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Query: EC:3.4.24.35 (matrix metalloproteinase 9)
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We investigated the ability of murine bone organ cultures and osteoblast-like bone cells to produce 72- and 92-kDa gelatinase. 4-6 day newborn mouse calvaria cultures were found to release gelatinase activity into their conditioned medium (CM). This activity was increased by four stimulators of resorption, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF), interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1), parathyroid hormone (PTH) and the active phorbol ester, 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA). Both the 72- and 92-kDa forms of gelatinase were produced by murine bone cultures. In unstimulated bones 72-kDa gelatinase activity was approximately equal to that of the 92-kDa enzyme. IL-1, TNF, PTH and TPA all increased 92-kDa gelatinase activity in the CM of the bone cultures by about 2- to 2.5-fold. In addition TPA and IL-1 also increased 72-kDa gelatinase activity. In unstimulated osteoblast-like MC3T3-E1 cell cultures 72-kDa gelatinase enzyme activity was much greater than 92-kDa activity and was not substantially regulated (less than 40% change) by IL-1, TNF or PTH. In contrast, these agents stimulated 92-kDa gelatinase activity by 2- to 5-fold. As with the MC3T3-E1 cells, primary cells constitutively produced both 72-kDa and 92-kDa gelatinase. This was true for cells with both the most differentiated osteoblast-like phenotype (populations 3 and 4) and the least osteoblast-like phenotype (populations 1 and 2). In unstimulated cultures of all 4-primary populations, 92-kDa gelatinase production was less than 72-kDa and IL-1, TNF and PTH had only small effects on 72-kDa production in any of the populations (less than 60% change).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Production of both 92- and 72-kDa gelatinases by bone cells. 143 12

We have compared the effects of a general matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) inhibitor (CT435) with those of a concentration-dependent specific gelatinase inhibitor (CT543; Ki < 20 nM) on bone resorption in vitro. The test systems consisted of measuring: (i) the release of 45Ca2+ from prelabelled mouse calvarial explants; (ii) the release of 45Ca2+ from prelabelled osteoid-free calvarial explants co-cultured with purified chicken osteoclasts; and (iii) lacunar resorption by isolated rat osteoclasts cultured on ivory slices. Both CT435 and CT543 dose-dependently inhibited the release of 45Ca2+ from neonatal calvarial bones stimulated by either parathyroid hormone or 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3. Moreover, CT543 produced a 40% inhibition at a concentration (10(-8) M) selective for the inhibition of human gelatinases A and B. CT435 (10(-5) M) and CT543 (10(-5) M) partially inhibited the release of 45Ca2+ from osteoid-free calvarial explants by chicken osteoclasts with a maximum of approximately 25% for unstimulated cultures, and approximately 36% for cultures stimulated by interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1 alpha; 10(-10) M). Neither inhibitor prevented lacunar resorption on ivory by unstimulated rat osteoclasts, but the compounds produced a partial reduction in both the number and total surface area of lacunae in IL-1 alpha-stimulated cultures, with maximal action at 10(-5) M. Neither of the inhibitors affected protein or DNA synthesis, nor the IL-1 alpha-stimulated secretion of the lysosomal enzyme beta-glucuronidase. Immunocytochemistry demonstrated that isolated rabbit osteoclasts constitutively expressed gelatinase A and synthesized gelatinase B, collagenase and stromelysin, as well as the tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases-1 (TIMP-1) following IL-1 alpha stimulation. These experiments have shown that in addition to collagenase, gelatinases A and B are likely to play a significant role in bone resorption. They further suggest that MMPs produced by osteoclasts are released into the sub-osteoclastic resorption zone where they participate in bone collagen degradation.
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PMID:The effects of selective inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) on bone resorption and the identification of MMPs and TIMP-1 in isolated osteoclasts. 769 5

The role of matrix metalloproteinases in parathyroid hormone (PTH)-induced bone resorption was assayed using a fetal rat limb bone culture system. Cotreatment of bones with PTH and recombinant inhibitor of metalloproteinases, TIMP-1, in vitro, inhibited the PTH-stimulated 45Ca release from the limb bones without affecting beta-glucuronidase release. TIMP-1 was fully effective when added during only the final 24 h of a 72 h culture with PTH but was ineffective when added for only the first 24 h of the 72 h culture. In contrast, calcitonin (CT) was effective when added for either the first 24 or the final 24 h of the culture. Using in situ hybridization, the mRNA for collagenase was detected in mononuclear cells of cultured bone. Treatment of the bones with PTH resulted in an increase in the number of cells producing collagenase mRNA, some of which had osteoclastic morphology, PTH also caused a dramatic induction of the mRNA for the 92-kD gelatinase B metalloproteinase in both mononuclear and osteoclastic cells. There was no detectable mRNA for the metalloproteinases stromelysin-1, stromelysin-2, or matrilysin in PTH-treated or control cultures. These results suggest that PTH-induced bone resorption is mediated, at least in part, by the induction of collagenase and gelatinase B mRNA in bone cells.
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PMID:Parathyroid hormone-induced resorption in fetal rat limb bones is associated with production of the metalloproteinases collagenase and gelatinase B. 877 Jun 99

Growth retardation is a complication often associated with corticosteroid therapy. Corticosteroids are frequently used in the treatment of children with chronic renal failure. To examine the effects of corticosteroids on the growth plate cartilage in renal failure, selected markers of chondrocyte function and phenotype were evaluated in the proximal tibia of subtotally nephrectomized rats treated with corticosteroid. Serum parathyroid hormone (PTH), urea nitrogen, and creatinine levels were higher in the nephrectomized animals. Weight gain was less in the corticosteroid-treated animals; however, linear growth and tibial length did not differ among the groups after 10 days of corticosteroid therapy. The total width of the growth plate and the width of the proliferative zone were much smaller in corticosteroid-treated nephrectomized (Nx-MP) animals. Type II collagen mRNA expression was lower in animals treated with corticosteroids, and proliferating-cell nuclear antigen staining, histone-4, and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1)-receptor mRNA expression were further decreased in the Nx-MP group. There was an increase in TUNEL-positive cells in the corticosteroid-treated rats with normal renal function (intact-MP), associated with an increase in Bax and a decrease in Bcl-2 protein expression. In the Nx-MP group, both Bax and Bcl-2 protein staining was much less frequent, and TUNEL-positive cells were lower in number compared with the intact-MP group. Vascular endothelial growth factor expression in the hypertrophic chondrocytes was lower in corticosteroid-treated animals. There was less gelatinase B/matrix metalloproteinase-9 expression in the Nx-MP group, which was not associated with a decrease in tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) staining in the chondro-osseous junction. Inhibition of chondrocyte proliferation, diminishing of apoptosis, and lower angiogenic activity may contribute to the alterations in growth plate architecture and the significant reduction in growth plate width in rats with renal failure receiving corticosteroid therapy.
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PMID:Alterations in the growth plate cartilage of rats with renal failure receiving corticosteroid therapy. 1199 6

Interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) greatly induces osteoclast formation and stimulates bone resorption of mouse calvaria in culture. We examined the effects of the two cytokines on the collagenolysis and bone resorption by induction of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). The cells were analyzed using zymographic analysis. It was shown that the mouse calvarial osteoblasts constitutively synthesize progelatinase-A (MMP-2). Interleukin-1beta markedly enhanced the messenger RNAs (mRNAs) expression of MMP-2 (gelatinase A), but slightly MMP-9 (gelatinase B), which associated with increases in bone matrix degradation. Both pro- and active-forms of MMP-2 were detected in the conditioned medium collected from calvarial cultures, and IL-1beta markedly stimulated both pro- and active-forms of the MMP-2. The expression of MMP-2 mRNAs could be detected, and they were markedly enhanced by IL-1beta on days 1 and 2. These results demonstrate that the potency of induction of MMP-2 by IL-1beta and TNF-alpha is closely linked to the respective bone-resorbing activity, suggesting that MMP-2-dependent degradation of bone matrix plays a key role in bone resorption induced by these cytokines. On the other hand, when the mouse osteoblasts were stimulated with parathyroid hormone, 1,25(OH)2D3, mononuclear cell conditioned medium (MCM) and IL-1 as bone resorption agents, collagenolysis was increased by producing the active gelatinase. Interleukin-1 in stimulating bone resorption was examined using fetal mouse long bone organ culture. Interleukin-1 stimulated bone resorption and produced marked resorption when present simultaneously. Furthermore, treatment of indomethacin and dexamethasone clearly abolished the responses of IL-1alpha and IL-1beta.
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PMID:Interleukin-1 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha induce collagenolysis and bone resorption by regulation of matrix metalloproteinase-2 in mouse calvarial bone cells. 1918 Jul 98