Matrix metalloproteinase-9 in spontaneously hypertensive hyperlipidemic rats

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• 作者：Yasuhiko Asano ; Shinichi Iwai ; Masako Okazaki ; Toshio Kumai ; Yasunari Munemasa ; Shigeko Oonuma ; Mamoru Tadokoro ; Shinichi Kobayashi ; Katsuji Oguchi
• 关键词：Spontaneously hypertensive hyperlipidemic rats (SHHRs) ; Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) ; Vitreous ; Retina ; Hypertension ; Hyperlipidemia
• 刊名：Pathophysiology
• 出版年：2008
• 出版时间：October 2008
• 年：2008
• 卷：15
• 期：3
• 页码：157-166
• 全文大小：795 K

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The presence of hypertension and hyperlipidemia accelerates atherosclerosis and increases the risk of ocular disease. Since there were few rat models for atherosclerosis, spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) and spontaneously hyperlipidemic rats (HLRs) were crossbred to obtain a new model: the spontaneously hypertensive hyperlipidemic rat (SHHR). Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) play an important role in ocular degeneration. The purpose of this study is to investigate changes in the MMP activities in vitreous and plasma as well as MMP expression in the retinas of SHHRs, which served as a model of vascular degeneration. We used 8-month-old Wistar–Kyoto (WKY) rats and Sprague–Dawley (SD) rats, SHRs, HLRs, and SHHRs. The MMP-2 and MMP-9 activities in plasma and vitreous were examined by zymography. The mRNA expression of MMP-2, MMP-9, and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-3 (TIMP-3) in retina was examined by quantitative PCR. The localized expression of MMP-9 in the retinas was examined by immunostaining. The MMP-9 activity increased significantly in SHHRs compared with all other rats. MMP-9 was observed mainly at the superficial layer of the retina on immunostaining. The MMP-2, MMP-9, and TIMP-3 mRNA in retina was not significantly different in SHHRs as compared with all other rats. Increased MMP-9 activity in vitreous was influenced more intensely from plasma than retina because there was no change in MMP-9 expression in retina, and MMP-9 immunostaining was observed mainly at the surface of the retina, where blood vessels are present. In this study, the complications of hypertension and hyperlipidemia induced increased MMP-9 activity in vitreous and plasma. It is therefore suggested that MMP-9 may be involved in causing this result and in the development of retinal disease.