ArticleJapanese journal of ophthalmology2018
The expression of matrix metalloproteinases and their inhibitors in corneal fibroblasts by alarmins from necrotic corneal epithelial cells.
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Abstract
purposeSterile ulceration is frequently observed in the cornea following persistent corneal epithelial damage. We examined the effect of alarmins released by necrotic corneal epithelial cells (HCE) on the production of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) by corneal fibroblasts.
methodsIL-1α and high-mobility group box 1 protein (HMGB1) released into the supernatant derived from necrotic HCE cells were measured with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). MMPs and TIMPs produced by corneal fibroblasts, stimulated with the supernatant from necrotic HCE cells, were analyzed and measured with protein array and ELISA. To investigate dynamic expression of alarmins in the corneal epithelium, we used immunohistochemistry to observe the expression of human IL-1α in the corneal epithelium of human IL-1α Tg mice with or without cryopexy. We also investigated the expression of MMPs in corneal stroma of the mice treated with cryopexy, using RT-PCR.
resultsWe detected IL-1α and HMGB-1 in the supernatant of necrotic HCE cells. These supernatants increased the expression of MMP-3 and MMP-1, and decreased that of TIMP-1 and TIMP-2 in human corneal fibroblasts. Almost always these were inhibited by IL-1 receptor antagonist. Recombinant IL-1α increased the production MMP-3 and MMP-1 in corneal fibroblasts. After cryopexy of the epithelium of human IL-1α Tg mice, the expression of human IL-1α was recognized in the cytoplasm but not nucleus of epithelial cells. The level of MMP-3 and MMP-1 mRNAs was elevated in the corneal stroma in mice treated with cryopexy.
conclusionAlarmins, especially IL-1α, released from necrotic HCE cells may play an important role in the expression of MMPs and TIMPs by corneal fibroblast, resulting in sterile ulceration.
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