探讨核糖体S6激酶(ribosomal S6 kinase,RSK)Ser221(PDK1磷酸化位点)和Thr359/Ser363(ERK1/2磷酸化位点)的磷酸化水平以及总RSK蛋白表达量在小鼠脑低氧预适应发生发展过程中的变化。将成年雄性BALB/c小鼠(18-22g)随机分为正常对照(H0)和重复性低氧1-4次(H1-H4)等5组(每组n=6)。应用蛋白凝胶电泳(SDS-PAGE)和蛋白印迹(Western blot)技术,定量检测整体低氧预适应小鼠海马和皮层组织内Ser221位点(p-Ser221 RSK)和Thr359/Ser363位点(p-Thr359/Ser363RSK)的磷酸化水平以及总RSK蛋白表达量。结果表明,随着低氧暴露次数增加,小鼠海马和皮层组织内p-Ser221RSK磷酸化的水平显著增高(P〈0.05,n=6),伴随着p-Thr359/Ser363RSK磷酸化的水平明显降低(P〈0.05,n=6);而RSK总蛋白的表达量则无明显改变。结果提示,Ser221RSK磷酸化水平增高和Thr359/Ser363RSK磷酸化水平降低可能参与了小鼠脑低氧预适应的发生发展过程。
To investigate the changes of protein expression and phosphorylation levels at Ser221 (PDK1 site) and Thr359/Ser363 (ERK1/2 sites) of ribosomal S6 kinase (RSK) in the brain of hypoxie preconditioned mice, adult male BALB/e mice (weighing 18 - 22g) were randomly divided into 5 groups ( at least n =6 for each group) as follows: normoxie control (H0) and repetitive hypoxie exposure groups ( H1 - H4), respectively. The biochemical techniques of SDS-PAGE and Western blot were performed to detect the total RSK protein expression, and phosphorylation levels at Ser 221 (p-Ser221 RSK) and Thr359/Ser363 sites (p-Thr359/Ser363 RSK) of RSK both in hippocampus and cortex of mice. We found that the increased p-Ser221 RSK ( P 〈 0.05, n = 6 ) eompanied with significant decrease of p-Thr359/Ser363 RSK levels (P 〈0.05, n = 6) both in hippocampus and cortex of hypoxie preconditioned mice. However, there were no significant changes of total RSK protein expression in the brain of mice following repetitive hypoxie exposure ( H1 - H4, n = 6 for each group) comparing with that of H0 group. These results suggest that the increased p-Ser221 RSK and the down-regnlated p-Thr359/Ser363 RSK might be involved in the development of cerebral hypoxie preconditioning of mice.