Journal
MOLECULAR CARCINOGENESIS
Volume 51, Issue 6, Pages 439-448Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/mc.20809
Keywords
MMP-9; HCC; transgenic mouse model; carcinogenesis
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- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Dr. Mildred-Scheel-Foundation
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Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) plays a central role in tumor invasion and development of metastases. Expression of MMP-9 had been shown in human hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs). However, it remained unclear whether MMP-9 could influence development of HCC. In order to address this issue, we generated transgenic mice overexpressing MMP-9 in the liver. In order to avoid embryonic lethality a Cre-lox system was utilized for conditional overexpression of MMP-9 under control of an albumin enhancer and promoter. Induction of MMP-9 overexpression in transgenic mice was achieved by i.v. injection of an adenovirus coding for the Cre recombinase. Initiation of liver carcinogenesis was achieved by injection of diethylnitrosamine (DEN) followed by Phenobarbital administration in drinking water. Transgene expression was induced at the age of 6?wk. Four and six months later mice were sacrificed and examined macroscopically and microscopically in a blinded manner. Alb/Cre/MMP-9-transgenic mice showed liver specific overexpression of MMP-9-mRNA and protein after induction. At the age of 6 months livers of transgenic mice showed 15.7 +/- 11.6 tumors (mean +/- SD) in contrast to wildtype mice with only 7.9 +/- 11.0 tumors (P?
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