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Weakening of tissue through the action of matrix-degrading enzymes, called matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), released by resident macrophages was previously implicated in unstable vascular syndromes.\n          <\/jats:p>\n          <jats:p>\n            <jats:italic>Methods and Results<\/jats:italic>\n            \u2014We used a hypercholesterolemic rabbit model of atherosclerosis to investigate the gelatinolytic activity associated with macrophage-derived foam cells (FCs). Gelatinolytic activity and expression of MMP-9 but not of MMP-2 cosegregated with macrophage FCs in aortic lesions. Macrophage-derived gelatinases were further investigated in vitro. MMP-9 was identified as the main macrophage-derived gelatinase in cells isolated from aortic lesions and from granuloma induced in the same rabbits to increase cell yield. Importantly, detection of activated MMP-9 in the FC culture medium supports the notion that these cells can independently initiate processing of secreted MMP zymogens to active enzymes. We further examined whether FC gelatinolytic activity is dependent on the presence of reactive oxygen species (ROS). We found that treatment (1 to 5 days) with 1 to 10 mmol\/L\n            <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n            -acetyl-\n            <jats:sc>l<\/jats:sc>\n            -cysteine (NAC), an ROS scavenger, decreased not only gelatinolytic activity but also gelatinase expression by FCs. Similarly, NAC treatment of explanted lesions abolished in situ gelatinolytic activity and MMP-9 expression.\n          <\/jats:p>\n          <jats:p>\n            <jats:italic>Conclusions<\/jats:italic>\n            \u2014Macrophage FCs are an abundant source of gelatinolytic activity that can be inhibited in vitro and in situ by NAC. 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