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The role of matrix metalloproteinase-9 in cigarette smoke-induced emphysema.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21057003     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
RATIONALE: Matrix metalloprotease (MMP)-9 is an elastolytic endopeptidase produced by activated macrophages that may be involved in the development of human pulmonary emphysema and could be inhibited with existing compounds. Mouse models have demonstrated that excess MMP-9 production can result in permanent alveolar destruction.
OBJECTIVES: To determine if MMP-9 causes cigarette smoke-induced emphysema using MMP-9 knockout mice and human samples.
METHODS: Mouse lungs were analyzed for inflammation and airspace enlargement using a mainstream smoke-exposure model. Human macrophage mRNA was isolated from subjects with emphysema by laser capture microdissection. Human blood monocyte mRNA was isolated from subjects with greater than 30 pack-year smoking history. Human gene expression was determined by quantitative polymerase chain reaction and compared with emphysema severity determined by automated computed tomography analysis. Plasma Clara cell secretory protein and surfactant protein-D were quantified to measure ongoing lung injury.
MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Mice deficient in MMP-9 develop the same degree of cigarette smoke-induced inflammation and airspace enlargement as strain-matched controls. Macrophages are the predominant source of MMP-9 production in human emphysema specimens and similar quantities of macrophage MMP-9 mRNA is present in areas of lung with and without emphysema. Circulating monocytes produce more MMP-9 in individuals with advanced emphysema severity despite no correlation of MMP-9 with markers of ongoing lung damage.
CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that MMP-9 in humans who smoke is similar to smoke-exposed mice, where MMP-9 is present in emphysematous lung but not correlated with the emphysema. To the degree that the mechanisms of emphysema in humans who smoke resemble the mouse model, these data suggest specific inhibition of MMP-9 is unlikely to be an effective therapy for cigarette smoke-induced emphysema. Clinical trial registered with www.clinicaltrials.gov (NCT 00757120).
Authors:
Jeffrey J Atkinson; Barbara A Lutey; Yoko Suzuki; Holly M Toennies; Diane G Kelley; Dale K Kobayashi; Whitney G Ijem; Gaetan Deslee; Carla H Moore; M Eileen Jacobs; Susan H Conradi; David S Gierada; Richard A Pierce; Tomoko Betsuyaku; Robert M Senior
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-11-05
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine     Volume:  183     ISSN:  1535-4970     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med.     Publication Date:  2011 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-04-07     Completed Date:  2011-06-17     Revised Date:  2012-04-02    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9421642     Medline TA:  Am J Respir Crit Care Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  876-84     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT00757120
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Analysis of Variance
Animals
Biopsy, Needle
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / cytology
Disease Models, Animal
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Male
Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 / metabolism*
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mice, Knockout
Monocytes / metabolism
Pulmonary Emphysema / chemically induced,  enzymology*,  pathology*
Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein D / metabolism*
RNA, Messenger / analysis
Reference Values
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Smoke
Smoking
Tissue Culture Techniques
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
K08 HL081270/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; P01 HL29594/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; P50 HL084922/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein D; 0/RNA, Messenger; 0/Smoke; EC 3.4.24.35/Matrix Metalloproteinase 9

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