血管内皮舒张因子在氧自由基所致慢性缺氧大鼠肺内动脉收缩中的作用

以黄嘌岭(X)-黄嘌呤氧化酶(XO)系统产生氧自由基,应用微量生物测定法观察慢性缺氧(5000m,10d)对大鼠氧自由基所致肺内动脉收缩的影响及内皮舒张因子(EDRF)在其中的作用。慢性缺氧大鼠有内皮的肺内动脉环对氧自由基的收缩反应较正常环境中的对照动物明显增强,加入EDRF灭活剂还原型血红蛋白(RHb)后更加显著;而加入超氧化物歧化酶(铜锌SOD)后则减弱,甚至消除。反之,不论加入RHb或SOD对氧自由基所致去内皮肺内动脉环的收缩反应均无明显影响。上述结果表明慢性缺氧引起肺内动脉收缩增强与EDRF有密切关系:慢性缺氧可能使EDRF的作用减弱,肺内动脉对氧自由基的反应性增强。表示EDRF及其与氧自由基的关系在慢性缺氧性肺动脉高压的形成中可能具有十分重要的意义。     

血管内皮细胞在氧自由基所致肺内动脉收缩反应中的作用

应用生物测定法观察黄嘌呤(X)-黄嘌呤氧化酶(XO)系统产生的氧自由基对正常、缺氧(5000m,10d)Wistar大鼠肺内动脉环张力的影响及内皮细胞在其中的作用。发现XO在一定浓度范围内产生的氧自由基可引起肺内动脉剂量依赖性收缩。正常鼠肺内动脉去内皮或加内皮舒张因子 (EDRF) 灭活剂后,此剂量依赖性收缩明显增强。慢性缺氧大鼠肺内动脉无论内皮完整与否,上述收缩反应均增强。提示缺氧使内皮细胞和(或)EDRF的功能受到损害。应用超氧化物歧化酶(铜锌SOD),在正常或缺氧鼠肺内动脉上可分别加强或恢复内皮细胞抑制氧自由基的缩血管作用。提示慢性缺氧时,内皮细胞和(或)EDRF受到超氧阴离子的严重破坏,这一机制可能在缺氧性肺动脉高压的形成中起重要作用。     

慢性缺氧对肺动脉内皮依赖性和非内皮依赖性舒张反应的影响

本实验用生物测定法观察了模拟海拔5000m高度连续缺氧20d对大鼠肺动脉内皮依赖性和非内皮依赖性舒张反应的影响。结果显示慢性缺氧明显抑制了肺内和肺外动脉对乙酰胆碱、ATP、硝普钠和异丙肾上腺素舒张反应的敏感性和反应性。在浓度为10~(-6)mol/L时,缺氧组大鼠肺内动脉对乙酰胆碱、硝普钠和异丙肾上腺素的舒张反应分别只有对照组大鼠的61.3％、75.9％和61.7％,对浓度为1.8×10~(-5)mol/L的ATP的舒张反应只有对照组大鼠的64.9％。研究表明,ATP和乙酰胆碱主要是通过内皮舒张因子使肺动脉产生内皮依赖性舒张反应,硝普钠和异丙肾上腺素分别通过直接激活血管平滑肌细胞鸟苷酸环化酶和β受体使血管产生非内皮依赖性舒张反应。缺氧同时抑制了肺动脉内皮依赖性和非内皮依赖性舒张反应,提示慢性缺氧可能抑制了正常肺内舒血管活性物质的生理作用。     

慢性缺氧大鼠肺动脉内皮依赖性舒张反应与内皮结构的动态变化

本实验对慢性减压缺氧（５０００ｍ）过程中肺动脉ＡＣｈ内皮依赖性舒张反应作了动态观察,并结合分析了其与内皮超微结构和肺动脉压演变的关系。结果表明,缺氧３─２１ｄ,平均肺动脉压（ｍＰＡＰ）显著递增（Ｐ＜０．０５─０．００１）,而缺氧４０ｄ组基本与缺氧２１ｄ组持平,未再进一步升高。缺氧１ｄ组,各ＡＣｈ浓度（１０－１０、１０－９、１０－７、１０－６、１０－５ｍｏｌ／Ｌ）引起的内皮依赖性舒张反应明显受抑（Ｐ＜０．０５─０．００１）。缺氧７ｄ组,舒张反应的受抑程度与缺氧１ｄ组基本相同;但ＡＣｈ１０－５ｍｏｌ／Ｌ引发的反应则较缺氧１ｄ时更弱。缺氧２１ｄ和４０ｄ组,ＡＣｈ１０－６和１０－５ｍｏｌ／Ｌ引起的舒张反应,尽管仍显著低于对照,但却基本上高于缺氧１ｄ和７ｄ组。其余各浓度ＡＣｈ引发的反应则已趋于恢复至对照水平。电镜观察,缺氧１─１４ｄ肺动脉内皮呈逐渐加重的水肿变性;缺氧２１─４０ｄ内皮水肿消失,代之出现渐趋活跃的内皮增生。结果提示,随缺氧时间延长,因内皮从损伤逐渐加重到出现代偿适应,可能存在相应的内皮舒张因子由释放减少到有所恢复的动态变化过程,并对整体肺动脉压有一定程度的影响。     

慢性缺氧对大鼠肺动脉内皮依赖性舒张反应及cGMP含量的影响

本实验观察了慢性缺氧对大鼠肺动脉内皮依赖性舒张反应和肺动脉内环磷酸鸟苷(cGMP)含量的影响。乙酰胆碱(ACh)和三磷酸腺苷(ATP)可使正常大鼠的离体肺动脉产生内皮依赖性舒张反应,其舒张作用不受消炎痛的影响,但被甲烯蓝完全抑制。慢性缺氧明显减低了 ACh 和 ATP 诱发的大鼠肺内和肺外动脉的内皮依赖性舒张反应。当 ACh 浓度为10~(-6)mol/L 时,缺氧组大鼠肺内和肺外动脉舒张百分数分别为对照组的61.3%和59.2%;当 ATP浓度为1.8×10~(-5)mol/L 时,缺氧组大鼠肺内和肺外动脉舒张反应分別为对照组的64.9%和55.3%。慢性缺氧也减低了硝普钠(SNP)诱发的大鼠肺动脉非内皮依赖性舒张反应。慢性缺氧显著减低了大鼠肺动脉内 cGMP 的含量。缺氧组和对照组大鼠肺动脉内 cGMP 的基础含量分别是51.9±5.7 pmol/g wet wt.(n=14)和84.9±9.7 pmol/g wet wt.(n=14),p<0.01;经 10~(-7)mol/L ACh 刺激后分别是91.4±7.3 pmol/g wet wt.(n=5)和240.8±30.6pmol/g wet wt.(n=5),p<0.01。慢性缺氧可能抑制了肺动脉平滑肌细胞胞浆中可溶性鸟苷酸环化酶,从而减低了肺动脉对内皮舒张因子和 SNP 的舒张反应性。     

血管活性物质对大鼠低氧性肺血管结构重建作用的研究

目的：探讨内皮素-1（ET-1）、血管内皮生长因子（VEGF）在低氧性肺血管结构重建中的调节作用。方法：将2260m处的Wistar大鼠带到3417m的高度饲养24h,2周、3周后进行实验并和在当地捕捉到的高原鼠兔进行比较。取血,测定血液中的ET-1、VEGF的含量,然后取肺组织固定切片染色,40倍光镜下计数整个切片内的肺泡水平位上直径小于100μm的肌性动脉（AM）、部分肌性动脉（PAM）和非肌性动脉（NMA）的数目,分别计算它们各占肺小血管总数的百分比。左右心室室间隔分别称重．计算右室／左室＋室间隔。结果：高原鼠兔与缺氧不同时间大鼠VEGF及ET-1经组间方差分析均有显著差异（P〈0．01,随着缺氧时间的延长,大鼠MA及PMA的比例增加,NMA减少,RV／LV＋S逐渐增加（和高原鼠免比P〈0．01）,经组间方差分析亦有显著差异（P〈0．01）。结论：低氧环境下VEGF及ET-1共同参与了肺小血管的肌化过程,在低氧性肺动脉高压的发生发展中起到了重要作用,但在高原鼠兔体内仅具有维持组织器官发育和维持其正常功能的作用。     

急性缺氧所致大鼠肺动脉内皮依赖性收缩反应

本实验初步证实,急性缺氧可使大鼠肺动脉产生内皮衍生收缩因子,并对其性质作了初步探讨。急性缺氧可使离体大鼠肺内和肺外动脉产生收缩反应,当灌流液氧分压从约17.3kPa降低到4kPa时(pH7.40～7.48),肺内和肺外动脉的基础张力分别比原来静息张力增加了37.5±5.1mg(n=4)和33.2±1.9mg(n=6);当氧分压恢复到约17.3kPa时,肺动脉基础张力也降到缺氧前的静息张力水平,即肺内动脉约300mg,肺外动脉约400mg。去掉内皮细胞后,急性缺氧引起的肺动脉收缩反应消失。消炎痛、去甲二氢愈创木脂酸、阿托品和酚妥拉明均不能阻断急性缺氧所致大鼠肺动脉内皮依赖性收缩反应。急性缺氧可诱发大鼠肺动脉内皮细胞产生释放非花生四烯酸环氧酶和脂氧酶代谢产物的内皮衍生收缩因子。     

成肌纤维细胞在大鼠低氧性肺动脉高压发病中的作用

目的探讨低氧性肺动脉高压(HPH)无肌性肺动脉肌化的细胞来源.方法雄性Wistar大鼠40只,分为对照组和低氧(3、7、14、21d组),每组8只,低氧组复制HPH大鼠模型.测定各组平均肺动脉压(mPAP),右心室肥大指数(RVHI),肺小动脉病理及其形态计量学;免疫组化测定各组肺微血管α-平滑肌肌动蛋白(α-SMA)表达;透射电镜观察微血管的超微结构改变.结果 (1)低氧7d起大鼠mPAP、管壁面积/管总面积(WA%)、管腔面积/管总面积(LA%)分别为(18.41±0.37)mmHg、(52.2±0.8)%、(47.8±0.8)%与对照组(14.02±0.41)mmHg、(64.5±1.3)%、(35.5±1.3)%比较差异有显著性(P<0.05),低氧14天起稳定于高水平;低氧14d RVHI为(25.0±1.8)%与对照组(23.6±0.5)%比较差异也有显著性(P<0.05).(2)从低氧7d开始无肌型动脉、部分肌型动脉、肌型动脉的构成比分别是39%、46%、15%与对照组60%、35%、5%比较差异有显著性(P＜0.005).(3)免疫组化发现,腺泡内肺动脉管壁α-SMA的表达随着低氧时间的延长,α-SMA表达量逐渐增多.(4)透射电镜观察21d组增厚的重塑血管壁,位于内外弹性膜之间的细胞为成肌纤维细胞表型,外层具有与它紧密联系的成纤维细胞.结论在低氧性肺动脉高压时,成纤维细胞转化为成肌纤维细胞是腺泡内肺动脉重塑的重要原因之一.     

CXCR4 抑制剂AMD3100 对大鼠低氧性肺动脉高压作用的实验研究

目的:研究CXC趋化因子受体-4(CXC Chemokine receptor-4,CXCR4)的抑制剂(AMD3100)对大鼠低氧性肺动脉高压的影响。方法:将实验动物随机分为常氧对照组、低氧组、低氧+AMD3100组,采用低压低氧法建立大鼠低氧性肺动脉高压模型,4周后观察低氧对CXCR4表达的影响及各组大鼠血流动力学、右心室肥厚指标和组织病理学改变。培养原代大鼠肺动脉平滑肌细胞(Pulmonary arterial smooth cells,PASMCs),分别低氧处理及给予AMD3100,观察细胞迁移、增殖情况。结果:1低氧组大鼠CXCR4表达增加,右心室压力(Mean right ventricle pressure,m RVP)、右心室肥厚指标(Right ventricle/Body weight,RV/BW;Right ventricle/Left ventricle plus septum,RV/(LV+S))增加,肺细小动脉管壁增厚,造模成功;低氧+AMD3100组大鼠m RVP和RV/BW、RV/(LV+S)比值、肺细小动脉管壁增厚程度较低氧组明显降低(P0.05)。2低氧组PASMCs与常氧组相比,细胞迁移及增殖均明显增加;AMD3100组PASMCs迁移和增殖与低氧组相比受抑制(P0.05)。结论:AMD3100能有效的降低大鼠低氧性肺动脉高压的m RVP,抑制肺细小动脉管壁的增生,减轻右心室的肥厚,其有可能是通过抑制了PASMCs的迁移和增殖,从而抑制肺血管的重建,防治低氧性肺动脉高压。     

金葡菌α-溶血素致大鼠急性肺损伤时肺水通道蛋白AQP1表达的变化

目的观察金葡菌α-溶血素(α-Toxin)致急性肺损伤时大鼠肺部AQP1表达的变化。方法将24只健康雄性Wistar大鼠随机分为盐水对照组,α-Toxin 6h组,α-Toxin 10h组及α-Toxin 24h组,每组各6只。对照组给予腹腔内注入生理盐水;实验组则注入α-Toxin(5μg/100g),分别于6h、10h及24h采集标本。结果金葡菌α-Toxin可诱导大鼠急性肺损伤,肺组织出现不同程度的水肿、充血,动脉血氧下降,且损伤程度与毒素作用时间明显相关。免疫组化结果显示AQP1主要分布在肺微血管内皮,肺泡毛细血管内皮AQP1密度明显低于小血管内皮及细支气管旁毛细血管内皮(P0.05)。注入α-Toxin后6h肺AQP1表达显著下降,10h下降达高峰,24h后AQP1表达有部分恢复(P0.05)。结论α-Toxin可致大鼠肺损伤,并可同时下调肺AQP1表达,提示AQP1可能参与了金葡菌致急性肺损伤时肺内的异常液体转运。     

低氧对兔主动脉和肺动脉损伤差异的探讨

将兔置于模拟海拔５ｋｍ（ＰＯ２＝１０．８ｋＰａ）低氧舱内２４ｈ,观察和比较低氧对主动脉和肺动脉形态学损伤的差异,结果显示５ｋｍ低氧２４ｈ,兔主动脉和肺动脉出现内膜下水肿,空泡增加,胞内线粒体和内质网不同程度损伤。但低氧对肺动脉的损伤明显重于主动脉,甚至已殃及平滑肌细胞。扫描电镜观察也显示模拟海拔５ｋｍ低氧２４ｈ,肺动脉内皮细胞出现损伤脱落,甚至出现断裂带,而在主动脉仅见内皮细胞轻微损伤。另又将离体     

左旋精氨酸对低氧性肺动脉高压治疗作用的实验研究

目的：探讨结构型一氧化氮合酶（ｃＮＯＳ）,内皮素－１（ＥＴ－１）在低氧性肺动脉高压（ＨＰＨ）发病中的机制及左旋精氢酸（Ｌ－Ａｒｇ）对ＨＰＨ的治疗作用。方法：３０只健康雄性ＳＤ大鼠平均分为三组：正常对照组（ＮＣ组）、低氧组（ＨＰ组）、低氧左旋精氨酸治疗组（ＬＴ组）。后组每日低氧前给予２００ｍｇ／ｋｇ Ｌ－Ａｒｇ。于低氧２１ｄ检测运动血流动力学,肺组织ＮＯ、ＥＴ－１含量,肺动脉内皮ｃＮＯＳ含量的改变,     

缺氧对家兔肺泡表面活性物质中各磷脂组分的影响

肺泡表面活性物质中各磷脂组分对缺氧的反应是不同的。急性缺氧时,肺泡冲洗液中溶血卵磷脂、神经鞘磷脂、磷脂酰乙醇胺及磷脂酰甘油均下降(p<0.05);间断适应性缺氧后,基本回复到缺氧前水平。而急性缺氧时,肺组织中除磷脂酰乙醇胺变化不明显外,其它各成分均有明显增加(p<0.05)。间断缺氧时,肺组织中各脂质成分持续下降。该变化可能与肺组织中ATP等能量物质在缺氧时代谢异常有关。从肺泡冲洗液的脂质分析结果来看,适当地以间断减压作缺氧适应,能有效地解除急性缺氧对肺泡表面磷脂含量的抑制作用。     

实验性高原肺水肿发病机制的初步研究

本研究用Ｗｉｓｔａｒ大鼠在模拟海拔６０００ｍ高度停留４８ｈ,对实验性高原肺水肿的发病机制进行了初步观察,结果表明：（１）大鼠肺血管外含水量明显增多;（２）肺泡隔增宽,肺泡隔内血管口径大小不一,有的扩张,有的狭窄甚至闭锁,硝酸镧示踪电镜术发现肺泡上皮、血管内皮和肺泡隔内有数量不等的镧颗粒;（３）硝苯啶或地塞米松均可使肺血管外含水量明显降低,二者联合作用效果更佳;（４）血浆内心钠素（ＡＮＰ）含量明显增多,伴有体重和血液含水量明显减少。从而表明,低氧性肺动脉压升高和肺泡壁微血管壁通透性增强在高原肺水肿的发生中有重要作用。血浆ＡＮＰ增加和伴随的血液浓缩是对抗血浆进一步外渗的因素之一。     

Downregulation of type II bone morphogenetic protein receptor in hypoxic pulmonary hypertension

Heterozygous mutations in the type II receptor for bone morphogenetic protein (BMPR-II) and dysfunction of BMPR-II have been implicated in patients with primary pulmonary hypertension (PH). To clarify the possible involvement of BMP and BMPR-II in the development of hypoxic PH, the expression of BMP-2, BMPR-II, and their downstream signals were investigated in rat lung under normal and hypoxic conditions by RT-PCR, immunoblot, and immunohistochemical methods. In rats under normal conditions, BMP-2 is localized in the endothelium of the pulmonary artery, whereas BMPR-II is abundantly expressed in the endothelium, smooth muscle cells, and adventitial fibroblasts. After 0.5 and 3 days of exposure to hypoxia, upregulation of BMP-2 was observed in the intrapulmonary arteries. The change was accompanied by activation of its downstream signaling, p38 MAPK, and Erk1/2 MAPK, and the apoptotic process, measured by caspase-3 activity and TdT-mediated dUTP nick end labeling-positive cells. In contrast, a significant decrease in the expression of BMPR-II and inactivation of p38 MAPK and caspase-3 were observed in the pulmonary vasculature after 7-21 days of hypoxia exposure. Because BMP-2 is known to inhibit proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells and promote cellular apoptosis, disruption of BMP signaling pathway through downregulation of BMPR-II in chronic hypoxia may result in pulmonary vascular remodeling due to the failure of critical antiproliferative/differentiation programs in the pulmonary vasculature. These results suggest abrogation of BMP signaling may be a common molecular pathogenesis in the development of PH with various pathophysiological events, including primary and hypoxic PH.     

Rosiglitazone attenuates hypoxia-induced pulmonary arterial remodeling

Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) are insulin-sensitizing agents that also decrease systemic blood pressure, attenuate the formation of atherosclerotic lesions, and block remodeling of injured arterial walls. Recently, TZDs were shown to prevent pulmonary arterial (PA) remodeling in rats treated with monocrotaline. Presently we report studies testing the ability of the TZD rosiglitazone (ROSI) to attenuate pathological arterial remodeling in the lung and prevent the development of pulmonary hypertension (PH) in rats subjected to chronic hypoxia. PA remodeling was reduced in ROSI-treated animals exposed to hypoxia compared with animals exposed to hypoxia alone. ROSI treatment blocked muscularization of distal pulmonary arterioles and reversed remodeling and neomuscularization in lungs of animals previously exposed to chronic hypoxia. Decreased PA remodeling in ROSI-treated animals was associated with decreased smooth muscle cell proliferation, decreased collagen and elastin deposition, and increased matrix metalloproteinase-2 activity in the PA wall. Cells expressing the c-Kit cell surface marker were observed in the PA adventitia of untreated animals exposed to hypoxia but not in ROSI-treated hypoxic rats. Right ventricular hypertrophy and cardiomyocyte hypertrophy were also blunted in ROSI-treated hypoxic animals. Interestingly, mean PA pressures were elevated equally in the untreated and ROSI-treated groups, indicating that ROSI had no effect on the development of PH. However, mean PA pressure was normalized acutely in both groups of hypoxia-exposed animals by Fasudil, an agent that inhibits RhoA/Rho kinase-mediated vasoconstriction. We conclude that ROSI can attenuate and reverse PA remodeling and neomuscularization associated with hypoxic PH. However, this agent fails to block the development of PH, apparently because of its inability to repress sustained Rho kinase-mediated arterial vasoconstriction.     

低氧大鼠肺动脉内皮细胞VEGF变化与PKC活性关系的探讨

目的：探讨低氧培养大鼠肺动脉血管内皮细胞ＶＥＧＦ的表达变化与ＰＫＣ活性的关系。方法：培养大鼠肺动脉血管内皮细胞,观察低氧（１％Ｏ２）培养不同时间大鼠肺动脉血管内皮细胞浆、膜ＰＫＣ活性和培养液中ＶＥＧＦ水平变化;加入ＰＫＣ抑制剂（ｓｔａｕｒｏｓｐｏｒｉｎｅ）后,测定低氧、常氧培养不同时间二者的变化。结果：低氧时膜ＰＫＣ活性和培养液中ＶＥＧＦ水平明显升高（Ｐ＜０．０１）。而加入ＰＫＣ抑制剂后,常氧和低     

磷脂酶A2活力与急性缺氧性肺动脉高压关系的探讨

通过动物实验探讨磷脂酶Ａ２及相关炎性介质在急性缺氧性肺动脉高压形成中的作用。３０只ＳＤ大鼠随机分为三组;正常对照组,缺氧组及缺氧加地塞米松组。均测定肺动脉压;缺氧３０ｍｉｎ后,取静脉血肺组织测定ＰＬＡ２活力,血小板活化因子,前列腺素Ｅ２,血栓素Ｂ２。     

Cofilin,a hypoxia‐regulated protein in murine lungs identified by 2DE: Role of the cytoskeletal protein cofilin in pulmonary hypertension

Chronic alveolar hypoxia induces vascular remodeling processes in the lung resulting in pulmonary hypertension (PH). However, the mechanisms underlying pulmonary remodeling processes are not fully resolved yet. To investigate functional changes occurring during hypoxia exposure we applied 2DE to compare protein expression in lungs from mice subjected to 3 h of alveolar hypoxia and those kept under normoxic conditions. Already after this short‐time period several proteins were significantly regulated. Subsequent analysis by MALDI‐MS identified cofilin as one of the most prominently upregulated proteins. The regulation was confirmed by western blotting and its cellular localization was determined by immunohisto‐ and immunocytochemistry. Interestingly, enhanced cofilin serine 3 phosphorylation was observed after short‐term and after chronic hypoxia‐induced PH in mice, in pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (PASMC) from monocrotaline‐induced PH in rats, in lungs of idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension patients and in hypoxic or platelet‐derived growth factor BB‐treated human PASMC. Furthermore, elevated cofilin phosphorylation was attenuated by curative treatment of monocrotaline‐induced PH in rats and hypoxia‐induced PH in mice with the PDGF‐BB receptor antagonist imatinib. In conclusion, short‐term hypoxic exposure induced prominent changes in lung protein regulation. These very early changes allowed us to identify potential triggers of PH. Thus, respective 2DE analysis can lead to the identification of new target proteins for the possible treatment of PH.