenase (MMP-1), gelantinases A (MMP-2) and B (MMP-9), stromelysin (MMP-3) and TIMP-1. Immunoreactive (IR) MMP-1, MMP-2 and MMP-3 were seen chiefly in chondrocytes, but in all cases in zones distant from the joint line before cavity formation. IR-MMP-1 and MMP-2 were also localised both in synovium and on the articular surfaces of joints after cavity formation. In addition IR-MMP-2 was seen in a "collar' of perichondrium alongside the hypertrophic zone of chondrocytes and weakly in bone marrow spaces. IR-MMP-9 was seen in neutrophil leucocytes and in bone marrow spaces. IR-TIMP-1 was generally distributed in connective tissue cells. No IR-MMP (1, 2,3 or 9) was seen along potential joint lines before or at the time of cavity formation, nor was there aspecific decrease in IR-TIMP-1 at this site. These findings confirm a role for metalloproteinases in developmental processes such as cartilage remodelling and bone marrow space formation. MMP-1 and MMP-2 may be involved in the remodelling of developing synovial tissue and the articular surfaces subsequent to cavity formation. However, we have failed to find evidence to indicate that the loss of tissue strength at the joint line which allows synovial joint cavity formation relates to high local levels of MMPS.


Asunto(s)
Desarrollo Embrionario y Fetal/fisiología , Metaloendopeptidasas/análisis , Membrana Sinovial/embriología , Cartílago Articular/química , Cartílago Articular/embriología , Colagenasas/análisis , Gelatinasas/análisis , Glicoproteínas/análisis , Histocitoquímica , Humanos , Metaloproteinasa 3 de la Matriz , Metaloendopeptidasas/fisiología , Membrana Sinovial/química , Inhibidores Tisulares de Metaloproteinasas
16.
Oral Dis ; 2(1): 70-6, 1996 Mar.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8957940

RESUMEN

BACKGROUND: Members of the family of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs; also called collagenases or matrixins) are key enzymes in matrix degradation. They function at neutral pH and can digest synergistically all the matrix macromolecules. Biochemical and clonal studies indicate that there are three major groups: the specific collagenases cleave interstitial collagens; the gelatinases degrade types IV, V, VII and XI collagens and act synergistically with collagenases by degrading denatured collagens (gelatins); and the stromelysins have broader specificity and can degrade basement membrane collagens as well as proteoglycans and matrix glycoproteins. Others not in these groups are matrilysin, metalloelastase and a recently cloned membrane-bound metalloproteinase. MMPs are Zn(2+)- and Ca(2+)-requiring endopeptidases and are secreted in a latent proform: activation involves the loss of a propeptide. Naturally occurring inhibitors, TIMPs (Tissue Inhibitors of MetalloProteinases), are important controlling factors in the actions of MMPs, and tissue destruction in disease processes often correlates with an imbalance of MMPs over TIMPs. The major inhibitor is TIMP-1 (or TIMP), a 30-kDa glycoprotein that is synthesised by most cells. A second unglycosylated inhibitor, TIMP-2, which is less abundant, has the interesting property of binding to the proform of gelatinase A and is involved in controlling its activation. BIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS: The expression of MMPs and TIMPs by cells is regulated by many cytokines (particularly interleukin-1, IL-1), growth factors and hormones, some of which are specific to cell type and others that are ubiquitous (eg transforming growth factor beta, TGF-beta). Many of these factors are products of monocytes/macrophages and their production in inflammatory situations is therefore part of the chain of events leading to tissue degradation. From many recent studies it seems that tissue destruction, both physiological and pathological, is correlated with an imbalance of inhibitors over proteinases. We proposed that one way in which pathogenic organisms might mediate tissue degradation in periodontal diseases is through the ability of cell wall antigens to stimulate cytokine production by circulating mononuclear cells. These would then induce MMP synthesis by resident gingival cells (or by the mononuclear cells themselves), thereby initiating degradative events. We have identified MMPs in human gingival biopsy specimens by using specific polyclonal antibodies and indirect immunofluorescence. Their distributions are extremely variable, both in the connective tissue and the epithelium, but the results indicate that host cell production of MMPs may contribute to tissue degradation in periodontal disease. TIMP could also be found in some situations and could be a limiting factor.


Asunto(s)
Tejido Conectivo/enzimología , Matriz Extracelular/enzimología , Glicoproteínas/metabolismo , Metaloendopeptidasas/metabolismo , Enfermedades Periodontales/enzimología , Colagenasas/metabolismo , Citocinas/metabolismo , Activación Enzimática , Gelatinasas/metabolismo , Homeostasis , Humanos , Inhibidores de la Metaloproteinasa de la Matriz , Metaloendopeptidasas/antagonistas & inhibidores , Metaloendopeptidasas/biosíntesis , Enfermedades Periodontales/inmunología , Periodontitis/enzimología , Periodontitis/inmunología , Periodoncio/enzimología , Inhibidores Tisulares de Metaloproteinasas
17.
J Biol Chem ; 270(51): 30479-85, 1995 Dec 22.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8530478

RESUMEN

Membrane-type matrix metalloproteinase (MT-MMP) messenger RNA and protein expression were shown to be elevated in human fibroblasts following treatment with concanavalin A, coincident with the induction of the ability to process progelatinase A. CHO cells transfected with the cDNA for MT-MMP were able to process both wild type progelatinase A and a catalytically inactive mutant, E375A progelatinase A. Both proenzymes were converted to a 68-kDa intermediate (reducing gels) form, but only the wild type enzyme was processed further to a 66-kDa end product. In contrast, both forms of progelatinase were processed via the 68-kDa intermediate to 66 kDa by concanavalin A-stimulated fibroblasts. Further study of the processing of E375A progelatinase A by plasma membrane preparations from concanavalin A-stimulated fibroblasts showed that addition of active gelatinase A enhanced processing to the mature form. It was concluded that cell membrane-mediated activation of progelatinase A could be via a cascade involving both MT-MMP and intermolecular autolytic cleavage.


Asunto(s)
Precursores Enzimáticos/metabolismo , Gelatinasas/metabolismo , Expresión Génica , Metaloendopeptidasas/metabolismo , Procesamiento Proteico-Postraduccional , Concanavalina A/farmacología , Activación Enzimática , Inducción Enzimática , Precursores Enzimáticos/biosíntesis , Fibroblastos/efectos de los fármacos , Fibroblastos/enzimología , Gelatinasas/biosíntesis , Expresión Génica/efectos de los fármacos , Glicoproteínas/farmacología , Humanos , Cinética , Metaloendopeptidasas/biosíntesis , Mutagénesis Sitio-Dirigida , Mutación Puntual , Procesamiento Proteico-Postraduccional/efectos de los fármacos , Proteínas/farmacología , Proteínas Recombinantes/biosíntesis , Proteínas Recombinantes/metabolismo , Inhibidor Tisular de Metaloproteinasa-2 , Inhibidores Tisulares de Metaloproteinasas
18.
Bone ; 17(3): 255-60, 1995 Sep.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8541138

RESUMEN

Bone resorption is a complex multistep process that involves removal of both the organic and mineral constituents of bone matrix by proteolytic enzymes synthesized by osteoblasts and osteoclasts. To further understand the role of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their specific inhibitors TIMPs (tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases) in this process, human osteoblasts were obtained by sequential enzymatic digestion from samples of bone from normal donors and patients with various forms of arthritis; first passage cells were used in all experiments and cultured on a type I collagen substratum. Collagenase was detected by an ELISA in supernatants from unstimulated osteoblasts (range 12-730 ng/mL), although the levels did not appear to bear any relationship to the age or clinical status of the patient; treatment with parathyroid hormone (PTH; 2 units/mL) and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25(OH)2D3, 10 ng/mL] had no added effect, but mononuclear cell conditioned medium (MCM; 5% v/v) and interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1 alpha; 1 ng/mL) both stimulated collagenase synthesis, in the case of MCM by two orders of magnitude. TIMP-1 was detected in unstimulated cultures by an ELISA (range 320-590 ng/mL), the mean level being three-fold greater than for collagenase and was stimulated by 1,25(OH)2D3 and MCM treatment. Degradation studies showed that, over a 120 h culture period, one third of the collagen substratum was degraded by unstimulated cells. PTH and 1,25(OH)2D3 had no effect on this endogenous level of lysis, but addition of MCM and IL-1 alpha resulted in a significant increase in collagen degradation.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


Asunto(s)
Artritis/metabolismo , Colagenasas/biosíntesis , Gelatinasas/biosíntesis , Glicoproteínas/biosíntesis , Osteoblastos/metabolismo , Biosíntesis de Proteínas , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Remodelación Ósea , Células Cultivadas , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Inhibidor Tisular de Metaloproteinasa-2 , Inhibidores Tisulares de Metaloproteinasas
19.
Histopathology ; 27(2): 149-59, 1995 Aug.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8835263

RESUMEN

Aseptic loosening of prosthetic components is the most important long-term complication of total joint replacement. To investigate the underlying destructive mechanisms, periprosthetic tissues from both well-fixed and loosened sites from six patients, undergoing surgery for aseptic loosening of knee or hip prostheses, were analysed in detail by immunohistochemical methods for the presence of matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 (TIMP-1). The tissues contained small numbers of cells positive for either collagenase, stromelysin, gelatinase A or TIMP-1; these were randomly distributed, neither specifically next to the bone interface nor to wear particles, and the number of positive cells did not correlate with macroscopic observations at operation. Gelatinase A was co-localized in cells with prolyl-4-hydroxylase, an enzyme involved in collagen synthesis. The predominant cell type in these tissues was shown to be the macrophage by the use of cell marker antibodies. Dual localization was not technically possible but the results strongly suggest that monocyte/macrophages were the primary source of gelatinase A and TIMP-1. Stromelysin was immunolocalized on connective tissue matrix in four patients, and gelatinase A in one patient, and were also observed in tissues in which there was no evidence of cellular synthesis of these enzymes. This suggests that secretion had taken place previously, resulting in enzyme bound to matrix for some time. Taken together, these data indicate that localized focal connective tissue remodelling occurs in periprosthetic tissues from both well fixed and loosened sites.


Asunto(s)
Gelatinasas/análisis , Glicoproteínas/análisis , Articulación de la Cadera/metabolismo , Prótesis Articulares , Articulación de la Rodilla/metabolismo , Macrófagos/patología , Metaloproteinasa 3 de la Matriz/análisis , Metaloendopeptidasas/análisis , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Femenino , Articulación de la Cadera/patología , Humanos , Inmunohistoquímica , Articulación de la Rodilla/patología , Macrófagos/metabolismo , Masculino , Metaloproteinasa 2 de la Matriz , Persona de Mediana Edad , Inhibidores Tisulares de Metaloproteinasas
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Biochem J ; 309 ( Pt 1): 299-306, 1995 Jul 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7619071

RESUMEN

Matrix sequestration of matrix metalloproteinases may be important for the facilitation of remodelling events and the migration of cells through the extracellular matrix. Using an ELISA technique we studied the ability of pro and active forms of gelatinases A and B (GLA and GLB) to bind to matrix components and the contribution made by the different enzyme domains. Pro and active forms of GLA and GLB bound to type-I and type-IV collagens, gelatin and laminin films. Binding to collagens occurred exclusively via the N-terminal portion of the molecule in both of the gelatinases; deletion of the fibronectin-like domain in GLA abolished binding. Fibronectin was shown to compete with GLA, confirming that binding occurs through this domain. GLA and GLB competed for binding to collagen type I, whereas collagenase and stromelysin bound to different sites and could be co-localized with the gelatinases. We conclude that gelatinases have different binding specificities from those previously documented for stromelysin and collagenase, which bind through their C-terminal domains to collagen fibrils.


Asunto(s)
Colágeno/metabolismo , Colagenasas/metabolismo , Proteínas de la Matriz Extracelular/metabolismo , Gelatinasas/metabolismo , Metaloendopeptidasas/metabolismo , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Secuencia de Bases , Western Blotting , Metaloproteinasa 2 de la Matriz , Metaloproteinasa 9 de la Matriz , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Oligodesoxirribonucleótidos , Unión Proteica , Especificidad por Sustrato
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