目的探讨结缔组织生长因子(connective tissue growth factor,CTGF)诱导增生性瘢痕(hypertrophic scar,HS)成纤维细胞增殖的信号转导通路。方法采用。H-胸腺嘧啶核苷(^3H—TdR)掺入法观察不同浓度CTGF促HS成纤维细胞增殖的效应,以Western印迹法检测CTGF刺激HS成纤维细胞0、5、10、15、30、60min后,磷酸化及非磷酸化细胞外信号调节激酶1/2(extracellular-signal regulated kinase,ERK1/2)的表达,以两者的比值AI衡量信号通路活化程度;应用特异性阻断剂PD98059阻断ERK通路,MTT法检测CTGF诱导细胞增殖的变化。结果CTGF在一定浓度范围内呈浓度依赖性促HS成纤维细胞增殖,ERK1/2在无CTGF刺激时AI为0.0131±0.0036,CTGF刺激HS成纤维细胞5、10、15、30、60min后,AI值分别为0.0221±0.0033,0.1310±0.0361,0.2090±0.0201,0.1710±0.0379,0.0413±0.0036,在15min达高峰;采用PD98059选择性阻断ERK1/2通路后(A=0.420±0.046)与CTGF刺激组比较(A=0.660±0.035),细胞增殖显著受到抑制(P〈0.01)。结论ERK1/2是CTGF诱导HS成纤维细胞增殖的主要活化的信号通路。
Objective To explore the signal mechanism of proliferation stimulating effect of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) on hypertrophic scar (HS) derived fibroblasts. Methods^3H-TdR incorporation technique was used to determine the proliferative effect of CTGF at different concentration. Western blot was applied to semi-quantitively analyze the expression of phosphorylated and total ERK1/2 protein after 0, 5, 10, 15, 30, and 60 rain of CTGF stimulation, and the relative value of which was defined as AI to measure the activation of ERK1/2 signal pathway. PD98059 was admitted to specifically block the ERK1/2 pathway, and subsequently cell proliferation stimulated by CTGF was studied by MTT. Results CTGF could stimulate fihroblasts proliferation with a dose-dependant manner, and activated the ERK1/2 signal pathway, and AI built up to 0. 209 ±0. 0201, reaching the apex at 15 min after stimulation performed. Inhibition of ERK1/2 activation by PD98059 suppressed CTGF-mediated HS fibroblasts proliferation significantly, while OD significantly dropped. Conclusion CTGF induces a proliferative response in HS fihroblasts, and this action is mainly dependent on the activation of ERK1/2 signal pathway.