MMP-1和MMP-7对肺动脉高压大鼠的作用研究

目的 探究MMP-1和MMP-7在肺动脉高压（pulmonary arterial hypertension,PAH）发展中的作用。方法 采用ELISA检测PAH患者血清中的MMPs(MMP-1、MMP-2、MMP-7、MMP-9、MMP-10、MMP-14)的含量并选择出2种MMPs进行动物体内实验。收集临床信息并比较PAH患者和健康人的体重指数（body mass index, BMI）、NYHA心功能等级、6 min步行距离（6 min walking distance,6MWD）、脑钠肽（brain natriuretic peptide,BNP）、平均肺动脉压（mean pulmonary arterial pressure,mPAP）、甘油三酯（triglyceride,TGs）、低密度脂蛋白（low-density lipoprotein,LDL）、总胆固醇（total cholesterol,TC）、血红蛋白（hemoglobin,HB）、心率（heart rate,HR）等指标的差异。采用野百合碱诱导PAH大鼠模型，然后使用过表达MMP-1质粒和shMMP-7质粒分别...

Effects of MMP-1 and MMP-7 on Pulmonary Hypertension in Rats

  Objective  To explore the effects of MMP-1 and MMP-7 on pulmonary arterial hypertension （PAH）.   Methods   The contents of MMPs （MMP-1, MMP-2, MMP-7, MMP-9, MMP-10, MMP-14） in the serum of PAH patients and healthy controls were detected and two MMPs were selected for in vivo experiments. Clinical information was collected and body mass index （BMI）, NYHA cardiac function class, 6 min walking distance （6MWD）, brain natriuretic peptide （BNP）, mean pulmonary arterial pressure （mPAP）, triglyceride （TGs）, low-density lipoprotein （LDL）, total cholesterol （TC）, hemoglobin （HB）, heart rate （HR） were compared between PAH patients and healthy controls. The PAH rat model was induced by monocrotaline, and then MMP-1 overexpression plasmid and shMMP-7 plasmid were used to up-regulate and down-regulate the expression of MMP-1 and MMP-7, respectively. Hematoxylin-eosin （HE） staining was used to observe the pathological of PAH, Masson staining was used to observe the changes of muscle fibers and collagen fibers, and immunofluorescence was used to detect the expression of α-SMA and VWF. The left ventricle, right ventricle and interventricular septum were weighed and the right ventricular hypertrophy index was calculated.   Results   The serum levels of MMP-1 （P < 0.0001）, MMP-2 （P < 0.001）, MMP-7 （P < 0.01）, MMP-9 （P < 0.001）, MMP-10 （P < 0.001） and MMP-14 （P < 0.01） in PAH patients were significantly higher than those in healthy controls. 6MWD was significantly decreased （P < 0.05）, BNP level was increased （P < 0.001）, NYHA class was increased （P < 0.0001）. Compared with the control group, the protein expression of MMP-1 （P < 0.0001） and MMP-7 （P < 0.0001） in lung tissue, right ventricular hypertrophy index （P < 0.0001）, pulmonary artery vascular thickness （P < 0.05）, and collagen fiber deposition （P < 0.05） were increased in PAH rats. The expressions of α-SMA （P < 0.05） and VWF （P < 0.05） in blood vessels were increased in PAH rats than control rats. Compared with PAH group, overexpression of MMP-1 in PAH rats promoted the development of PAH, while interference with MMP-7 delayed its development.   Conclusions  The serum levels of MMPs （MMP-1, MMP-2, MMP-7, MMP-9, MMP-10, MMP-14） are increased in patients with PAH. MMP-1 and MMP-7 promote pulmonary artery remodeling, pulmonary fibrosis and right ventricular dysfunction in PAH rats.