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Vet Immunol Immunopathol ; 148(3-4): 260-6, 2012 Aug 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22673195

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Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a group of calcium- and zinc-dependent endopeptidases that are involved in maintaining the extracellular matrix. MMP-2 and MMP-9 are thought to be related to the disruption of the blood-brain-barrier (BBB) by their ability to cleave type IV collagen, the main component of the basal membrane. To establish the presence of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in the pathogenesis of canine cerebral leishmaniasis, we examined the levels of these metalloproteinases in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum of dogs with visceral leishmaniasis and neurological symptoms (n=16) and in the CSF and serum of uninfected healthy dogs (n=10) using zymography. In the CSF of dogs with cerebral leishmaniasis there was a massive presence of active MMP-2, whereas only the levels of both proMMP-2 and proMMP-9 were elevated in the serum. Although the detected MMP activity in the CSF might merely be related to CNS inflammation, these enzymes may also play a collaborative role in the disease progression. Both MMP-2 and MMP-9 are known to target critical constituents of the BBB, and once activated, they may promote cerebral barrier breakdown, allowing the entrance of inflammatory cells and proteins within the nervous system milieu.


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Infecções Protozoárias do Sistema Nervoso Central/veterinária , Doenças do Cão/parasitologia , Leishmaniose Visceral/veterinária , Metaloproteinase 2 da Matriz/fisiologia , Animais , Infecções Protozoárias do Sistema Nervoso Central/enzimologia , Progressão da Doença , Doenças do Cão/enzimologia , Cães , Precursores Enzimáticos/sangue , Precursores Enzimáticos/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Precursores Enzimáticos/fisiologia , Feminino , Gelatinases/sangue , Gelatinases/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Gelatinases/fisiologia , Leishmaniose Visceral/enzimologia , Masculino , Metaloproteinase 2 da Matriz/sangue , Metaloproteinase 2 da Matriz/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Metaloproteinase 9 da Matriz/sangue , Metaloproteinase 9 da Matriz/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Metaloproteinase 9 da Matriz/fisiologia
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