Dietary flavonoids are abundant in natural plants and possess multiple pharmacological and nutritional activities.In this study,apigenin,luteolin,and baicalein were chosen to evaluate their anti-diabetic effect in hig...Dietary flavonoids are abundant in natural plants and possess multiple pharmacological and nutritional activities.In this study,apigenin,luteolin,and baicalein were chosen to evaluate their anti-diabetic effect in high-glucose and dexamethasone induced insulin-resistant(IR)HepG2 cells.All flavonoids improves the glucose consumption and glycogen synthesis abilities in IR-HepG2 cells via activating glucose transporter protein 4(GLUT4)and phosphor-glycogen synthase kinase(GSK-3β).These fl avonoids signifi cantly inhibited the production of reactive oxygen species(ROS)and advanced glycation end-products(AGEs),which were closely related to the suppression of the phosphorylation form of NF-κB and P65.The expression levels of insulin receptor substrate-1(IRS-1),insulin receptor substrate-2(IRS-2)and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase(PI3K)/protein kinase B(Akt)pathway in IR-HepG2 cells were all partially activated by the fl avonoids,with variable effects.Furthermore,the intracellular metabolic conditions of the fl avonoids were also evaluated.展开更多
【目的】观察电针百会、风府、双侧肾俞穴联合人脐带间充质干细胞(hUC-MSCs)移植对缺血性脑损伤大鼠的脑保护作用及机制。【方法】将40只SD大鼠随机分为正常组、模型组、移植组、联合组,每组10只。除正常组,其他各组大鼠建立脑缺血再灌...【目的】观察电针百会、风府、双侧肾俞穴联合人脐带间充质干细胞(hUC-MSCs)移植对缺血性脑损伤大鼠的脑保护作用及机制。【方法】将40只SD大鼠随机分为正常组、模型组、移植组、联合组,每组10只。除正常组,其他各组大鼠建立脑缺血再灌注损伤模型。在造模结束24 h后,移植组大鼠给予0.5 m L 2×10^(6)个hUC-MSCs细胞悬液一次性尾静脉植入,联合组在移植组治疗基础上,给予电针百会穴、风府穴、双侧肾俞穴,每次30 min,每日1次,连续针刺3周。治疗结束后,苏木素-伊红(HE)染色法观察海马组织病理形态,脱氧核糖核苷酸末端转移酶介导的缺口末端标记(TUNEL)法观察脑组织细胞凋亡情况,免疫荧光法检测脑组织腺苷A2A受体(ADORA2A)表达,免疫组织化学法检测脑组织糖原合酶激酶3β(GSK-3β)、β-连环蛋白(β-catenin)表达,Western Blot法检测脑组织跨膜蛋白闭锁蛋白(Occludin)、胞质附着蛋白(ZO-1)表达。【结果】与正常组比较,模型组脑组织细胞凋亡率升高,脑组织ADORA2A阳性表达率及GSK-3β蛋白表达水平升高,Occludin、ZO-1、β-catenin蛋白表达水平降低(P<0.05),HE染色结果显示,模型组海马组织结构明显异常;与模型组比较,移植组和联合组大鼠脑组织细胞凋亡率降低,脑组织ADORA2A阳性表达率及GSK-3β蛋白表达水平降低,Occludin、ZO-1、β-catenin蛋白表达水平升高(P<0.05),海马组织病理程度明显减轻;与移植组比较,联合组脑组织细胞凋亡率降低,脑组织ADORA2A阳性表达率及GSK-3β蛋白表达水平降低,Occludin、ZO-1、β-catenin蛋白表达水平升高(P<0.05)。【结论】电针百会、风府、双侧肾俞穴联合hUC-MSCs可改善缺血性脑损伤大鼠血脑屏障,抑制脑组织ADORA2A、GSK-3β表达,提高β-catenin表达,抑制脑组织细胞凋亡,起到脑保护作用,且作用效果优于单纯hUC-MSCs移植。展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(32072212)Multi-Year Research Grant of University of Macao(MYRG2018-00169-ICMS)+5 种基金Science and Technology Development Fund of Macao(FDCT)(0098/2020/A)MICINN supporting the Ramón y Cajal grant for M.A.Prieto(RYC-201722891)Jianbo Xiao(RYC2020-030365-I)Xunta de Galicia supporting the Axudas Conecta Peme,the IN852A 2018/58 Neuro Food Project,the program EXCELENCIA-ED431F 2020/12the pre-doctoral grants of P.García-Oliveira(ED481A-2019/295)to Ibero-American Program on Science and Technology(CYTED-AQUA-CIBUS,P317RT0003).
文摘Dietary flavonoids are abundant in natural plants and possess multiple pharmacological and nutritional activities.In this study,apigenin,luteolin,and baicalein were chosen to evaluate their anti-diabetic effect in high-glucose and dexamethasone induced insulin-resistant(IR)HepG2 cells.All flavonoids improves the glucose consumption and glycogen synthesis abilities in IR-HepG2 cells via activating glucose transporter protein 4(GLUT4)and phosphor-glycogen synthase kinase(GSK-3β).These fl avonoids signifi cantly inhibited the production of reactive oxygen species(ROS)and advanced glycation end-products(AGEs),which were closely related to the suppression of the phosphorylation form of NF-κB and P65.The expression levels of insulin receptor substrate-1(IRS-1),insulin receptor substrate-2(IRS-2)and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase(PI3K)/protein kinase B(Akt)pathway in IR-HepG2 cells were all partially activated by the fl avonoids,with variable effects.Furthermore,the intracellular metabolic conditions of the fl avonoids were also evaluated.
文摘【目的】观察电针百会、风府、双侧肾俞穴联合人脐带间充质干细胞(hUC-MSCs)移植对缺血性脑损伤大鼠的脑保护作用及机制。【方法】将40只SD大鼠随机分为正常组、模型组、移植组、联合组,每组10只。除正常组,其他各组大鼠建立脑缺血再灌注损伤模型。在造模结束24 h后,移植组大鼠给予0.5 m L 2×10^(6)个hUC-MSCs细胞悬液一次性尾静脉植入,联合组在移植组治疗基础上,给予电针百会穴、风府穴、双侧肾俞穴,每次30 min,每日1次,连续针刺3周。治疗结束后,苏木素-伊红(HE)染色法观察海马组织病理形态,脱氧核糖核苷酸末端转移酶介导的缺口末端标记(TUNEL)法观察脑组织细胞凋亡情况,免疫荧光法检测脑组织腺苷A2A受体(ADORA2A)表达,免疫组织化学法检测脑组织糖原合酶激酶3β(GSK-3β)、β-连环蛋白(β-catenin)表达,Western Blot法检测脑组织跨膜蛋白闭锁蛋白(Occludin)、胞质附着蛋白(ZO-1)表达。【结果】与正常组比较,模型组脑组织细胞凋亡率升高,脑组织ADORA2A阳性表达率及GSK-3β蛋白表达水平升高,Occludin、ZO-1、β-catenin蛋白表达水平降低(P<0.05),HE染色结果显示,模型组海马组织结构明显异常;与模型组比较,移植组和联合组大鼠脑组织细胞凋亡率降低,脑组织ADORA2A阳性表达率及GSK-3β蛋白表达水平降低,Occludin、ZO-1、β-catenin蛋白表达水平升高(P<0.05),海马组织病理程度明显减轻;与移植组比较,联合组脑组织细胞凋亡率降低,脑组织ADORA2A阳性表达率及GSK-3β蛋白表达水平降低,Occludin、ZO-1、β-catenin蛋白表达水平升高(P<0.05)。【结论】电针百会、风府、双侧肾俞穴联合hUC-MSCs可改善缺血性脑损伤大鼠血脑屏障,抑制脑组织ADORA2A、GSK-3β表达,提高β-catenin表达,抑制脑组织细胞凋亡,起到脑保护作用,且作用效果优于单纯hUC-MSCs移植。
