PMID- 31851789 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200309 LR - 20200309 IS - 1899-5276 (Print) IS - 1899-5276 (Linking) VI - 28 IP - 12 DP - 2019 Dec TI - Matrix metalloproteinase-3 in brain physiology and neurodegeneration. PG - 1717-1722 LID - 10.17219/acem/110319 [doi] AB - Structural and functional synapse reorganization is one of the key issues of learning and memory mechanisms. Specific proteases, called matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), play a pivotal role during learning-related modification of neural circuits. Different types of MMPs modify the extracellular perisynaptic environment, leading to the plastic changes in the synapses. In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in the role played by matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) in various processes occurring in the mammalian brain, both in physiological and pathological conditions. In this review, we discuss a crucial function of MMP-3 in synaptic plasticity, learning, neuronal development, as well as in neuroregeneration. We discuss the involvement of MMP-3 in synaptic long-term potentiation, which is likely to have a profound impact on experience-dependent learning. On the other hand, we also provide examples of deleterious actions of uncontrolled MMP-3 activity on the central nervous system (CNS) and its contribution to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases (AD and PD). Since the molecular mechanisms controlled by MMP-3 have a profound and diverse impact on physiological and pathological brain functioning, their deep understanding may be crucial for the development of more specific methods for the treatment of neuropsychiatric diseases. FAU - Lech, Anna Maria AU - Lech AM AD - Department of Molecular Physiology and Neurobiology, University of Wroclaw, Poland. AD - Laboratory of Neuroscience, Department of Biophysics, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland. FAU - Wiera, Grzegorz AU - Wiera G AD - Laboratory of Neuroscience, Department of Biophysics, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland. FAU - Mozrzymas, Jerzy Wladyslaw AU - Mozrzymas JW AD - Laboratory of Neuroscience, Department of Biophysics, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review PL - Poland TA - Adv Clin Exp Med JT - Advances in clinical and experimental medicine : official organ Wroclaw Medical University JID - 101138582 RN - EC 3.4.24.17 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 3) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Central Nervous System Diseases/*enzymology MH - Humans MH - Long-Term Potentiation MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase 3/*physiology MH - Nerve Regeneration/*physiology MH - Neuronal Plasticity/*physiology MH - Synaptic Potentials/physiology OTO - NOTNLM OT - MMP-3 OT - learning and memory OT - long-term potentiation OT - neurodegenerative diseases OT - neuroplasticity EDAT- 2019/12/19 06:00 MHDA- 2020/03/10 06:00 CRDT- 2019/12/19 06:00 PHST- 2019/12/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/03/10 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/12/19 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.17219/acem/110319 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Adv Clin Exp Med. 2019 Dec;28(12):1717-1722. doi: 10.17219/acem/110319.