摘要
目的:探讨腺病毒介导的shRNA下调第10号染色体缺失的磷酸酶和张力蛋白同源物基因(PTEN)表达对体外培养的大鼠活化肝星状细胞(HSCs)增殖和凋亡的影响及其信号转导机制。方法:体外培养活化HSCs,以腺病毒为载体将靶向PTEN的shRNA干扰重组体转染至体外活化的大鼠HSCs;四甲基偶氮唑盐(MTT)法检测HSCs增殖;末端转移酶标记技术(TUNEL)及流式细胞术测定HSCs凋亡;Western blotting方法检测PTEN、Bax、Bcl-2、Akt、p-Akt、ERK1/2及p-ERK1/2蛋白表达情况;实时荧光定量PCR方法检测PTEN、Akt及ERK1 mRNA表达情况。结果:(1)靶向PTEN的RNA干扰重组腺病毒成功感染体外活化HSCs,并在一定范围内呈时间依赖性地促进HSCs增殖,腺病毒感染HSCs后72 h,HSCs凋亡率显著下降(P<0.05);(2)Bax表达降低,Bcl-2表达增加(P<0.05);(3)p-Akt和p-ERK1/2蛋白表达显著增加(P<0.05);而Akt蛋白及其mRNA、ERK1蛋白及其mRNA表达均无显著改变(P>0.05)。结论:RNA干扰下调PTEN基因表达可能通过Bcl-2/Bax途径促进体外活化HSCs增殖并抑制其凋亡,此外,RNA干扰下调PTEN基因表达促进p-Akt和p-ERK1/2表达增多,提示PTEN可能通过影响PI3K/Akt和ERK1/2信号通路而在调控HSCs增殖和凋亡中发挥重要作用。
AIM：To investigate the down-regulation of phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10（PTEN） gene by adenovirus-mediated short hairpin RNA（shRNA） on proliferation and apoptosis of activated hepatic stellate cells（HSCs） in vitro and the related signaling transduction pathways. METHODS：The activated HSCs were cultured in vitro and transfected with recombinant adenovirus expressing shRNA targeting PTEN. The proliferation of HSCs was measured by MTT assay and the apoptosis was assessed by TUNEL and flow cytometry. Western blotting was used to detect the protein levels of PTEN, Bax, Bcl-2, Akt, p-Akt, ERK1/2 and p-ERK1/2 in HSCs, and real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR was applied to detect the mRNA expression of Akt and ERK1. RESULTS：The recombinant adenovirus expressing shRNA targeting PTEN was successfully transfected into activated HSCs in vitro, and significantly promoted the proliferation of HSCs in a time-dependent manner within a certain extent. The apoptotic rate of HSCs was significantly decreased 72 h after transfection（P〈0.05）. Meanwhile, reduced expression of Bax and elevated expression of Bcl-2 were induced 72 h after transfection（P〈0.05）. Furthermore, the expression of p-Akt and p-ERK1/2 were increased significantly（P〈0.05）, while no significant difference in the expression of Akt and ERK1 at mRNA and protein levels was observed（P〉0.05）. CONCLUSION：Down-regulation of PTEN by adenovirus-mediated shRNA dramatically promotes the proliferation of activated HSCs, and inhibits the apoptosis through Bcl-2/Bax pathway. In addition, the phosphorylation of Akt and ERK1/2 is increased, indicating that PI3K/Akt and ERK1/2 signal transduction pathways may play an important role in the regulation of proliferation and apoptosis of HSCs.
出处
《中国病理生理杂志》
CAS
CSCD
北大核心
2012年第9期1627-1632,共6页
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology
基金
国家自然科学基金资助项目(No.30872513)
河北省自然科学基金资助项目(No.C2010000565)
河北省科技厅课题平台处项目(No.09966108D)
