PMID- 2675782 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19891020 LR - 20190503 IS - 0003-4967 (Print) IS - 1468-2060 (Electronic) IS - 0003-4967 (Linking) VI - 48 IP - 8 DP - 1989 Aug TI - Immunolocalization of matrix metalloproteinase 3 (stromelysin) in rheumatoid synovioblasts (B cells): correlation with rheumatoid arthritis. PG - 645-53 AB - Metalloproteinases produced by connective tissue cells may play a key part in the destruction of joints in rheumatoid arthritis. Matrix metalloproteinase 3 (MMP-3; stromelysin) capable of degrading cartilage proteoglycans and type IX collagen and of activating procollagenase was immunolocalised in hyperplastic synovial lining cells in rheumatoid synovium, but not in the cells of normal synovium. Cells responsible for synthesis of MMP-3 have the phenotype of synovioblasts (B cells) by immunoelectron microscopy, but not of phagocytic synovial macrophages (A cells). Cultured monolayer of rheumatoid synovial cells synthesises MMP-3 only under treatment with macrophage conditioned medium. Immunolocalisation of MMP-3 in rheumatoid synovium and cultured synovial cells was possible when the specimens were treated with a monovalent ionophore, monensin. These results suggest that MMP-3 is synthesised and secreted continuously without storage from hyperplastic synovioblasts stimulated by factor(s) derived from activated macrophages present in the synovium. FAU - Okada, Y AU - Okada Y AD - Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa, Japan. FAU - Takeuchi, N AU - Takeuchi N FAU - Tomita, K AU - Tomita K FAU - Nakanishi, I AU - Nakanishi I FAU - Nagase, H AU - Nagase H LA - eng GR - AR 39189/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - England TA - Ann Rheum Dis JT - Annals of the rheumatic diseases JID - 0372355 RN - EC 3.4.24.- (Metalloendopeptidases) RN - EC 3.4.24.17 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 3) SB - IM MH - Arthritis, Rheumatoid/*enzymology/immunology MH - B-Lymphocytes/*enzymology/immunology MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Fluorescent Antibody Technique MH - Humans MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase 3 MH - Metalloendopeptidases/*analysis/biosynthesis/immunology MH - Microscopy, Electron MH - Synovial Membrane/*enzymology/immunology PMC - PMC1003840 EDAT- 1989/08/01 00:00 MHDA- 1989/08/01 00:01 PMCR- 1992/08/01 CRDT- 1989/08/01 00:00 PHST- 1989/08/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1989/08/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1989/08/01 00:00 [entrez] PHST- 1992/08/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1136/ard.48.8.645 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Ann Rheum Dis. 1989 Aug;48(8):645-53. doi: 10.1136/ard.48.8.645.