目的:在细胞水平探讨西罗莫司[sirolimus,又名雷帕霉素(rapamycin)]的抗肾纤维化作用。方法:采用原代培养的大鼠肾皮质肌成纤维细胞(myofibroblast,MyoF)。实验各时间点分别设对照组和用西罗莫司40mg/L处理组。将细胞培养12h,24h,48h后分别收集细胞和细胞培养上清液,用Western blot方法检测细胞内α-平滑肌肌动蛋白(α-smooth muscle actin,α-SMA)、纤维连接蛋白(fibronectin,FN)、Ⅰ型胶原(typeⅠcollagen,ColⅠ-)和上清液中FN,ColⅠ-蛋白水平的表达;用实时荧光定量PCR(real-time quantitative PCR)法检测细胞培养1h,2h,4h,6h各时间点前胶原Ⅰ(procollagenⅠ-)mRNA表达的变化;用明胶酶谱法检测细胞培养上清液中基质金属蛋白酶-2(matrix metalloproteinase-2,MMP-2)和基质金属蛋白酶-9(matrix metalloproteinase-9,MMP-9)的活性。实验结果分别以各时间点对照组作为基线1,计算与对照组的比值。结果:(1)西罗莫司于各个时间点对细胞内α-SMA的表达均无影响。(2)用西罗莫司处理后,于24h对细胞内ColⅠ-蛋白表达量明显少于对照组,并持续至48h,分别为各时间点对照组的(0.58±0.05)倍和(0.63±0.18)倍,差异有统计学意义(P〈0.05)。(3)与各时间点对照组相比,细胞内procollagen-ⅠmRNA在1h,2h时表达均减少,分别为(0.38±0.05)倍和(0.55±0.16)倍,差异有统计学意义(P〈0.05),于4h恢复到基础水平。(4)培养细胞上清液中12h即有ColⅠ-基础表达,经西罗莫司处理24h其表达量较对照组明显减少,为对照组的(0.59±0.25)倍,差异有统计学意义(P〈0.05),持续至48h仍呈减少趋势,为对照组的(0.52±0.21)倍,P〈0.05。(5)细胞内FN蛋白表达趋势与上清液中一致,24h其表达量较对照组明显减少,分别为对照组的(0.44±0.09)倍和(0.40±0.15)倍,差异均具有统计学意义(P〈0.05),48h西罗莫司对FN的抑制作用消失。?
Objective: To investigate the anti-fibrotic effect of sirolimus (rapamycin) at the cell level. Methods: The primary cultured rat renal cortical myofibroblasts were divided into two groups, control group and sirolimus 40 mg/L group at each time point. The protein levels of α-SMA, Col-Ⅰ , fibronectin (FN) were analyzed by Western blot in both the whole cell lysates and supernatant culture media 12 h , 24 h and 48 h after incubation, respectively. Real-time quantitative PCR was carried out to measure the levels of procollagen-Ⅰ mRNA 1 h, 2 h, 4 h, and 6 h after cell incubation. The activities of gelatinase MMP-2 and MMP-9 in the supernatant from the cultured cell media were assayed by gelatin zymography. Results: (1) Sirolimus had no effect on the expression of α-SMA of myofibroblasts at differnet time points. (2) The expression of Col-Ⅰ in the whole cell lysates both reduced at the end of 24 h and 48 h in sirolimus group significantly [(0.58±0.05) and (0.63±0.18 ),P〈0.05] compared with control group at each time point, respectively. (3) The levels of procollagen-I mRNA reduced significantly at the end of 1 h and 2 h compared with control group at each time point [(0.38±0. 05) and (0.55±0.16), P 〈0.05], but increased to basic level at the end of 4 h. (4) The myofibroblasts had basic expression of Col-Ⅰ early at the end of 12 h, its expression in supernatant culture medium reduced obviously both at 24 h and 48 h in sirolimus group compared with control group of each time point [(0.59±0.25)and (0.52±0.21), P〈0.05]. (5) The expression of FN in the whole cell lysates had the same trend as that in supernatant culture medium, which reduced obviously at the end of 24 h in sirolimus group compared with control group at each time point[(0.44±0.09) and (0.40±0.15), P〈0.05], but the inhibitive effect of sirolimus on FN disappeared at the end of 48 h. (6) The activities of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in the supernatant culture media were not sig