In vitro hypoxia increases production of matrix metalloproteinases and tryptase in isolated rat lung mast cells.
Chronic hypoxia results in hypoxic pulmonary hypertension characterized by fibrotization and muscularization of the walls of peripheral pulmonary arteries. This vessel remodeling is accompanied by an increase in the amount of lung mast cells (LMC) and the presence of small collagen cleavage products in the vessel walls. We hypothesize that hypoxia activates LMC, which release matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) cleaving collagen and starting increased turnover of connective tissue proteins. This study was designed to determine whether in vitro hypoxia stimulates production of MMPs in rat LMC and increases their collagenolytic activity. The LMC were separated on the Percoll gradient and then were divided into two groups and cultivated for 24 h in 21 % O(2) + 5 % CO(2) or in 10 % O(2) + 5 % CO(2). Presence of the rat interstitial tissue collagenase (MMP-13) in LMC was visualized by immunohistological staining and confirmed by Western blot analysis. Total MMPs activity and tryptase activity were measured in both cultivation media and cellular extracts. Exposure to hypoxia in vitro increased the amount of cells positively labeled by anti-MMP-13 antibody as well as activities of all measured enzymes. The results therefore support the concept that LMC are an important source of increased collagenolytic activity in chronic hypoxia.
Department of Pathological Physiology, Second Medical School, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. hana.maxova@lfmotol.cuni.cz
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Maxová
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Novotná
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Vajner
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Tomášová
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Vytásek
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Vízek
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Bačáková
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Valoušková
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Eliášová
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Herget
D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D015687:Cell Hypoxia; D002469:Cell Separation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism; D003470:Culture Media / Q000378:metabolism; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008168:Lung / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000201:enzymology*; D053509:Matrix Metalloproteinase 13 / Q000378:metabolism; D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 / Q000378:metabolism; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 / Q000378:metabolism; D020782:Matrix Metalloproteinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D053802:Tryptases / Q000378:metabolism*; D015854:Up-Regulation
D003470:Culture Media; D003094:Collagen; D053802:Tryptases; D053509:Matrix Metalloproteinase 13; D020782:Matrix Metalloproteinases; C507083:Mmp13 protein, rat; D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2; C522363:Mmp2 protein, rat; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9; C501830:Mmp9 protein, mouse