Matrix metalloproteinase-8 promotes vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and neointima formation.

Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology 2014 Jan

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We investigated the role of matrix metalloproteinase-8 (MMP8) in neointima formation and in vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) migration and proliferation. After carotid artery wire injuring, MMP8(-/-)/apoE(-/-) mice had fewer proliferating cells in neointimal lesions and smaller lesion sizes. Ex vivo assays comparing VSMCs isolated from MMP8 knockout and wild-type mice showed that MMP8 knockout decreased proliferation and migration. Proteomics analysis revealed that a disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain-containing protein 10 (ADAM10) had lower concentrations in MMP8 knockout VSMC culture media than in MMP8 wild-type VSMC culture media. Western blot, flow cytometric, and immunocytochemical analyses showed that MMP8 knockout VSMCs contained more pro-ADAM10 but less mature ADAM10, more N-cadherin, and β-catenin in the plasma membrane but less β-catenin in the nucleus and less cyclin D1. Treatment of MMP8 wild-type VSMCs with an ADAM10 inhibitor, GI254023X, or siRNA knockdown of ADAM10 in MMP8 wild-type VSMCs inhibited proliferation and migration, increased N-cadherin and β-catenin in the plasma membrane, reduced β-catenin in the nucleus, and decreased cyclin D1 expression. Incubation of MMP8 knockout VSMCs with a recombinant ADAM10 rescued the proliferative and migratory ability of MMP8 knockout VSMCs and increased cyclin D1 expression. Furthermore, immunohistochemical analyses showed colocalization of ADAM10 with VSMCs and N-cadherin, and nuclear accumulation of β-catenin in the neointima in apoE(-/-)/MMP8(+/+) mice. MMP8 enhances VSMC proliferation via an ADAM10, N-cadherin, and β-catenin-mediated pathway and plays an important role in neointima formation.

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Qingzhong Xiao, Feng Zhang, Gianluca Grassia, Yanhua Hu, Zhongyi Zhang, Qiuru Xing, Xiaoke Yin, Marcella Maddaluno, Binia Drung, Boris Schmidt, Pasquale Maffia, Armando Ialenti, Manuel Mayr, Qingbo Xu, Shu Ye. Matrix metalloproteinase-8 promotes vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and neointima formation. Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology. 2014 Jan;34(1):90-8