Enhanced interstitial collagenase (matrix metalloproteinase-13) production of Kupffer cell by gadolinium chloride prevents pig serum-induced rat liver fibrosis - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 2000 Jan 7;267(1):290-5.

doi: 10.1006/bbrc.1999.1910.

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Enhanced interstitial collagenase (matrix metalloproteinase-13) production of Kupffer cell by gadolinium chloride prevents pig serum-induced rat liver fibrosis

K Hironaka et al. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2000.

Abstract

Hepatic fibrosis results from an imbalance between fibrogenesis and fibrolysis in the liver. It remains uninvestigated whether Kupffer cells produce matrix metalloproteinase-13 (MMP-13), which mainly hydrolyzes extracellular matrix (ECM). We sought to determine the role of Kupffer cells in fibrogenesis/fibrolysis. In vivo, we used the rat model of pig serum-induced liver fibrosis. A subset was treated with gadolinium chloride (GdCl(3)), which specifically acts on Kupffer cells. Administration of GdCl(3) remarkably decreased the hydroxyproline content of the liver and increased the expression of MMP-13 mRNA in the liver without a difference in procollagen type I and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) mRNA expression on Northern blot analysis with the elimination of ED2-positive cells. In vitro, addition of GdCl(3) to isolated Kupffer cells showed increased type I collagen-degrading activity in a dose-dependent manner as well as MMP-13 mRNA expression on Northern blot analysis. It is concluded that Kupffer cells are a major source of MMP-13 and modulation of Kupffer cells by GdCl(3) prevents liver fibrosis with increased expression of MMP-13 mRNA and protein, whereas procollagen type I and TIMP-1 mRNA, which encode two major effectors of fibrogenesis, were unchanged. This is the first report showing that Kupffer cells produce interstitial collagenase (MMP-13) resulting in the reduction of ECM. This discovery may provide new insights into therapy for hepatic fibrosis.

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