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Expression gradient of metalloproteinases and their inhibitors from proximal to distal segments of abdominal aortic aneurysm

Journal

JOURNAL OF APPLIED GENETICS
Volume 62, Issue 3, Pages 499-506

Publisher

SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s13353-021-00642-3

Keywords

Metalloproteases; Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Angiogenesis; Remodelling; Extracellular matrix

Funding

  1. Silesian Bio-Farma Center for Biotechnology, Bioengineering and Bioinformatics Project [POIG.02.01.00-00-166/08]
  2. [KNW-1-067/K/7/K]

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This study investigated the expression profiles of metalloproteinase and inhibitor genes in abdominal aortic aneurysm tissue, finding different expression patterns of MMP, TIMP, and ADAMTS throughout the aneurysm. The disturbed expression of these genes in aneurysm development suggests a potential role in extracellular matrix remodeling and aneurysm formation.
Abdominal aortic aneurysm refers to abnormal, asymmetric distension of the infrarenal aortic wall due to pathological remodelling of the extracellular matrix. The distribution of enzymes remodelling the extracellular matrix and their expression patterns in the affected tissue are largely unknown. The goal of this work was to investigate the expression profiles of 20 selected genes coding for metalloproteinases and their inhibitors in the proximal to the distal direction of the abdominal aortic aneurysm. RNA samples were purified from four lengthwise fragments of aneurysm and border tissue obtained from 29 patients. The quantities of selected mRNAs were determined by real-time PCR to reveal the expression patterns. The genes of interest encode collagenases (MMP1, MMP8, MMP13), gelatinases (MMP2, MMP9), stromelysins (MMP3, MMP7, MMP10, MMP11, MMP12), membrane-type MMPs (MMP14, MMP15, MMP16), tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMP1, TIMP2, TIMP3, TIMP4), and ADAMTS proteinases (ADAMTS1, ADAMTS8, and ADAMTS13). It was found that MMP, TIMP, and ADAMTS are expressed in all parts of the aneurysm with different patterns. A developed aneurysm has such a disturbed expression of the main participants in extracellular matrix remodelling that it is difficult to infer the causes of the disorder development. MMP12 secreted by macrophages at the onset of inflammation may initiate extracellular matrix remodelling, which, if not controlled, initiates a feedback loop leading to aneurysm formation.

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