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Peripheral neuropathy in systemic lupus erythematosus: pathomorphological features and distribution pattern of matrix metalloproteinases.

Abstract：

:Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are endoproteases that have been implicated in the pathogenesis of inflammatory and vasculitic neuropathies. In systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a peripheral neuropathy is frequently seen that is thought to be caused by ischemic nerve damage due to vasculopathy and/or vasculitis of the nutritional vessels. However, the exact pathomechanisms causing SLE neuropathy are largely unknown. Elevated MMP levels have been reported in the serum of SLE patients. Supposing that altered expression of MMPs may contribute to vessel wall damage in SLE neuropathy, we investigated the expression of MMP-1, -2, -3, -9, -10 and -13, and their tissue inhibitors (TIMP-1 and -2) in sural nerves from 12 SLE patients in comparison to normal controls. All MMPs could be detected within blood vessel walls from SLE nerves, whereas in controls MMP-3 and MMP-9 was not found. TIMP-1 and TIMP-2, on the other hand, were not informative. Generally, small and large nutritional vessels in the epineurium were immunoreactive for MMPs and TIMPs. Mononuclear cells, which expressed MMP-1, - 3, -10, -13, and TIMP-1 were also observed in most of the SLE nerves, mostly around epineurial blood vessels, but only occasionally in controls. This indicates that expression of MMPs in mononuclear cells may be related to leukocyte trafficking through the vessel walls. However, the density of TIMP-positive and MMP-positive inflammatory cells did not correlate with morphometric parameters regarding the severity of the neuropathy. Our findings suggest that especially the up-regulation of MMP-3 and MMP-9 within the vessel walls may be responsible for the vascular damage seen in SLE and the resulting chronic combined axonal and demyelinating type of neuropathy frequently found in SLE.

journal_name

Acta Neuropathol

journal_title

Acta neuropathologica

authors

Mawrin C,Brunn A,Röcken C,Schröder JM

doi

10.1007/s00401-002-0653-2

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2003-04-01 00:00:00

pages

365-72

issue

eissn

0001-6322

issn

1432-0533

journal_volume

105

pub_type

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Peripheral neuropathy in systemic lupus erythematosus: pathomorphological features and distribution pattern of matrix metalloproteinases.