目的 探讨转化生长因子(TGF-β1)是否可通过活性氧(ROS)激活c-Jun末端激酶(JNK)通路,刺激肺成纤维细胞增殖和Ⅰ/Ⅲ型胶原合成增加,促进矽肺纤维化形成.方法 在检测TGF-β1对肺成纤维细胞作用的实验中,肺成纤维细胞分为对照组(0.4%血清)和TGF-β1组(5μg/L).在检测抗氧化剂NAC(N-乙酰-L-半胱氨酸)是否抑制了TGF-β1对肺成纤维细胞作用的实验中,肺成纤维细胞分为对照组(0.4%血清)、H2O2组(0.1mmol/L,阳性对照)、H2O2+NAC组(10 mmol/L)、TGF-β1组(5μg/L)、TGF-β1+NAC组.利用MTT法测定细胞增殖,蛋白免疫印迹法(western blot)测定Ⅰ/Ⅲ型胶原及JNK表达,免疫荧光法检测8-羟化脱氧鸟苷(8-OHdG,一种DNA氧化产物)水平.结果 在检测TGF-β1对肺成纤维细胞作用的实验中,与对照组比较,TGF-β1组肺成纤维细胞增殖增强、Ⅰ/Ⅲ型胶原、JNK磷酸化及8-OHdG水平增高,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05).在检测NAC是否抑制了TGF-β1对肺成纤维细胞作用的实验中,与对照组比较,H2O2组和TGF-β1组细胞增殖的吸光度值,Ⅰ/Ⅲ型胶原及JNR磷酸化、8-OHdG水平均增高,但与H2O2组和TGF-β1组比较,H2O2+NAC组和TGF-β1+NAC组的吸光度值,Ⅰ/Ⅲ型胶原及JNR磷酸化、8-OHdG水平均表达下降,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05).结论 TGF-β1可诱导肺成纤维细胞生成ROS,并由此促进JNK磷酸化,最终引起肺成纤维细胞增殖和Ⅰ/Ⅲ型胶原合成的增多,减少ROS,可有效抑制TGF-β1的作用.
Objective This study will explore whether reactive oxygen species (ROS) is involved in TGF-β1-induced JNK activation,pulmonary fibroblast proliferation and collagen type Ⅰ and Ⅲ synthesis.Methods Pulmonary fibroblasts were randomly divided into control (0.4% serum) and TGF-β1 (5 μg/L)groups to detect whether TGF-β1 could induce pulmonary fibroblast proliferation,synthesis of collagen Ⅰ and Ⅲ,phosphorylated-JNK (p-JNK) and 8-OHdG (indicator of ROS); while in the part to explore whether NAC (N-acetyl-L-cysteine,antioxidants) has the inhibitory role in TGF-β1-induced pulmonary fibroblast,it did control (0.4% serum),H2O2 (0.1 mmol/L,positive control),H2O2+NAC (10 mmol/L),TGF-β1 (5 μg/L),TGF-β1+NAC groups.Pulmonary fibroblast proliferation,8-OHdG levels,expressions of JNK and collagen Ⅰ and Ⅲ were used by MTT assay,immunofluorescence and western blot respectively.Results In the experiments to detect the effect of TGF-β1 on pulmonary fibroblasts,compared with control,TGF-β1 significantly stimulated pulmonary fibroblast proliferation and increased collagen Ⅰ and Ⅲ protein,p-JNK and 8-OHdG levels.In the next experiments to explore whether NAC has the inhibitory role in TGF-β1-induced pulmonary fibroblasts,compared with control,pulmonary fibroblast proliferation and the levels of collagen Ⅰ and Ⅲ,p-JNK,8-OHdG were all significantly increased in H2O2 and TGF-β1 groups; while these changes were markedly blocked with the treatment of NAC.Conclusion TGF-β1 induces pulmonary fibroblasts to generate ROS,which contributes to JNK activation and pulmonary fibroblast proliferation as well as collagen synthesis,while ROS inhibition suppresses this effet of TGF-β1 in pulmonary fibroblasts.