RRC ID 45243
著者 Takimoto K, Kawashima N, Suzuki N, Koizumi Y, Yamamoto M, Nakashima M, Suda H.
タイトル Down-regulation of inflammatory mediator synthesis and infiltration of inflammatory cells by MMP-3 in experimentally induced rat pulpitis.
ジャーナル J Endod
Abstract INTRODUCTION:Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-3 is a member of the MMP family that degrades the extracellular matrix. Application of MMP-3 to injured pulp tissue induces angiogenesis and wound healing, but its anti-inflammatory effects are still unclear. Here, we evaluated the anti-inflammatory functions of MMP-3 in vitro and in vivo.
METHODS:Nitric oxide and inflammatory mediator synthesis in macrophages activated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was measured in the presence or absence of MMP-3. The mouse Mmp3 (mMmp3) expression vector containing full length cDNA sequence of mMmp3 or cDNA sequence of mMmp3 missing the signal peptide and pro-peptide regions was transfected to RAW264, a mouse macrophage cell line, and NO synthesis and inflammatory mediator expression were evaluated. Pulpal inflammation was histologically and immunohistochemically evaluated in a rat model of incisor pulpitis induced by the application of LPS for 9 hours in the presence or absence of MMP-3.
RESULTS:NO and pro-inflammatory mediator synthesis promoted by LPS was significantly down-regulated by MMP-3 in vitro. The full length of mMmp3 down-regulated the LPS-induced NO synthesis and chemical mediator mRNA expression, however the mMmp3 missing the signal peptide failed to block the NO synthesis induced by LPS. The numbers of major histocompatibility complex class II+ and CD68+ cells, which infiltrated into the rat incisor pulp tissues in response to the topical application of LPS, were significantly decreased by the application of MMP-3 in vivo.
CONCLUSIONS:These results indicate that MMP-3 possesses anti-inflammatory functions, suggesting its potential utility as an anti-inflammatory agent for pulpal inflammation.
巻・号 40(9)
ページ 1404-9
公開日 2014-9-1
DOI 10.1016/j.joen.2014.04.001
PII S0099-2399(14)00339-2
PMID 25146022
MeSH Animals Anti-Inflammatory Agents / pharmacology* Antigens, CD / drug effects Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic / drug effects Cell Line Cells, Cultured Chemokine CCL2 / analysis Cyclooxygenase 2 / drug effects Down-Regulation / drug effects* Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / drug effects Inflammation Mediators / metabolism* Interleukin-17 / analysis Interleukin-1beta / drug effects Interleukin-6 / analysis Lipopolysaccharides / pharmacology Macrophages / drug effects* Male Matrix Metalloproteinase 3 / pharmacology* Mice Nitric Oxide / analysis Pulpitis / immunology* Pulpitis / prevention & control Rats Rats, Wistar
IF 3.118
引用数 7
WOS 分野 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
リソース情報
ヒト・動物細胞 RAW 264(RCB0535)