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GASTROENTEROLOGY
Volume 133, Issue 1, Pages 137-149Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2007.04.069
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Background & Aims: Infliximab induces immune cell apoptosis by outside-to-inside signaling through transmembrane tumor necrosis factor-alpha (mTNF). However, in inflamed gut, myofibroblasts also produce TNF-alpha, and the affects of anti-TNF antibodies on these structural cells are unknown. We investigated the action of infliximab on apoptosis, the production of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMP)-1, and migration of Crohn's disease (CD) myofibroblasts. Methods: Colonic myofibroblasts were isolated from patients with active CD and controls. mTNF was evaluated by Western blotting and flow cytometry. infliximab-treated myofibroblasts were analyzed for apoptosis by Annexin V staining and caspase-3. TIMP-1 and MMPs were measured by Western blotting, and fibroblast migration was assessed by using an in vitro wound-healing scratch assay. Results: CD myofibroblasts showed higher mTNF expression than control myofibroblasts. Infliximab had no effect on CD myofibroblast apoptosis, caspase-3 activation, and production of MMP-3 and MMP-12. However, infliximab induced a significant dose-dependent increase in TIMP-1 production, which was inhibited by the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase inhibitor SB 203580. The anti-TNF agents adalimumab, etanercept, and p55 TNF-receptor-human IgG fusion protein also increased TIMP-1 production. The migration of CD myofibroblasts was enhanced significantly by infliximab and recombinant human TIMP-1, and infliximab-induced migration was inhibited by and-TIMP-1 neutralizing antibody. Infliximab also decreased CD myofibroblast collagen production. Conclusions: Our findings show a novel therapeutic pathway for anti-TNF therapies in enhancing TIMP-1 production and myofibroblast migration, which may reduce MMP activity and facilitate the wound healing.
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