短链酰基辅酶A脱氢酶在心肌细胞凋亡中的作用

Effects of short-chain acyl-Co A dehydrogenase on cardiomyocyte apoptosis

目的:研究短链酰基辅酶A脱氢酶(short-chain acyl-Co A dehydrogenase,SCAD)在心肌细胞凋亡中的变化,探讨其与心肌细胞凋亡之间的关系。方法:以叔丁基过氧化氢(tert-butyl hydroperoxide,t BHP)刺激心肌细胞建立凋亡模型。检测细胞存活率、SCAD mRNA和蛋白表达、SCAD活性以及游离脂肪酸含量变化;并采用SCAD的最优干扰序列siRNA-1186进行干扰,观察其对心肌细胞凋亡的影响。结果:与对照组相比,在t BHP诱导的心肌细胞凋亡模型中,SCAD的mRNA和蛋白表达均显著下调。与阴性对照序列组相比,siRNA-1186干扰后心肌细胞的SCAD表达和活性明显下降,心肌细胞游离脂肪酸含量明显增加,同时,心肌细胞出现了明显凋亡,与t BHP诱导的心肌细胞凋亡趋势一致。结论:SCAD表达失调可能参与心肌细胞凋亡的过程,上调SCAD可能成为干预心肌细胞凋亡的重要环节之一。

AIM：To investigate the change of short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase （SCAD） expression during cardiomyocyte apoptosis and to explore the relationship between SCAD and cardiomyocyte apoptosis .METHODS： The neonatal rat cardiomyocytes treated by tert-butyl hydroperoxide （tBHP） were used as the model of cardiomyocyte apoptosis . The cell viability , the expression of SCAD at mRNA and protein levels , the activity of SCAD and the content of free fatty acids were determined .RESULTS：The mRNA and protein expression of SCAD decreased in the cardiomyocyte apoptosis model.Compared with negative control group , SCAD expression and activity were both significantly decreased in siRNA-1186 group, but the content of free fatty acids were obviously increased in the cardiomyocytes .Meanwhile, SCAD siRNA treatment triggered the same apoptosis as cardiomyocytes treated with tBHP .CONCLUSION： Down-regulation of SCAD may play an important role in primary cardiomyocyte apoptosis .Increase in the expression of SCAD may become an impor-tant part in intervening cardiomyocyte apoptosis .