title: Advanced glycation end products inhibit production and activity of matrix metalloproteinase-2 in human umbilical vein endothelial cells.
abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) on the expression and activity of matrix metalloproteinases-2 (MMP-2) in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Cultured HUVECs were incubated with various concentrations of AGEs-modified albumin or unmodified albumin for different time periods. Protein and gene expression of MMP-2 and the receptor for AGEs (RAGE) were measured by Western blot and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, respectively. The activity of MMP-2 in the conditioned medium was measured by gelatin zymography. The AGE-modified albumin inhibited MMP-2 but increased RAGE protein and gene expression in HUVECs in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. An inhibition of MMP-2 activity was also detected in the conditioned medium of HUVECs incubated with AGEs-modified albumin. In conclusion, AGEs inhibited the expression and activity of MMP-2 in HUVECs; this may be mediated through upregulation of RAGE.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, the Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned; D017931:DNA Primers; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism; D004790:Enzyme Induction; D017127:Glycation End Products, Advanced / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned; D017931:DNA Primers; D017127:Glycation End Products, Advanced; D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2