Matrix metalloproteinase-9 is elevated in serum of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Matrix metalloproteinase-9 is elevated in serum of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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DOI:
10.1097/00001756-200011090-00003
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发表时间:
2000-11-09
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影响因子:
1.7
通讯作者:
Weber, F
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作者:
Beuche, W;Yushchenko, M;Weber, F
Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and its specific inhibitor, tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1), were analysed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and by zymography in serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). In contrast to patients with inflammatory diseases, MMP-9 levels were not elevated in CSF of ALS patients. In serum, however, compared to healthy donors, MMP-9 was significantly (p=0.0003) increased up to levels as high as those of viral meningoencephalitis (VM) or bacterial meningitis. (BM) patients. MMP-9 levels remained elevated during long-term observation of ALS patients. In the absence of an inflammatory response, the results indicate that the increase of MMP-9 in serum of ALS patients might be caused by upregulation of MMP-9 in denervated muscles or in degenerating peripheral nerves following motor neurone loss. NeuroReport 11:3419-3422 (C) 2000 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.