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Matrix metalloproteinase-12 is a therapeutic target for asthma in children and young adults

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posted on 2023-06-07, 16:08 authored by Somnath MukhopadhyaySomnath Mukhopadhyay, Joseph Sypek, Roger Tavendale, Ulrike Gartner, John Winter, Wei Li, Karen Page, Margaret Fleming, Jeff Brady, Margot O'Toole, Donald F. Macgregor, Samuel Goldman, Steve Tam, William Abraham, Cara Williams, Douglas K. Miller, Colin N.A. Palmer
Background Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-12–mediated pathologic degradation of the extracellular matrix and the subsequent repair cycles influence the airway changes in patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The common serine variant at codon 357 of the MMP12 gene (rs652438) is associated with clinical manifestations consistent with more aggressive matrix degradation in other tissues. Objective We sought to explore the hypothesis that MMP12 represents a novel therapeutic target in asthma. Methods The role of the rs652438 variant on clinical phenotype was explored in young asthmatic patients and patients with COPD. Candidate MMP-12 inhibitors were identified on the basis of potency and selectivity against a panel of other MMPs. The role of MMP-12–specific inhibition was tested in vitro, as well as in animal models of allergic airway inflammation. Results The odds ratio for having greater asthma severity was 2.00 (95% CI, 1.24-3.24; P = .004) when comparing asthmatic patients with at least 1 copy of the serine variant with those with none. The carrier frequency for the variant increased in line with asthma treatment step (P = .000). The presence of the variant nearly doubled the odds in favor of asthmatic exacerbations (odds ratio, 1.90; 95% CI, 1.19-3.04; P = .008) over the previous 6 months. The serine variant was also associated with increased disease severity in patients with COPD (P = .016). Prior administration of an MMP-12–specific inhibitor attenuated the early airway response and completely blocked the late airway response with subsequent Ascaris suum challenge in sheep. Conclusion Studies on human participants with asthma and COPD show that the risk MMP12 gene variant is associated with disease severity. In allergen-sensitized sheep pharmacologic inhibition of MMP12 downregulates both early and late airway responses in response to allergic stimuli.

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  • Published

Journal

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

ISSN

0091-6749

Publisher

Elsevier

Issue

1

Volume

126

Page range

70-76

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  • Clinical and Experimental Medicine Publications

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2011-08-23

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