| Literature DB >> 12458052 |
Yanina Galboiz1, Sarah Shapiro, Nitza Lahat, Ariel Miller.
Abstract
Recent findings have implicated the activity of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS), while in vivo interferon (IFN)-beta treatment was demonstrated to suppress MMPs. In the present study, the effects mediated by IFN-gamma and IFN-beta on the mRNA and protein expression of MMP-2, its physiological activator, MT1-MMP and its endogenous inhibitor, TIMP-2, by monocytes were evaluated in vitro. The results point to the significance of IFNs in modulating MMPs/tissue inhibitors of MMPs (TIMPs) expression, and support the possibility that the therapeutic effects of IFN-beta may be, in part, due to induction of a shift from "pro-" to "anti-proteolytic" pattern of MMPs and TIMPs expression.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12458052 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5728(02)00266-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neuroimmunol ISSN: 0165-5728 Impact factor: 3.478