Prolonged activation of adenosine A1 receptor likely leads to damage of dopaminergic neurons and subsequent development of neurodegenerative diseases.However,the pathogenesis underlying long-term adenosine A1 receptor...Prolonged activation of adenosine A1 receptor likely leads to damage of dopaminergic neurons and subsequent development of neurodegenerative diseases.However,the pathogenesis underlying long-term adenosine A1 receptor activation-induced neurodegeneration remains unclear.In this study,rats were intraperitoneally injected with 5 mg/kg of the adenosine A1 receptor agonist N6-cyclopentyladenosine(CPA)for five weeks.The mobility of rats was evaluated by forced swimming test,while their cognitive capabilities were evaluated by Y-maze test.Expression of sortilin,α-synuclein,p-JUN,and c-JUN proteins in the substantia nigra were detected by western blot analysis.In addition,immunofluorescence staining of sortilin andα-synuclein was performed to detect expression in the substantia nigra.The results showed that,compared with adenosine A1 receptor antagonist 8-cyclopentyl-1,3-dipropylxanthine(5 mg/kg)+CPA co-treated rats,motor and memory abilities were reduced,surface expression of sortin andα-synuclein in dopaminergic neurons was reduced,and total sortilin and totalα-synuclein were increased in CPA-treated rats.MN9D cells were incubated with 500 nM CPA alone or in combination with 10μM SP600125(JNK inhibitor)for 48 hours.Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis of sortilin andα-synuclein mRNA levels in MN9D cells revealed upregulated sortilin expression in MN9D cells cultured with CPA alone,but the combination of CPA and SP600125 could inhibit this expression.Predictions made using Jasper,PROMO,and Alibaba online databases identified a highly conserved sequence in the sortilin promoter that was predicted to bind JUN in both humans and rodents.A luciferase reporter assay of sortilin promoter plasmid-transfected HEK293T cells confirmed this prediction.After sortilin expression was inhibited by sh-SORT1,expression of p-JUN and c-JUN was detected by western blot analysis.Long-term adenosine A1 receptor activation levels upregulatedα-synuclein expression at the post-transcriptional level by affecting sortilin expression.The online tool Raptor-X-Binding and Discovery Studio 4.5 prediction software predicted that sortilin can bind toα-synuclein.Co-immunoprecipitation revealed an interaction between sortilin andα-synuclein in MN9D cells.Our findings indicate that suppression of prolonged adenosine A1 receptor activation potently inhibited sortilin expression andα-synuclein accumulation,and dramatically improved host cognition and kineticism.This study was approved by the University Committee of Animal Care and Supply at the University of Saskatchewan(approval No.AUP#20070090)in March 2007 and the Animals Ethics Committee of University of South China(approval No.LL0387-USC)in June 2017.展开更多
目的:通过观察丹参多酚酸盐对膜性肾病(MN)大鼠肾组织中腺苷酸活化蛋白激酶(AMPK)、沉默信息调节因子(Sirt1)、过氧化物酶体增殖物激活受体γ辅激活因子-1α(PGC-1α)蛋白的表达及细胞自噬和凋亡的情况,探讨其治疗MN的可能的分子机制。...目的:通过观察丹参多酚酸盐对膜性肾病(MN)大鼠肾组织中腺苷酸活化蛋白激酶(AMPK)、沉默信息调节因子(Sirt1)、过氧化物酶体增殖物激活受体γ辅激活因子-1α(PGC-1α)蛋白的表达及细胞自噬和凋亡的情况,探讨其治疗MN的可能的分子机制。方法:80只雄性SD大鼠随机分为正常组,模型组,盐酸贝那普利组(10 mg·kg^(-1)),丹参多酚酸盐低、中、高剂量组(16.7、33.3、66.7 mg·kg^(-1)),通过尾静脉注射阳离子化牛血清白蛋白(C-BSA)的方法造模。造模成功后,各组按照相应比例剂量连续给药4周后留取24 h尿、血清和肾组织,尿液用于检测24 h尿蛋白定量(24 h UTP)、血清用于检测血尿素氮(BUN)、血肌酐(SCr)、白细胞介素-6(IL-6)、肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)、C反应蛋白(CRP)、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSH-Px)、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、丙二醛(MDA)的含量。采用光镜、电镜、免疫荧光法观察肾脏病理学变化,蛋白免疫印迹法(Western blot)检测大鼠肾组织磷酸化(p)-AMPK、AMPK、p-Sirt1、Sirt1、PGC-1α蛋白表达水平;免疫组化(IHC)检测大鼠肾组织自噬特异性基因-1(Beclin-1)、微管相关蛋白1轻链3(LC3)Ⅱ、泛素结合蛋白(p62)、B细胞淋巴瘤(Bcl)-2、Bcl-2相关X蛋白(Bax)、胱天蛋白酶(Caspase)-7蛋白表达水平。结果:与正常组比较,模型组大鼠24 h UTP、IL-6、TNF-α、CRP、MDA水平显著升高(P<0.01),SOD和GSH-Px水平显著降低(P<0.01),BUN、SCr变化差异无统计学意义;与模型组比较,丹参多酚酸盐低中高剂量组和贝那普利组大鼠24 h UTP、IL-6、TNF-α、CRP、MDA水平显著降低(P<0.01),SOD和GSH-Px水平显著升高(P<0.01)。在苏木素-伊红(HE)、马松(Masson)染色、免疫荧光及电镜下观察可见模型组大鼠肾组织病理损伤明显,贝那普利和丹参多酚酸盐治疗后,肾组织细胞的病理损伤逐渐改善。与正常组比较,模型组大鼠肾脏p-AMPK/AMPK、p-Sirt1/Sirt1、PGC-1α、Bcl-2、Beclin-1、LC3Ⅱ表达显著降低(P<0.01),Bax、Caspase-7、p62的表达显著增加(P<0.01);与模型组比较,贝那普利和丹参多酚酸盐治疗后大鼠肾脏p-AMPK/AMPK、p-Sirt1/Sirt1、PGC-1α、Bcl-2、Beclin-1、LC3Ⅱ表达显著升高(P<0.01),Bax、Caspase-7、p62的表达显著降低(P<0.01)。结论:丹参多酚酸盐对MN大鼠肾保护作用,这可能与激活AMPK/Sirt1/PGC-1α通路,上调自噬,减少凋亡有关。展开更多
Mitofusin2 （Mfn2） plays a pivotal role in the proliferation and apoptosis of vascular smooth muscle cells （VSMCs）. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Mfn2 on the traffick- ing of intracell...Mitofusin2 （Mfn2） plays a pivotal role in the proliferation and apoptosis of vascular smooth muscle cells （VSMCs）. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Mfn2 on the traffick- ing of intracellular cholesterol in the foam ceils derived from rat VSMCs （rVSMCs） and also to investigate the effects of Mfn2 on the expression of adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette subfamily A member 1 （ABCA1）, adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette subfamily G member 1 （ABCG1） and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma （PPARy）. The rVSMCs were co-cultured with oxi- dized low density lipoprotein （LDL, 80 ~tg/mL） to produce foam cells and cholesterol accumulation in cells. Before oxidized LDL treatment, different titers （20, 40 and 60 pfu/cell） of recombinant adenovirus containing Mfn2 gene （Adv-Mfn2） were added into the culture medium for 24 h to transfect the Mfn2 gene into the rVSMCs. Then the cells were harvested for analyses. The protein expression of Mfn2 was significantly higher in Adv-Mfn2-transfected group than in untransfected group （P〈0.05）, and the ex- pression levels significantly increased when the titer of Adv-Mfn2 increased （P〈0.05）. At 24 or 48 h af- ter oxidized LDL treatment, rVSMCs became irregular and their nuclei became larger, and their plasma abounded with red lipid droplets. However, the number of red lipid droplets was significantly decreased in Adv-Mfn2-transfected group as compared with untransfected group. At 48 h after oxidized LDL treatment, the intracellular cholesterol in rVSMCs was significantly increased （P〈0.05）, but it was sig- nificantly decreased in Adv-Mfn2-transfected group as compared with untransfected group （P〈0.05）, and it also significantly decreased when the titer of Adv-Mfn2 increased （P〈0.05）. The mRNA and pro- tein expression levels of ABCA1 and ABCG1 were significantly increased in Adv-Mfn2-transfected group as compared with untransfected group （P〈0.05）. Though the mRNA and protein expression levels of PPARy was not significantly increased （P〉0.05）, the phosporylation levels of PPARy were signifi- cantly decreased in Adv-Mfn2-transfected group as compared with untransfected group （P〈0.05）. These results suggest that the transfection of Adv-Mfn2 can significantly reduce intracellular cholesterol in oxidized LDL-induced rVSMCs possibly by decreasing PPAR＇/phosporylation and then increasing pro- tein expression levels of ABCAI and ABCG1, which may be helpful to suppress the formation of foam cells.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China,No.81770460(to YCL)the Postdoctoral Research Fellowship of the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation,No.SHRF,4144(to YCL)+2 种基金the third level of the Chuanshan Talent project of the University of South China,No.2017CST20(to YCL)the Aid Program,No.2017KJ268 and the Key Lab for Clinical Anatomy&Reproductive Medicine,No.2017KJ182 from the Science and Technology Bureau of Hengyang City,China(to YCL and XC)the Postgraduate Student Research Innovation Projects of Hunan Province,China,No.CX2018B62(to ABG)
文摘Prolonged activation of adenosine A1 receptor likely leads to damage of dopaminergic neurons and subsequent development of neurodegenerative diseases.However,the pathogenesis underlying long-term adenosine A1 receptor activation-induced neurodegeneration remains unclear.In this study,rats were intraperitoneally injected with 5 mg/kg of the adenosine A1 receptor agonist N6-cyclopentyladenosine(CPA)for five weeks.The mobility of rats was evaluated by forced swimming test,while their cognitive capabilities were evaluated by Y-maze test.Expression of sortilin,α-synuclein,p-JUN,and c-JUN proteins in the substantia nigra were detected by western blot analysis.In addition,immunofluorescence staining of sortilin andα-synuclein was performed to detect expression in the substantia nigra.The results showed that,compared with adenosine A1 receptor antagonist 8-cyclopentyl-1,3-dipropylxanthine(5 mg/kg)+CPA co-treated rats,motor and memory abilities were reduced,surface expression of sortin andα-synuclein in dopaminergic neurons was reduced,and total sortilin and totalα-synuclein were increased in CPA-treated rats.MN9D cells were incubated with 500 nM CPA alone or in combination with 10μM SP600125(JNK inhibitor)for 48 hours.Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis of sortilin andα-synuclein mRNA levels in MN9D cells revealed upregulated sortilin expression in MN9D cells cultured with CPA alone,but the combination of CPA and SP600125 could inhibit this expression.Predictions made using Jasper,PROMO,and Alibaba online databases identified a highly conserved sequence in the sortilin promoter that was predicted to bind JUN in both humans and rodents.A luciferase reporter assay of sortilin promoter plasmid-transfected HEK293T cells confirmed this prediction.After sortilin expression was inhibited by sh-SORT1,expression of p-JUN and c-JUN was detected by western blot analysis.Long-term adenosine A1 receptor activation levels upregulatedα-synuclein expression at the post-transcriptional level by affecting sortilin expression.The online tool Raptor-X-Binding and Discovery Studio 4.5 prediction software predicted that sortilin can bind toα-synuclein.Co-immunoprecipitation revealed an interaction between sortilin andα-synuclein in MN9D cells.Our findings indicate that suppression of prolonged adenosine A1 receptor activation potently inhibited sortilin expression andα-synuclein accumulation,and dramatically improved host cognition and kineticism.This study was approved by the University Committee of Animal Care and Supply at the University of Saskatchewan(approval No.AUP#20070090)in March 2007 and the Animals Ethics Committee of University of South China(approval No.LL0387-USC)in June 2017.
文摘目的:通过观察丹参多酚酸盐对膜性肾病(MN)大鼠肾组织中腺苷酸活化蛋白激酶(AMPK)、沉默信息调节因子(Sirt1)、过氧化物酶体增殖物激活受体γ辅激活因子-1α(PGC-1α)蛋白的表达及细胞自噬和凋亡的情况,探讨其治疗MN的可能的分子机制。方法:80只雄性SD大鼠随机分为正常组,模型组,盐酸贝那普利组(10 mg·kg^(-1)),丹参多酚酸盐低、中、高剂量组(16.7、33.3、66.7 mg·kg^(-1)),通过尾静脉注射阳离子化牛血清白蛋白(C-BSA)的方法造模。造模成功后,各组按照相应比例剂量连续给药4周后留取24 h尿、血清和肾组织,尿液用于检测24 h尿蛋白定量(24 h UTP)、血清用于检测血尿素氮(BUN)、血肌酐(SCr)、白细胞介素-6(IL-6)、肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)、C反应蛋白(CRP)、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSH-Px)、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、丙二醛(MDA)的含量。采用光镜、电镜、免疫荧光法观察肾脏病理学变化,蛋白免疫印迹法(Western blot)检测大鼠肾组织磷酸化(p)-AMPK、AMPK、p-Sirt1、Sirt1、PGC-1α蛋白表达水平;免疫组化(IHC)检测大鼠肾组织自噬特异性基因-1(Beclin-1)、微管相关蛋白1轻链3(LC3)Ⅱ、泛素结合蛋白(p62)、B细胞淋巴瘤(Bcl)-2、Bcl-2相关X蛋白(Bax)、胱天蛋白酶(Caspase)-7蛋白表达水平。结果:与正常组比较,模型组大鼠24 h UTP、IL-6、TNF-α、CRP、MDA水平显著升高(P<0.01),SOD和GSH-Px水平显著降低(P<0.01),BUN、SCr变化差异无统计学意义;与模型组比较,丹参多酚酸盐低中高剂量组和贝那普利组大鼠24 h UTP、IL-6、TNF-α、CRP、MDA水平显著降低(P<0.01),SOD和GSH-Px水平显著升高(P<0.01)。在苏木素-伊红(HE)、马松(Masson)染色、免疫荧光及电镜下观察可见模型组大鼠肾组织病理损伤明显,贝那普利和丹参多酚酸盐治疗后,肾组织细胞的病理损伤逐渐改善。与正常组比较,模型组大鼠肾脏p-AMPK/AMPK、p-Sirt1/Sirt1、PGC-1α、Bcl-2、Beclin-1、LC3Ⅱ表达显著降低(P<0.01),Bax、Caspase-7、p62的表达显著增加(P<0.01);与模型组比较,贝那普利和丹参多酚酸盐治疗后大鼠肾脏p-AMPK/AMPK、p-Sirt1/Sirt1、PGC-1α、Bcl-2、Beclin-1、LC3Ⅱ表达显著升高(P<0.01),Bax、Caspase-7、p62的表达显著降低(P<0.01)。结论:丹参多酚酸盐对MN大鼠肾保护作用,这可能与激活AMPK/Sirt1/PGC-1α通路,上调自噬,减少凋亡有关。
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.30971244)
文摘Mitofusin2 （Mfn2） plays a pivotal role in the proliferation and apoptosis of vascular smooth muscle cells （VSMCs）. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Mfn2 on the traffick- ing of intracellular cholesterol in the foam ceils derived from rat VSMCs （rVSMCs） and also to investigate the effects of Mfn2 on the expression of adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette subfamily A member 1 （ABCA1）, adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette subfamily G member 1 （ABCG1） and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma （PPARy）. The rVSMCs were co-cultured with oxi- dized low density lipoprotein （LDL, 80 ~tg/mL） to produce foam cells and cholesterol accumulation in cells. Before oxidized LDL treatment, different titers （20, 40 and 60 pfu/cell） of recombinant adenovirus containing Mfn2 gene （Adv-Mfn2） were added into the culture medium for 24 h to transfect the Mfn2 gene into the rVSMCs. Then the cells were harvested for analyses. The protein expression of Mfn2 was significantly higher in Adv-Mfn2-transfected group than in untransfected group （P〈0.05）, and the ex- pression levels significantly increased when the titer of Adv-Mfn2 increased （P〈0.05）. At 24 or 48 h af- ter oxidized LDL treatment, rVSMCs became irregular and their nuclei became larger, and their plasma abounded with red lipid droplets. However, the number of red lipid droplets was significantly decreased in Adv-Mfn2-transfected group as compared with untransfected group. At 48 h after oxidized LDL treatment, the intracellular cholesterol in rVSMCs was significantly increased （P〈0.05）, but it was sig- nificantly decreased in Adv-Mfn2-transfected group as compared with untransfected group （P〈0.05）, and it also significantly decreased when the titer of Adv-Mfn2 increased （P〈0.05）. The mRNA and pro- tein expression levels of ABCA1 and ABCG1 were significantly increased in Adv-Mfn2-transfected group as compared with untransfected group （P〈0.05）. Though the mRNA and protein expression levels of PPARy was not significantly increased （P〉0.05）, the phosporylation levels of PPARy were signifi- cantly decreased in Adv-Mfn2-transfected group as compared with untransfected group （P〈0.05）. These results suggest that the transfection of Adv-Mfn2 can significantly reduce intracellular cholesterol in oxidized LDL-induced rVSMCs possibly by decreasing PPAR＇/phosporylation and then increasing pro- tein expression levels of ABCAI and ABCG1, which may be helpful to suppress the formation of foam cells.
