Role of matrix metalloproteinase-9 in angiogenesis caused by ocular infection with herpes simplex virus
AUTOR(ES)
Lee, Sujin
FONTE
American Society for Clinical Investigation
RESUMO
In this report, we demonstrate that herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection of the cornea results in the upregulation of the matrix-degrading metalloproteinase enzyme MMP-9. This enzyme was shown to contribute to the neovascularization process that occurs in the corneal stroma in response to HSV infection. The likely source of MMP-9, at least initially after infection, was neutrophils that were signaled to invade the cornea soon after infection. Corneal infiltrating neutrophils were shown to express MMP-9, and preventing the neutrophil response with specific mAb diminished MMP-9 expression as well as the extent of angiogenesis. Further supporting a role for MMP-9 in HSV-induced corneal angiogenesis was the observation that inhibition of MMP-9 with the specific inhibitor TIMP-1 resulted in reduced angiogenesis. In addition, angiogenesis was diminished in ocularly infected MMP-9 knockout mice. Our results demonstrate that MMP-9 is involved in angiogenesis caused by HSV. Since angiogenesis appears to represent a vital step in the pathogenesis of herpetic stromal keratitis, these results indicate that targeting MMP-9 for inhibition should prove useful for the therapy of herpetic stromal keratitis.
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