Spatial distribution of matrix metalloproteinase-9 of rats with spinal cord injury
- VernacularTitle:脊髓损伤大鼠基质金属蛋白酶9表达的时空分布
- Author:
Hua ZHOU
;
Hua LIU
;
Jian HUANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research
2006;10(4):180-181
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Edema and systemic disorder of energy metabolism after spinal cord injury can induce a series of amplifying effect, which can deterio rate the injured level. Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) is able to digest the basal lamina and damage the close joint of capillary vessel by proteolysis,which induces blood-brain barrier breakdown and brain edema formation.OBJECTIVE: To investigate the spatial characteristic of the MMP-9 in acute injured spinal cord so as to investigate the effect of MMP-9 on secondary spinal injury.DESIGN: A completely randomized study.MATERIALS: The study was completed in the Department of Pathology,Medical College of Wuhan University. Totally 40 healthy male Sprague Dawley rats were divided randomly into control group and model group.Five rats in control group were treated with laminectomy. Other 35 rats in model group was used to establish model of spinal cord injury.METHODS: After anesthetized, complete spinal cord tissue was taken out. Tissue of T8.9 spinal cord was cut out and every 3 serial sections of each tissue were taken out randomly for immunochemical analysis of MMP9 expression. Spinal cord tissue at injured segment was taken with 5 rats at each time point. Five visual fields (×400) of every slice were gathered randomly in injured area (sham-operation region in control group), average absorbency was determined then.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Expression of MMP-9 in the acute in jured tissue of spinal cord.RESULTS: Totally 40 rats entered the final analysis. The expression of MMP-9 was observed 1 hour in model group with the peak time of 1 to 2 days and also seen on 7 days. The MMP-9 positive cells were mainly expressed on ischemic neuron, vascular endothelial cells and neutrophilic granulocyte. MMP-9 was not assayed in the control group.CONCLUSION: The early expression of MMP-9 and the characteristics of spatial distribution after spinal cord injury play a key role in tissue edema and inflammatory cell infiltration.
