目的探讨沉默信息调节因子2相关酶1(silent mating type information regulation 2 homolog-1,SIRT1)抑制剂EX-527与激动剂SRT1720对老化内皮细胞成血管能力的影响。方法采用体外培养大鼠原代主动脉内皮细胞衰老技术,通过培养细胞的自...目的探讨沉默信息调节因子2相关酶1(silent mating type information regulation 2 homolog-1,SIRT1)抑制剂EX-527与激动剂SRT1720对老化内皮细胞成血管能力的影响。方法采用体外培养大鼠原代主动脉内皮细胞衰老技术,通过培养细胞的自然倍增建立大鼠主动脉内皮细胞(rat aorta endothelial cell,RAEC)衰老的细胞模型。内皮细胞的衰老用SA-β-Gal染色进行鉴定。衰老细胞模型建立后,对衰老的RAEC分别给予SIRT1抑制剂EX527和SIRT1激动剂SRT1720干预。运用Ki-67免疫荧光染色检测内皮细胞增殖,采用基质胶内皮管形成实验检测内皮细胞内皮管形成,应用蛋白印迹技术检测内皮细胞eNOS表达。结果SIRT1激动剂抑制老化RAEC增殖能力、内皮管形成能力和eNOS表达的降低,而SIRT1抑制剂使老化RAEC的增殖能力、内皮管形成能力和eNOS表达降低。结论SIRT1促进RAEC的增殖和内皮管形成,并增强RAEC中eNOS的表达;SIRT1改善衰老内皮细胞受损的成血管能力可能与其抑制衰老RAEC eNOS表达的下调有关。展开更多
BACKGROUND Hepatic stellate cell(HSC)hyperactivation is a central link in liver fibrosis development.HSCs perform aerobic glycolysis to provide energy for their activation.Focal adhesion kinase(FAK)promotes aerobic gl...BACKGROUND Hepatic stellate cell(HSC)hyperactivation is a central link in liver fibrosis development.HSCs perform aerobic glycolysis to provide energy for their activation.Focal adhesion kinase(FAK)promotes aerobic glycolysis in cancer cells or fibroblasts,while FAK-related non-kinase(FRNK)inhibits FAK phosphorylation and biological functions.AIM To elucidate the effect of FRNK on liver fibrosis at the level of aerobic glycolytic metabolism in HSCs.METHODS Mouse liver fibrosis models were established by administering CCl4,and the effect of FRNK on the degree of liver fibrosis in the model was evaluated.Transforming growth factor-β1 was used to activate LX-2 cells.Tyrosine phosphorylation at position 397(pY397-FAK)was detected to identify activated FAK,and the expression of the glycolysis-related proteins monocarboxylate transporter 1(MCT-1)and enolase1(ENO1)was assessed.Bioinformatics analysis was performed to predict putative binding sites for c-myc in the ENO1 promoter region,which were validated with chromatin immunoprecipitation(ChIP)and dual luciferase reporter assays.RESULTS The pY397-FAK level was increased in human fibrotic liver tissue.FRNK knockout promoted liver fibrosis in mouse models.It also increased the activation,migration,proliferation and aerobic glycolysis of primary hepatic stellate cells(pHSCs)but inhibited pHSC apoptosis.Nevertheless,opposite trends for these phenomena were observed after exogenous FRNK treatment in LX-2 cells.Mechanistically,the FAK/Ras/c-myc/ENO1 pathway promoted aerobic glycolysis,which was inhibited by exogenous FRNK.CONCLUSION FRNK inhibits aerobic glycolysis in HSCs by inhibiting the FAK/Ras/c-myc/ENO1 pathway,thereby improving liver fibrosis.FRNK might be a potential target for liver fibrosis treatment.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81860115,No.82060116 and No.81960118the Science and Technology Support Project of Guizhou Province,No.[2021]094.
文摘BACKGROUND Hepatic stellate cell(HSC)hyperactivation is a central link in liver fibrosis development.HSCs perform aerobic glycolysis to provide energy for their activation.Focal adhesion kinase(FAK)promotes aerobic glycolysis in cancer cells or fibroblasts,while FAK-related non-kinase(FRNK)inhibits FAK phosphorylation and biological functions.AIM To elucidate the effect of FRNK on liver fibrosis at the level of aerobic glycolytic metabolism in HSCs.METHODS Mouse liver fibrosis models were established by administering CCl4,and the effect of FRNK on the degree of liver fibrosis in the model was evaluated.Transforming growth factor-β1 was used to activate LX-2 cells.Tyrosine phosphorylation at position 397(pY397-FAK)was detected to identify activated FAK,and the expression of the glycolysis-related proteins monocarboxylate transporter 1(MCT-1)and enolase1(ENO1)was assessed.Bioinformatics analysis was performed to predict putative binding sites for c-myc in the ENO1 promoter region,which were validated with chromatin immunoprecipitation(ChIP)and dual luciferase reporter assays.RESULTS The pY397-FAK level was increased in human fibrotic liver tissue.FRNK knockout promoted liver fibrosis in mouse models.It also increased the activation,migration,proliferation and aerobic glycolysis of primary hepatic stellate cells(pHSCs)but inhibited pHSC apoptosis.Nevertheless,opposite trends for these phenomena were observed after exogenous FRNK treatment in LX-2 cells.Mechanistically,the FAK/Ras/c-myc/ENO1 pathway promoted aerobic glycolysis,which was inhibited by exogenous FRNK.CONCLUSION FRNK inhibits aerobic glycolysis in HSCs by inhibiting the FAK/Ras/c-myc/ENO1 pathway,thereby improving liver fibrosis.FRNK might be a potential target for liver fibrosis treatment.
