目的探讨基质金属蛋白酶-14(MMP-14)在骨关节炎(0A)患者滑膜、滑液中的表达及意义。方法采用半定量RT-PCR检测32例0A患者(实验组)及26例非0A患者(对照组)关节滑膜组织中MMP-14mRNA的表达水平;采用ELISA法检测关节滑液中MMP-14蛋白的表达水平。结果经RT-PCR检测MMP-14mRNA在实验组与对照组患者滑膜组织中的表达差异有统计学意义(P〈0.05),ELISA检测两组滑液中MMP-14蛋白表达差异有统计学意义(P〈0.05)。结论MMP-14在OA滑膜中呈高表达,表明在0A的发生及发展过程中可能起促进作用;在滑液中低表达,表明0A发生时MMP-14未大量释放至滑液,间接表明MMP-14的主要功能于滑膜细胞中表达并促进骨关节炎的发展。
Objective To evaluate the expression and clinical significance of matrix metalloproteinase 14(MMP-14) in osteoarthritis(OA) patients in synovium and synovial fluid of knee joint. Methods Semi-quantitative RT-PCR were used to detect the expression of MMP-14 mRNA in 32 case of OA (experimental group)and 26 non-OA patients(control group)synovium; protein level expression of MMP-14 in synovial fluid were analyzed by ELISA. Results The expression of MMP-14 mRNA in experimental group synovium of knee joint was significantly increased compared with control group(P〈0.05) ;but the protein level of MMP-14 was low in experimental group synovial fluid compared with control group(P〈0.05). Conclusion The expression of MMP-14 is increased in OA patients synovium and maybe promote the progress of OA directly; the protein level of MMP-14 is decreased in OA synovial fluid,indicated the function of MMP-14 in OA synoviocyte indirectly.