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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-9-11
pubmed:abstractText
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a large family of proteolytic enzymes involved in inflammation, wound healing and other pathological processes after neurological disorders. MMP-2 promotes functional recovery after spinal cord injury (SCI) by regulating the formation of a glial scar. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the expression and/or activity of several MMPs, after SCI and human umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cell (hUCB) treatment in rats with a special emphasis on MMP-2. Treatment with hUCB after SCI altered the expression of several MMPs in rats. MMP-2 is upregulated after hUCB treatment in spinal cord injured rats and in spinal neurons injured either with staurosporine or hydrogen peroxide. Further, hUCB induced upregulation of MMP-2 reduced formation of the glial scar at the site of injury along with reduced immunoreactivity to chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans. Blockade of MMP-2 activity in hUCB cocultured injured spinal neurons reduced the protection offered by hUCB which indicated the involvement of MMP-2 in the neuroprotection offered by hUCB. Based on these results, we conclude that hUCB treatment after SCI upregulates MMP-2 levels and reduces the formation of the glial scar thereby creating an environment suitable for endogenous repair mechanisms.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1095-953X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
36
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
200-12
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19631747-Analysis of Variance, pubmed-meshheading:19631747-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19631747-Animals, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:19631747-Cell Survival, pubmed-meshheading:19631747-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:19631747-Cicatrix, pubmed-meshheading:19631747-Coculture Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:19631747-Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:19631747-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:19631747-Fetal Blood, pubmed-meshheading:19631747-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19631747-L-Lactate Dehydrogenase, pubmed-meshheading:19631747-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19631747-Matrix Metalloproteinase 2, pubmed-meshheading:19631747-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:19631747-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:19631747-Rats, Inbred Lew, pubmed-meshheading:19631747-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:19631747-Spinal Cord, pubmed-meshheading:19631747-Spinal Cord Injuries, pubmed-meshheading:19631747-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:19631747-Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases, pubmed-meshheading:19631747-Up-Regulation
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Human umbilical cord blood stem cells upregulate matrix metalloproteinase-2 in rats after spinal cord injury.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cancer Biology and Pharmacology, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL 61605, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't