PMID- 7615567 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19950822 LR - 20210210 IS - 0021-9258 (Print) IS - 0021-9258 (Linking) VI - 270 IP - 29 DP - 1995 Jul 21 TI - Calcium ionophores decrease pericellular gelatinolytic activity via inhibition of 92-kDa gelatinase expression and decrease of 72-kDa gelatinase activation. PG - 17602-9 AB - To understand the roles of intracellular calcium levels on gelatinase/type IV collagenase expression, we analyzed the effects of calcium ionophores on the expression of 92- and 72-kDa gelatinases (MMP-9 and MMP-2) in human fibrosarcoma cells (HT-1080). Calcium ionophores ionomycin and A23187 reduced the levels of pericellular gelatinolytic activity in both untreated and phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) or tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF alpha)-stimulated cells as determined by degradation of radiolabeled gelatin. Gelatin zymography and immunoblotting revealed a dose-dependent decrease in the levels of secreted 92-kDa gelatinase, which was paralleled by a decrease of its mRNA. Treatment of cells with thapsigargin caused similar decreases of 92-kDa gelatinase mRNA and protein. The decrease of 92-kDa gelatinase expression was due to lower transcription rate as determined by transfection assays with 92-kDa gelatinase/luciferase construct. The expression of 72-kDa gelatinase was only slightly decreased by ionophores. Treatment of HT-1080 cells with PMA, TNF alpha, or concanavalin A resulted in the conversion of 72-kDa gelatinase proenzyme to its presumed 64- and 62-kDa active forms as determined by gelatin zymography and immunoblotting. Simultaneous treatment with the ionophores or thapsigargin resulted in inhibition of PMA-induced gelatinase activation. The expression of membrane-type matrix metalloproteinase, a potential activator of 72-kDa gelatinase, was not affected by ionophores. The results indicate that calcium ionophores decrease gelatinolysis by repressing both the expression of 92-kDa gelatinase and the activation of the 72-kDa gelatinase. FAU - Lohi, J AU - Lohi J AD - Department of Virology, University of Helsinki, Finland. FAU - Keski-Oja, J AU - Keski-Oja J LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - J Biol Chem JT - The Journal of biological chemistry JID - 2985121R RN - 0 (Ionophores) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - 11028-71-0 (Concanavalin A) RN - 37H9VM9WZL (Calcimycin) RN - 56092-81-0 (Ionomycin) RN - 9000-70-8 (Gelatin) RN - EC 3.4.24.- (Gelatinases) RN - NI40JAQ945 (Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate) RN - SY7Q814VUP (Calcium) SB - IM MH - Calcimycin/pharmacology MH - Calcium/*physiology MH - Concanavalin A/pharmacology MH - Gelatin/*metabolism MH - Gelatinases/*antagonists & inhibitors MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic/drug effects MH - Humans MH - Ionomycin/pharmacology MH - Ionophores/*pharmacology MH - Molecular Weight MH - Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate/pharmacology MH - Transcription, Genetic/drug effects MH - Tumor Cells, Cultured MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/pharmacology EDAT- 1995/07/21 00:00 MHDA- 1995/07/21 00:01 CRDT- 1995/07/21 00:00 PHST- 1995/07/21 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1995/07/21 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1995/07/21 00:00 [entrez] AID - S0021-9258(18)95654-1 [pii] AID - 10.1074/jbc.270.29.17602 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biol Chem. 1995 Jul 21;270(29):17602-9. doi: 10.1074/jbc.270.29.17602.