目的探讨PKC-δ/mTOR/NF-κB信号通路在喘小鼠气道重塑中的作用机制。方法 40只雄性清洁级Balb/c小鼠,随机数字表法分为4组,每组10只,分别为正常对照组;哮喘模型组;PKCδ抑制剂Rottlerin治疗组;mTOR抑制剂雷帕霉素(Rapamycin)治疗组。在末次激发24 h后小鼠肺组织行HE染色、PAS染色。用图像分析软件测定支气管壁厚度(WAt/Pbm)、支气管平滑肌厚度(WAm/Pbm)及杯状细胞百分比。用酶联免疫吸附法(ELISA)检测支气管肺泡灌洗液(BALF)中IL-4、IL-5、IL-13含量以及用Western blot检测肺组织PKC-δ、mTOR、NF-κB蛋白表达。结果哮喘模型组小鼠与正常对照组小鼠相比较BALF中IL-4、IL-5、IL-13水平增高;肺组织WAt/Pbm、WAm/Pbm、杯状细胞百分比和PKC-δ、mTOR、NF-κB蛋白表达水平显著增高(P〈0.05)。Rottlerin和Rapamycin治疗组与哮喘模型组相比较BALF中IL-4、IL-5、IL-13水平降低;肺组织WAt/Pbm、WAm/Pbm、杯状细胞百分比和PKC-δ、mTOR、NF-κB蛋白表达水平显著降低(P〈0.05)。而Rottlerin治疗组和Rapamycin治疗组之间上述各指标无显著性差异(P〉0.05)。结论 Rottlerin抑制哮喘小鼠气道重塑的发生,其机制有可能部分是通过抑制PKC-δ/mTOR/NF-κB信号通路而实现的。
To explore the effect of PKC-δ/mTOR/NF-κB signaling pathway on airway remodeling, forty male Balb/c mice were recruited and randomly divided into four groups with 10 mice in each group: control group, asthma model group, Rottlerin group, and Rapamycin group. Then, cells in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) were counted; lung tissue of mice was isolated and stained with HE and PAS for pathological examination; bronchial wall thickness (WAAm/Pbm), bronchial smooth muscle thickness (WAAm/Pbm and goblet cell percentage were measured by Image analysis software. Furthermore, the concentrations of IL-4, IL-5, IL-13 in BALF were detected by ELISA, while PKC-δ, mTOR, NF-κB expressions in lung tissues were detected by Western blot. In asthma model group, WAAm/Pbm, WAAm/Pbm, goblet cell percentage, the concentrations of IL-4, IL-5, IL-13 in BALF and PKC-δ, roTOR, NF- κB in lung tissue were significantly higher than those in control group (P〈 0.05). In Rottlerin group and Rapamycin group, WAAm/Pbm, WAAm/Pbm goblet cell percentage, the concentrations of IL-4, IL-5, IL-13 in BALF, and the expressions of PKC-δ, roTOR, NF-κB in lung tissue were significantly higher than those in asthma model group (P〈 0.05). There was no significant differences in above mentioned indexes between Rottleringroup and Rapamycin group (P 〉 0.05). All these results indicated the Rottlerin can inhibit the development of airway remodeling in asthmatic mice, and the possible mechanism may be due to inhibition of PKC-δ/mTOR/NF-κB signaling pathway.