摘要
目的观察分泌型卷曲相关蛋白4(sFRP4)在常染色体显性遗传性多囊肾病(ADPKD)中的表达情况及其在ADPKD中诱发凋亡的作用。方法(1)血清:收集12例健康人和20例ADPKD患者的血清标本,ELISA法检测血清中sFRP4的水平。(2)组织:收集肾癌根治性切除术后癌旁正常肾组织以及ADPKD患者肾组织,免疫组化法观察sFRP4在肾组织中的表达情况;实时定量PCR法检测肾组织中sFRP4mRNA及Caspase-3 mRNA水平;TUNEL法检测肾组织细胞凋亡。(3)细胞:HEK-293T细胞被分为3组:空白对照组、对照质粒PcDNA6转染组和Flag-sFRP4.PcDNA6质粒转染组,Western印迹法检测凋亡相关蛋白Caspase.3表达水平,流式细胞术检测各组细胞凋亡率。结果(1)ELISA检测结果显示,ADPKD患者血清sFRP4水平显著高于健康人(P〈0.05)。(2)免疫组化结果显示,sFRP4在ADPKD患者的肾小管上皮细胞胞质中表达明显增加。(3)实时定量PCR结果显示,ADPKD患者肾组织sFRP4mRNA和Caspase-3 mRNA表达水平显著高于正常肾组织(均P〈0.05)。(4)TUNEL检测结果显示,ADPKD患者肾小管上皮细胞凋亡较正常肾组织明显增加。(5)与对照组相比,过表达sFRP4的HEK-293T细胞中Caspase-3蛋白水平显著上调(P〈0.05),细胞凋亡率显著升高(P〈0.05)。结论sFRP4在ADPKD患者血液及肾组织中均明显升高,ADPKD中存在肾小管上皮细胞的异常凋亡,过表达sFRP4可以诱导HEK-293T细胞凋亡,推测sFRP4升高与ADPKD肾组织的异常凋亡增加有关。
Objective To evaluate the expression of secreted frizzled related protein 4 (sFRP4) in autosomal dominant polyeystic kidney disease(ADPKD) and the effect of sFRP4 induced apoptosis in ADPKD. Methods (1)Serological method: serum samples of 12 healthy people and 20 ADPKD patients were collected and the levels of sFRPd in serum were detected by ELSIA assay. (2) Tissue experiments: normal renal tissue was collected from radical nephrectomy for renal carcinoma; polycystic renal tissues were taken from ADPKD patients. The expression of sFRP4 in renal tissues was observed by immunohistochemistry; Real-time PCR was used to explore the mRNA level of sFRP4 and caspase-3; TUNEL method was applied to observe the apoptosis cells existing in ADPKD. (3)studies in vitro: HEK- 293T cells were transfected with PcDNA6 and Flag. sFRP4.PcDNA6 respectively, after which Western blotting was performed to detect the expression of caspase-3 protein and flow cytometry was performed to estimate cell apoptosis rate. Results (1)ELISA results showed serum concentrations of sFRP4 in ADPKD were markedly higher than normal control (P 〈 0.05). (2)Compared with normal renal tissues, the sFRP4 expression was dramatically increased in ADPKD and mainly distributed in the cytoplasm of renal tubular epithelial cells. (3)Real-time PCR showed the expression of sFRP4 and Caspase-3 mRNA in ADPKD were up-regulated comparing with those in normal control (P 〈 0.05). (4)TUNEL assays revealed that elevated apoptosis appeared in tubular epithelial cells of ADPKD. (5)The level of caspase-3 protein and apoptosis rate were significantly increased after over-expressed sFRP4 in HEK- 293T cells (all P 〈 0.05). Conclusions The expression of sFRP4 is strikingly up-regulated in ADPKD. In addition, abnormal apoptosis of tubular epithelial ceils exists in ADPKD and over-expressed sFRP4 can induce apoptosis of HEK-293T cells. This phenomenon may be attributed to the elevated sFRP4.
出处
《中华肾脏病杂志》
CAS
CSCD
北大核心
2016年第6期430-435,共6页
Chinese Journal of Nephrology
基金
国家自然科学基金(81100481)