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Query: EC:3.4.24.23 (MMP)
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We performed a cDNA microarray study of the transcription regulation and coordination of four gene families whose products are involved in cell-cell and cell-matrix interaction (ADAM, integrin, MMP, TNF) within brain and hearts of wildtype (WT) and connexin43 null (KO) neonatal C57Bl/6j mice. The study revealed that both WT brain and heart exhibit significant correlations among the transcriptions of cell-signaling genes and that depletion of Cx43 regulates both their expression and coordination. Adam8 was identified as the command gene of the group in WT and Mmp2 in KO, while Tnsf6 plays the dominant role in both WT and KO heart. Our results suggest that the functional coordination of cell-signaling proteins may be related to the expression coordination of the corresponding genes presumably to ensure the efficiency of the functional pathways and that intercellular communication modulates cell-cell and cell-matrix interaction.
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PMID:[Transcription regulation and coordination of some cell signaling genes in brain and heart of connexin 43 null mouse]. 1475 57

Heterozygous mutations in adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) is an early event in inheritable and sporadic colon cancer development. We recently found reduced connexin (Cx43) expression in intestinal cell lines with heterozygous Apc mutation. In this study we investigated Cx expression and the role of one mutated Apc allele in epithelia of multiple intestinal neoplasia (Min) mouse intestines by immunohistochemistry. Cx43 was not expressed in intestinal epithelia of Min and wild-type mice. Cx32 was specifically expressed in enterochromaffin cells in both mice types, and in Paneth cells of wild-type mice. In contrast, Min mice had nearly undetectable level of Cx32 in Paneth cells. Isolated small intestinal crypts from Min mice had markedly increased secretion of both lysozyme and matrilysin compared with wild-type mice. Absence of matrilysin in Min mice reduces adenoma development. Reduced Cx32 and increased matrilysin secretion from Paneth cells could be important to neoplastic development in the intestine.
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PMID:Truncated mouse adenomatous polyposis coli reduces connexin32 content and increases matrilysin secretion from Paneth cells. 1519 46

This study aims to observe the effects of doxycycline (DOX) on gap junction remodeling after MI and the susceptibility of rats to cardiac arrhythmia. The proximal left anterior descending coronary artery of rats was ligated to establish a myocardial infarction animal model. DOX, methylprednisolone (MP), or vehicle was intraperitoneally injected into the animals for two weeks. Then, the heart size and heart function of all animals were determined through echocardiography. The experimental animals were sacrificed after the electrophysiologic study. Myocardial tissues were sampled to analyze the distribution of Cx43 using immunofluorescence; the Cx43 content was analyzed using western blot analysis; and the MMP-2 and MMP-9 activity in the myocardium was analyzed using gelatin zymography. The distribution of Cx43 in the border of the infarcted myocardia in the MI and MP groups was clearly disrupted and the Cx43 content was significantly reduced. In addition, the distribution of Cx43 in the border of the infarct in the DOX group was relatively regular, whereas two weeks of DOX treatment significantly inhibited MMP activity. Meanwhile, the induction rate of arrhythmia in the rats after DOX treatment was lower than those in the MI and MP groups. The results show that DOX treatment after myocardial infarction improves gap junction remodeling in the myocardial tissue near the infarcted area by inhibiting MMP activity and reducing susceptibility to cardiac arrhythmia.
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PMID:Effects of doxycycline on cx43 distribution and cardiac arrhythmia susceptibility of rats after myocardial infarction. 2523 57

Mechanical and inflammatory signals in the fetal membrane play an important role in extracellular matrix (ECM) remodelling in order to dictate the timing of birth. We developed a mechanical model that mimics repetitive stretching of the amniotic membrane (AM) isolated from regions over the placenta (PAM) or cervix (CAM) and examined the effect of cyclic tensile strain (CTS) on mediators involved in mechanotransduction (Cx43, AKT), tissue remodelling (GAGs, elastin, collagen) and inflammation (PGE2, MMPs). In CAM and PAM specimens, the application of CTS increased GAG synthesis, PGE2 release and MMP activity, with concomitant reduction in collagen and elastin content. Co-stimulation with CTS and pharmacological agents that inhibit either Cx43 or AKT, differentially influenced collagen, GAG and elastin in a tissue-dependent manner. SHG confocal imaging of collagen fibres revealed a reduction in SHG intensity after CTS, with regions of disorganisation dependent on tissue location. CTS increased Cx43 and AKT protein and gene expression and the response could be reversed with either CTS, the Cx43 antisense or AKT inhibitor. We demonstrate that targeting Cx43 and AKT prevents strain-induced ECM damage and promotes tissue remodelling mechanisms in the AM. We speculate that a combination of inflammatory and mechanical factors could perturb typical mechanotransduction processes mediated by Cx43 signalling. Cx43 could therefore be a potential therapeutic target to prevent inflammation and preterm premature rupture of the fetal membranes.
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PMID:Targeting mechanotransduction mechanisms and tissue weakening signals in the human amniotic membrane. 3104 Feb 91