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EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL
卷 26, 期 13, 页码 1333-1341出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi248
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aortic stenosis; aortic regurgitation; matrix metalloproteinases; tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases; valves
Aims Aortic valve diseases are characterized by pathological remodelling of valvular tissue but the cellular and molecular effectors involved in these processes are not well known. The role of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2, MMP-9, MMP-3, MMP-7, and tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase (TIMP)-1 and TIMP-2 are investigated here. Methods and results Histological analysis of pathological valves [aortic stenosis (AS) (n = 49), aortic regurgitation (AR) (n = 23)] and control valves (n = 8) was performed. The main tissue abnormalities (calcification, inflammatory cells, and capillaries) observed in AS were less severe or absent in AR. However, both groups of pathological values displayed similar histological signs of extracellular matrix (ECM) remodelling. Biochemical analysis of MMPs and TIMPs (gelatin and casein zymography and ELISA) was performed on valve extracts. MMP-2 activity was not significantly different in control and pathological valves. Increases in MMP-9 and MMP-3 in AS demonstrated an inflammatory state. Finally, there was a four- to seven-fold increase of TIMP-1 in pathological valves. TIMP-1, TIMP-2, and MMP-2 were synthesized by the valvular interstitial cells in primary culture. Conclusion This study demonstrates the involvement of the MMP/TIMP system in ECM remodelling of both AS and AR. These findings provide evidence of inflammatory injury more severe in AS than in AR and involvement of mesenchymal cell response.
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