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Inhibition of matrix metalloproteinase-9 gene expression by an isoflavone metabolite, irisolidone in U87MG human astroglioma cells

  • So Young Kim
  • , Eun Jung Lee
  • , Moon Sook Woo
  • , Ji Sun Jung
  • , Jin Won Hyun
  • , Sung Won Min
  • , Dong Hyun Kim
  • , Hee Sun Kim

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Abstract

Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) plays an important role in mediating the invasion and angiogenic process of malignant gliomas. This study was undertaken to determine if an isoflavone metabolite, irisolidone, inhibits MMP-9 expression in human astroglioma cells. Irisolidone was found to inhibit the secretion and protein expression of MMP-9 induced by PMA in U87 MG glioma cells, accompanied by the inhibition of MMP-9 mRNA expression and promoter activity. Further mechanistic studies revealed that irisolidone inhibits the binding of NF-κB and AP-1 to the MMP-9 promoter and suppresses the PMA-induced phosphorylation of ERK and JNK, which are upstream signaling molecules in MMP-9 expression. The Matrigel-invasion assay showed that irisolidone suppresses the in vitro invasiveness of glioma cells. Therefore, the strong inhibition of MMP-9 expression by irisolidone might be a potential therapeutic modality for controlling the growth and invasiveness of gliomas.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)493-499
Number of pages7
JournalBiochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Volume366
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 8 Feb 2008

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Korea Research Foundation Grant funded by the Korean Government (2006-KFR-531-E00060), and in part by Neurobiology Research Program (M10412000042-04N1200 -04210) of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea.

Keywords

  • AP-1
  • Glioma
  • Invasion
  • Irisolidone
  • MMP-9
  • NF-κB
  • Signaling pathways

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