目的:观察茶黄素对人中性粒细胞弹性蛋白酶(human neutrophil elastase,HNE)诱导气道黏液高分泌的作用。方法:采用HNE刺激人肺腺癌细胞A549,导致黏液高分泌,以茶黄素双没食子酸酯(theaflavin-3,3'-digallate,TF3)单体进行干预。首先用四甲基偶氮唑盐光吸收法(MTT)测定细胞活性,确定作用剂量,其后细胞分为4组进行实验,分别为A组:对照组;B组:HNE(50nmol/L)刺激24h;C组:用TF3(浓度分别为50、100、200μg/ml)作用24h后,再予HNE刺激24h;D组:先用EGFR阻断剂AG1478(5μmol/L)处理30min后,也予HNE刺激24h。并测定不同剂量和TF3(200μg/ml)不同作用时间(12h、24h、36h)的黏蛋白变化。RT-PCR检测备组黏蛋白(MUC)5ACmRNA的变化;酶联免疫吸附测定法(ELISA)观察MUC5AC蛋白表达的变化。结果:HNE能导致A549的MUC5ACmRNA和MUC5AC蛋白显著增高,而给予TF3预处理后,与HNE刺激组比,两指标均明显下调,且呈浓度剂量和作用时间正相关,其差异有统计学意义;茶黄索纽与AG1478组比较,后者抑制作用更为明显;与对照纽比,仍有增高。结论:荼黄素双没食子酸酯(TF3)单体可显著下调炎性气道的黏液高分泌,但并不能完全抑制炎性黏液的分泌。
Objective: To investigate the effects of theaflavin-3,3'-digallate (TF3) on airway mucous hypersecretion induced by human neutrophil elastase(HNE). Methods: Human lung adenocarcinoma cells-AS49 mucous hypersecretion was induced by the stimulation of HNE. The cell activity of TF-3 treated was assessed by MTT method. In this study, we divided into 4 groups: a negative control group( A), HNE treatment group( B), TF3 pre-treatment group(C) and AG1478 pre-treatment group(D). Group B was treated with HNE (50nmol/L) for 24 hours. Group C were pre-treated with TF3 (50,100,200 μg/ml) for 24 hours, group D was pre-treated with AG1478(5 μmol/L)for 30 minutes respectively, then they were stimulated with HNE (50 nmol/L) for 24 hours. We tested the change of the mucin at 12 h, 24 h and 36h. The reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was used to examine a changes of MUC5ACmRNA. The protein expression changes of MUCSAC was tested by Enzyme-hnked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results: The MUCSACmRNA expression and protein expression of the B group were 0.86 ±0.03 and 163.22 ±7.34 respectively, both significantly higher than those of the A group( 0.22 ±0.02 and 102. 28±3.87 both P 〈0.01 ). The above two indexes were down regulated obviously after the cells were pretreated by TF-3 compare with HNE group. The difference was significant statistically ( P 〈 0.01 ) and it presented positive correlation of the concentration and the action time. On the other hand, we also observed that the inhibitory action of D group were stronger than C group. However, there were significantly augmented between C group and A group ( P 〈 0.01 ). Conclusion: We conclude that TF3 were able to inhibit airway mucous hypersecretion induced by inflammatory factor obviously. But it could not completely inhibited mucous hypersecretion.