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Different roles of matrix metalloproteinase 2 in osteolysis of skeletal dysplasia and bone metastasis (Review)

  • Authors:
    • Xiumao Li
    • Libin Jin
    • Yanbin Tan
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  • Published online on: November 20, 2020     https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2020.11708
  • Article Number: 70
  • Copyright: © Li et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP2) is a well‑characterized protein that is indispensable for extracellular matrix remodeling and other pathological processes, such as tumor progression and skeletal dysplasia. Excessive activation of MMP2 promotes osteolytic metastasis and bone destruction in late‑stage cancers, while its loss‑of‑function mutations result in the decreased bone mineralization and generalized osteolysis occurring progressively in skeletal developmental disorders, particularly in multicentric osteolysis, nodulosis and arthropathy (MONA). Either upregulation or downregulation of MMP2 activity can result in the same osteolytic effects. Thus, different functions of MMP2 have been recently identified that could explain this observation. While MMP2 can degrade bone matrix, facilitate osteoclastogenesis and amplify various signaling pathways that enhance osteolysis in bone metastasis, its role in maintaining the number of bone cells, supporting osteocytic canalicular network formation and suppressing leptin‑mediated inhibition of bone formation has been implicated in osteolytic disorders caused by MMP2 deficiency. Furthermore, the proangiogenic activity of MMP2 is one of the potential mechanisms that are associated with both pathological situations. In the present article, the latest research on MMP2 in bone homeostasis is reviewed and the mechanisms underlying the role of this protein in skeletal metastasis and developmental osteolysis are discussed.
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Li X, Jin L and Tan Y: Different roles of matrix metalloproteinase 2 in osteolysis of skeletal dysplasia and bone metastasis (Review). Mol Med Rep 23: 70, 2021
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Li, X., Jin, L., & Tan, Y. (2021). Different roles of matrix metalloproteinase 2 in osteolysis of skeletal dysplasia and bone metastasis (Review). Molecular Medicine Reports, 23, 70. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2020.11708
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Li, X., Jin, L., Tan, Y."Different roles of matrix metalloproteinase 2 in osteolysis of skeletal dysplasia and bone metastasis (Review)". Molecular Medicine Reports 23.1 (2021): 70.
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Li, X., Jin, L., Tan, Y."Different roles of matrix metalloproteinase 2 in osteolysis of skeletal dysplasia and bone metastasis (Review)". Molecular Medicine Reports 23, no. 1 (2021): 70. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2020.11708