目的:探讨表没食子酸酯(EGCG)对体)对体外培养的人晶状体上皮(human lens epithelial,HLE)细胞氧化损伤的保护作用及可能机制。方法:HLE细胞传代培养,分为阴性对照组:以正常培养液培养;氧化损伤组:100μmol·L^-1的H2O2作用12h;EGCG低浓度组:10μmol·L^-1 EGCG孵育24h后,加入H2O2作用12h;EGCG高浓度组:100μmol·L^-1 EGCG孵育24h后,加入H2O2作用12h。MTT比色法检测细胞活力,流式细胞仪检测细胞凋亡率,Hochest33258染色观察凋亡细胞形态,比色法检测凋亡相关因子caspses-3及caspase-9的表达。结果:EGCG能明显抑制H2O2诱导的HLE细胞活力的下降,用不同浓度EGCG处理后,HLE细胞活性分别提高到51.00%±2.37%和63.67%±2.29%,与氧化损伤组(40.33%±2.86%)比较差异具有统计学意义(P〈0.05);经不同浓度EGCG处理后,HLE细胞凋亡率分别下降至33.33±3.12%和22.80±1.67%,与氧化损伤组(43.03±2.43%)比较差异具有统计学意义(P〈0.05);此外,EGCG还能明显减少H2O2所致HLE细胞内caspses-3及caspase-9的表达。结论:EGCG通过抑制caspses-3及caspase-9的表达有效抑制了H2O2对HLE细胞的损伤,从而为其用于治疗HLE细胞损伤提供可靠的实验依据。
Objective: To discuss the protective effects and possible mechanisms of EGCG in vitro cultured human les epithelial (HLE) cells induced by oxidative damage. Methods: HLE cells were subcultured, devided into negative control group: cultured with normal culture medium; oxidative injury group:100 μmol·L^-1 H2O2 treated for 12 h; EGCG low dose group: 10 μmol·L^-1 EGCG incubated for 24 h then treated with 100μmol·L^-1 H2O2 for 12 h; and EGCG high dose group: 100 μmol·L^-1 EGCG incubated for 24 h then treated with 100 μmol·L^-1 H2O2 for 12 h. Cell viability were tested by MTT colorimetric detection, apoptosis rate was detected by flow cytometry, apoptotic cell morphology was observed by hochest33258 staining, expression of apoptosis-related factors caspses-3 and caspase-9 were tested by colorimetric detection. Results: EGCG inhibited H2O2-induced cell viability decrease in HLE cells, after treated with different concentrations of EGCG, HLE cells activity increased to 51.00%± 2.37% and 63.67% ±2.29 %, which has statistical significance difference compared with oxidative damage group (40.33%± 2.86%)(P〈0.05); after treated with different concentrations of EGCG, the apoptosis rate of HLE cells decreased to 33.33 ±3.12% and 22.80± 1.67%, respectively, which has statistical significance difference compared with oxidative damage group (43.03 ±2.43% ) (P〈0.05); in addition, EGCG also significantly reduced the H2O2-induced expression of caspses-3 and caspase-9 in HLE cells. Conclusion: EGCG effective inhibited H2O2-induced HLE cells damage by inhibiting the expression of caspses-3 and caspase-9, which provide reliable experimental basis for the treatment of injuries in HLE cells.