Title
Active MMPs captured by alpha2Macroglobulin as a marker of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis
Author
PG
Tchetverikov, I.
Verzijl, N.
Huizinga, T.W.J.
TeKoppele, J.M.
Hanemaaijer, R.
de Groot, J.
Publication year
2003
Abstract
Objective. The aim of the present study was to analyze alpha2Macroglobulin/MMP (alpha2M/MMP) complex formation and to investigate whether MMP activity in alpha2M/MMP complexes in serum can be used as a disease marker in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods. High and low molecular weight (H/LMW) substrates and inhibitors and size exclusion were used to analyze alpha2M/MMP complex formation. LMW fluorogenic substrates were used to quantify the level of MMPs in alpha2M/MMP complexes in the serum of RA patients and healthy controls. Results. Active MMPs were fully inhibited by LMW inhibitor BB94 in the presence of alpha2M, whereas no inhibition was achieved by HMW inhibitor TIMP-1. Size exclusion analysis showed alpha2M/MMP complex formation in buffer and in normal plasma spiked with activated MMPs, whichFrom Subject Received Size Categories Beheer-TNO-SharePoint NDIA Weekly Insider 8:00 18 KB indicated alpha2M/MMP complex formation in the systemic circulation. MMP activity in alpha2M/MMP complexes in the serum of RA patients was significantly higher than in the serum of healthy controls (P<0.001). MMP activity levels in the serum of RA patients were correlated with ESR (r = 0.72, P<0.001). Conclusion. In the systemic circulation of RA patients, active MMPs form complexes with alpha2M and can be detected using LMW fluorogenic substrates. MMP activity measurements in serum allow discrimination between RA patients and healthy controls and provide a new tool for the assessment of the disease process in RA.
Subject
Biomedical Research
alpha2Macroglobulin
Matrix metalloproteases
Rheumatoid arthritis
Alpha 2 macroglobulin
Batimastat
Collagenase 3
Matrix metalloproteinase
Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1
Circulation
Clinical article
Complex formation
Concentration (parameters)
Controlled study
Correlation analysis
Disease activity
Disease course
Disease marker
Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
Fast protein liquid chromatography
Fluorescence analysis
Human
Molecular weight
Priority journal
Protein analysis
Protein blood level
Quantitative analysis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Adult
alpha-Macroglobulins
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Biological Markers
Case-Control Studies
Disease Progression
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Female
Humans
Male
Matrix Metalloproteinases
Middle Aged
Probability
Prognosis
Reference Values
Sensitivity and Specificity
Severity of Illness Index
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TNO identifier
237360
ISSN
0392-856X
Source
Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, 21 (21), 711-718
Document type
article