苦参碱对人单核细胞内三磷酸腺苷结合盒转运体A1及胆固醇酯的影响

Effects of matrine on ATP binding cassette transporter A1 and cholesterol in monocyte cells

目的观察苦参碱对人单核细胞胆固醇和三磷酸腺苷结合盒转运体A1(ABCA1)表达的影响。方法用TBARS法检测细胞内MDA,油红O染色法检测泡沫细胞的形成,荧光分光光度法检测细胞内总胆固醇、游离胆固醇和胆固醇酯含量,RT-PCR和Western blot检测ABCA1mRNA与蛋白的表达。结果单核细胞经佛波脂(PMA)及ox-LDL共同孵育后,细胞内积聚的总胆固醇、游离胆固醇、胆固醇酯及脂质过氧化产物均明显增多(P<0.05),有大量泡沫细胞形成,而ABCA1蛋白、mRNA水平明显减少(P<0.05);苦参碱干预组显著缓解上述变化,细胞内胆固醇酯减少,ABCA1 mRNA、蛋白表达明显增加(P<0.05)。结论苦参碱可能通过增强ABCA1的表达和降低细胞内胆固醇聚积而发挥抗动脉粥样硬化的作用。

Objective To study the effect of matrine on ATP binding cassette transporter A1 （ABCA1） expression and cholesterol in monocyte derived foam cells. Methods The lipid peroxide in cells was measured by TBARS method; The foam cells were examined by oil red 0 stain. The accumulation of cholesterol in monocyte was measured by fluorescence spectrophotometric method;ABCA1 mRNA and its protein level were determined by RT-PCR and Western blot, respectively. Results In the homonocytes incubated with PMA and low density lipoprotein （LDL）, the intracellular accumulated total cholesterol （TC）, free cholesterol （FC）, cholesteryl ester （CE） and lipid peroxide increased obviously, and a huge amount of foam cells were found by oil red O stain. This was accompanied by a reduction in the membrane content of ABCA1. matrine alter ABCA1 mRNA abundance, indicating that increased ABCA1 transcription, enhanced mRNA level. Conclusion The mechanism of anti-artherosclerosis by matrine may be related to reduce cholesterol and to increase the level of ABCA1 expression.