MMP2型
癌症研究
星形细胞瘤
基质金属蛋白酶
生物
细胞外基质
病理
细胞培养
细胞生长
下调和上调
胶质瘤
细胞生物学
医学
基因
生物化学
遗传学
作者
Pierre Tremblay,Marie‐Josée Beaudet,Ève Tremblay,Naika Rueda,T. TURNER THOMAS,Luc Vallières
摘要
Matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP2) is an extracellular protein-degrading enzyme widely believed to be involved in the invasion of brain tumour cells. However, this assumption is mainly based on in vitro studies. By characterizing the transcriptome and in vivo properties of 20 astrocytoma cell lines, we found that the levels of MMP2 were higher in GFAP(-) astrocytoma cells and correlated with their ability to induce vascular changes, a common complication of malignant tumours. To study the relationship between MMP2 expression and vascular alteration, we intracerebrally implanted immunodeficient mice with human astrocytoma cells stably transduced with lentiviral vectors expressing either MMP2 or a short hairpin RNA against MMP2. We found that the tumours depleted of MMP2 were larger, contained more proliferating cells and fewer macrophages, and had a vasculature that was more destabilized and regressed with fewer capillary sprouts. In contrast, the tumours overexpressing MMP2 were smaller and showed no histological difference compared to the controls. We therefore suggest that MMP2 is not the cause of vascular atypia in malignant brain tumours, but is involved in a tissue repair response that tends to limit the growth of these tumours. This study argues against MMP2 inhibition as a therapeutic approach for brain cancer and provides a comprehensive characterization of popular astrocytoma cell lines that should help to identify alternative targets.
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