Matrix metalloproteinase 2 and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases regulate human aortic smooth muscle cell migration during in vitro aging

Davide Vigetti, Paola Moretto, Manuela Viola, Anna Genasetti, Manuela Rizzi, Evgenia Karousou, Francesco Pallotti, Giancarlo De Luca, Alberto Passi

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Abstract

As a direct correlation between aging and the risk of onset of vascular disease has been universally accepted, we prepared an in vitro aging model consisting in sequential passages of human aortic smooth muscle cells (AoSMC) in order to evaluate the cell behavior changes during aging. Because matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) are actively involved in matrix remodeling and disease outcome, in our model we found active MMP-2 only in the conditioned medium of young AoSMCs, whereas aged cells showed only the inactive zymogen form of MMP-2 (pro-MMP-2). We ascribed the pro-MMP-2 activation in young cells to an increase in membrane type 1 matrix metalloproteinase (MT1-MMP) content. Furthermore, we found that transcripts coding for tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) were up-regulated in aged cells, and this increase of TIMPs could also prevent pro-MMP-2 activation in aged cells. Moreover, we demonstrated that young AoSMCs possess higher migratory capabilities than aged cells. The young AoSMC migration can be inhibited by adding TIMP-1 and TIMP-2 to the cells reproducing aged AoSMC migratory behavior. Finally, the role of MMP-2 and TIMP-2 in AoSMC migration was confirmed silencing MMP-2 and TIMP-2 in young and aged AoSMCs, respectively; therefore, in this study we showed that these enzymes play a pivotal role in the regulation of the AoSMC migration during in vitro aging.

Lingua originaleInglese
pagine (da-a)1118-1130
Numero di pagine13
RivistaFASEB Journal
Volume20
Numero di pubblicazione8
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - giu 2006
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