目的探讨环孢菌素A(CsA)对肾小管上皮细胞(TEC)自噬.溶酶体通路的影响。方法不同浓度(3、5、10μmol/L)CsA刺激人近端肾小管上皮(HK-2)细胞24h。用MTT法检测细胞活力;AnnexinV—PI双染流式细胞术检测细胞凋亡;免疫荧光法检测细胞自噬相关蛋白微管相关蛋白1轻链3(LC3)Ⅱ和p62表达;共聚焦显微镜下观察mRFP—GFP串联荧光标记LC3(tfLC3)质粒转染HK.2细胞后自噬体与溶酶体融合及降解情况;用流式细胞术检测HK-2细胞溶酶体对DQ-卵清蛋白的消化能力。结果与对照组相比,5、10μmol/LCsA组细胞活力下降(均P〈0.01);细胞凋亡数增多(均P〈0.05)。与对照组相比,3、5、10μmol/LCsA组细胞LC3-II和p62表达增加(均P〈0.05);自噬体降解受阻;细胞溶酶体消化DQ-卵清蛋白能力下降(均P〈0.01)。结论CsA通过损害溶酶体功能而阻滞肾小管上皮细胞自噬通路,可能是CsA肾病的发生机制之一。
Objective To investigate the effect of cyclosporine A (CsA) on autophagylysosomal pathway in tubular epithelial cells. Methods Human renal tubular epithelial cell line (HK-2 cell) was treated with different concentrations (3, 5 and 10 μmol/L) of CsA for 24 h. Then the viability and apoptosis of cells were measured by MTT assay or AnnexinV- PI staining followed by flow cytometry analysis, respectively. Autophagyrelated protein LC3- H and p62 were detected by immunofluorescence assay. Autophagic flux was analyzed in HK- 2 cells transfected with a tandem mRFP- GFP fluorescenttagged LC3 (tfLC3) plasmid by laser confocal microscope. The lysosomal degradation was evaluated by DQ- ovalbumin staining followed by flow cytometry analysis. Results The viability of HK- 2 cells was significantly decreased with CsA stimulation when compared with control group (P 〈 0.01), but the number of apoptotic cells was markedly increased by CsA treatment (P 〈 0.05). Compared with the control group, different doses of CsA dramatically increased the expressions of LC3- II (P 〈 0.01) and p62 (P 〈 0.05) in HK-2 ceils. Moreover, HK-2 cells treated with CsA displayed a significant increase in autophagosomes but a marked decrease in autolysosomes. In HK-2 cells, exposured to CsA caused a decrease in lysosomal degradation by DQ- ovalbumin staining when compared with control group (P 〈 0.01). Conclusion Blockade of autophagy via disrupting lysosome degradation may represent a novel mechanism of CsA-induced tubular epithelial cells injury.