Baraibar-Churio, A.; Bobadilla, M.; Machado, F.J.D.; Sáinz, N.; Roncal, C.; Abizanda, G.; Prósper, F.; Orbe, J.; Pérez-Ruiz, A. Deficiency of MMP-10 Aggravates the Diseased Phenotype of Aged Dystrophic Mice. Life2021, 11, 1398.
Baraibar-Churio, A.; Bobadilla, M.; Machado, F.J.D.; Sáinz, N.; Roncal, C.; Abizanda, G.; Prósper, F.; Orbe, J.; Pérez-Ruiz, A. Deficiency of MMP-10 Aggravates the Diseased Phenotype of Aged Dystrophic Mice. Life 2021, 11, 1398.
Abstract
Matrix metalloproteinases have been implicated in muscular dystrophy progression and recent studies described the role of MMP-10 in skeletal muscle pathology of young dystrophic mice. Nevertheless, its implication in dystrophin deficient hearts is still missing. Here, we aimed at investigating MMP-10 implication in severe muscular dystrophic progression and characterize MMP-10 loss in skeletal and cardiac muscles of aged dystrophic mice. We examined the histopathological effect of MMP-10 ablation in aged mdx mice, both in the hind limb muscles and heart tissues. We have found that MMP-10 loss compromises survival rates of aged mdx mice, with skeletal and cardiac muscles developing a chronic inflammatory response. Our findings indicate that MMP-10 is implicated in severe muscular dystrophy progression, identifying a new area of investigation that could lead to future therapies for dystrophic muscles.
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