目的:探讨大麻素Ⅱ型受体(CB2)选择性激动剂AMl241对小鼠心肌梗死(MI)模型中心脏干/祖细胞增殖的作用。方法:40只雄性C57BL/6小鼠通过结扎小鼠心脏左冠状动脉前降支建立MI模型并随机分为4组,每组10只(n=10):①假手术(Sham)组;②MI组;③MI+CB:受体激动剂AMl241(MI+AMl241)组;④MI+CB2受体激动剂AMl241+CB2受体拮抗剂AM630(MI+AMl241+AM630)组。采用小动物超声系统观察小鼠左室射血分数(LVEF)的变化。用免疫荧光染色法观察MI周边区表达干细胞生长因子受体(c-kit)、干细胞抗原1(Sea-1)的阳性细胞数,实时荧光定量PCR测定MI周边区c-kit、Sea-1和多药耐药蛋白P糖蛋白(MDRl)的表达水平。结果:与MI组相比,MI+AMl241组小鼠7d和14d心脏LVEF值显著提高(P〈0.01)。免疫荧光染色的结果提示,MI+AMl241组c-kit和Sea-1的表达较MI组增多(P〈0.05)。实时荧光定量PCR结果显示,MI+AMl241组c-kit和Sea-1的基因表达水平明显高于MI组(P〈0.05)。同时,CB2受体拮抗剂AM630可阻断AMl241的上述作用。结论:CB2受体激活可促进梗死心肌干/祖细胞的增殖,改善心脏的收缩功能。
AIM: To observe the effect of cannabinoid receptor Ⅱ( CB2 ) activation on cardiac stem/pro genitor cell proliferation in mice myocardial infarction (MI) models. METHODS: C57BL/6 male mice were randomly allocated into four groups : Sham group ( Sham), MI group ( MI), MI + CB2 agonist AM1241 group ( MI + AM1241 ), and MI + CB2 agonist AM1241 + CB2 antagonist AM630 group ( MI + AM1241 + AM630). Mice MI model was induced by ligation of the left anterior descending artery. Echo cardiography was performed to evaluate left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). The number of cardiac stem/progenitor ceils was observed with immunostaining for cardiac stem/progenitor cell surface markers c-kit and Sca-1 in peri-infarction region at day 7 post MI. Real-time PCR analysis was conducted to examine the expression of c-kit, Sca-1 and MDR1 in the border zone of infarcted myocardium at day 7 and 14 post-MI. RESULTS: Echocardiography revealed that AM1241 ameliorated LVEF compared with that in MI group at day 7 (P 〈0. 01 ) and day 14 (P 〈0. 01 ) post-MI. Both immunofluorescence stai ning and RT-PCR demonstrated that the administration of AM1241 significantly increased the expressionof c-kit and Sca-1 in the border zone of infarcted myocardium ( P 〈 0. 05 ) and the protective effect of AM1241 on the infarcted myocardium was inhibited by CB2 antagonist AM630. CONCLUSION: CB2 receptor activation may promote cardiac stern/progenitor cell proliferation and improve cardiac systolic function.