title: Comprehensive gene expression profiling and functional analysis of matrix metalloproteinases and TIMPs, and identification of ADAM-10 gene expression, in a corneal model of epithelial resurfacing.
abstract: This study provides a comprehensive expression analysis for the entire matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) gene family during the process of epithelial resurfacing following corneal abrasion injury in the mouse. The mRNA levels for all known MMP genes expressed in mouse, the related enzyme ADAM-10, and the known tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) were determined semi-quantitatively by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in the uninjured epithelium, and in the epithelial tissue resurfacing the abraded area or residing in its periphery at two time points: during the epithelial migration phase and immediately following wound closure. The mRNA levels for MMP-1a, -1b, -9, -10, -12, and -13 as well as TIMP-1 were significantly up-regulated in the migrating corneal epithelium. After wound resurfacing, the mRNA levels for all of these MMPs were down-regulated, although MMP-1a, -1b, and -13 remained significantly elevated in comparison to the uninjured epithelium. The only gene found to be down-regulated was TIMP-3, which occurred throughout the wound-healing process. During resurfacing, MMP-9 was localized to the front of the migrating epithelium, MMP-10 and -13 were localized throughout the migrating epithelium, and MMP-13 could also be found in the periphery. Following epithelial closure, immunoreactive MMPs-9 and -10 became undetectable, but MMP-13 continued to be found throughout the epithelium. Functional analysis of MMP-10 revealed no effects on epithelial migration or cell proliferation. In conclusion, distinct MMP temporal-spatial profiles define the uninjured corneal epithelium and the corneal epithelium at different stages of regeneration. An extensive review of the literature is also provided in the discussion.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Genetic Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-9034, USA.
authors.forename: Gabriel M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: Jeffery S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Austin
authors.forename: Alfredo L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Sklar
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Feuer
authors.forename: Adriana J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: LaGier
authors.forename: M Elizabeth
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Fini
mesh_terms: D051722:ADAM Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D000072197:ADAM10 Protein; D053829:Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D019573:Epithelium, Corneal / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000473:pathology*; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D053506:Matrix Metalloproteinase 10 / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020782:Matrix Metalloproteinases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013997:Time Factors; D019714:Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D008565:Membrane Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D019714:Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases; D053829:Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases; D051722:ADAM Proteins; D020782:Matrix Metalloproteinases; D053506:Matrix Metalloproteinase 10; D000072197:ADAM10 Protein; C491234:Adam10 protein, mouse