目的:以体外培养的人肾小管上皮细胞(HK-2细胞)为靶细胞,构建肾小管上皮细胞凋亡样坏死(necroptosis)的模型。方法:采用肿瘤坏死因子仅(tumornercosisfactora,TNF-α)诱导细胞凋亡,同时采用抗霉素A(antimycinA)耗竭ATP,构建肾小管上皮细胞凋亡的模型,并以caspase-8抑制剂苄氧羰酰一缬氨酰一丙氨酰一天冬氨酰-氟甲基酮(benzyloxycarbonyl.Val—Ala—Asp-fluoromethylketone,zVAD-fmk)阻断凋亡,用necroptosis的特异性抑制剂necrostatin-1(Nec-1)阻断necroptosis,观察细胞在不同的处理下形态学的变化,同时检测细胞存活率及标志物微管相关蛋白1轻链3-Ⅱ(microtubule-associatedprotein1lightchain3--Ⅱ,LC3-Ⅱ)的表达。结果:(1)在TNF--α+zVAD-fmk+antimycinA处理1h时细胞及细胞器膨胀,电镜下细胞膜碎裂,线粒体变圆、肿胀,嵴逐渐模糊,胞浆中出现大量自噬小体,而Nec一1预处理后细胞的坏死程度较对照组明显改善。(2)在TNF-α+zVAD-fmk+antimycinA1h实验组,Nec-1预处理后细胞的存活率显著增加(P〈0.05)。(3)TNF—d+zVAD-fmk+antimycinA干预1h实验组在Nec.1预处理后LC3-Ⅱ的表达量明显下降(P〈0.05)。结论:凋亡环境中阻断凋亡可以诱导肾小管上皮细胞necroptosis,抑制剂Nec一1能特异性阻断肾小管上皮细胞发生坏死。
AIM : To make a model of necroptosis in human renal tubular epithelial HK-2 cells. METHODS : To induce necroptosis, HK-2 cells were treated with tumor necrosis factor ct (TNF-ct) followed by ATP depletion, and benzyloxycarbonyl-Val-Ala-Asp-fluoromethylketone (zVAD-fmk) was added to block the activity of caspase-8. The morpho- logical changes of the cells were observed under light microscope and electronic microscope. The cell viability was detected by CCK-8 assay, and the marker of necroptosis was analyzed by Western blotting. RESULTS: In the cells treated with TNF-ct followed by zVAD-fmk and antimycin A for 1 h, the morphological changes including the cell and organdie infla- tion, and membrane fragmentation, with a large amount of autophagysome, were observed. However, these abnormalities were markedly attenuated after treatment with Nec-1. Meanwhile, the cell viability was also significantly improved after u- sing Nec-1. No similar variation was observed in other groups. In addition, the expression of LC3-II was significantly de- creased in Nec-1 + TNF-ot + zVAD-fmk + antimycin A (1 h) group compared with control group. CONCLUSION: TNF- ot stimulation and energy depletion induce necroptosis in renal tubular epithelial cells. Nec-1 inhibits necroptosis in a caspase-independent pathway, and may have therapeutic potential to prevent and treat renal ischemia injury.