为探讨不同浓度黄芩苷对热应激条件下猪近端肾小管细胞(pig kidney proximal tubular cells, LLC-PK1)细胞凋亡率及B细胞淋巴瘤/白血病-2基因(B-cellymphoma-2, Bcl-2)和Bcl-2相关X蛋白基因(Bcl-2 associated X protein, Bax)表达的影响,将培养的LLC-PK1细胞随机分为7个组,Ⅰ组为37℃空白对照组,Ⅱ组为42℃单纯热应激1 h组,Ⅲ、Ⅳ、Ⅴ、Ⅵ和Ⅶ组分别为用不同浓度黄芩苷(0.01、0.1、1、10和100μg/mL)处理组后42℃热应激1 h组,运用实时荧光定量PCR和Western blot分别检测Bcl-2和Bax基因及蛋白的表达,流式细胞仪(Annexin V-FITC/PI双染法)检测细胞凋亡率。结果表明,与Ⅰ组相比,Ⅱ组能显著诱导LLC-PK1细胞Bcl-2 mRNA的表达(P<0.05),极显著诱导细胞Bax mRNA和蛋白的表达(P<0.01),能极显著降低细胞Bcl-2和Bax mRNA和蛋白的比值(P<0.01),极显著增加细胞凋亡率(P<0.01),但对细胞Bcl-2蛋白的表达无显著影响(P>0.05)。黄芩苷处理组与Ⅱ组相比,Ⅳ、Ⅴ和Ⅵ组LLC-PK1细胞Bcl-2 mRNA的表达量均升高,其中Ⅴ组差异极显著(P<0.01),Ⅳ及Ⅵ组差异显著(P<0.05),Ⅲ及Ⅶ组差异不显著(P>0.05),而细胞Bcl-2蛋白的表达量与Ⅱ组相比均差异不显著(P>0.05);同样与Ⅱ组相比,黄芩苷处理的各组细胞Bax mRNA及蛋白的表达量均降低,其中Ⅴ及Ⅵ组差异极显著(P<0.01),其余各组差异显著(P<0.05);除Ⅲ组外,其他各组细胞Bcl-2和Bax mRNA及蛋白的比值与Ⅱ组相比均显著升高(P<0.05),其中Ⅴ组细胞Bcl-2和Bax蛋白的比值差异极显著(P<0.01);细胞凋亡率仅有Ⅲ组与Ⅱ组相比差异不显著(P>0.05),而Ⅴ及Ⅵ组细胞凋亡率极显著低于Ⅱ组(P<0.01),其余的Ⅳ和Ⅶ组显著低于Ⅱ组(P<0.05)。一定浓度范围内的黄芩苷(0.1~100μg/mL)可能通过下调热应激条件下LLC-PK1细胞Bax的?
The objective of this study is to explore baicalin influence B-cellymphoma-2 (Bcl-2) and Bcl-2 associated X protein (Bax) expression as well as apoptosis rates of heat-stressed pig kidney proximal tubular cells (LLC-PK1). Readily cultured LLC-PK1 cells were randomly divided into seven groups. The cells in groupⅠwere used as blank control cultured at 37℃and cells in groupⅡwere heart-stressed at 42℃for 1 h. Cells in groupsⅢ,Ⅳ,Ⅴ,ⅥandⅦwere cultured additionally with different concentrations (0.01, 0.1, 1, 10 and 100μg/mL) of baicalin at 42℃for 1 h, respectively. Expression of Bcl-2 mRNA and Bax protein were detected with Real-time PCR and Western blot, respectively. Apoptosis rates of LLC-PK1 cells were determined with Annexin V-FITC/PI. Results showed that as compared to groupⅠ, Bcl-2 mRNA in groupⅡincreased significantly (P〈0.05), and Bax mRNA and its protein increased extremely significantly (P〈0.01), and both ratios between Bcl-2 and Bax mRNA and their proteins decreased significantly (P〈0.01), and the apoptosis rates increased extremely significantly(P〈0.01). However, there was no evident influence on Bcl-2 protein expression (P〉0.05). Compared with groupⅡ, Bcl-2 mRNA expression significantly increased in groupⅣand Ⅵ (P〈0.05) and extremely significantly in groupⅤ(P〈0.01), but not in groupⅢor Ⅶ (P〉0.05), while the Bal-2 protein expression had no difference (P〉0.05). Similarly, compared with groupⅡ, both Bax mRNA and its protein expression decreased significantly in groupsⅢ, Ⅳand Ⅶ (P〈0.05) and decreased extremely significantly in groupⅤandⅥ(P〈0.01). Ratios between Bcl-2 and Bax mRNA and their proteins in all groups except groupⅢhad a significant increase (P〈0.05), while the ratio between Bcl-2 and Bax protein in groupⅤincreased extremely significantly (P〈0.01). The apoptosis rates decreased extremely significantly in groupⅤ and Ⅵ (P〈0.01), and decreased signi