title: Interleukin-1alpha enhances type I collagen-induced activation of matrix metalloproteinase-2 in odontogenic keratocyst fibroblasts.
abstract: Interleukin-1alpha (IL-1alpha) is strongly expressed in odontogenic keratocysts. In this study, we investigated the effects of IL-1alpha on the activation of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) in the fibroblasts isolated from odontogenic keratocysts. Odontogenic keratocyst fibroblasts secreted a latent form of MMP-2 (proMMP-2) spontaneously. Type I collagen induced the activation of the proMMP-2, and recombinant human IL-1alpha (rhIL-1alpha) further enhanced the type I collagen-induced activation of proMMP-2 in a dose-dependent manner. The rhIL-1alpha-induced activation of proMMP-2 was inhibited by anti-human IL-1alpha antibody. A reverse-transcription/polymerase chain-reaction (RT-PCR) and Western immunoblotting demonstrated that the expression of membrane-type 1 matrix metalloproteinase (MT1-MMP) mRNA and protein was increased in the fibroblasts when the cells were cultured on type I collagen, and the expression was further enhanced by rhIL-1alpha. Thus, IL-1alpha may up-regulate proMMP-2 activation by increasing the expression of MT1-MMP in the fibroblasts isolated from odontogenic keratocysts synergistically with type I collagen.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. yasu@dent.kyushu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shirasuna
mesh_terms: D015153:Blotting, Western; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D024042:Collagen Type I / Q000502:physiology*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004792:Enzyme Precursors / Q000096:biosynthesis; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000502:physiology; D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D053504:Matrix Metalloproteinases, Membrane-Associated; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D009807:Odontogenic Cysts / Q000201:enzymology*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric
chemical_list: D024042:Collagen Type I; D004792:Enzyme Precursors; D007375:Interleukin-1; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D053504:Matrix Metalloproteinases, Membrane-Associated; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases; D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2