Effects of hepatocyte growth factor on collagen synthesis and matrix metalloproteinase production in keloids |
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Authors: | Lee Won Jai Park Sang Eun Rah Dong Kyun |
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Affiliation: | Institute for Human Tissue Restoration, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yonsei University Health System, Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea. pswjlee@yuhs.ac |
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Abstract: | Keloids are pathologic proliferations of the dermal layer of the skin resulting from excessive collagen production and deposition. Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) increases the expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-1 and suppresses collagen synthesis to modulate extracellular matrix turnover. To investigate the anti-fibrotic effects of HGF, we examine the mRNA expression of collagen types I and III and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP-1, MMP-3) on human dermal fibroblast (HDF) cell lines and keloid fibroblasts (KFs, n = 5) after adding various amount of HGF protein. We also evaluated the enzymatic activity of MMP-2, MMP-9 by zymograghy. In HDFs treated with TGF-β1 and HGF protein simultaneously, both type I and III collagen mRNA expression significantly decreased (P < 0.05). Expression of MMP-1, MMP-3 mRNA also decreased. However, the mRNA expression of MMP-1, MMP-3 significantly increased in KFs with increasing amount of HGF in dose dependent manner (P < 0.05). The enzymatic activities of MMP-2 increased with increasing HGF protein in a dose-dependent manner. However, the enzymatic activity of MMP-9 did not change. These results suggest that the anti-fibrotic effects of HGF may have therapeutic effects on keloids by reversing pathologic fibrosis. |
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Keywords: | Hepatocyte Growth Factor Keloid Fibroblast Dermal Fibroblast Collagen Matrix Metalloproteinase |
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