Matrix metalloproteinase-9 in cerebral-amyloid-angiopathy-related hemorrhage
Matrix metalloproteinase-9 in cerebral-amyloid-angiopathy-related hemorrhage
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jns.2004.11.041
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发表时间:
2005-03-15
影响因子:
4.4
通讯作者:
Xu, J
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作者:
Lee, JM;Yin, KJ;Xu, J
Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is one of the most recognized complications of cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA), but little is known about the molecular pathogenesis of this life-threatening complication. In this review, we present preliminary evidence which suggests that the extracellular-matrix-degrading protease, matrix metalloprotemase-9 (MMP-9), may play a role in the development of spontaneous ICH resulting from CAA. The amyloid-beta peptide (A beta) induced the synthesis, cellular release, and activation of MMP-9 in murine cerebral endothelial cells (CECs), resulting in increased extracellular matrix (ECM) degradation. Furthermore, in a mouse model of CAA (APPsw transgenic mice), MMP-9 immunoreactivity was observed in amyloid-laden cerebral vessels in aged APPsw mice but not in young APPsw or aged wild-type mice. More extensive MMP-9 immunostaining was present in amyloid-laden vessels with evidence of microhemorrhage. These results suggest that increased vascular MMP-9 expression, stimulated by A, may play a role in the pathogenesis of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) in patients with CAA. (c) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.