基质金属蛋白酶与体外循环炎性反应研究进展

体外循环(CPB)伴随有不同程度的全身炎性反应(SIRS).基质金属蛋白酶(MMPs)可通过调节细胞因子和血小板活性等参与CPB后SIRS的发生和发展.研究MMPs在CPB后SIRS中的作用机制,对于防治CPB术后SIRS的发生和发展具有重要意义.     

MMP/TIMP失衡在肺部疾病中的研究进展

基质金属蛋白酶(matrix metalloproteinases,MMPs)是一类锌依赖性内肽酶家族,可以特异性降解细胞外基质(extracellular matrix,ECM)。基质金属蛋白酶组织抑制因子(tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases,TIMPs)是MMPs的内源性抑制剂,可抑制MMPs、整合素-金属蛋白酶以及聚蛋白多糖酶。TIMPs/MMPs之间的平衡可以调节组织重塑、修复和再吸收。二者在人体中保持平衡状态,近年来发现二者失衡可导致多种疾病的发生,本文主要对MMPs/TIMPs失衡及作用机制在肺部疾病中的研究进展进行简单综述。     

先天性心脏病患儿围术期输血与术后肺损伤的相关性研究

目的:研究先天性心脏病患儿围术期输血与术后发生肺损伤的相关性。方法:选择我院诊治的120例先天性心脏病患儿,均在体外循环下进行手术矫治。根据患儿术后是否出现肺损伤分为无肺损伤组(n=97例)与肺损伤组(n=23例)。比较两组一般资料,比较不同围术期输血浆量及输血量患儿的术后肺损伤发病率;采用多因素logistic回归对术后肺损伤与围术期输血浆量、围术期输血量、最低红细胞压积(30%)、体外循环时间(80 min)、年龄(≤1岁)以及最低温度之间的相关性进行分析。结果:无肺损伤组与肺损伤组患儿性别间无显著差异(P0.05);肺损伤组患儿年龄、体质量均显著低于无肺损伤组患儿(P0.05),而围术期输血浆量、围术期输血量、最低血红积压、体外循环时间均显著高于无肺损伤组患儿(P0.05)。随着患儿围术期输血浆量及输血量的增加,患儿术后肺损伤的发病率越高(P0.05);多因素logistic回归分析显示围术期输血浆量、围术期输血量、最低红细胞压积(30%)、体外循环时间(80 min)以及年龄(≤1岁)是患儿发生术后肺损伤的独立危险因素(P0.05)。结论:围术期输血浆量以及输血量与先天性心脏病患儿术后肺损伤的发生紧密相关,围术期输血浆量以及输血量越多,肺损伤的发生风险就越高,建议临床上开展多种节约用血措施。     

基质金属蛋白酶-9 与脑出血的关系

基质金属蛋白酶(MMPs)是一族锌离子依赖性内肽酶,具有降解细胞外基质的作用,而后者是构成血管基底膜的主要成分。MMPs参与了伤口愈合、动脉硬化发生、肿瘤细胞扩散等过程。MMP-9是MMPs中的重要成员,与脑血管病关系密切,在脑出血的发生、发展过程中起到了重要的作用。因此,监测MMP-9表达水平的变化可能对脑出血的发生、发展及预后产生重要影响;而降低MMP-9表达水平,则可能成为治疗脑出血的新途径。     

MMPs在动脉粥样硬化中的作用及其抑制剂的研究进展

基质金属蛋白酶(MMPs)是一类肽链内切酶,因其降解细胞外基质(ECM)和具有金属依赖性而得名。MMPs能调节单核细胞、巨噬细胞及血管平滑肌细胞(VSMCs)的黏附、迁移、增殖等,广泛参与动脉粥样硬化(AS)发展的各个阶段。正常生理情况下,MMPs与组织金属蛋白酶抑制物(TIMPs)保持平衡;而在AS病理情况下,因MMPs/TIMPs升高而失衡。因此,通过使用特异性抑制剂来抑制某些MMPs可能为治疗AS提供新思路。现就MMPs在AS中的作用及其抑制剂研究做一综述。     

血浆中性粒细胞明胶酶相关脂质运载蛋白(NGAL)的变化与婴幼儿先心病术后急性肺损伤的关系

目的:明确血浆中性粒细胞明胶酶相关脂质运载蛋白(NGAL)的变化能否预测婴幼儿先心病术后急性肺损伤(ALI)的发生。方法:纳入2013年10月至2014年5月年龄≤36月的先心病合并肺动脉高压的婴幼儿患者的相关资料,检测体外循环(CPB)术后2 h、12 h、24 h、48 h和72 h的血浆NGAL水平,分析NGAL与术后发生ALI之间的关系。结果:本研究共纳入患者61例,术后发生ALI患者9例(14.8%)。所有患者CPB术后5个时间点的变化趋势为:CPB术后2 h NGAL浓度开始升高,均值为27.28μg/L,至12 h达到最高峰,均值为30.61μg/L,24 h开始下降;其中12 h、24 h和72 h与前一时间点比较均具有显著性差异(P0.05)。进一步分组显示,NGAL浓度变化趋势主要在ALI组:ALI组患者12 h、24 h、48 h和72 h的NGAL浓度与前一个时间点比较,变化均具有显著差异(P0.05),NGAL峰值浓度出现在12 h,其均值为40.82μg/L;而无ALI组患者NGAL浓度只在24 h和12 h之间比较有显著差异(P0.05);ALI组患者5个时间点的NGAL浓度均比无ALI组患者高,具有显著性差异(P0.05)。结论:血浆NGAL在早期预测婴幼儿体外循环术后发生ALI可能具有重要作用。     

血小板、基质金属蛋白酶与肿瘤转移

血小板除参与正常的止血过程外还具有很多病理和生理作用。血小板活化后可以分泌基质金属蛋白酶（matrix metalloproteinases,MMPs）。MMPs属于Zn^2＋和Ca^2＋依赖的内肽酶家族,能特异性与细胞外基质成分相结合并降解细胞外基质。MMPs降解基底膜中的主要成分Ⅳ型胶原,是肿瘤转移发生必不可少的关键步骤。血小板能够与肿瘤细胞结合并促进肿瘤转移,而MMPs在血小板促进肿瘤转移过程中发挥了重要的作用。     

基质金属蛋白酶对肿瘤细胞生物学行为调节

近年,对于基质金属蛋白酶(matrix metalloproteinases,MMPs)与肿瘤发生发展的关系有了新的诠释,MMPs的功能已不仅限于通过降解细胞外基质来促进肿瘤的侵袭和转移,它们还可通过水解生长因子、黏附分子、受体等非基质蛋白而触发一系列生物学效应,调节肿瘤的生长、分化、凋亡以及肿瘤的血管生成和免疫逃避。重新认识MMPs的功能,将有助于设计以MMPs为靶标的新型抗肿瘤药物。     

基质金属蛋白酶与中枢神经系统感染

基质金属蛋白酶(MMPs)是一组合锌的能降解细胞外基质的中性蛋白酶家族.目前认为MMPs尤其是明胶酶(MMP-2,MMP-9)与中枢神经系统感染关系密切.通常它们以酶原的形式存在,一旦活化,则迅速攻击血脑屏障,降解基底膜的一些基质蛋白,破坏内皮细胞的紧密连接蛋白,促进脑水肿的形成和炎细胞的浸润.近年来研究发现,中枢神经系统感染后MMPs表达增加.导致血脑屏障损害及血管源性脑水肿,并参与中枢神经系统免疫反应,促进感染的病理生理过程.     

预防心脏手术中体外循环致肺损伤的研究进展

体外循环是心内直视手术的一种重要手段,随着体外循环装置、心肌保护措施和心脏外科技术的不断完善与提高,心内直视手术并发症的发生率和死亡率已大大下降。但肺损伤仍是CPB后的主要并发症之一,而肺损伤后气体交换障碍可能造成严重的并发症,甚至死亡。本文综述了体外循环心脏手术后肺损伤的发生机制及预防措施的研究进展。     

Induction of aquaporin-1 mRNA following cardiopulmonary bypass and reperfusion.

BACKGROUND: Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and hypothermic circulatory arrest (HCA) are important components of congenital cardiac surgery. Ischemia/reperfusion injury and inflammatory cascade activation result in endothelial damage and vascular leak which are clinically manifested as pulmonary edema and low cardiac output postoperatively. Newborns are particularly susceptible. Subtraction cloning is a useful method of isolating induced genes and can be applied to CPB/HCA. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We used a newborn lamb model replicating infant CPB with HCA to obtain tissues during various periods of reperfusion. We utilized subtraction cloning to identify mRNA induced in lung following CPB/HCA and reperfusion. Ribonuclease protection was used to quantify mRNA levels. RESULTS: We isolated a cDNA encoding ovine aquaporin-1 in a subtracted cDNA screen comparing control lung with lung exposed to CPB/HCA and reperfusion. Aquaporin-1 mRNA levels increased 3-fold in lung (p = .006) exposed to CPB/HCA and 6 hr of reperfusion. No induction was observed immediately following bypass or after 3 hr of reperfusion. We found no significant induction of aquaporin-1 mRNA following bypass, arrest, and reperfusion in other tissues surveyed, including ventricle, atrium, skeletal muscle, kidney, brain, and liver. CONCLUSIONS: Our finding that aquaporin-1 mRNA is reproducibly induced in lung following CPB/HCA with 6 hr of reperfusion suggests an important role for the water channel in the setting of pulmonary edema. Induction of Aquaporin-1 is late compared with other inflammatory mediators (ICAM-1, E-selectin, IL-8). Further studies are needed to determine if aquaporin-1 contributes to the disease process or if it is part of the recovery phase.     

Effect of NADPH oxidase inhibition on cardiopulmonary bypass-induced lung injury

Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) causes acute lung injury. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) from NADPH oxidase may contribute to this injury. To determine the role of NADPH oxidase, we pretreated pigs with structurally dissimilar NADPH oxidase inhibitors. Low-dose apocynin (4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-acetophenone; 200 mg/kg, n = 6), high-dose apocynin (400 mg/kg, n = 6), or diphenyleneiodonium (DPI; 8 mg/kg) was compared with diluent (n = 8). An additional group was treated with indomethacin (10 mg/kg, n = 3). CPB was performed for 2 h with deflated lungs, complete pulmonary artery occlusion, and bronchial artery ligation to maximize lung injury. Parameters of pulmonary function were evaluated for 25 min following CPB. Blood chemiluminescence indicated neutrophil ROS production. Electron paramagnetic resonance determined the effect of apocynin and DPI on in vitro pulmonary endothelial ROS production following hypoxia-reoxygenation. Both apocynin and DPI attenuated blood chemiluminescence and post-CPB hypoxemia. At 25 min post-CPB with Fi(O(2)) = 1, arterial Po(2) (Pa(o(2))) averaged 52 +/- 5, 162 +/- 54, 335 +/- 88, and 329 +/- 119 mmHg in control, low-dose apocynin, high-dose apocynin, and DPI-treated groups, respectively (P < 0.01). Indomethacin had no effect. Pa(O(2)) correlated with blood chemiluminescence measured after drug administration before CPB (R = -0.60, P < 0.005). Neither apocynin nor DPI prevented the increased tracheal pressure, plasma cytokine concentrations (tumor necrosis factor-alpha and IL-6), extravascular lung water, and pulmonary vascular protein permeability observed in control pigs. NADPH oxidase inhibition, but not xanthine oxidase inhibition, significantly blocked endothelial ROS generation following hypoxia-reoxygenation (P < 0.05). NADPH oxidase-derived ROS contribute to the severe hypoxemia but not to the increased cytokine generation and pulmonary vascular protein permeability, which occur following CPB.     

Pre-emptive and continuous inhaled NO counteracts the cardiopulmonary consequences of extracorporeal circulation in a pig model.

Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) activates a systemic inflammatory response characterized clinically by alterations in cardiovascular and pulmonary function. The aim of this study was to measure the cardiopulmonary consequences in sham-operated pigs, and in animals subjected to CPB in the presence or absence of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). We also investigated, if the perioperative administration of inhaled NO exerts significant cardiopulmonary effects in an anaesthetized and mechanically ventilated pig model of extracorporeal circulation. Thirty pigs were randomized into six equal groups (sham; sham+INO; CPB; CPB+INO; CPB+LPS; CPB+LPS+INO) and subjected to anaesthesia with mechanical ventilation for up to 24h. We found that CPB+LPS group has the highest degree of lung injury. We also demonstrated that there was a significant difference on the cardiovascular parameters (heart rate, central venous pressure, stroke volume index, and mean systemic arterial blood pressure) between the CPB groups and the sham groups. The deteriorated lung mechanics was associated with a decrease in active subfraction of surfactant (LA) with time during the procedure (P=0.0003), on which inhaled NO had only an initial beneficial effect. In our model, inhaled NO had no long-term beneficial effect on lung mechanics and surfactant homeostasis despite improving lung haemodynamics, inflammation, and oxygenation. We conclude from this study that the use of pre-emptive and continuous inhaled NO therapy has protective and safe effects against lung ischemia/reperfusion associated with CPB.     

Alternative Roles of STAT3 and MAPK Signaling Pathways in the MMPs Activation and Progression of Lung Injury Induced by Cigarette Smoke Exposure in ACE2 Knockout Mice

Inflammation-mediated abnormalities in the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) and expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are implicated in the pathogenesis of lung injury. Angiotensin converting enzyme II (ACE2), an angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) homologue that displays antagonist effects on ACE/angiotensin II (Ang II) axis, could also play a protective role against lung diseases. However, the relationship between ACE2 and MMPs activation in lung injury is still largely unclear. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether MMPs activity could be affected by ACE2 and which ACE2 derived signaling pathways could be also involved via using a mouse model with lung injury induced by cigarette smoke (CS) exposure for 1 to 3 weeks. Wild-type (WT; C57BL/6) and ACE2 KO mice (ACE2^-/-) were utilized to study CS-induced lung injury. Increases in the resting respiratory rate (RRR), pulmonary immunokines, leukocyte infiltration and bronchial hyperplasia were observed in the CS-exposed mice. Compared to WT mice, more serious physiopathological changes were found in ACE2^-/- mice in the first week of CS exposure. CS exposure increased pulmonary ACE and ACE2 activities in WT mice, and significantly increased ACE in ACE2^-/- mice. Furthermore, the activity of pulmonary MMPs was decreased in CS-exposed WT mice, whereas this activity was increased in ACE2^-/- mice. CS exposure increased the pulmonary p-p38, p-JNK and p-ERK1/2 level in all mice. In ACE2^-/- mice, a significant increase p-STAT3 signaling was detected; however, no effect was observed on the p-STAT3 level in WT mice. Our results support the hypothesis that ACE2 deficiency influences MMPs activation and STAT3 phosphorylation signaling to promote more pulmonary inflammation in the development of lung injury.     

Proteomics: is it an approach to understand the progression of chronic lung disorders?

Tissue injury, mediated by pathologically elevated production and action of various serine- and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), is a hallmark of chronic inflammatory airway diseases (CIAD). CIAD includes such diseases as bronchial asthma, bronchiectasis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Tissue injury, as a consequence of chronic inflammation, can disturb the relevant repair mechanisms and also result in irreversible alteration of lung architecture. By use of proteomic methods, we analyzed proteinase cascades as an initiator of tissue destruction in CIAD. The present results revealed that elevated levels of MMP-8, -13, -14, and -2, mainly in active forms, can also be detected in CIAD BALFs. Enhanced levels of different active MMPs evidently reflect ongoing tissue-destructive inflammation and airway remodeling occurring in CIAD lung. An inverse correlation between BALF MMP-8 levels and activation degree and airflow obstruction in bronchial asthma tissue injury was shown for the first time. This strongly indicates that chronic peri-inflammatory tissue injury is a main cause of decline of lung functional capacity. Together, these data suggest that the serine and MMP proteinase network is an important feature in predicting clinical worsening of airway obstruction in CIAD. Activation of elevated MMPs seems to have a common profile for all studied CIAD, but different lung disorders react differently to ICS treatment.     

Epithelial expression of TIMP-1 does not alter sensitivity to bleomycin-induced lung injury in C57BL/6 mice

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are mediators of lung injury, and their activity has been associated with the development of pulmonary fibrosis. To understand how MMPs regulate the development of pulmonary fibrosis, we examined MMP expression in two strains of mice with differing sensitivities to the fibrosis-inducing drug bleomycin. After a single intratracheal injection of the drug, bleomycin-sensitive C57BL/6 mice showed increased expression for MMPs (-2, -7, -9, -13) at both 7 and 14 days posttreatment compared with the bleomycin-resistant BALB/c strain. In addition, TIMP-1, an endogenous inhibitor of MMPs, was upregulated in the lungs of C57BL/6 mice but not BALB/c mice. We designed two strategies to decrease MMP expression to potentially decrease sensitivity of C57BL/6 mice: 1) we engineered C57BL/6 mice that overexpressed TIMP-1 in their lungs via surfactant protein C (SP-C) promoter; and 2) we inhibited expression of MMPs independent of TIMP-1 by knocking out metallothionein (MT), a critical zinc binding protein. SP-C-TIMP-1 mice reduced MMP expression in response to bleomycin. However, they were equally sensitive to bleomycin as their wild-type counterparts, displaying similar levels of hydroxyproline in the lung tissue. MT null mice displayed decreased lung activity of MMPs with no change in TIMP-1. Nonetheless, there was no difference between the MT null and wild-type control littermates with regards to any of the lung injury parameters measured. We conclude that although TIMP-1 expression is differentially regulated in fibrosis-sensitive and fibrosis-resistant strains, epithelial overexpression of TIMP-1 does not appear to substantially alter fibrotic lung disease in mice.     

Mechanical stretch induces MMP-2 release and activation in lung endothelium: role of EMMPRIN

High-volume mechanical ventilation leads to ventilator-induced lung injury. This type of lung injury is accompanied by an increased release and activation of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). To investigate the mechanism leading to the increased MMP release, we systematically studied the effect of mechanical stretch on human microvascular endothelial cells isolated from the lung. We exposed cells grown on collagen 1 BioFlex plates to sinusoidal cyclic stretch at 0.5 Hz using the Flexercell system with 17-18% elongation of cells. After 4 days of cell stretching, conditioned media and cell lysate were collected and analyzed by gelatin, casein, and reverse zymograms as well as Western blotting. RT-PCR of mRNA extracted from stretched cells was performed. Our results show that 1) cyclic stretch led to increased release and activation of MMP-2 and MMP-1; 2) the activation of MMP-2 was accompanied by an increase in membrane type-1 MMP (MT1-MMP) and inhibited by a hydroxamic acid-derived inhibitor of MMPs (Prinomastat, AG3340); and 3) the MMP-2 release and activation were preceded by an increase in production of extracellular MMP inducer (EMMPRIN). These results suggest that cyclic mechanical stretch leads to MMP-2 activation through an MT1-MMP mechanism. EMMPRIN may play an important role in the release and activation of MMPs during lung injury.     

Differential response of TIMP-3 null mice to the lung insults of sepsis, mechanical ventilation, and hyperoxia

An imbalance in matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and the tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) leads to excessive or insufficient tissue breakdown, which is associated with many disease processes. The TIMP-3 null mouse is a model of MMP/TIMP imbalance, which develops air space enlargement and decreased lung function. These mice responded differently to cecal ligation and perforation (CLP)-induced septic lung injury than wild-type controls. The current study addresses whether the TIMP-3 knockout lung is susceptible to different types of insults or only those involving sepsis, by examining its response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced sepsis, mechanical ventilation (MV), and hyperoxia. TIMP-3 null noninjured controls of each insult consistently demonstrated significantly higher compliance vs. wild-type mice. Null mice treated with LPS had a further significantly increased compliance compared with untreated controls. Conversely, MV and hyperoxia did not alter compliance in the null lung. MMP abundance and activity increased in response to LPS but were generally unaltered following MV or hyperoxia, correlating with compliance alterations. All three insults produced inflammatory cytokines; however, the response of the null vs. wild-type lung was dependent on the type of insult. Overall, this study demonstrated that 1) LPS-induced sepsis produced a similar response in null mice to CLP-induced sepsis, 2) the null lung responded differently to various insults, and 3) the null susceptibility to compliance changes correlated with increased MMPs. In conclusion, this study provides insight into the role of TIMP-3 in response to various lung insults, specifically its importance in regulating MMPs to maintain compliance during a sepsis.     

Pulmonary Artery Perfusion with Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Antibody Reduces Cardiopulmonary Bypass-Induced Inflammatory Lung Injury in a Rabbit Model

Inflammatory lung injury is one of the main complications associated with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) is one of the key factors mediating the CPB-induced inflammatory reactions. Our previous studies have shown that endotracheal administration of anti-tumor necrosis factor-α antibody (TNF-α Ab) produces some beneficial effects on lung in a rabbit CPB model. In this study, we further examined the effects of pulmonary artery perfusion with TNF-α Ab (27 ng/kg) on lung tissue integrity and pulmonary inflammation during CPB and investigated the mechanism underlying the TNF-α Ab-mediated effects in a rabbit model of CPB. Our results from transmission electron microscopy showed that the perfusion with TNF-α Ab alleviated CPB-induced histopathological changes in lung tissue. The perfusion with TNF-α Ab also prevented CPB-induced pulmonary edema and improved oxygenation index. Parameters indicating pulmonary inflammation, including neutrophil count and plasma TNF-α and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, were significantly reduced during CPB by pulmonary artery perfusion with TNF-α Ab, suggesting that the perfusion with TNF-α Ab reduces CPB-induced pulmonary inflammation. We further investigated the molecular mechanism underlying the protective effects of TNF-α Ab on lung. Our quantitative RT-PCR analysis revealed that pulmonary artery perfusion with TNF-α Ab significantly decreased TNF-α expression in lung tissue during CPB. The apoptotic index in lung tissue and the expression of proteins that play stimulatory roles in apoptosis pathways including the fas ligand (FasL) and Bax were markedly reduced during CPB by the perfusion with TNF-α Ab. In contrast, the expression of Bcl-2, which plays an inhibitory role in apoptosis pathways, was significantly increased during CPB by the perfusion with TNF-α Ab, indicating that the perfusion with TNF-α Ab significantly reduces CPB-induced apoptosis in lung. Thus, our study suggests that pulmonary artery perfusion with TNF-α Ab might be a promising approach for attenuating CPB-induced inflammatory lung injury.     

Metalloproteinase and growth factor interactions: do they play a role in pulmonary fibrosis?

Chronic lung disease due to interstitial fibrosis can be a consequence of acute lung injury and inflammation. The inflammatory response is mediated through the migration of inflammatory cells, actions of proinflammatory cytokines, and the secretion of matrix-degrading proteinases. After the initial inflammatory insult, successful healing of the lung may occur, or alternatively, dysregulated tissue repair can result in scarring and fibrosis. On the basis of recent insights into the mechanisms underlying acute lung injury and its long-term consequences, data suggest that proteinases, such as the matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), may not only be involved in the breakdown and remodeling that occurs during the injury but may also cause the release of growth factors and cytokines known to influence growth and differentiation of target cells within the lung. Through the release of and activation of fibrosis-promoting cytokines and growth factors such as transforming growth factor-beta1, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and insulin-like growth factors by MMPs, we propose that these metalloproteinases may be integral to the initiation and progression of pulmonary fibrosis.