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Type I collagen accelerates the spreading of lens epithelial cells through the expression and activation of matrix metalloproteinases.

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PURPOSE:Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are involved in posterior capsule opacification (PCO), but the mechanisms that promote MMP expression are yet to be determined. In this study, we investigated whether type I collagen, which is only detected in aged or cataractous lens capsules, affects the expression and activation of MMPs in primary-cultured chicken lens epithelial cells (LECs). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Chicken LECs were isolated from chicken embryos and cultured in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium containing 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS) on type I collagen-coated dishes. The activity of secreted MMPs was examined using gelatin zymography, and cell spreading was determined as the average area of randomly distributed cells. For some experiments, LECs were cultured in the presence of the broad-spectrum MMP inhibitor, GM6001. LECs cultured on uncoated dishes were used as controls. To examine the involvement of MMP in cell migration, a wound-healing assay was performed in the presence of the MMP inhibitor. RESULTS:Chicken LECs constitutively express the pro-form of MMP-2. When LECs were cultured on type I collagen-coated dishes, they expressed the active form of MMP-2 and the pro-form of MMP-9. This expression and activation by type I collagen was also observed in the human LEC line SRA-01/04, but not the human Müller glial cell line, MIO-M1. Type I collagen enhanced cell spreading, which was suppressed by the MMP inhibitor. Type I collagen also accelerated α-smooth muscle actin expression. In addition, LEC migration was inhibited by the MMP inhibitor in a dose-dependent manner in the wound-healing assay. CONCLUSION:Type I collagen promotes the expression and activation of MMPs in a LEC-specific manner. These results suggest that type I collagen may play a role in PCO development.

journal_name

Curr Eye Res

journal_title

Current eye research

authors

Shimada A,Miyata Y,Kosano H

doi

10.3109/02713683.2013.853194

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2014-05-01 00:00:00

pages

460-71

issue

eissn

0271-3683

issn

1460-2202

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Type I collagen accelerates the spreading of lens epithelial cells through the expression and activation of matrix metalloproteinases.