目的:观察不同剂量糖皮质激素(GC)对体外培养成骨细胞活性、分化的影响以及牛膝活性成分8蜕皮甾酮(B—Ecd)的干预作用,以探讨GC引起骨质疏松的部分机制。方法:由骨髓基质细胞分化培养成骨细胞,用地塞米松(Dex)以不同剂量不同作用时间处理细胞,MTT法测定细胞活性后,将细胞分为7组:正常对照组、1×10^-5mol/LGC模型组、GC+10^-5mol/LRU486组、GC+10^-5mol/L阿仑膦酸钠(ALN)组、GC+10^-5mol]LB—Ecd组、GC+10^-6mol/LB—Ecd组、GC+10^-7mol/L13-Ecd组。RealtimePCR检测相关基因mRNA表达,WesternBlot检测β—catenin蛋白表达。结果:小剂量浓度Dex(≤10^-8mol/L)有促进成骨细胞活性的趋势,而超生理剂量的Dex贝0抑制细胞的分化与活性。GC模型组GR、RunX2、OP-1、ALPmRNA表达下降(P〈0.05),10^-5、10^-6、10^-7mol/LD—Ecd能不同程度干预细胞降低的基因mRNA表达水平。Gc模型组细胞β—catenin蛋白表达升高(P〈0.05),10^-5mol/Lβ3-Ecd能抑NGC对细胞的影响。结论:超生理剂量GC抑制体外培养成骨细胞的分化与涪眭,可能与介导Wnt/B—catenin信号途径有关;一定剂量6蜕皮甾酮则能不同程度地干预糖皮质激素对成骨细胞的影响。
Objective: To observe the effect of different doses of glucocorticoid on osteoblasts activity and differentiation and to explore the effect of β-Ecdysone (β-Ecd) on osteoblasts induced by excess glucocorticoid. Methods: Osteoblasts were cultured from bone marrow stem cells, then treated by dexamethasone with different doses and times. Cells activity was measured by MTT, then divided into 7 groups: Control, GC 10-5mol/L, GC with RU486 10-5mol/L, GC with alendronate (ALN) 104mol/L, GC with 104mol/L β-Ecd, GC with 10-6mol/L β-Ecd, GC with 10-Tmol/L β-Ecd. The related genes mRNA expressions were detected by Real time PCR, and β-catenin expression detected by Western Blot. Results: Low dose of Dex ( ≤ 10-8mol/L) promoted the activity of osteoblasts, while higher than physiological dose inhibited the cells. 10-Smol/L Dex lowered GR, RunX2, OP-1, ALP mRNA expressions (P〈0.05), 10-Smol/L, 10-6mol/L, 10-Tmol/L β-Ecd reversed them in varying degrees. 10-Smol/L Dex increased β-catenin expression (P〈0.05), 104mol/L β-Ecd could interfere with it. Conclusion: The results show that high dose of GC inhibited osteoblasts in part through mediating the Wnt signal pathway. The β-Ecdysone could reverse the inhibition of osteoblasts activity and differentiation induced by Dexamethasone.