Im. Clark et al., TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASES (TIMP-1) STIMULATES THE SECRETION OF COLLAGENASE FROM HUMAN SKIN FIBROBLASTS, Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 203(2), 1994, pp. 874-880
This study aimed to investigate possible feedback mechanisms in the co
ntrol of collagenase (matrix metalloproteinase-1) and tissue inhibitor
of metalloproteinases (TIMP-1). Procollagenase, active collagenase, T
IMP-1 and collagenase-TIMP complex were applied to human skin and syno
vial fibroblasts for 48 hours; the cells were washed and the resulting
collagenase and TIMP-1 secretion was measured over the following 72 h
ours using ELISAs. Of the additions, only TIMP-1 showed any measurable
effect, stimulating collagenase secretion over a range of 1 - 8 mu g/
ml. Endotoxin contamination was ruled out as an explanation and the ac
tive conformation of the TIMP-1 molecule was shown to be necessary. (C
) 1994 Academic Press, Inc.