目的探讨蛙皮素受体激活蛋白(BRAP)对脂多糖(LPS)诱导的气道黏液高分泌的影响及相关作用机制。方法体外培养人气道上皮HBE16细胞,转染已构建好的p EGFP-N1-BRAP,以空质粒载体作为对照,给予LPS刺激,同时分别以ERK抑制剂U0126、JNK抑制剂SP600125、P38抑制剂SB203580干预。观察细胞内活性氧(ROS)含量、黏蛋白(MUC)5AC表达和核因子-κB(NF-κB)活性以及细胞活力的变化。结果转染p EGFP-N1-BRAP后ROS明显减少(P〈0.01);同单纯LPS刺激相比,MUC5AC蛋白含量和mRNA水平在转染p EGFP-N1-BRAP后明显降低(P〈0.01),NF-κB活性亦呈相同趋势(P〈0.05);在U0126组,MUC5AC的表达较转染重组质粒组显著降低(P〈0.01),NF-κB活性也显著下调(P〈0.05)。结论 BRAP可以通过ROS/ERK/MAPK信号通路阻止胞质内NF-κB的活化,从而下调MUC5AC的生成。
Objective To investigate the effect of bombesin receptor activated protein( BRAP) on lipopolysaccharide( LPS)-induced mucous hypersecretion in airway and mechamism. Methods After cultivating HBE16 cells in vitro,the constructed p-EGFP-N1-BRAP eukaryotic vector was transfected into the cells with empty plasmid as a vector control. At the same time in order to LPS as a stimulus to extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase( ERK) specific inhibitor U0126,P38 inhibitor SB203580 and c-jun N-terminal kinase( JNK) inhibitor SP600125 for the intervention factors. The content of ROS,the expression of MUC5 AC mRNA and protein,the NF-κB activity and cell vitality were detected. Results After transfected p EGFP-N1-BRAP,ROS production was decreased( P〈0. 01). The MUC5 AC protein production and mRNA level of the group transfected p EGFPN1-BRAP were significantly decreased as compared with LPS group( P〈0. 01),the NF-κB activity showed the same trend( P〈0. 05). In U0126 group,the expression of MUC5 AC was significantly decreased as compared with transfected recombination plasmid group( P〈0. 01),the NF-κB activity was also significantly decreased( P〈0. 05). Conclusions BRAP inhibits NF-κB activation via ROS /ERK/MAPK signaling pathway,thus reducing LPS-induced MUC5 AC production.