Proteolytic Activation of Corneal Matrix Metalloproteinase by Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Elastase
1992
Purified Pseudomonas aeruginosa elastase cleaved a 65 kDa gelatinase [inactive proenzyme form of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP-2)] from human corneal fibroblasts into a biologically active fragment with an approximate molecular mass of 58 kDa. However, purified pseudomonal alkaline protease did not cleave MMP-2 appreciably. Since activated MMP-2 is known to degrade native type IV, V and VII collagens, all components of the corneal basement membrane or stroma, our results suggest a new role for pseudomonal elastase in the pathogenesis of corneal infection, inflammation and ulceration.
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