PMID- 16100390 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20050923 LR - 20200930 IS - 0363-6143 (Print) IS - 0363-6143 (Linking) VI - 289 IP - 3 DP - 2005 Sep TI - Osteoactivin upregulates expression of MMP-3 and MMP-9 in fibroblasts infiltrated into denervated skeletal muscle in mice. PG - C697-707 AB - In this study, we examined pathophysiological roles of osteoactivin, a functionally unknown type I membrane glycoprotein, in mouse skeletal muscle atrophied by denervation (sciatic neurectomy). Denervation increased the amounts of osteoactivin, vimentin, matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3), and MMP-9 in mouse gastrocnemius muscle. Interestingly, immunohistochemical analysis revealed that vimentin, MMP-3, and MMP-9 were mainly present in fibroblast-like cells infiltrated into denervated mouse gastrocnemius muscle, whereas osteoactivin was expressed in the sarcolemma of myofibers adjacent to the fibroblast-like cells. On the basis of these findings, we reasoned that osteoactivin in myocytes was involved in activation of the infiltrated fibroblasts. To address this issue, we examined effects of osteoactivin on expression of MMPs in fibroblasts in vitro and in vivo. Overexpression of osteoactivin in NIH-3T3 fibroblasts induced expression of MMP-3, but not in mouse C(2)C(12) myoblasts, indicating that osteoactivin might functionally target fibroblasts. Treatment with recombinant mouse osteoactivin increased the amounts of collagen type I, MMP-3, and MMP-9 in mouse NIH-3T3 fibroblasts. The upregulated expression of these fibroblast marker proteins was significantly inhibited by heparin, but not by an integrin inhibitor, indicating that a heparin-binding motif in the extracellular domain might be an active site of osteoactivin. In osteoactivin-transgenic mice, denervation further enhanced expression of MMP-3 and MMP-9 in fibroblasts infiltrated into gastrocnemius muscle, compared with wild-type mice. Our present results suggest that osteoactivin might function as an activator for fibroblasts infiltrated into denervated skeletal muscles and play an important role in regulating degeneration/regeneration of extracellular matrix. FAU - Ogawa, Takayuki AU - Ogawa T AD - Dept. of Orthopaedics, The University of Tokushima School of Medicine, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan. FAU - Nikawa, Takeshi AU - Nikawa T FAU - Furochi, Harumi AU - Furochi H FAU - Kosyoji, Miki AU - Kosyoji M FAU - Hirasaka, Katsuya AU - Hirasaka K FAU - Suzue, Naoto AU - Suzue N FAU - Sairyo, Koichi AU - Sairyo K FAU - Nakano, Shunji AU - Nakano S FAU - Yamaoka, Takashi AU - Yamaoka T FAU - Itakura, Mitsuo AU - Itakura M FAU - Kishi, Kyoichi AU - Kishi K FAU - Yasui, Natsuo AU - Yasui N LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Am J Physiol Cell Physiol JT - American journal of physiology. Cell physiology JID - 100901225 RN - 0 (Collagen Type I) RN - 0 (Membrane Glycoproteins) RN - 0 (Platelet-Derived Growth Factor) RN - 103107-01-3 (Fibroblast Growth Factor 2) RN - EC 3.4.24.17 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 3) RN - EC 3.4.24.35 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 9) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Collagen Type I/metabolism MH - Fibroblast Growth Factor 2/pharmacology MH - Fibroblasts/enzymology MH - Gene Expression/physiology MH - Hindlimb MH - Male MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase 3/genetics/*metabolism MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase 9/genetics/*metabolism MH - Membrane Glycoproteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Mice, Inbred DBA MH - Mice, Transgenic MH - *Muscle Denervation MH - Muscle, Skeletal/innervation/pathology/*physiology MH - Muscular Atrophy/metabolism/pathology MH - Myoblasts, Skeletal/cytology/drug effects MH - NIH 3T3 Cells MH - Platelet-Derived Growth Factor/pharmacology MH - Regeneration/physiology MH - Schwann Cells/cytology/enzymology MH - Up-Regulation EDAT- 2005/08/16 09:00 MHDA- 2005/09/24 09:00 CRDT- 2005/08/16 09:00 PHST- 2005/08/16 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2005/09/24 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2005/08/16 09:00 [entrez] AID - 289/3/C697 [pii] AID - 10.1152/ajpcell.00565.2004 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2005 Sep;289(3):C697-707. doi: 10.1152/ajpcell.00565.2004.