目的 探讨孕期炎症刺激对子代大鼠心脏局部肾素血管紧张素系统的影响,为高血压发病机制及其新的防治策略提供实验依据.方法 SD孕鼠12只,采用随机数字表的方法随机分为3组:(1)脂多糖(LPS)模型组(LPS组):在孕第8、10、12天腹腔注射LPS 0.79 mg/kg;(2)对照组:每只孕鼠腹腔注射无菌生理盐水0.5 ml;(3)LPS+吡咯烷二硫氨基甲酸(PDTC)组(PDTC组):在孕第8、10、12天腹腔注射LPS 0.79 mg/kg,孕第8~14天每天腹腔注射核转录因子-κB抑制剂PDTC 100mg/kg.子鼠出生后,免疫组织化学法测定其心脏组织中血管紧张素Ⅱ(AngⅡ)的蛋白表达水平;实时荧光定量PCR测定其心脏组织中血管紧张素转化酶(ACE)、ACE2 mRNA的表达水平;Western blot法检测其心脏组织中ACE、ACE2的蛋白含量.结果 6周和16周时LPS组子代大鼠心肌组织中AngⅡ蛋白表达水平(分别为0.14±0.04和0.17 ±0.04)均明显高于对照组(分别为0.07 ±0.02和0.11 ±0.01),P分别<0.01和0.05,PDTC组子代大鼠心肌组织中AngⅡ蛋白表达水平(分别为0.10±0.01和0.13 ±0.03)则明显低于LPS组(P均<0.05).6周和16周时LPS组子代大鼠心肌组织中ACE的蛋白表达水平(分别为0.63 ±0.17和0.52±0.11)均明显高于对照组(分别为0.29±0.09和0.34 ±0.07)(P均<0.05),16周时ACE mRNA表达水平(1.10±0.26)明显高于对照组(0.72±0.22)(P<0.05),PDTC组(0.67±0.01)则明显低于LPS组(P<0.01).LPS组ACE2蛋白表达水平(0.47±0.15)明显低于对照组(0.77±0.20)(p<0.05),ACE2 mRNA表达水平(0.40±0.02)明显低于对照组(0.90±0.43)(P<0.05).结论 孕期炎症刺激引起子代大鼠心脏组织局部ACE和AngⅡ蛋白水平升高,ACE2蛋白水平降低,而其中ACE和ACE2是一对相抗衡、功能效应相反的酶,其表达失衡是子鼠心脏局部肾素血管紧张素系统异常的表现,可能是孕期炎症刺激致子代大
Objective To explore expression changes of myocardial renin angiotensin system induced by prenatal exposure to lipopolysaccharide in offspring rats.Methods Twelve pregnant SD rats were randomly divided into three groups:LPS model group:intraperitoneal injection of LPS (0.79 mg/kg)at 8,10,12 days of pregnancy ; control group:intraperitoneal injection of sterile saline (0.5 ml) at 8,10,12 days of pregnancy; LPS + PDTC group:intraperitoneal injection of LPS (0.79 mg/kg) at 8,10,12 days of pregnancy plus daily intraperitoneal injection of NF-κB inhibitor-pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC,100 mg/kg) on day 8 to 14 pregnancy day.Protein expression of Angiotensin Ⅱ (Ang Ⅱ) in heart was detected by immunohistochemistry; myocardial ACE,ACE2 mRNA expression was detected by real-time PCR; protein expression of ACE and ACE2 in heart was detected by Western blot in offspring rats of various groups.Results Compared with control group (0.07 ± 0.02,0.11 ± 0.01),Ang Ⅱ protein levels (0.14 ± 0.04) were significantly increased at 6 weeks (P < 0.01) and 16 weeks (0.17 ± 0.04,P < 0.05) in offspring rats of LPS model group,which could be significantly attenuated by PDTC intervention (0.10 ± 0.01,0.13 ± 0.03,respectively,all P < 0.05).Similarly,myocardial ACE mRNA expression in 16 weeks offspring rats of LPS model group was significantly upregulated compared with control group (1.10 ± 0.26 vs.0.72 ± 0.22,P < 0.05),which was significantly attenuated by PDTC intervention (0.67 ± 0.01,P < 0.01 vs.LPS group).Myocardial protein expression ACE2 in 16 weeks offspring rats of LPS model group was significantly downregulated compared to control group,which was slightly upregulated by PDTC intervention (P > 0.05).Conclusion Pregnancy exposure to lipopolysaccharide increases myocardial ACE and Ang Ⅱexpression while reduces myocardial ACE2 expression in offspring rats,which might be one of the pathomechanisms of offspring hypertension.