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During lung development, the extracellular matrix undergoes dynamic remodeling. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), and tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases (TIMPs), are important enzymes that participate in regulating tissue remodeling. There is an abnormal balance of the synthesis and degradation of collagen and elastin in perinatal lung associated with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). This study was designed to (1) determine the expression and gelatinolytic activity patterns of MMPs 2 and 9 and TIMPs 1 and 2 in rat lungs during the perinatal period, and (2) to test the hypothesis that they are abnormal in nitrofen-induced CDH. Measurements were made using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), Western blotting, and zymography. The mRNA expression and activity of MMP 2 did not change significantly from embryonic day 16 to postnatal day 14. The most striking feature found was the rapid increase in the expression of MMP 9 soon after birth. Measurements were repeated on lung tissue isolated from embryonic rats with nitrofen-induced CDH. The expression and activity of MMPs and TIMPs were similar to control values and thus we conclude that these proteins appear not to be responsible for the altered extracellular matrix and morphological abnormalities noted in CDH lungs at birth.
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PMID:Expression and activity of matrix metallo proteinases 2 and 9 and their inhibitors in rat lungs during the perinatal period and in diaphragmatic hernia. 1274 50

The present study investigates the histological alterations and expression of matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) in disc specimens of 43 patients who underwent surgery for lumbar disc herniation. The immunostaining for MMP-9 was evaluated semi-quantitatively. Histologic degeneration was scored between 0 and 12 depending on the degree of chondrocyte proliferation and presence of tears and clefts, granular changes and mucous degeneration. Herniation was graded as grade 1 (protrusion), grade 2 (extrusion) or grade 3 (sequestration) on MRI. Although there was no significant statistical difference between the histologic degeneration score and age, degenerative changes were more pronounced in higher grade of herniation (p<0.0001). MMP-9 expression was related to histologic degenerative score in all age groups (p=0.0065). MMP-9 was also related to herniation grade in patients younger than 30 years of age (p=0.0037). No significant association was found between MMP-9 expression and herniation grade in patients who were 30-60 years or over 60 years of age.
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PMID:The role of matrix metalloproteinase 9 in intervertebral disc degeneration. 2176 43