Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) activity in cultured canine bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) |
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Authors: | Haraguchi Tomoya Tani Kenji Koga Masato Oda Yasutaka Itamoto Kazuhito Yamamoto Naoki Terai Shuji Sakaida Isao Nakazawa Hiroshi Taura Yasuho |
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Institution: | Department of Veterinary Surgery, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University, 1677-1 Yoshida, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan. |
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Abstract: | Autologous bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) infusion therapy improves the hepatic fibrosis. To investigate the mechanism of remission, we evaluated the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and -9 activity in canine BMSCs and the effect of pro-inflammatory cytokines on their expression. The activity and the gene expression of MMPs were analyzed by gelatin zymography and quantitative RT-PCR, respectively. The specific gelatinase bands were indicative effect of MMP-2 and -9 in canine BMSCs. MMP-2 expression seemed to be increased by TNF-α and IL-1β while MMP-9 was enhanced by TNF-α and IL-6. These results suggested that remissive effect on liver fibrosis might be partly attributable to the MMP-2 and -9 activity in BMSCs under the inflammatory condition. |
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