title: Metalloproteinase expression in normal and malignant oral keratinocytes: stimulation of MMP-2 and -9 by scatter factor.
abstract: Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are Zn2+ dependent proteases produced by a variety of cell types. They have a fundamental role in tissue remodelling, tumour invasion and metastasis. Scatter factor (SF), secreted by fibroblasts, has a paracrine action on epithelial cells and binds the trans-membrane c-met receptor inducing loss of adhesion, cell motility and invasiveness in vitro. The purpose of this study was to test if SF can regulate the production of MMPs by epithelial cells. Supernatants from oral squamous cell carcinoma-derived cells (H375 and H376), a human keratinocyte line (UP), and primary cultures of oral mucosal keratinocytes, grown in the presence or absence of SF, were analysed using 0.1% gelatin zymography. MMPs were characterised by comparison with human recombinant enzymes and by the use of specific inhibitors. Oral mucosal keratinocytes, UP, and H357 cells expressed MMP-2 and MMP-9, whilst H376 cells only expressed MMP-2. SF increased the expression of MMP-9 in UP and MMP-2 in H376 supernatants. Both MMP-2 and MMP-9 activity were increased in H357 and normal keratinocyte supernatants. This could be blocked using a human recombinant anti-SF antibody. In all epithelial lines tested, c-Met, the cell surface receptor for SF, could be detected. The results indicate that SF stimulates MMP expression in UP, H376, H357, and normal oral mucosal cells and points to a role for SF in the regulation of oral keratinocyte behaviour in wound healing and neoplasia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, University College London, UK. j.bennett@eastman.ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Whawell
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Atkin
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roblin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Furness
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Speight
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000201:enzymology*; D002461:Cell Line, Transformed; D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned / Q000494:pharmacology; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel / Q000379:methods; D004790:Enzyme Induction / Q000187:drug effects; D015870:Gene Expression; D017228:Hepatocyte Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000201:enzymology*; D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D020782:Matrix Metalloproteinases / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology*; D019859:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-met / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D017228:Hepatocyte Growth Factor; D019859:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-met; D020782:Matrix Metalloproteinases; D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9