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KMID : 0357920010350030196
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Korean Journal of Pathology
2001 Volume.35 No. 3 p.196 ~ p.200
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Altered Expression of Tissue Inhibitor of Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 in Complicated Mice Heart Secondary to Experimentally Induced Viral Myocarditis
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Kim Sung-Sook
Eom Dae-Woon
Suh Jae-Hee
Huh Joo-Ryung
Hong Young-Mi
Choi In-Pyo
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Abstract
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Background: The pathogenesis of transition from viral myocarditis to dilated cardiomyopathy is elusive, although the incidence of dilated cardiomyopathy in human is increasing.
Methods: To clarify the role of the tissue inhibitor of matrix metaloproteinase-2 (TIMP-2) in this event, we performed immunohistochemistry, immunoblotting and immunoassay of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and TIMP-2 in the serum and heart tissue of mice, which were inoculated with 4000 plaque-forming units of coxsackie B virus.
Results: The MMP-9 was expressed in damaged cardiomyocytes, and the TIMP-2 was expressed in mainly interstitial connective tissue between cardiac muscle bundles by immunohistochemistry. The level of serum MMP-9 was higher in the complicated than non-complicated group (p<0.001), but the level of TIMP-2 was much lower in complicated than non-complicated group (p<0.05). These findings were similar to the results of immunohistochemistry and immunoblotting in tissues.
Conclusions: These results suggest that an imbalance in the level of MMP-9 and its inhibitor might activate cardiac complication in viral myocarditis.
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KEYWORD
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Myocarditis, Cardiomyopathy, Gelatinase B, Tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase-2, Immunohistochemistry
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