探讨抗细胞凋亡在联合应用吗啡和肢体远隔缺血后处理(remote ischemic postconditioning, RIP)心肌保护中的作用。 方法 采用大鼠在体心肌缺血/再灌注损伤(ischemia/reperfusion injury, I/RI)模型,根据随机数字表法将60只SD大鼠分为4组(每组15只):缺血/再灌注(ischemia/reperfusion, I/R)组(I/R组)、肢体RIP组(RIP组)、吗啡后处理组(M组)以及联合应用吗啡和肢体RIP组(M+RIP组)。再灌注末留取缺血中心区、缺血边缘区和非缺血区心肌组织标本,应用Tunel染色法检测心肌细胞凋亡指数(apoptotic index, AI),应用实时定量PCR技术检测心肌细胞凋亡相关基因Bcl-2 mRNA和Bax mRNA表达,光学和电子显微镜观察缺血中心区心肌细胞形态。 结果 I/R组、RIP组、M组和M+RIP组缺血中心区心肌细胞AI分别为(49.1±4.9)%、(34.2±2.9)%、(39.7±3.2)%和(29.0±4.9)%,缺血边缘区心肌细胞AI分别为(12.7±2.2)%、(8.2±1.6)%、(10.4±2.7)%和(5.9±1.4)%。在缺血中心区和缺血边缘区,M+RIP组心肌细胞AI较I/R组和M组明显降低(P<0.05),M+RIP组的Bcl-2 mRNA表达较I/R组、RIP组和M组明显增强(P<0.05),而M+RIP组的Bax mRNA表达则较I/R组、RIP组和M组明显降低(P<0.05),M+RIP组的Bcl-2/Bax较I/R组、RIP组和M组明显升高(P<0.05)。光学和电子显微镜检查显示,M+RIP组的心肌形态和线粒体结构明显改善。 结论 Bcl-2相关信号通路的细胞凋亡抑制是联合应用吗啡和肢体RIP的心肌保护作用机制之一。
Objective To evaluate the role of anti-apoptosis in protection of combined morphine and limb remote ischemic postconditioning(RIP) against myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury(I/RI). Methods Sixty male SD rats were randomly allocated into four groups(n=15): ischemia/reperfusion(I/R) group(group I/R), group RIP, morphine group (group M), and combined morphine and RIP group(group M+RIP) . The apoptosis in the myocardial ischemic core, ischemic border and non-ischemic areas were assessed through the Tunel assay and real-time PCR for Bax mRNA and Bcl-2 mRNA. Optical and electronic microscopes were used to determine the cardiomyocyte morphology. Results The apoptotic index(AI) of myocytes in the ischemic core area was (49.1±4.9)%, (34.2±2.9)%, (39.7±3.2)% and (29.0±4.9)% in the I/R, RIP, M, M+RIP groups, respectively. The AI of myocytes in the ischemic border area was(12.7±2.2)%, (8.2±1.6)%, (10.4±2.7)% and (5.9±1.4)% in the I/R, RIP, M, M+RIP groups, respectively. In the ischemic core and border area, the AI of myocytes was significantly decreased in the M+RIP group compared to that in the I/R and M groups(P〈0.05), the expression of Bcl-2 mRNA was significantly increased(P〈0.05) and expression of Bax mRNA was significantly decreased in group M+RIP(P〈0.05), compared to that in the I/R, RIP, and M groups. Bcl-2/Bax ratio was significantly increased in group M+RIP(P〈0.05), compared to that in the I/R, RIP, and M groups. Optical and electronic microscopes showed that myocardial morphology and mitochondrial structures were significantly improved in group M+RIP. Conclusions Apoptotic inhibition by Bcl-2 linked signaling pathway is one of the mechanisms of cardioprotection by combining morphine and limb RIP against I/RI.