目的:通过体外建立1型星形胶质细胞(T1A)衰老模型,研究衰老T1A中β-淀粉样蛋白1-40(Aβ1-40)及相关蛋白的表达变化。方法:采用振荡培养与差速贴壁法分离纯化新生SD(Sprague-Dawley)大鼠的T1A,免疫细胞化学标记检测体外培养21d(21DIV)及90d(90DIV)的T1A中β-淀粉样蛋白1-40(Aβ1-40)的表达;以WesternBlot检测微管相关蛋白1A/1B轻链3(LC3)、caspase-3及Bcl-2的表达水平。结果:体外长程培养的T1A中Aβ1-40蛋白表达增加,同时90DIV组细胞中LC3II及活化的caspase-3表达水平提高,Bcl-2表达水平降低。结论:研究结果提示衰老的T1A表达Aβ,细胞内自噬及凋亡活性增强,在年龄相关的神经变性过程中,T1A的衰老可促进神经元的损伤,衰老T1A表达的Aβ很可能是Alzheimer病老年斑的重要来源。
Objective:The present study was to establish an experimental model of type 1 astrocytes(T1A)aging in vitro,and investigate the expressive changes of β-amyloid protein 1-40(Aβ1-40)and related proteins in aged T1A.Methods:Using shake culture and differential adhesion,neonatal Sprague-Dawley rat cortical T1A were separated and purified.With the immunocytochemical labeling,the expressions of Aβ1-40 were observed in T1A cultured for 21 and 90 d in vitro(DIV).Microtubule-associated protein 1A/1B-light chain 3(LC3),caspase-3 and Bcl-2 were evaluated by Western Blot.Results:The results showed that in long-term T1A cultures,there was an increase in proteins that positive for Aβ1-40.Simultaneously,the generation of LC3II and activated caspase-3 were enhanced,and the expression of Bcl-2 was decreased in 90 DIV.Conclusion:These results suggest that Aβ was expressed in aged T1A.Besides,the activity of autophagy and apoptosis was enhanced,and aged T1A may contribute to exacerbating neuronal injury in age-related neurodegenerative processes,and Aβ expressed by aged T1A may be an important source of senile plaque in Alzheimer'disease(AD).