目的:探讨葛根素对自发性高血压大鼠(SHR)脑微血管内皮细胞增殖的影响及其信号转导机制。方法:体外培养SHR及正常血压(WKY)大鼠脑微血管内皮细胞,随机分为(1)WKY对照组:以20%丙二醇孵育24h;(2)SHR对照组:同上处理;(3)葛根素组:SHR内皮细胞以不同浓度(25、50、100ng/L)葛根素分别孵育24h;(4)胎牛血清(FBS)组:SHR内皮细胞以10%FBS孵育24h;(5)PD98059+葛根素组:SHR内皮细胞以丝裂素活化蛋白激酶(MAPKs)抑制剂PD98059(50μmol/L)预孵育10min,再以100ng/L葛根素孵育24h;(6)蛋白磷酸酶激动剂(BDM)+葛根素组:培养的SHR内皮细胞以蛋白磷酸酶激动剂2,3-丁二酮肟(20mmol/L)预孵育10min,再以100ng/L葛根素孵育24h。采用[^3 H]-胸腺嘧啶核糖核苷酸([^3 H]-TdR)掺入法测定各组细胞增殖,采用免疫印迹法检测各组细胞p42/44MAPKs磷酸化水平。结果:50ng/L和100ng/L葛根素组SHR大鼠微血管内皮细胞[^3H]-TdR掺入值较SHR对照组分别高74.1%和96.5%(均P〈0.05),与FBS组比较差异无统计学意义(P〉0.05)。PD98059和BDM+葛根素组[^3 H]-TdR掺入值分别较100ng/L葛根素组低44.7%和47.5%(均P〈0.05),与SHR对照组水平无统计学差异(P〉0.05)。25、50和100ng/L葛根素组p42MAPK磷酸化水平较SHR对照组分别高25.0%、66.7%和75.0%(均P〈0.05),p44MAPK磷酸化水平较SHR对照组分别高17.8%、60.2%和62.7%(均P〈0.05)。PD98059和BDM+葛根素组p42MAPK和p44MAPK磷酸化水平均较100ng/L葛根素组明显下调(P〈0.05),而与SHR对照组差异无统计学意义(P〉0.05)。结论:葛根素能诱导SHR脑微血管内皮细胞增殖,其细胞内信号转导可能与p42/44MAPKs磷酸化途径有关。
Objective:To investigate the effects of puerarin on proliferation of cerebral microvascular endothelial cells(MECs)from spontaneously hypertensive rats(SHR)and its signaling pathway.Method:Cultured cerebral MECs from SHR and WKY rats were randomly divided into experimental groups as follows:(1)WKY control:MECs from WKY rats were incubated with vehicle(20% propanediol)for 24h.(2)SHR control:incubated MECs from SHR with 20% propanediol for 24h.(3)puerarin group:incubated with puerarin(25,50,100ng/L)for 24h.(4)FBS group:incubated MECs from SHR with 10% FBS for 24h.(5)PD98059+puerarin group:pretreated MECs from SHR with PD98059for 10min before puerarin(100ng/L)treatment.(6)BDM+puerarin group:pretreated with 2,3-butanedione monoxide(BDM)10min before puerarin(100ng/L)treatment.Cell proliferation was detectedby[^3 H]-TdR incorporation,and phosphorylation of p42/44mitogen-actived protein kinases(p42/44MAPKs)were detected by western blot analysis.Results:[^3 H]-TdR incorporation in MECs from puerarin(50and 100ng/L)groups showed 74.1%and 96.5%increase,respectively,compared with SHR control(P〈0.05)and similar to that from FBS group(P〉0.05).[^3 H]-TdR incorporation in MECs from PD98059and BDM groups decreased by44.7%and 47.5%,respectively,compared with that from puerarin(100ng/L)group(P〈0.05),and there were no statistic significance compared with SHR control(P〉0.05).The phosphorylation of p42MAPK in MECs from puerarin(25,50,and 100ng/L)groups increased by 25.0%,66.7%,and 75.0%,respectively,compared with SHR control(P〈0.05).The phosphorylation of p44 MAPK in MECs from puerarin(25,50,and 100ng/L)groups increased by 17.8%,60.2%,and 62.7%,respectively,compared with SHR control(P〈0.05).PD98059and BDM down-regulated puerarin-induced phosporylation of p42/p44MAPKs,compared with puerarin(100ng/L)group(P〈0.05),which was similar to that from SHR control(P〉0.05).Conclusion:Puerarin induce