目的:探讨乙醇诱导肝星状细胞(hepatic stellate cell,HSC)凋亡模型的作用及其与凋亡相关基因caspase-3、p53、bax和bcl-2表达的关系。方法:用CCK-8法检测不同浓度(0、10、20、40、60 和80 mL / L)的乙醇对HSC的杀伤作用。采用40 mL / L乙醇作用6 h诱导HSC细胞凋亡。通过流式细胞术分析乙醇诱导对凋亡的影响,并用实时定量PCR检测乙醇诱导对凋亡相关基因caspase-3、p53、bax和bcl-2表达的影响。结果:随着乙醇浓度的增加,对HSC的杀伤能力逐渐增加。40 mL/ L乙醇使HSC发生显著的细胞凋亡变化。流式细胞术检测发现乙醇诱导可使HSC早期+晚期凋亡明显增加(8.76% ± 0.43% vs 11.51% ± 0.54%),差异具有统计学意义(t = 2.11,P 〈 0.05);促凋亡基因caspas-3、bax和p53的mRNA表达水平上调,抑制凋亡基因bcl-2的mRNA 表达水平下调。结论:低浓度乙醇可诱导HSC凋亡增加,其凋亡发生与凋亡相关基因caspase-3、p53、bax和bcl-2表达改变相关。
Objective: To establish ethanol-induced apoptosis in hepatic stellate cell(HSC) and analyze the expression of apoptosis-related genes, caspase-3, p53, bax and bcl-2. Methods: HSC was exposed to different concentrations of ethanol(0、10、20、40、60 and 80 mL / L) for 6 h, and the cytotoxic effect was analyzed by CCK8 assay. Then HSC was treated with 40 mL/L of ethanol for 6 h, apoptosis was analyzed by FACS, and expression of apoptosis-related genes (caspase-3, p53, bax and bcl-2) was evaluated by real-time PCR. Results: The cytotoxic effect of ethanol is directly correlated with its concentration. At 40 mL/L, ethanol induced significant apoptosis in HSC as evaluated by FACS, and significantly increased the expression of caspase-3, p53, and bax, and significantly decreased the expression of bcl-2 as evaluated by real-time PCR. Conclusion: Low dose of ethanol can induce apoptosis in HSC, which may be associated with the altered expression of caspase-3, p53, bax and bcl-2.