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CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH
卷 59, 期 2, 页码 460-469出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(03)00428-0
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cell culture; cytokines; extracellular matrix; gene expression; stretch
Objective: Mechanical forces have profound effects on endothelial cells. This study was undertaken to examine the hypothesis that tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is a potential mediator of stretch-induced effects on matrix metalloprotemase (MMP). Methods: Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) grown on a flexible membrane base were stretched by vacuum to 20% of maximum elongation, at 60 cycles/min. We used the TNF-alpha monoclonal antibody and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) inhibitor, SP600125, to investigate the cyclical stretch-induced expression of MMP-14 and -2 in cultured HUVECs. Results: Cyclical mechanical stretch significantly increased protein synthesis and mRNA expression for MMP-14 and -2 from 2 to 24 h. The increased MMP-14 and -2 proteins after stretch were completely blocked after the addition of TNF-alpha monoclonal antibody (5 mug/ml) or SP600125 (20 muM) 30 min before stretch. By zymography, MMP-2 expression was induced by cyclical stretch and was attenuated by TNF-alpha monoclonal antibody and SP600125. Cyclical stretch increased the immunohistochemical labeling of MMP-14 and -2 and significantly increased release of TNF-alpha into the culture media from 120+/-2 to 331+/-2 pg/ml (P<0.001) after stretch for 12 h. Cyclical stretch increased and SP600125 decreased the phosphorylated JNK. Gel-shifting assay showed that DNA-protein binding activity of AP-1 increased after cyclical stretch and TNF-alpha monoclonal antibody and SP600125 abolished the binding activity induced by cyclical stretch. Conclusion: These findings indicate that cyclical stretch augments TNF-alpha production and MMP genes expression in HUVECs. TNF-alpha mediates the stretch-induced MMP genes expression, at least in part, through the JNK pathway. (C) 2003 European Society of Cardiology. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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