Expression von Matrixmetalloproteinase-19 in der humanen Kornea |
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Authors: | Dr. F. Treumer C. Flöhr A. Klettner B. Nölle J. Roider |
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Affiliation: | 1. Klinik für Ophthalmologie, Christian-Albrechts-Universit?t Kiel, UKSH Campus Kiel, Arnold-Heller-Stra?e 3, 24105, Kiel, Deutschland
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Abstract: | Background At present there are no data in the literature on the expression of matrix metalloprotein-19 in the human cornea. The aim of this study was to analyze the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-19 in the human cornea and to investigate its potential role in corneal wound healing using a MMP-19 knock-out mouse model. Methods A method with Western blotting and immunohistological staining for MMP-19 was performed using paraffin embedded human corneas. Excimer laser keratectomy was performed in wild type (wt) and MMP-19 knock-out (ko) mice and the rate of re-epithelialization was analyzed after 8 h and 18 h. Results MMP-19 was strongly expressed in the human corneal epithelium mainly in the basal cell layer. MMP-19 was not expressed in the corneal stroma. In the mouse model the size of the corneal lesion after 8 h was 83% (wt) and 89.9% (ko) of the initial area (p=0.09). After 18 h the lesion was 17% (wt) and 13.3% (ko) of the initial area (p=0.01). Laminin-5 was expressed in the migrating epithelial cells with no differences between wild type and knock-out mouse. Conclusion MMP-19 showed a strong expression in the basal cells of the human corneal epithelium. Corneal re-epithelialization was slightly faster in the MMP-19 knock-out mouse. No differences in the expression of laminin-5 could be detected. |
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