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Expression of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in inflammation-associated corneal neovascularization.

Abstract：

:Matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2), matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) are all implicated in the development of neovascularization. To investigate the possible role of these factors in corneal neovascularization we have analysed the expression of MMP-2, MMP-9 and VEGF in a rat model of inflammation-associated corneal neovascularization. In this model, corneal neovascularization was induced in Long-Evans rats by krypton laser photocoagulation whereafter eyes were enucleated at 1, 4, 7, 10 and 20 days. Slit-lamp biomicroscopy and histologic analysis revealed a gradual development of corneal neovascularization that peaked 7-10 days after treatment when newly formed vessels could be seen throughout the corneal surface reaching deep into the stroma. Antisense and sense riboprobes were generated using DNA complementary to MMP-2, MMP-9 and VEGF, and mRNA expression was analysed using in situ hybridization. The expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in untreated corneas was low or absent whereas VEGF was weakly expressed in the corneal epithelium. MMP-2 expression was increased during corneal neovascularization and was mainly localized to the cells infiltrating areas of new vessel formation. Many of these cells appeared to be inflammatory cells. VEGF expression had a similar overall distribution to MMP-2 during neovascularization with the exception that its expression in the corneal epithelium remained and even increased slightly. MMP-9 was prominently expressed at the border of regenerating corneal epithelium in areas with epithelial wounding but was not detected in the vascularized stroma. Together, the results of the present study support a role for MMP-2 and VEGF in inflammation-associated corneal neovascularization whereas MMP-9 instead appears to be involved in corneal epithelial wound-healing.

journal_name

Exp Eye Res

journal_title

Experimental eye research

authors

Kvanta A,Sarman S,Fagerholm P,Seregard S,Steen B

doi

10.1006/exer.1999.0790

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pub_date

2000-04-01 00:00:00

pages

419-28

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eissn

0014-4835

issn

1096-0007

pii

S0014-4835(99)90790-X

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Expression of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in inflammation-associated corneal neovascularization.