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spelling paper:paper_0021972X_v85_n1_p263_Pereda2023-06-08T14:44:48Z High levels of matrix metalloproteinases regulate proliferation and hormone secretion in pituitary cells batimastat matrix metalloproteinase adult aged article cell proliferation drug use enzyme activity female growth regulation human hypophysis adenoma hypophysis function major clinical study male priority journal Adenoma Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Animals Blotting, Northern Cell Division Female Humans Male Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 Matrix Metalloproteinases Middle Aged Phenylalanine Pituitary Gland Pituitary Hormones Pituitary Neoplasms Protease Inhibitors Rats Thiophenes Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1 Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2 Tumor Cells, Cultured Tumor Stem Cells Beside the digestion of the extracellular matrix during tumor invasion and metastasis, more recently, new functions for matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) have been proposed. We studied the expression and function of these enzymes in pituitary cells. We observed the activities of MMP-2 and MMP-9 together with expression of membrane-type MMP and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 in all types of human pituitary adenomas. We found surprisingly high levels of MMP activity and low levels of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases, indicating a high level of extracellular matrix-degrading activity in pituitary adenomas. To examine the function of metalloproteinase activity in pituitary cells we used the synthetic MMP inhibitor batimastat. These studies demonstrate that MMPs secreted by pituitary cells can release growth factors anchored to the extracellular matrix that, in turn, control pituitary cell proliferation and hormone secretion. These results define a new additional mechanism for the control of pituitary hormone secretion and indicate new potential therapeutic targets for pituitary adenomas. 2000 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_0021972X_v85_n1_p263_Pereda http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_0021972X_v85_n1_p263_Pereda
institution Universidad de Buenos Aires
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topic batimastat
matrix metalloproteinase
adult
aged
article
cell proliferation
drug use
enzyme activity
female
growth regulation
human
hypophysis adenoma
hypophysis function
major clinical study
male
priority journal
Adenoma
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Animals
Blotting, Northern
Cell Division
Female
Humans
Male
Matrix Metalloproteinase 2
Matrix Metalloproteinase 9
Matrix Metalloproteinases
Middle Aged
Phenylalanine
Pituitary Gland
Pituitary Hormones
Pituitary Neoplasms
Protease Inhibitors
Rats
Thiophenes
Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1
Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2
Tumor Cells, Cultured
Tumor Stem Cells
spellingShingle batimastat
matrix metalloproteinase
adult
aged
article
cell proliferation
drug use
enzyme activity
female
growth regulation
human
hypophysis adenoma
hypophysis function
major clinical study
male
priority journal
Adenoma
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Animals
Blotting, Northern
Cell Division
Female
Humans
Male
Matrix Metalloproteinase 2
Matrix Metalloproteinase 9
Matrix Metalloproteinases
Middle Aged
Phenylalanine
Pituitary Gland
Pituitary Hormones
Pituitary Neoplasms
Protease Inhibitors
Rats
Thiophenes
Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1
Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2
Tumor Cells, Cultured
Tumor Stem Cells
High levels of matrix metalloproteinases regulate proliferation and hormone secretion in pituitary cells
topic_facet batimastat
matrix metalloproteinase
adult
aged
article
cell proliferation
drug use
enzyme activity
female
growth regulation
human
hypophysis adenoma
hypophysis function
major clinical study
male
priority journal
Adenoma
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Animals
Blotting, Northern
Cell Division
Female
Humans
Male
Matrix Metalloproteinase 2
Matrix Metalloproteinase 9
Matrix Metalloproteinases
Middle Aged
Phenylalanine
Pituitary Gland
Pituitary Hormones
Pituitary Neoplasms
Protease Inhibitors
Rats
Thiophenes
Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1
Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2
Tumor Cells, Cultured
Tumor Stem Cells
description Beside the digestion of the extracellular matrix during tumor invasion and metastasis, more recently, new functions for matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) have been proposed. We studied the expression and function of these enzymes in pituitary cells. We observed the activities of MMP-2 and MMP-9 together with expression of membrane-type MMP and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 in all types of human pituitary adenomas. We found surprisingly high levels of MMP activity and low levels of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases, indicating a high level of extracellular matrix-degrading activity in pituitary adenomas. To examine the function of metalloproteinase activity in pituitary cells we used the synthetic MMP inhibitor batimastat. These studies demonstrate that MMPs secreted by pituitary cells can release growth factors anchored to the extracellular matrix that, in turn, control pituitary cell proliferation and hormone secretion. These results define a new additional mechanism for the control of pituitary hormone secretion and indicate new potential therapeutic targets for pituitary adenomas.
title High levels of matrix metalloproteinases regulate proliferation and hormone secretion in pituitary cells
title_short High levels of matrix metalloproteinases regulate proliferation and hormone secretion in pituitary cells
title_full High levels of matrix metalloproteinases regulate proliferation and hormone secretion in pituitary cells
title_fullStr High levels of matrix metalloproteinases regulate proliferation and hormone secretion in pituitary cells
title_full_unstemmed High levels of matrix metalloproteinases regulate proliferation and hormone secretion in pituitary cells
title_sort high levels of matrix metalloproteinases regulate proliferation and hormone secretion in pituitary cells
publishDate 2000
url https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_0021972X_v85_n1_p263_Pereda
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_0021972X_v85_n1_p263_Pereda
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