Objectives: To investigate the mechanism of Liuwei Dihuang Pill (六味地黄丸, LDP) in treating postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMOP) with Shen (Kidney) yin deficiency. Methods: In this study, 205 cases of PMOP wer...Objectives: To investigate the mechanism of Liuwei Dihuang Pill (六味地黄丸, LDP) in treating postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMOP) with Shen (Kidney) yin deficiency. Methods: In this study, 205 cases of PMOP were divided into the PMOP Shen-yin deficiency group (Group A), PMOP Shen-yang deficiency group (Group B), PMOP without Shen deficiency group (Group C), and control group (Group N). Real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Western blot techniques were used to observe the effects of LDP treatment on the cardiotrophin-like cytokine factor 1 (CLCF1), ankyrin repeat and SOCS box containing 1 (ASB1), and proldneticin 2 (PROK2) genes and the Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK/STAT) signaling pathway. Results: The mRNA (P〈0.05) and protein (P〈0.01) expression levels of the CLCF1 gone in Group A were significantly lower than the corresponding levels in Group N. After LDP treatment for 3 months, the mRNA expression levels of the CLCF1 gone were obviously up-regulated (P〈0.01). After 6-month treatment, the expression levels of CLCF1 mRNA and protein were significantly up-regulated (both P〈0.01), and the average bone density of the top femur had significantly increased (P〈0.05). In vitro, CLCF1 overexpression resulted in a significant increase in the total protein and phosphorylated protein levels of JAK2 and STAT3. Conclusions: The CLCF1 gone is an important gone associated with PMOP Shen-yin deficiency and the therapeutic effects of LDP may be mediated by up-regulation of CLCF1 gone expression and activation of the JAK/STAT signaling pathway.展开更多
目的观察心脏营养素-1(CT-1)是否能促进经诱导分化剂5-氮杂胞苷(5-aza)诱导的骨髓间充质干细胞(BMMSCs)分化为心肌样细胞,并研究其相关机制。方法自成年大鼠骨髓中分离BMMSCs,分别以普通培养基(A组)、加入含CT-1的培养基(B组)培养、经5-...目的观察心脏营养素-1(CT-1)是否能促进经诱导分化剂5-氮杂胞苷(5-aza)诱导的骨髓间充质干细胞(BMMSCs)分化为心肌样细胞,并研究其相关机制。方法自成年大鼠骨髓中分离BMMSCs,分别以普通培养基(A组)、加入含CT-1的培养基(B组)培养、经5-aza诱导后加入普通培养基(C组)及5-aza加入含CT-1的培养基(D组)培养。观察细胞形态的改变,并通过免疫组化分析分化后细胞表达心脏特异性肌钙蛋白T(cTnT)的情况。电镜观察分化后细胞的超微结构及实时荧光定量检测α-actin、β-myosin heavy chain(β-MHC)、Nkx2.5、GATA4基因表达。结果C、D组的BMMSCs在培养4周后均形成心肌样细胞形态,并且均表达cTnT;D组BMMSCs分化的心肌样细胞形成了肌管样结构;D组α-actin、β-MHC、Nkx2.5、GATA4基因表达明显高于C组。结论CT-1可能通过对GATA4、Nkx2.5基因表达的调控而促进5-aza诱导的BMMSCs分化为心肌样细胞。展开更多
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.81173280,81302995,81403420)Fujian Medical Innovation project(No.2011-CX-30)+1 种基金Science and Technology Department of Fujian Province autonomous non-profit research institutes topics project(No.2011R1038-5)Fujian Academy of Traditional Chinese autonomous topics Project(No.2012fjzyyk-5)
文摘Objectives: To investigate the mechanism of Liuwei Dihuang Pill (六味地黄丸, LDP) in treating postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMOP) with Shen (Kidney) yin deficiency. Methods: In this study, 205 cases of PMOP were divided into the PMOP Shen-yin deficiency group (Group A), PMOP Shen-yang deficiency group (Group B), PMOP without Shen deficiency group (Group C), and control group (Group N). Real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Western blot techniques were used to observe the effects of LDP treatment on the cardiotrophin-like cytokine factor 1 (CLCF1), ankyrin repeat and SOCS box containing 1 (ASB1), and proldneticin 2 (PROK2) genes and the Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK/STAT) signaling pathway. Results: The mRNA (P〈0.05) and protein (P〈0.01) expression levels of the CLCF1 gone in Group A were significantly lower than the corresponding levels in Group N. After LDP treatment for 3 months, the mRNA expression levels of the CLCF1 gone were obviously up-regulated (P〈0.01). After 6-month treatment, the expression levels of CLCF1 mRNA and protein were significantly up-regulated (both P〈0.01), and the average bone density of the top femur had significantly increased (P〈0.05). In vitro, CLCF1 overexpression resulted in a significant increase in the total protein and phosphorylated protein levels of JAK2 and STAT3. Conclusions: The CLCF1 gone is an important gone associated with PMOP Shen-yin deficiency and the therapeutic effects of LDP may be mediated by up-regulation of CLCF1 gone expression and activation of the JAK/STAT signaling pathway.
文摘目的观察心脏营养素-1(CT-1)是否能促进经诱导分化剂5-氮杂胞苷(5-aza)诱导的骨髓间充质干细胞(BMMSCs)分化为心肌样细胞,并研究其相关机制。方法自成年大鼠骨髓中分离BMMSCs,分别以普通培养基(A组)、加入含CT-1的培养基(B组)培养、经5-aza诱导后加入普通培养基(C组)及5-aza加入含CT-1的培养基(D组)培养。观察细胞形态的改变,并通过免疫组化分析分化后细胞表达心脏特异性肌钙蛋白T(cTnT)的情况。电镜观察分化后细胞的超微结构及实时荧光定量检测α-actin、β-myosin heavy chain(β-MHC)、Nkx2.5、GATA4基因表达。结果C、D组的BMMSCs在培养4周后均形成心肌样细胞形态,并且均表达cTnT;D组BMMSCs分化的心肌样细胞形成了肌管样结构;D组α-actin、β-MHC、Nkx2.5、GATA4基因表达明显高于C组。结论CT-1可能通过对GATA4、Nkx2.5基因表达的调控而促进5-aza诱导的BMMSCs分化为心肌样细胞。