Gene/Protein Disease Symptom Drug Enzyme Compound
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Query: EC:3.4.24.3 (collagenase)
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The symptoms of adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) include dyspnea, tachypnea, hypoxemia refractory to supplemental oxygen and bilateral infiltrations in the chest X-ray. Neutrophils are implicated in the pathogenesis as important effector cells acting by release of mediators. Activation of the complement system has been shown in several studies and can induce lung damage directly in animal models. Proteases and collagenase have been found in elevated concentration in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, while the amount of protease-inhibitors has been found to be reduced. Arachidonic acid metabolites of the cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase pathway, such as prostaglandins and leukotrienes, may play a role in the pathogenesis or perpetuation of the disease process. The same holds true for cytokines such as interleukin-1 or tumor necrosis factor. All of them have been found to be elevated either in plasma or bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of ARDS patients. Several lines of evidence implicate oxygen radicals as important mediators of lung damage in ARDS. The therapeutic implications of these new insights into the pathogenesis of ARDS are briefly discussed.
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PMID:[Mediators and ARDS]. 165 27

Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) has been associated with several connective tissue disorders, including Marfan's syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, and pseudoxanthoma elasticum. We present a case of MVP in a patient with epidermolysis bullosa. The authors are aware of only one previously reported case of this association. A 49-year-old man with a history of epidermolysis bullosa since childhood was admitted to our institution due to dyspnea on effort. On general examination he was observed to have alopecia, deformities in his nails, and fusions of his fingers. Transesophageal echocardiography confirmed the presence of MVP. In addition, coronary angiography showed three-vessel disease. Mitral valve replacement (ATS valve 25 mm) and coronary artery bypass grafting (left internal thoracic artery-LAD) were performed. The resected mitral valve (anterior leaflet) contained the area of the myxomatous lesion histologically. The pathological mechanism of epidermolysis bullosa is thought to be the destruction of collagen fibers due to increased levels of enzyme collagenase. Therefore there may be a common cause of MVP and epidermolysis bullosa based upon an abnormality of collagen metabolism.
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PMID:[Mitral regurgitation due to mitral valve prolapse associated with epidermolysis bullosa: case report]. 1006 2

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are elevated in the airways and blood of COPD patients, contributing to disease pathogenesis and tissue remodelling. However, it is not clear if MMP levels in airways, blood and urine are related or if MMP levels are related to disease severity or presence of exacerbations requiring hospitalisation. Seventy-two patients requiring hospitalisation for COPD exacerbations had serum, urine and sputum MMP-8, -9 and active MMP-9 measured by ELISA and gelatin zymography on day one, five and four weeks later (recovery). Clinical history, spirometry, COPD Assessment Test and MRC dyspnoea score were obtained. Twenty-two stable COPD patients had MMP measurements one week apart. During exacerbations, serum and urine MMP-9 were slightly elevated by 17% and 30% compared with recovery values respectively (p = 0.001 and p = 0.026). MMP-8 was not significantly changed. These MMP levels related to serum neutrophil numbers but not to outcome of exacerbations, disease severity measures or smoking status. In clinically stable patients, serum MMP levels did not vary significantly over 7 days, whereas urine MMPs varied by up to nine fold for MMP-8 (p = 0.003). Sputum, serum and urine contained different MMP species and complexes. Median values for sputum active MMP-9 were significantly different from serum (p = 0.035) and urine (p = 0.024). Serum and urine MMPs are only modestly elevated during exacerbations of COPD and unlikely to be useful biomarkers in this clinical setting. Airway, serum and urine MMP levels are independent of each other in COPD patients. Further, MMP levels are variable between patients and do not reflect airflow obstruction.
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PMID:Matrix metalloproteinases -8 and -9 in the Airways, Blood and Urine During Exacerbations of COPD. 2641 36