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HERO ID
2231685
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Inhibition of the activity of matrix metalloproteinase 2 by triethylene glycol dimethacrylate
Author(s)
de Carvalho, RV; Ogliari, FA; Marques, MR; de Souza, AnaP; Petzhold, CL; Peres Line, SR; Piva, E; Etges, A
Year
2011
Is Peer Reviewed?
Yes
Journal
Clinical Oral Investigations
ISSN:
1432-6981
EISSN:
1436-3771
Volume
15
Issue
5
Page Numbers
643-648
Language
English
PMID
20623151
DOI
10.1007/s00784-010-0443-5
Web of Science Id
WOS:000296888600006
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of different concentrations of triethylene glycol dimethacrylate (TEGDMA) on the inhibition of matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP-2). Mouse gingival explants were cultured overnight in DMEM and the expression of secreted enzymes was analyzed by gelatin zymography in buffers containing 5 mM CaCl(2) (Tris-CaCl(2)) in 50 mM Tris-HCl buffer with the addition of TEGDMA at different concentrations (0.62%, 1.25%, 2.5%, or 5.0% (v/v)). The gelatinolytic proteinase present in the conditioned media was characterized as matrix metalloproteinase by means of specific chemical inhibition. The matrix metalloproteinases present in the conditioned media were characterized as MMP-2 by immunoprecipitation. The eletrophoretic bands were scanned and the transmittance values were analyzed. Data was plotted and submitted to linear regression to investigate MMP-2 inhibition as a function of TEGDMA concentration. Three major bands were detected in the zymographic assays. These bands were characterized as MMP-2. Zymogene (72 kDa), intermediate (66 kDa) and active forms of MMP-2 (62 kDa) were inhibited by TEGDMA in a dose-dependent way. These findings suggest that TEGDMA could inhibit MMP-2 expression even at small concentrations.
Keywords
Gelatinase A; Matrix metalloproteinase 2; Triethyleneglycol dimethacrylate; TEGDMA; Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
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