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      Production of matrix metalloproteinase-9 in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated human amnion occurs through an autocrine and paracrine proinflammatory cytokine-dependent system.

      Biology of reproduction
      Amnion, enzymology, Antibodies, pharmacology, Cesarean Section, Chorion, metabolism, Culture Techniques, Cytokines, Female, Humans, Interleukin-1, biosynthesis, immunology, Lipopolysaccharides, Matrix Metalloproteinase 9, Pregnancy, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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          The objective of this study was to determine the presence of autocrine/paracrine regulation of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) expression mediated by proinflammatory cytokines in human fetal membranes. Fetal membranes obtained from women who underwent cesarean delivery before labor were manually separated into amnion and chorion layers and maintained in culture. These explants were stimulated with tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha), interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), and either lipopolysaccharide (LPS) alone or LPS with anti-TNFalpha or anti-IL-1beta-neutralizing antibodies. Levels of proMMP-9 in culture media were evaluated by zymography. Enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay was performed to measure the quantity of IL-1beta, TNFalpha, and tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases-1 (TIMP-1) after LPS stimulation. ProMMP-9 activity was upregulated after stimulation of the amnion by LPS, TNFalpha, and IL-1beta. The increased activity of proMMP-9 resulting from LPS stimulation in the amnion was blocked by the addition of TNFalpha neutralizing antibody but not with anti-IL-1beta. No significant effect of LPS, TNFalpha, or IL-1beta on proMMP-9 expression was observed in the chorion; however, the chorion produced both cytokines when stimulated with LPS. In contrast, TIMP-1 levels remained unchanged in all cultures incubated in the presence of LPS. Therefore, these data indicate that proMMP-9 is produced by the amnion but not the chorion in response to LPS. Because anti-TNFalpha-neutralizing antibody inhibits proMMP-9 activity in the amnion, TNFalpha appears to upregulate proMMP-9 production by the amnion in an autocrine fashion. Meanwhile, TNFalpha and IL-1beta produced by the chorion may upregulate amnionic proMMP-9 production in a paracrine manner.

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