RGD Reference Report - MMP-9 expression is associated with leukocytic but not endothelial markers in brain arteriovenous malformations. - Rat Genome Database

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MMP-9 expression is associated with leukocytic but not endothelial markers in brain arteriovenous malformations.

Authors: Chen, Y  Fan, Y  Poon, KY  Achrol, AS  Lawton, MT  Zhu, Y  McCulloch, CE  Hashimoto, T  Lee, C  Barbaro, NM  Bollen, AW  Yang, GY  Young, WL 
Citation: Chen Y, etal., Front Biosci. 2006 Sep 1;11:3121-8.
RGD ID: 1582655
Pubmed: PMID:16720380   (View Abstract at PubMed)

Brain arteriovenous malformations (BAVM) have high matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) expression, the source of which is unclear. We hypothesized MMP-9 production might be due to inflammation in BAVM. Compared to control brain tissues (n = 5), BAVM tissue (n = 139) had a higher expression (by ELISA) of myeloperoxidase (MPO) (193 +/- 189 vs. 6 +/- 3, ng/mg, P < .001), MMP-9 (28 +/- 32 vs. 0.7 +/- 0.6, ng/mg, P < .001), and IL-6 (102 +/- 218 vs. 0.1 +/- 0.1, pg/mg, P < .001), but not eNOS (114 +/- 87 vs. 65 +/- 9, pg/mg, P = .09). MMP-9 expression in BAVM highly correlated with myeloperoxidase (R2 = .76, P < .001), as well as with IL-6 (R2 = .32, P < .001). In contrast, MMP-9 in BAVM poorly correlated with the endothelial marker, eNOS (R2 = .03, P = .05), and CD31 (R2 = .004, P = .57). Compared to non-embolized patients (n = 46), patients with pre-operative embolization (n = 93) had higher levels of myeloperoxidase (236 +/- 205 vs. 106 +/- 108, ng/mg, P < .001) and MMP-9 (33 +/- 35 vs. 16 +/- 20, ng/mg, P < .001), however the correlation between MMP-9 and myeloperoxidase was equally strong for both groups (R2 = .69, n = 93, P < .001, for both). MMP-9 expression correlated with the lipocalin-MMP-9 complex, suggesting neutrophils as the MMP-9 source. MPO co-localized with majority of MMP-9 signal by immunohistochemistry. Our data suggest that inflammation is a prominent feature of BAVM lesional phenotype, and neutrophils appear to be a major source of MMP-9 in these lesions.

RGD Manual Disease Annotations    Click to see Annotation Detail View
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
arteriovenous malformation  IEP 1582655 RGD 
arteriovenous malformation  ISOMMP9 (Homo sapiens)1582655; 1582655 RGD 
Embolism  IEP 1582655 RGD 
Embolism  ISOMMP9 (Homo sapiens)1582655; 1582655 RGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Mmp9  (matrix metallopeptidase 9)

Genes (Mus musculus)
Mmp9  (matrix metallopeptidase 9)

Genes (Homo sapiens)
MMP9  (matrix metallopeptidase 9)


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