目的:研究姜黄素对慢性低氧高二氧化碳大鼠肺动脉压力及肺动脉管壁Ⅰ型胶原的影响。方法:36只SD大鼠随机分为正常对照组(NC组),低O2高CO2 4周组(HH组),低O2高CO2 4周+姜黄素组(HC组),采用免疫组化、图像分析等方法观察姜黄素对慢性低O2高CO2大鼠肺动脉压力、肺细小动脉显微和超微结构及肺动脉管壁Ⅰ型胶原的影响。结果:①血流动力学检测显示HH组mPAP明显高于NC组(P〈0.01),HC组mPAP明显低于HH组(P〈0.01),三组间mCAP无明显差异(P〉0.05);②光镜下,肺细小动脉管壁面积/管总面积比值(WA/TA)、肺细小动脉中膜平滑肌细胞核密度(SMC)、肺细小动脉中膜厚度(PAMT)HH组较NC组明显增高(均P〈0.01),HC组WA/TA、SMC和PAMT较HH组明显降低(均P〈0.01);③电镜下,HH组肺细小动脉中膜平滑肌细胞增生,面积增大,染色质增多,外膜胶原纤维密集,HC组大鼠肺细小动脉内皮细胞结构基本正常,胶原少见,中膜平滑肌细胞和外膜胶原纤维增生较HH组明显为轻;④免疫组化法发现肺细小动脉Ⅰ型胶原平均吸光度值HH组明显高于Nc组(P〈0.01),HC组明显低于HH组(P〈0.01)。结论:姜黄素具有降低慢性低O2高CO2性肺动脉高压、改善肺血管重建及抑制肺动脉管壁Ⅰ型胶原沉积的作用。
Aim: To study the effect of curcumin on pulmonary arterial pressure and type Ⅰ collagen of pulmonary arterioles in pulmonary hypertensive rats induced by chronic hypoxia and hypercapnia. Methods: Thirty six rats were randomly divided into three groups, normal control group (NC), hypoxic hypercapnic group (HH) and hypoxic hypercapnia + curcumin group (HC). Collagen Ⅰ in pulmonary arterioles was observed by the technique of immunohistochemistry. Results. ① The findings from hemodynamics showed that the mPAP in group HH was significantly higher than that in group NC and HC. Differences of mCAP among groups were not significant ( P 〉 0.05). ② Light microscopy showed the value of WA/TA (vessel wall area/total area), SMC( the density of medial smooth muscle cells) and thickness of pulmonary arterial media smooth cell layer(PAMT) were significantly higher in group HH than group NC( P 〈 0.01 ) and group HC( P 〈 0.01 ). ③ Electron microscopy showed that structure of the endothelial cells in pulmonary arterioles in group HC was near to normal , and the proliferation of medial smooth muscle cells and collagen fibers in adventitia was much lighter than those of group HH. ④Expression of collagen Ⅰ in pulmonary arterioles was significantly higher in group HH than group NC( P 〈 0.01 ) and group HC( P 〈 0.01 ). Conclusion : Curcumin can decrease pulmonary arterial pressure, improve pulmonary vessel remodeling and inhibit the deposition of collagen Ⅰ in pulmonary arterioles.