目的:研究TNF-α对内皮细胞与周细胞PDGF—B/PDGFR—β表达的作用。方法:常规剂量100ug/L以及大剂量2450ug/L TNF-α作用于培养的视网膜微血管内皮细胞、周细胞,通过免疫组化、Western Blot、RT—PCR检测PDGF—B/PDGFR—β表达。结果:内皮细胞组大剂量TNF-α组,PDGF—B表达显著下调,8h表达开始出现下调,在12h,PDGF-B的表达量为原来的39%;在人视网膜微血管周细胞组,与对照组相比,常规TNF-α剂量组PDGFR-β表达并未出现显著改变;大剂量TNF-α组,与对照组相比,PDGFR-β表达在12h下调为45%。结论:TNF-α可引起内皮细胞与周细胞PDGF—B/PDGFR-β表达降低。
AIM: To investigate alterations of the gene expression of PDGF-B and PDGFR-β of bovine retinal microvessel endothelial cells and pericytes induced by TNF-α. METHODS: Retinal microvessle endothelial cells and pericytes were isolated and reversed transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and western blot analyses were performed to determine the mRNA and protein content for PDGF-B and PDGFR-β induced by different concentration of TNF-α. RESULTS: By semi-quantity RT-PCR, for the endothelial cells groups, the expressions of PDGF-B were downregulated about 39% at 12h in the large dosage of TNF-α group (2 450ug/L) ; For pericytes groups, the expression of PDGFR-β did not show significant changes in the routine dosage of TNF-α group (vs control ), the expressions of PDGFR-β were down-regulated about 45% at 12h in the large dosage of TNF-α group. CONCLUSION: TNF-α, a typical factor of inflammation in the early stage of diabetic retinopathies, could cause the down-regulation of the expression of PDGF-B/PDGFR- β of endothelial cells and pericytes, which maybe a cause of the pericytes loss in the early stage of DRP.