2008
Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 Facilitates West Nile Virus Entry into the Brain
Wang P, Dai J, Bai F, Kong KF, Wong SJ, Montgomery RR, Madri JA, Fikrig E. Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 Facilitates West Nile Virus Entry into the Brain. Journal Of Virology 2008, 82: 8978-8985. PMID: 18632868, PMCID: PMC2546894, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00314-08.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlood-Brain BarrierBrainCerebrospinal FluidHumansMatrix Metalloproteinase 9MiceMice, KnockoutUp-RegulationViremiaWest Nile FeverWest Nile virusConceptsMatrix metalloproteinase-9Blood-brain barrierWest Nile virusWNV entryMetalloproteinase-9MMP9 expressionWNV infectionIntact blood-brain barrierBlood-brain barrier permeabilityBrain viral loadWest Nile virus entryEvans blue leakageMosquito-borne encephalitisWest Nile encephalitisLethal WNV challengeWild-type miceCentral nervous systemType IV collagen degradationPeripheral viremiaViral loadLeukocyte infiltrateInflammatory cytokinesLikely multifactorialBarrier permeabilityHost cytokines
2004
MMP‐2 null mice exhibit an early onset and severe experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis due to an increase in MMP‐9 expression and activity
Esparza J, Kruse M, Lee J, Michaud M, Madri JA. MMP‐2 null mice exhibit an early onset and severe experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis due to an increase in MMP‐9 expression and activity. The FASEB Journal 2004, 18: 1682-1691. PMID: 15522913, DOI: 10.1096/fj.04-2445com.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge of OnsetAnimalsBasement MembraneBlood-Brain BarrierBrainCD3 ComplexCell MovementEncephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalEnzyme ActivationGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicMatrix Metalloproteinase 14Matrix Metalloproteinase 2Matrix Metalloproteinase 9Matrix Metalloproteinases, Membrane-AssociatedMetalloendopeptidasesMiceMice, KnockoutT-Lymphocyte SubsetsT-LymphocytesConceptsMMP-2 KO miceExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisMMP-9 expressionAutoimmune encephalomyelitisEarly onsetWT miceKO miceMMP-9Bone marrowSevere experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisMMP-2 null miceSimilar early onsetWT bone marrowClinical disease scoresMMP-2-deficient miceKO bone marrowMatrix metalloproteinase-2MT1-MMP expressionEndothelial cell monolayersSevere diseaseDisease scoreMetalloproteinase-2Collagen type IVMMP-2Matrix metalloproteinase