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To study the effects of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α on matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 expression and activity in alveolar macrophages (AM) and to investigate the role of NF-κB in the induction, AM were collected from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of healthy subjects and patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). MMP-9 expression and activity were detected by semi-quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), Western blotting and zymography. NF-κB activity was detected by electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA). MMP-9 expression and activity induced by TNF-α in AM from healthy subjects or patients with COPD were significantly increased in a dose-dependent manner (P<0.05). NF-κB activity induced by TNF-α was significantly increased in AM from patients with COPD, and pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC) and N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) significantly inhibited the activation of NF-κB induced by TNF-α (P<0.05). The presents study suggested that the expression and activity of MMP-9 from AM can be induced by TNF-α, and TNF-α/NF-κB signal pathway may play an important role in the induction.
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Li, Y., Zhang, Z., Xu, Y. et al. TNF-α Up-regulates matrix metalloproteinase-9 expression and activity in alveolar macrophages from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. J. Huazhong Univ. Sc. Technol. 26, 647–650 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11596-006-0604-6
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