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ArticleThe Canadian journal of cardiology2007

Effects of heparin on the production of homocysteine-induced extracellular matrix metalloproteinase-2 in cultured rat vascular smooth muscle cells.

Hangyuan Guo, Jong-Dae Lee, Hiroyasu Uzui, Hong Yue, Ping Wang, Kiyohiro Toyoda, Tooru Geshi, Takanori Ueda

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Article in The Canadian journal of cardiology, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Hangyuan GuoDepartment of Cardiology, Shaoxing People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, China. ghangyuan@hotmail.com
Jong-Dae Lee
Hiroyasu Uzui
Hong Yue
Ping Wang
Kiyohiro Toyoda
Tooru Geshi
Takanori Ueda
University of Fukui · JPShaoxing People's Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo study the effects of heparin on the production of homocysteine-induced extracellular matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) in cultured rat vascular smooth muscle cells.

methodsThe effects of different homocysteine levels (0 micromol/L to 1000 micromol/L) on MMP-2 production and the effects of different heparin concentrations (0 microg/mL to 100 microg/mL) on homocysteine-induced MMP-2 in cultured rat vascular smooth muscle cells were examined using gelatin zymography and Western blotting. The changes in MMP-2 were further compared with various treatments for 24 h, 48 h and 72 h.

resultsHomocysteine (50 micromol/L to 1000 micromol/L) increased the production of MMP-2 significantly in a dose-dependent manner. Increased production of MMP-2 induced by homocysteine was reduced by the extracellular addition of heparin in a dose-dependent manner. Production of MMP-2 with various treatment regimens for 72 h was greater than for 24 h and 48 h.

conclusionsExtracellular addition of heparin decreased homocysteine-induced MMP-2 secretion. Data suggest a mechanism by which hyperhomocysteinemia is involved in the pathogenesis of coronary artery disease and demonstrate a beneficial effect of heparin on these conditions.

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AnimalsAnticoagulantsAortaCells, CulturedCoronary Artery DiseaseEnzyme InductionHeparinHomocysteineIn Vitro TechniquesMatrix Metalloproteinase 2Muscle, Smooth, VascularRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyAnticoagulantsHeparinHomocysteineMatrix Metalloproteinase 2

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PMID17380220
PMCPMC2647883
OpenAlexW1969876835

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