期刊
MOLECULAR MEDICINE REPORTS
卷 14, 期 2, 页码 1099-1106出版社
SPANDIDOS PUBL LTD
DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2016.5374
关键词
matrix metalloproteinase 2; matrix metalloproteinase 9; proliferation; apoptosis; bone metastasis
资金
- National Nature Science Foundation of China [81271965, 81470719, 81311140173]
- Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education [20120131110073]
- Shandong Province Science and Technique Foundation, China [2014GSF118093]
The aim of the present study was to investigate the expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) 9 and MMP2, and their potential roles in bone metastasis nests using a well-standardized model of breast cancer bone metastasis in nude mice. BALB/c nu/nu mice (5-week-old; n=10) were subjected to intracardiac injection of MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells. After 4 weeks, the mice exhibiting radiolucent lesions in tibiae were sacrificed, and the tibiae were removed for histochemical analysis. The gene expression of MMP2 and MMP9 in the tumor cells, metaphysis and diaphysis of normal BALB/c nu/nu mice were determined using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction analysis. The metastatic tumor tissue occupied almost the entire bone marrow cavity. Numerous tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase-positive osteoclasts were found in the metastasized lesions. The invaded tumor cells positive for mammaglobin 1 exhibited different proliferation activities and apoptosis between the metaphysis and diaphysis. Proliferating cell nuclear antigen was expressed at high levels in the metaphyseal area, whereas TdT-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL) -positive cells were more evident in the diaphysis area. Of note, MMP9 was expressed predominantly in the proliferating cell nuclear antigen-positive area, whereas the expression of MMP2 was observed predominantly in the diaphysis, which had more TUNEL-positive cells. Taken together, the results suggested that MMP9 and MMP2 may have their own importance in extracellular matrix degradation and trabecular bone damage in different zones of bone metastasis, including the metaphysis and diaphysis.
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