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A normal-glucose, serum-containing cell culture medium (NGSC-medium) was used for cultivation of healthy human corneal fibroblasts (HCFs) and KC human corneal fibroblasts (KC-HCFs). In order to obtain a keratocyte phenotype, the initial cultivation with NGSC-medium was changed to a low-glucose, serum-free cell culture medium for healthy (Keratocytes) and KC cells (KC-Keratocytes). Gene and protein expression of MMP-1, -2, -3, -7, -9 and TIMP-1, -2, -3 were measured by quantitative PCR and Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) from the cell culture supernatant.<\/jats:p>\n            <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n              <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n              <jats:p>KC-HCFs demonstrated a lower mRNA gene expression for MMP-2 compared to HCFs. In contrast to their respective fibroblast groups (either HCFs or KC-HCFs), Keratocytes showed a higher mRNA gene expression of TIMP-3, whereas TIMP-1 mRNA gene expression was lower in Keratocytes and KC-Keratocytes. Protein analysis of the cell culture supernatant revealed lower concentrations of MMP-1 in KC-HCFs compared to HCFs. Compared to Keratocytes, TIMP-1 concentrations was lower in the cell culture supernatant of KC-Keratocytes. In HCFs and KC-HCFs, protein levels of MMP-1 and TIMP-1 were higher and MMP-2 was lower compared to Keratocytes and KC-Keratocytes, respectively.<\/jats:p>\n            <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n              <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n              <jats:p>This study indicates an imbalance in MMP and TIMP expression between healthy and diseased cells. 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