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Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
Volume 99 Number 6 489-496 2009
Copyright © 2009 American Podiatric Medical Association

Dynamic Changes in Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 and Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase 1 Levels During Wound Healing in Diabetic Rats

Chuan Yang, PhD *, Ping Zhu, MD *, Li Yan, MD *, Lihong Chen, PhD *, Ren Meng, PhD * and Guojuan Lao, MD *

* Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.

Corresponding author: Li Yan, MD, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, China. (E-mail: liyanchuanyang{at}sohu.com)

Abstract

Background: We investigated the mechanism of delayed would healing caused by diabetes and measured the dynamic changes in matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 (TIMP-1) levels. We noted differences in the ratio of MMP-9 to TIMP-1 in the wounds of diabetic and nondiabetic rats.

Methods: Forty-two Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 250 g were randomly assigned to either the control group or the streptozotocin-induced diabetes group. Then, full-thickness excision wounds were created on the middle of the back of each animal. Skin biopsy specimens were obtained on days 0, 3, 7, and 14 after incision. The content of collagen was quantified by Masson’s staining and the macrophage marker, and CD68 was detected by immunohistochemical analysis. Messenger RNA and protein expression of MMP-9 and TIMP-1 was measured by reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction and Western blot, respectively.

Results: Diabetic rats exhibited slower wound healing than control animals (P < .05). On days 3, 7, and 14 after incision, higher levels of MMP-9 messenger RNA and protein expression were detected in the diabetic group compared with the control group (P < .05), and expression of TIMP-1 messenger RNA and protein was significantly decreased. In addition, the ratio of MMP-9 to TIMP-1 was stable in controls, whereas there was a marked increase in the ratio in diabetic skin wounds.

Conclusions: The balance between MMP-9 and its inhibitor, TIMP-1, is disturbed in diabetic skin tissue after injury, which may lead to histologic abnormality of diabetic skin and delayed wound healing. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 99(6): 489–496, 2009)






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