目的:探索机械牵张应力对人成骨肉瘤细胞MG-63中RhoA/ROCK信号通路的影响。方法:将同一条件培养的细胞MG-63分为实验组(加力)与对照组(不加力),实验组采用Flexcell牵张应力加裁系统,选择12%形变率作为加载应力值,分为五个时间组,分别加载1h,4h,8h,12h,24h,RT-PCR检测RhoA、ROCKmRNA水平表达的变化,Western-Blot检测RhoA与Rock蛋白含量变化。结果:RT-PCR显示MG-63细胞受应力刺激后1hRhoA、ROCK均未见明显变化(P〉0.05),4小时后略有升高(P〈0.05),在8h达到最大值(P〈0.05),12、24h降低,但仍高于对照组(P〈0.05);Western-Blot显示MG-63细胞受应力刺激后1hRhoA、ROCK均未见明显变化,4h仍未见明显变化,在8h达到最大值,12、24h降低,高于对照组。结论:机械牵张力加载下MG-63细胞内RhoA、ROCK表达升高并随时间增加出现峰值,提示其可能在成骨细胞力学信号转导过程中发挥重要作用。
Objective: To investigate the effects of mechanical strain on RhoA and ROCK expression in osteoblasts MG-63. Methods: Mechanical strain at 12 % was applied to MG-63 cells for 0(control group), 1, 4, 8, 12 and 24 hours respectively in vitro. RhoA and ROCK mRNA expression in the cells was examined by RT-PCR, RhoA and ROCK expressions were examined by Western Blot. Results: RT-PCR showed that mRNA expressions Of RhoA and ROCK were not significantly changed after 1 h strain treatment(P〉0.05) and slightly increased within 4 hours of mechanical strain application. Then the expression rose to the highest value after 8 hours and decreased after 12 and 24 hours (P〈0.05). Western Blot represented a similar result. The protein expression was changed and up to the top after 8 hours then decreased gradually after 12 and 24 hours (P〈0.05). Conclusion: Mechanical strain elongation regulates RhoA and ROCK expression of MG-63 cells and the expression was up to a maximum value with the increase of time. It was speculated that RhoA and ROCK may play an important role in cell signal transduction of mechanical strain.