Early appearance of activated matrix metalloproteinase-9 after focal cerebral ischemia in mice: A possible role in blood-brain barrier dysfunction

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During cerebral ischemia blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption is a critical event leading to vasogenic edema and secondary brain injury. Gelatinases A and B are matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) able to open the BBB. The current study analyzes by zymography the early gelatinases expression and activation during permanent ischemia in mice (n = 15). ProMMP-9 expression was significantly (P < 0.001) increased in ischemic regions compared with corresponding contralateral regions after 2 hours of ischemia (mean 694.7 arbitrary units [AU], SD ± 238.4 versus mean 107.6 AU, SD ± 15.6) and remained elevated until 24 hours (mean 745.7 AU, SD ± 157.4). Moreover, activated MMP-9 was observed 4 hours after the initiation of ischemia. At the same time as the appearance of activated MMP-9, we detected by the Evan's blue extravasation method a clear increase of BBB permeability. Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 was not modified during permanent ischemia at any time. The ProMMP-2 was significantly (P < 0.05) increased only after 24 hours of permanent ischemia (mean 213.2 AU, SD ±+ 60.6 versus mean 94.6 AU. SD ± 13.3), and no activated form was observed. The appearance of activated MMP-9 after 4 hours of ischemia in correlation with BBB permeability alterations suggests that MMP-9 may play an active role in early vasogenic edema development after stroke.

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Gasche, Y., Fujimura, M., Morita-Fujimura, Y., Copin, J. C., Kawase, M., Massengale, J., & Chan, P. H. (1999). Early appearance of activated matrix metalloproteinase-9 after focal cerebral ischemia in mice: A possible role in blood-brain barrier dysfunction. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 19(9), 1020–1028. https://doi.org/10.1097/00004647-199909000-00010

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