PMID- 21928345 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20120419 LR - 20131121 IS - 1097-4652 (Electronic) IS - 0021-9541 (Linking) VI - 227 IP - 6 DP - 2012 Jun TI - Activity of matrix metallo proteinases (MMPs) and the tissue inhibitor of MMP (TIMP)-1 in electromagnetic field-exposed THP-1 cells. PG - 2767-74 LID - 10.1002/jcp.23024 [doi] AB - Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of MMPs (TIMPs) are the main determinants of tissue remodeling in both physiological and pathological processes. Metabolic processes, which generate oxidants and antioxidants can be influenced by environmental factors such as electromagnetic fields (EMF). We analyzed the effects of EMF on the activity and expression of MMPs in THP-1 cells. Cells were exposed to a 50 Hz, 1 mT EMF for 24 h and incubated with or without LPS. Our data indicate that THP-1 cells exposed to EMF causes a reduction of anti-oxidant enzyme activity and an enhancement of nitrogen intermediates involving the iNOS pathway. We then analyzed the role of nitration of TIMP-1 in increasing the activity of MMPs in EMF exposed cells. Molecular modeling tools were employed to identify the most plausible sites in the active conformation of TIMP-1; at least two protein sites, Y120 and Y38 and/or Y72 were identified. Reactive nitrogen species (RNS) may affect protein targets, such as TIMP-1, which are crucial for the regulation of MMP activities by oxidation of sulfydryl groups, or by nitration of tyrosine residues. These results may suggest a pathway connecting an imbalance of MMPs and their cognate inhibitor TIMP-1. CI - Copyright (c) 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. FAU - Patruno, Antonia AU - Patruno A AD - Department of Drug Sciences, University G. d'Annunzio, Chieti, Italy. antoniapatruno@unich.it FAU - Pesce, Mirko AU - Pesce M FAU - Marrone, Alessandro AU - Marrone A FAU - Speranza, Lorenza AU - Speranza L FAU - Grilli, Alfredo AU - Grilli A FAU - De Lutiis, Maria Anna AU - De Lutiis MA FAU - Felaco, Mario AU - Felaco M FAU - Reale, Marcella AU - Reale M LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - J Cell Physiol JT - Journal of cellular physiology JID - 0050222 RN - 0 (Antioxidants) RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharides) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Reactive Nitrogen Species) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - 0 (TIMP1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1) RN - 42HK56048U (Tyrosine) RN - EC 1.14.13.39 (NOS2 protein, human) RN - EC 1.14.13.39 (Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II) RN - EC 3.4.24.24 (MMP2 protein, human) RN - EC 3.4.24.24 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 2) RN - EC 3.4.24.35 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 9) SB - IM MH - Antioxidants/metabolism MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - *Electromagnetic Fields MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic MH - Humans MH - Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/*enzymology MH - Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase 2/genetics/*metabolism MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase 9/genetics/*metabolism MH - Models, Molecular MH - Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II/metabolism MH - Protein Processing, Post-Translational MH - RNA, Messenger/metabolism MH - Reactive Nitrogen Species/metabolism MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism MH - Time Factors MH - Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1/chemistry/genetics/*metabolism MH - Tyrosine EDAT- 2011/09/20 06:00 MHDA- 2012/04/20 06:00 CRDT- 2011/09/20 06:00 PHST- 2011/09/20 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/09/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/04/20 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1002/jcp.23024 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Cell Physiol. 2012 Jun;227(6):2767-74. doi: 10.1002/jcp.23024.