PMID- 21193914 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20110606 LR - 20211020 IS - 1432-1262 (Electronic) IS - 0179-1958 (Linking) VI - 26 IP - 3 DP - 2011 Mar TI - Nonselective matrix metalloproteinase but not tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibition effectively preserves the early critical colon anastomotic integrity. PG - 329-37 LID - 10.1007/s00384-010-1106-3 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Increased matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activity has been implicated in the pathogenesis of colorectal anastomotic leakage. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) induces MMPs and may influence anastomosis repair. METHODS: We assessed the efficacies of the nonselective hydroxamate MMP inhibitor GM6001, the selective hydroxamate MMP inhibitor AG3340 and a TNF-alpha antagonist with respect to anastomotic breaking strength of left-sided colon anastomoses in male Sprague-Dawley rats. RESULTS: Systemic GM6001 treatment effectively blocked MMP activity and maintained the initial breaking strength day 0 of the anastomoses when administered subcutaneously as daily depositions (100 mg/kg) or continuously (10 mg/kg/day). In contrast, the anastomotic biomechanic strength was lowered by 55% (p < 0.001) in vehicle-treated rats on postoperative day 3. GM6001 treatment increased breaking strength by 88% (p < 0.0005) compared with vehicle-treated rats day 3 and reduced (p = 0.003) the occurrence of spontaneous anastomotic dehiscence. Histologically, the anastomotic wound was narrower (p < 0.05) in the longitudinal direction in GM6001-treated animals whereas GM6001 had no significant effect on inflammatory cell infiltration or epithelialization. AG3340 (10 mg/kg) increased (p < 0.012) breaking strength by 47% compared with vehicle on day 3 but did not significantly prevent the reduction of the initial breaking strength on day 0. Although the increased TNF-alpha levels in the wound were attenuated, the anastomotic breaking strength was not improved (p = 0.62) by the TNF-alpha (10 mg/kg) inhibitor given systemically. CONCLUSIONS: Pharmacological nonselective MMP inhibition ought to be explored as a prophylactic regimen to reduce anastomotic complications following colorectal resection. The involvement of TNF-alpha was insignificant in anastomotic wound healing in an experimental model. FAU - Agren, Magnus S AU - Agren MS AD - Department of Surgery K, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark. magnus.agren@mail.dk FAU - Andersen, Thomas L AU - Andersen TL FAU - Andersen, Line AU - Andersen L FAU - Schiodt, Christine Bruun AU - Schiodt CB FAU - Surve, Vikas AU - Surve V FAU - Andreassen, Troels T AU - Andreassen TT FAU - Risteli, Juha AU - Risteli J FAU - Franzen, Lennart E AU - Franzen LE FAU - Delaisse, Jean-Marie AU - Delaisse JM FAU - Heegaard, Anne-Marie AU - Heegaard AM FAU - Jorgensen, Lars N AU - Jorgensen LN LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20101231 PL - Germany TA - Int J Colorectal Dis JT - International journal of colorectal disease JID - 8607899 RN - 0 (Dipeptides) RN - 0 (Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitors) RN - 0 (N-(2(R)-2-(hydroxamidocarbonylmethyl)-4-methylpentanoyl)-L-tryptophan methylamide) RN - 0 (Organic Chemicals) RN - 0 (Protease Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Protein Kinase Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - 10T6626FRK (prinomastat) RN - EC 3.4.24.- (Matrix Metalloproteinases) SB - IM MH - Anastomosis, Surgical MH - Animals MH - Colon/*drug effects/pathology/*surgery MH - Dipeptides/pharmacology MH - Extracellular Space/drug effects/enzymology MH - Male MH - *Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitors MH - Matrix Metalloproteinases/metabolism MH - Organic Chemicals/pharmacology MH - Protease Inhibitors/*pharmacology MH - Protein Kinase Inhibitors/*pharmacology MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/*antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism EDAT- 2011/01/05 06:00 MHDA- 2011/06/07 06:00 CRDT- 2011/01/04 06:00 PHST- 2010/12/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2011/01/04 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/01/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/06/07 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/s00384-010-1106-3 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int J Colorectal Dis. 2011 Mar;26(3):329-37. doi: 10.1007/s00384-010-1106-3. Epub 2010 Dec 31.