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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-3-24
pubmed:abstractText
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) play an important role in the extracellular matrix remodeling. Experimental and clinical studies have demonstrated that MMP 2 and 9 are upregulated in the dilated failing hearts and involved in the development and progression of myocardial remodeling. However, little is known about the role of MMPs in mediating adverse myocardial remodeling in response to chronic pressure overload (PO). We, thus, hypothesized that selective disruption of the MMP 2 gene could ameliorate PO-induced cardiac hypertrophy and dysfunction in mice. PO hypertrophy was induced by transverse aortic constriction (TAC) in male MMP 2 knockout (KO) mice (n=10) and sibling wild-type (WT) mice (n=9). At 6 weeks, myocardial MMP 2 zymographic activity was 2.4-fold increased in WT+TAC, and this increase was not observed in KO+TAC, with no significant alterations in other MMPs (MMP 1, 3, 8, and 9) or tissue inhibitors of MMPs (1, 2, 3, and 4). TAC resulted in a significant increase in left ventricular (LV) weight and LV end-diastolic pressure (EDP) with preserved systolic function. KO+TAC mice exerted significantly lower LV weight/body weight (4.2+/-0.2 versus 5.0+/-0.2 mg/g; P<0.01), lung weight/body weight (4.9+/-0.2 versus 6.2+/-0.4 mg/g; P<0.01), and LV end-diastolic pressure (4+/-1 versus 10+/-2 mm Hg; P<0.05) than WT+TAC mice despite comparable aortic pressure. KO+TAC mice had less myocyte hypertrophy (cross-sectional area; 322+/-14 versus 392+/-14 microm2; P<0.01) and interstitial fibrosis (collagen volume fraction; 3.3+/-0.5 versus 8.2+/-1.0%; P<0.01) than WT+TAC mice. MMP 2 plays an important role in PO-induced LV hypertrophy and dysfunction. The inhibition of MMP 2 activation may, therefore, be a useful therapeutic strategy to manage hypertensive heart disease.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1524-4563
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
47
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
711-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16505197-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16505197-Aorta, pubmed-meshheading:16505197-Cardiomegaly, pubmed-meshheading:16505197-Chronic Disease, pubmed-meshheading:16505197-Collagen, pubmed-meshheading:16505197-Constriction, Pathologic, pubmed-meshheading:16505197-Echocardiography, pubmed-meshheading:16505197-Fibrosis, pubmed-meshheading:16505197-Gene Deletion, pubmed-meshheading:16505197-Hemodynamics, pubmed-meshheading:16505197-Hypertension, pubmed-meshheading:16505197-Lung, pubmed-meshheading:16505197-Male, pubmed-meshheading:16505197-Matrix Metalloproteinase 2, pubmed-meshheading:16505197-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:16505197-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:16505197-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:16505197-Myocardium, pubmed-meshheading:16505197-Myocytes, Cardiac, pubmed-meshheading:16505197-Organ Size, pubmed-meshheading:16505197-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:16505197-Ventricular Remodeling
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Targeted deletion of matrix metalloproteinase 2 ameliorates myocardial remodeling in mice with chronic pressure overload.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. htsutsui@med.hokudai.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't