Spine · 2009
Matrix metalloproteinase-3 on ligamentum flavum in degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis.
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Oh In-Soo, Ha Kee-Yong
Аннотация
STUDY DESIGN: Human ligamentum flavum (LF) was examined for the activity level of matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) in degenerative spondylolithesis (DS) patients using immunohistochemistry, Western blot, reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), and quantitative real-time PCR.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the hypothesis that the activity of MMP-3 is elevated in LF of DS patients, which might contribute to DS pathogenesis.
SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: MMP-3 is a proteinase produced by connective tissue cells and is responsible for the degradation and modification of extracellular matrix molecules. MMP-3 activity has been established in articular cartilage, synovial membrane, and intervertebral discs, but not in the LF.
METHODS: The experimental group consisted of 18 patients with DS and the control group consisted of 18 patients with spinal stenosis (SS) without any instabilities. MMP-3 expression was measured with in situ using immunohistochemistry and both for mRNA and protein levels.
RESULTS: The MMP-3 positive cell ratio in the LF observed in DS patients was substantially higher than in SS patients (P = 0.030). In Western blot, the average optical density (OD) of MMP-3 was higher in LF of DS than of SS (P = 0.028). There was greater MMP-3 expression in DS patients as quantified by RT-PCR (P = 0.004).
CONCLUSION: Our study shows that MMP-3 expression in the LF of DS patients was significantly higher than in SS patients. Increased MMP-3 expression may be associated with the degenerative changes of LF in DS patients comprising one of the mechanisms of pathogenesis in DS.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the hypothesis that the activity of MMP-3 is elevated in LF of DS patients, which might contribute to DS pathogenesis.
SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: MMP-3 is a proteinase produced by connective tissue cells and is responsible for the degradation and modification of extracellular matrix molecules. MMP-3 activity has been established in articular cartilage, synovial membrane, and intervertebral discs, but not in the LF.
METHODS: The experimental group consisted of 18 patients with DS and the control group consisted of 18 patients with spinal stenosis (SS) without any instabilities. MMP-3 expression was measured with in situ using immunohistochemistry and both for mRNA and protein levels.
RESULTS: The MMP-3 positive cell ratio in the LF observed in DS patients was substantially higher than in SS patients (P = 0.030). In Western blot, the average optical density (OD) of MMP-3 was higher in LF of DS than of SS (P = 0.028). There was greater MMP-3 expression in DS patients as quantified by RT-PCR (P = 0.004).
CONCLUSION: Our study shows that MMP-3 expression in the LF of DS patients was significantly higher than in SS patients. Increased MMP-3 expression may be associated with the degenerative changes of LF in DS patients comprising one of the mechanisms of pathogenesis in DS.