Chronic cerebral hypoperfusion induces MMP-2 but not MMP-9 expression in the microglia and vascular endothelium of white matter

Masafumi Ihara, Hidekazu Tomimoto, Makoto Kinoshita, Junseo Oh, Makoto Noda, Hideaki Wakita, Ichiro Akiguchi, Hiroshi Shibasaki

研究成果: ジャーナルへの寄稿学術論文査読

100 被引用数 (Scopus)

抄録

White matter lesions are closely associated with cognitive impairment and motor dysfunction in the aged. To explore the pathophysiology of these lesions, the authors examined the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) and MMP-9 in the white matter in a rat model of chronic cerebral hypoperfusion. After bilateral clipping of the common carotid arteries, myelin staining revealed demyelinating changes in the optic tract and the corpus callosum on day 7. Zymographic analyses indicated an increase in the level of MMP-2, but not MMP-9, after the hypoperfusion. Immunohistochemical analyses revealed the presence (most abundantly on day 3) of MMP-2-expressing activated microglia in the optic tract and corpus callosum. In contrast, the capillary endothelial cells expressed MMP-2 later. IgM-immunoreactive glial cells were absent in the sham-operated animals, but were present in the hypoperfused animals by day 3, reflecting the disrupted blood-brain barrier. These findings suggest that the main sources of the elevated MMP-2 were the microglia and the endothelium, and that these cells may contribute to the remodeling of the white matter myelin and microvascular beds in chronic cerebral hypoperfusion.

本文言語英語
ページ(範囲)828-834
ページ数7
ジャーナルJournal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism
21
7
DOI
出版ステータス出版済み - 2001
外部発表はい

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • 神経学
  • 臨床神経学
  • 循環器および心血管医学

フィンガープリント

「Chronic cerebral hypoperfusion induces MMP-2 but not MMP-9 expression in the microglia and vascular endothelium of white matter」の研究トピックを掘り下げます。これらがまとまってユニークなフィンガープリントを構成します。

引用スタイル