title: Transcriptional activation of MMP-13 by periodontal pathogenic LPS requires p38 MAP kinase.
abstract: Matrix metalloprotease-13 (MMP-13) is induced by pro-inflammatory cytokines and increased expression is associated with a number of pathological conditions such as tumor metastasis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and periodontal diseases. MMP-13 gene regulation and the signal transduction pathways activated in response to bacterial LPS are largely unknown. In these studies, the role of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways in the regulation of MMP-13 induced by lipopolysaccharide was investigated. Lipopolysaccharide from Escherichia coli and Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans significantly (P < 0.05) increased MMP-13 steady-state mRNA (average of 27% and 46% increase, respectively) in murine periodontal ligament fibroblasts. MMP-13 mRNA induction was significantly reduced by inhibition of p38 MAP kinase. Immunoblot analysis indicated that p38 signaling was required for LPS-induced MMP-13 expression. Lipopolysaccharide induced proximal promoter reporter (-660/+32 mMMP-13) gene activity required p38 signaling. Collectively, these results indicate that lipopolysaccharide-induced murine MMP-13 is regulated by p38 signaling through a transcriptional mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnosis and Surgery, School of Dentistry at Araraquara, State University of Sao Paulo UNESP, Araraquara, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rossa
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bronson
authors.forename: Keith L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Kirkwood
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002460:Cell Line; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000378:metabolism*; D020935:MAP Kinase Signaling System; D053509:Matrix Metalloproteinase 13 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D010513:Periodontal Ligament / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D051197:Toll-Like Receptor 4 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015533:Transcriptional Activation; D014162:Transfection; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; C493487:Tlr4 protein, mouse; D051197:Toll-Like Receptor 4; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D053509:Matrix Metalloproteinase 13