摘要
目的探讨非酒精性脂肪性肝病(NAFLD)大鼠肝脏线粒体解偶联蛋白2(UCP2)表达及其与能量贮备的关系。方法模型组SD大鼠给予高脂肪高胆固醇饮食饲养,分批于实验第8、12、16、24 周处死,同期设普通饮食饲养大鼠作对照。免疫组织化学和逆转录聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)检测肝脏UCP2 mRNA转录及其蛋白表达。荧光测定法检测肝脏三磷酸腺苷(ATP)含量。结果模型组大鼠8周呈现单纯性脂肪肝,12-24周从脂肪性肝炎进展为脂肪性肝炎伴肝纤维化。免疫组织化学和RT-PCR显示,随着造模时间延长,模型组肝脏UCP2表达逐渐增强,UCP mRNA转录于24周达高峰,较对照组升高4.2倍, t=16.474,P<0.01;模型组肝脏ATP含量则随造模时间延长而逐渐减低,24周为(1.99±0.66) ×108μmol/g,对照组为(2.97±0.48)×108μmol/g,t=3.248,P<0.01。模型组肝脏UCP2 mRNA 转录的相对数值与其ATP含量呈密切负相关,r=-0.93,P<0.01。结论持续24周高脂饮食成功复制大鼠NAFLD模型,模型大鼠肝脏UCP2表达增强而ATP含量减少,两者之间关系密切。
Objective To investigate the expression of uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) and its relationship to the content of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) in livers of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) rats fed a fat-rich diet. Methods To produce a NAFLD model, a fat-rich diet, consisting of 10% lard oil + 2% cholesterol, was given to Sprague-Dawley rats for a period of 8, 12, 16 and 24 weeks. The normal control rats were fed normal diets. The expressions of UCP2 in the liver were detected by immunohistochemistry and semi-quantitative RT-PCR. The content of ATP of liver was measured by fluorometry. Results Simple fatty livers were observed in the model group after 8 weeks. From 12 week to 24 week, the livers of the model group rats gradually progressed from simple steatohepatitis to steatohepatitis with pericellular fibrosis. Both immunohistochemistry and semi-quantitive RT-PCR suggested the up-regulated expression of UCP2 in these NAFLD rat livers. The hepatic expression of UCP2 mRNA in the model group was increased with time, and peaked in 24 week by 4.2 times compared to the control group (t = 16.474, P < 0.01). The ATP content of livers was significantly reduced in the model group compared with the control group at 16 weeks [(2.97±0.48)×10-8μmol/g vs (2.25±0.55)×10-8μmol/g, t = 2.419, P < 0.05] and 24 weeks [(2.97±0.48)×10-8μmol/g vs (1.99±0.66)×10-8μmol/g, t = 3.248, P < 0.01]. Furthermore, there was a negative correlation between the UCP2 mRNA expression and the content of ATP in the livers of the NAFLD group (r = -0.93, P < 0.01). Conclusions The rat model of NAFLD could be replicated sucessfully by feeding a fat-rich diet for 24 weeks, and the mRNA and its protein of UCP2 were expressed un-regulated in livers of NAFLD. The increasing UCP2 might play a role in the reduction of ATP content in livers of the NAFLD rats.
出处
《中华肝脏病杂志》
CAS
CSCD
北大核心
2005年第5期374-377,共4页
Chinese Journal of Hepatology
基金
上海市青年科技启明星跟踪计划(03QMH1409)
