Expressão temporal e espacial de RECK, metaloproteinase-2 e metaloproteinase-9 durante a palatogenese em camundongos / Temporal and spatial expression of RECK, metalloproteinase-2 and metalloproteinase-9 during palatogenesis in mice

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2007

RESUMO

The oral clefts show a great influence in the size of their hosts. They have, since birthy, difficulties in alimentation, problems in the maxilar bones, in dental arch, in speech, and in some cases, in hearing. In addition, the hosts and their families have serious psychological problems due to the esthetic lenght caused by anomalia. With no doubt, the formations of the secondary palate is one of the most critial phases during the formation of the surface and of the palate. Depending on a sequente of complex events that have in common the remodeling of the extracellular matrix (ECM), mainly regulated by matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). This is first time that the presence of RECK, a reversion-inducing cystein-rich protein with kazal motifs, this is process is researched. The first objective of this study was to investigate the RECK expression during events involved in formation of the secondary palate in mice. Based on the results obtained, which indicated the presence of RECK in these events, the objective was to establish a temporal and spatial pattern of such expression, as well as to analyze the pattern of distribution of MMP-2 and MMP-9, comparing the results obtained to each other. For that purpose, whole heads and dissected palates of mice aged 13, 14, 14.5 and 15 days of embryonic development (ED) were submitted to real-time PCR, in situ hybridization, immunohistochemistry and zymography. The real-time PCR indicatedthe presence of mRNA of RECK (mRECK) in all periods analyzed; the transcript levels were gradually increased and were significant1y different between 13 and 15ED and between 14 and 15ED. The results of in situ hybridization and immunohismchemistry consecutively indicated a variable pattern of distribution of mRECK and RECK protein in the mesenchyme, epithelium and in midline edge seam (MES) formed between the palatal shelves during the study periods. With regard to the pattern of expression of MMPs, immunohistochemical analysis revealed the presence of MMP- 2 in the mesenchyme, epithelium and MES in all periods. The MMP-9 was expressed in the MES and palatal mesenchyme at 14ED, 14.5ED and 15ED. Zymographic analysis confirmed the activity of MMP- 2 and MMP-9. Therefore, it was concluded that RECK is present in the main events of formation of the secundary pala te, presenting a variable pattern of expression along time and space, which often present similarities to each other compared to the pattern of expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9. These findings suggest probable .involvement of these molecules in the formation of the secondary palate and possible interaction/modulation among them

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matriz extracelular palatogenesis palatogenese reck metaloproteinase extracellular matrix metalloproteinases

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