Expression of matrix metalloproteinase, tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase and adhesion molecules in silicotic mice with lung tumor metastasis

Toxicology Letters
Yoko IshiharaKenichi Matsunaga

Abstract

The number of metastatic foci in silicotic mice is approximately 1.5-fold that in normal mice and in mice treated with TiO2 as inert particles. Expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) and selectins was investigated in silicotic mice with lung tumor metastasis. Expression of MMP-9 and P-selectin mRNA, but not MMP-2 and E-selectin, increased significantly, showing decreases of the ratio of expression in TIMPs/MMP-9 in tumor-bearing silicotic mice compared with the tumor-bearing normal mice and mice treated with TiO2. Pretreatment with anti-P-selectin antibody inhibited number of metastatic foci significantly in silicotic mice, while pretreatment of animals with anti MMP-9 antibody showed slight decrease of metastatic foci. This evidence indicated that up-regulation of P-selectin expression contributed to enhanced rate of tumor metastasis in lung with silicosis.

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