目的:研究肌肉环指蛋白1(MuRF-1)在心肌梗(MI)死后慢性心衰大鼠心脏中的表达变化及其分子机制,对心功能及心肌肌钙蛋白I(cTnI)的影响及其与cTnI的关系.方法:将48只制作成功的心肌梗死大鼠及假手术大鼠纳入研究,分为sham组、MI组、MG-132组及TNF-α组,检测各样本血流动力学指标及血清N末端原脑钠肽水平(NT-proBNP),观察心肌组织学变化;原位杂交及real-time PCR法半定量测定心肌组织MuRF-1及cTnI mRNA表达,Western blotting法确定心肌MuRF-1及cTnI蛋白质水平,并对MuRF-1及cTnI的相关性进行分析.结果:与MI及TNF-α组相比,MG-132能够显著降低NT-proBNP(P<0.05),使心衰的发生率及死亡率有下降趋势,心肌组织损伤减轻,并使大鼠左心室收缩压(LVSP)升高(P<0.01),左心室等容收缩期室内压最大上升速率(+dp/dtmax)增加(P<0.01),左心室舒张末压(LVEDP)明显降低(P<0.01).与sham组相比,MI组MuRF-1的mRNA及蛋白质表达均显著升高(P<0.05),cTnI水平降低(P<0.05); MG-132能够明显降低心肌梗死后MuRF-1表达(P<0.05),升高cTnI水平(P<0.01);TNF-α则起相反作用.相关性分析显示,MuRF-1与cTnI呈显著负相关(P<0.01).结论:MuRF-1在慢性心衰中表达显著升高,使心功能损害加重,其作用通过抑制cTnI表达而实现;抑制蛋白酶体活性能够通过抑制MuRF-1表达而升高cTnI水平,改善心功能.MuRF-1的激活可能是慢性心力衰竭的机制之一.
AIM: To investigate the change and the mechanism of muscle ring finger 1 ( MuRF - 1 ) on heart functions and cardiac troponin I(cTnI) in myocardial infarction rats and to analyze the correlation between MuRF- 1 and cTnI. METHODS: The rats either with coronary artery ligation or with sham operation (48 rats) were divided into 4 groups : sham ( sham - operated) group, MI ( myocardial infarction) group, MG - 132 ( N - [ (phenylmethoxy) carbenyl ] - L - leucyl - N - [ (1S) - 1 - formyl - 3 - methylbutyl ] - L - leucinamide ) group and TNF - et ( tumor necrosis factor al- pha) group. The animals were treated with saline( sham and MI group), MG - 132( MG - 132 group) or TNF - α( TNF - α group) by intraperitoneal injection. Hemodynamics, N -terminal pro -brain natriuretic peptide( NT -proBNP) and cardio - pathologic changes were observed. Both mRNA and protein expressions of MuRF - 1 and cTnI in the left ventricles were determined by real - time PCR and in situ hybridization or by Western blotting. The correlation between MuRF - 1 and cTnI was also analyzed. RESULTS : Compared with MI group and TNF - α group, the mortality and the morbidity of the ani- mals had a decreasing tendency in MG- 132 group, and NT- proBNP level as well as the left ventricular end -diastolic pressure(LVEDP) were significantly decreased( P 〈 0. 05 and P 〈 0. 01, respectively). Left ventricular systolic pressure (LVSP) and the maximum rate of left ventricular pressure rise( + dp/dtmax) were pronouncedly increased( P 〈 0. 01 ). The heart injury was also amended after MG - 132 treatment. Compared with sham group, the mRNA and protein relative expressions of MuRF- 1 were predominantly increased in MI group (P 〈 0. 05 ), and the eTnI levels were decreased (P〈0. 05). MG - 132 depressed the level of MuRF- 1 (P 〈0. 05) and enhanced the level of cTnI(P 〈0. 01 ) at both mRNA and pro.tein levels. In contrast, treatment with TNF - α worsened