Roles of matrix metalloproteinases in flow-induced outward vascular remodeling

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Sustained hemodynamic stresses, especially high blood flow, result in flow-induced outward vascular remodeling. Our previous study showed that macrophage depletion reduced flow-induced outward remodeling of the rat common carotid artery, indicating that macrophages are critical in flow-induced outward vascular remodeling. Macrophage is known to release proteinases, including matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). Degradation and loosening of extracellular matrix by MMPs may facilitate vascular remodeling. Therefore, we assessed the functions of MMPs in flow-induced outward vascular remodeling by using the flow-augmented common carotid artery model in mice. We validated that ligation of the left common carotid artery increased blood flow and luminal diameter of the right common carotid artery without significant change in blood pressure of mice. To assess the functions of MMPs in flow-induced outward vascular remodeling, we used doxycycline (broad-spectrum MMP inhibitor), SB-3CT (selective MMP inhibitor), MMP-9 knockout mice, and MMP-12 knockout mice. Although there was only a trend for doxycycline treatment to reduce flow-induced outward vascular remodeling, SB-3CT treatment significantly reduced flow-induced outward vascular remodeling. In addition, flow-induced outward vascular remodeling was significantly reduced in MMP-9 knockout mice, but not in MMP-12 knockout mice. These data revealed that MMPs, especially MMP-9, are critical in flow-induced outward vascular remodeling.

Medical Subject Headings

Animals; Blood Pressure (physiology); Carotid Artery, Common (anatomy & histology, metabolism); Doxycycline (metabolism); Hemodynamics; Male; Matrix Metalloproteinase 12 (genetics, metabolism); Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 (genetics, metabolism); Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitors; Mice; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Mice, Knockout; Neovascularization, Physiologic (physiology); Rats; Regional Blood Flow (physiology); Reproducibility of Results

Publication Date

9-1-2009

Publication Title

Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism

E-ISSN

1559-7016

Volume

29

Issue

9

First Page

1547

Last Page

58

PubMed ID

19513084

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1038/jcbfm.2009.77

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