目的 研究周期性机械牵张刺激对人肺上皮细胞BEAS-2B向间质转分化的影响.方法 应用FX-5000T细胞牵张加载系统对BEAS-2B细胞以0.33 Hz频率分别施加10%或20%牵张应力24、48和72 h,相差显微镜下观察细胞形态变化;应用免疫荧光双标染色和实时荧光定量聚合酶链反应(qRT-PCR)分别检测牵张前后E-钙黏蛋白(E-cadherin)、细胞角蛋白-8(CK-8)、α-平滑肌肌动蛋白(α-SMA)和波形蛋白(Vimentin)的蛋白及mRNA表达情况.结果 ①20%病理牵张48 h后,BEAS-2B细胞开始由鹅卵圆形变为长梭形,牵张72 h细胞间隙明显增宽,细胞长梭形改变更明显.10%生理牵张下细胞形态无明显改变.②免疫荧光双标染色结果显示,20%牵张72 h时CK-8蛋白表达明显下调,E-cadherin表达明显下调,α-SMA蛋白表达明显增强.③与未牵张对照组(作为1)相比,20%牵张组E-cadherin mRNA表达在牵张48 h和72 h分别下调至0.388±0.056和0.247±0.064(均P<0.05),CK-8 mRNA表达在牵张72 h下调至0.436 ±0.060 (P<0.01),α-SMA mRNA表达在牵张48 h和72 h分别上调至1.437±0.267和1.261±0.247(均P<0.05),VimentinmRNA表达在牵张48 h上调至1.679±0.172(P<0.05).10%牵张组E-cadherin mRNA表达在牵张72 h下调至0.387±0.081(P<0.05),Vimentin mRNA表达在牵张48 h上调至1.688±0.179(P<0.05);其余各指标变化不明显,差异无统计学意义.结论 持续过度牵张能诱导人肺上皮细胞BEAS-2B发生上皮向间质转分化.
Objective To investigate the effect of mechanical stretch induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition in human lung epithelial cells BEAS-2B in vitro.Methods The human lung epithelial cells BEAS-2B were subjected to cyclic stretch by the FX-5000T system at 0.33 Hz of 10% or 20% elongation for 24,48 and 72 hours respectively.The morphologic changes were observed by microscopy.The mRNA and protein expressions of E-cadherin,Cytokeratin-8 (CK-8),α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) and Vimentin were evaluated by immunofluorescence before and after mechanical stretch and fluorescent quantitation reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR).Results ① When stretch by 20% elongation for 48 hours,the morphological changes in BEAS-2B cells from cobblestone-like structure to elongated shape and obviously when stretch for up to 72 hours,while 10% elongation showed no significant morphological changes comparing to control.② Decreasing E-cadherin and CK-8 protein expression was associated with increased immunostaining for α-SMA protein at 72 hours after 20% mechanical stretch.③ Expression of E-cadherin mRNA was decreased to 0.388 ± 0.056 and 0.247 ± 0.064 after 20% mechanical stretch for 48 hours and 72 hours compared with control without stretch (set 1,both P<0.05),expression of CK-8 mRNA was decreased to 0.436 ± 0.060 at 72 hours after 20% mechanical stretch (P<0.01),α-SMA mRNA was increased to 1.437 ± 0.267 (48 hours) and 1.261 ± 0.247 (72 hours) after 20% mechanical stretch (both P<0.05),and Vimentin mRNA was increased to 1.679 ± 0.172 (48 hours) after 20% mechanical stretch (P< 0.05).Expression of E-cadherin mRNA was decreased to 0.387 ± 0.081 at 72 hours after 10% mechanical stretch (P<0.05),Vimentin mRNA was increased to 1.688 ± 0.179 at 48 hours after 10% mechanical stretch while other markers showed no significant changes comparing with control.Conclusion Excessive mechanical stretch could induce epithelial-mesenchymal tr