Genetic deletion of MMP12 ameliorates cardiometabolic disease by improving insulin sensitivity, systemic inflammation, and atherosclerotic features in mice.
Abstract | BACKGROUND:
Matrix metalloproteinase 12 (MMP12) is a macrophage-secreted protein that is massively upregulated as a pro-inflammatory factor in metabolic and vascular tissues of mice and humans suffering from cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs). However, the molecular mechanisms explaining the contributions of MMP12 to CMDs are still unclear. METHODS: RESULTS: DKO mice showed lower cholesterol and plasma glucose concentrations and improved insulin sensitivity compared with LdlrKO mice. Untargeted proteomic analyses of epididymal white adipose tissue revealed that inflammation- and fibrosis-related pathways were downregulated in DKO mice. In addition, genetic deletion of MMP12 led to alterations in immune cell composition and a reduction in plasma monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 in peripheral blood which indicated decreased low-grade systemic inflammation. Aortic en face analyses and staining of aortic valve sections demonstrated reduced atherosclerotic plaque size and collagen content, which was paralleled by an improved relaxation pattern and endothelial function of the aortic rings and more elastic aortic sections in DKO compared to LdlrKO mice. Shotgun proteomics revealed upregulation of anti-inflammatory and atheroprotective markers in the aortas of DKO mice, further supporting our data. In humans, MMP12 serum concentrations were only weakly associated with clinical and laboratory indicators of CMDs. CONCLUSION: We conclude that the genetic deletion of MMP12 ameliorates obesity-induced low-grade inflammation, white adipose tissue dysfunction, biomechanical properties of the aorta, and the development of atherosclerosis. Therefore, therapeutic strategies targeting MMP12 may represent a promising approach to combat CMDs.
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Authors | Melina Amor, Valentina Bianco, Martin Buerger, Margarete Lechleitner, Nemanja Vujić, Anja Dobrijević, Alena Akhmetshina, Anita Pirchheim, Birgit Schwarz, Ariane R Pessentheiner, Franziska Baumgartner, Katharina Rampitsch, Silvia Schauer, Iva Klobučar, Vesna Degoricija, Gudrun Pregartner, Daniel Kummer, Monika Svecla, Gerhard Sommer, Dagmar Kolb, Gerhard A Holzapfel, Gerald Hoefler, Saša Frank, Giuseppe Danilo Norata, Dagmar Kratky |
Journal | Cardiovascular diabetology
(Cardiovasc Diabetol)
Vol. 22
Issue 1
Pg. 327
(11 28 2023)
ISSN: 1475-2840 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 38017481
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Copyright | © 2023. The Author(s). |
Chemical References |
- Cholesterol
- Matrix Metalloproteinase 12
- MMP12 protein, human
- Receptors, LDL
- matrix metallopeptidase 12, mouse
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Topics |
- Animals
- Humans
- Mice
- Atherosclerosis
(genetics, prevention & control)
- Cholesterol
- Disease Models, Animal
- Inflammation
(genetics, metabolism)
- Insulin Resistance
- Matrix Metalloproteinase 12
(genetics)
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Plaque, Atherosclerotic
- Proteomics
- Receptors, LDL
(genetics)
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