黄芪注射液对缺血性心肌病大鼠心肌自噬及心肌重塑的影响

目的:研究黄芪注射液对缺血性心肌病大鼠心肌重塑、网腔钙结合蛋白(calumenin)及自噬影响。方法:36只雄性SD大鼠分为正常对照组(n=12)、缺血性心肌病组(n=12)、黄芪注射液组(n=12),3组大鼠术前行心电图及心脏彩超检查后,正常对照组不做任何处理,而缺血性心肌病组和黄芪注射液组大鼠开胸结扎冠状动脉20 min后,解开结扎线行再灌注后关闭胸腔建立心肌缺血模型,黄芪注射液组术后每次注射黄芪注射液10 g/kg体重,每周注射1次,共注射4次。3组大鼠术后4周行心脏彩超检查后处死大鼠取心脏行HE染色、VG染色,观察心肌病理改变,用Western blot技术检测各组大鼠心肌细胞calumenin、LC3-Ⅰ、LC3-Ⅱ表达变化及LC3-Ⅰ/LC3-Ⅱ比值变化。结果:与缺血性心肌病组比较,黄芪注射液组大鼠心脏彩超及心肌病理得到明显改善;同时,calumenin表达增加LC3-Ⅰ/LC3-Ⅱ比值表达降低(P<0.01)。结论:黄芪注射液对缺血性心肌病大鼠心室重塑及心肌细胞自噬有明显抑制作用,该作用可能是通过calumenin所介导的。     

内质网应激与自噬交互作用在糖尿病肾病发病中的作用

内质网应激和自噬是维持细胞内环境稳态的重要方式。研究表明,糖尿病肾病中多种刺激因素可以导致内质网应激和自噬的激活,这两者之间存在复杂的交互作用,可能在糖尿病肾病进展中发挥重要作用。一般情况下,轻微刺激使内质网应激与自噬适度激活协同发挥对肾脏细胞的保护作用。当刺激因素不能被有效缓解时,内质网应激与自噬之间的交互作用由协调保护性,变为失衡破坏性,进一步推动糖尿病肾病病程进展,这可能是糖尿病肾病未来治疗的新靶点。本文主要针对近年来内质网应激与自噬交互作用在糖尿病肾病发病中的作用机制及研究进展做一综述。     

黄芪注射液对缺血性心肌病大鼠心肌的保护作用*

目的: 探究黄芪注射液对缺血性心肌病大鼠心肌保护作用及其机制。方法: 将36只雄性鼠随机分成:对照组(12只)、缺血性心肌病组(12只)及黄芪注射液组(12只);缺血性心肌病组和黄芪注射液组的大鼠开胸结扎冠状动脉,建立缺血心肌病大鼠模型;建立心肌缺血模型后,黄芪注射液组术后注射黄芪注射液(每周一次,剂量:10 g/kg体重),共注射4次,其他两组腹腔均注射相同剂量的生理盐水;4周后给予3组大鼠麻醉后行心电图及心脏彩超后,处死大鼠取心肌标本行电镜检查,观察其心肌病理超微结构的变化,检测大鼠心肌细胞线粒体Ca²⁺浓度和心肌细胞线粒体融合蛋白mitofusin 1(Mfn1)及凋亡因子C/EBP 同源蛋白(chop)表达,以及黄芪注射液对大鼠心肌细胞ATP敏感钾通道电流的作用。结果: 与对照组比较,缺血性心肌病组中大鼠出现心律失常现象;心室扩大,EF值降低;心肌排列紊乱,线粒体空泡化严重;线粒体Ca²⁺浓度增加(P＜0.01);Mfn1表达减低(P＜0.05),chop表达增加(P＜0.01); 与缺血性心肌病组比较,黄芪注射液组中大鼠心律失常发生率明显减少,心肌细胞动作电位时程缩短,心脏彩超及心肌病理明显改善并存在大量线粒体融合,心肌线粒体Ca²⁺浓度和chop表达明显减少(P＜0.01),而Mfn1表达明显增加(P＜0.01),心肌细胞ATP敏感钾电流明显增加(P＜0.01),该作用可被ATP敏感钾通道特异性阻断剂格列本脲阻断。结论: 黄芪注射液明显减少缺血性心肌病大鼠心律失常的发生率,继而改善缺血性心肌病大鼠心脏功能、减轻心肌病理损伤,其作用机制可能通过心肌细胞ATP敏感钾通道所介导。     

自噬在应力诱导成肌细胞凋亡中的作用初探

目的:探讨自噬在周期性张应力介导的成肌细胞凋亡中的作用,以明确应力诱导内质网应激引起自噬与凋亡之间的关系。方法:在成功构建L6大鼠体外培养--力学刺激模型的基础上,采用Western Blot法分析周期性张应力对自噬相关蛋白LC3蛋白表达的影响,并通过Annexin V-FITC/PI流式细胞术检测细胞凋亡情况。加力组分别给予1,6,12,24 h的力学刺激(拉伸变形率为15%,频率为10循环/min),3-MA组和Rapamycin组在加力2 h前分别加入自噬抑制剂3-甲基腺嘌呤和自噬激活剂雷帕霉素并且加力24 h,0 h组与实验组在同时种板但是不给予力刺激。采用SPSS17.0统计软件对以上数据进行统计分析。结果:成肌细胞中的LC3II/LC3I值随加力时间延长呈上升趋势,24 h达最高(P0.05);抑制组的细胞凋亡率(18.75±1.06%)相对于0 h组(0.726±0.13%)和加力24 h组(14.84±1.14%)的明显升高(P0.05);Rapamycin组相对于加力24 h组的细胞凋亡率明显下降(8.88±1.08%vs 14.84±1.14%),但是细胞凋亡率仍然高于0 h组的(8.88±1.08%vs 0.726±0.13%)。结论:在一定时间范围内,周期性张应力可诱导成肌细胞发生自噬,并且自噬活性与作用时间成正比;自噬可以降低应力介导的成肌细胞凋亡的活性。     

缺血性脑损伤中的自噬——研究进展与挑战

缺血性脑卒中是一类难治性疾病,细胞自噬可能参与其中,该领域的研究逐渐受到重视.本文综述了缺血性脑损伤过程中自噬相关的研究进展,概述了自噬发生的信号通路,列举了在缺血性脑损伤情况下诱发自噬的关键因素,并结合本实验室开展的工作,阐述了自噬在缺血性脑损伤中的作用以及线粒体自噬在该过程中的潜在意义.最后,对该研究领域存在的问题和新的发展方向提出了一些观点,希望能为病理学、药理学和治疗学相关研究提供新思路.     

选择性内质网自噬受体研究进展

内质网自噬是一种可以清除受损内质网的选择性自噬,其主要功能是参与内质网容量和质量的控制,维持细胞稳态。选择性内质网自噬由相关的受体蛋白介导,这些蛋白在疾病发生发展中可能起到重要靶点效应。本文对选择性内质网自噬的作用及其与疾病的关系加以综述,并且归纳总结了相关受体蛋白介导内质网自噬的研究进展,以期对研究内质网自噬相关疾病的发生机制、发展过程及其防治手段提供新的思路和切入点。     

不同程度内质网应激对巨噬细胞自噬的影响*

摘要目的：采用ox-LDL诱导巨噬细胞泡沫化模型,通过不同剂量衣霉素诱导巨噬细胞不同程度内质网应激,观察对其自噬的影 响。方法：不同剂量衣霉素作用于小鼠巨噬细胞系RAW264.7,通过TUNEL染色检测其凋亡率,Western blot检测内质网应激蛋白 GRP78,以及自噬标志蛋白P62 的表达水平。结果：与ox-LDL组和大剂量衣霉素组相比,小剂量衣霉素组可以显著减少巨噬细胞 的凋亡（P<0.01）;与ox-LDL 组相比,小剂量衣霉素组上调内质网应激蛋白GRP78表达的同时,自噬标志蛋白P62 适度下降（P< 0.01）;大剂量衣霉素组更为显著地上调了内质网应激蛋白GRP78 表达,但同时自噬标志蛋白P62 也显著增加（P<0.01）。结论：小 剂量衣霉素引起一定程度的内质网应激,可以激活适度的自噬,从而减少巨噬细胞的凋亡,可能有助于降低动脉粥样硬化的程 度。     

心肌自噬的生理与病理生理作用

自噬是生物体内普遍存在的一种降解长寿命蛋白质和细胞器的分解代谢过程。一定程度的自噬是一种内源性细胞保护机制,并参与适应性免疫反应;自噬不足或过度造成细胞稳态失调,加剧或导致细胞死亡。疾病和应激刺激可以造成心肌自噬活性明显增高,参与多种心脏疾病的发生和发展。调控心肌自噬可能成为心血管疾病和心力衰竭治疗的潜在靶点之一。本文综述心肌自噬的生理与病理生理意义及其分子机制,为心肌损伤和相关疾病防治提供新思路。     

内质网应激与自噬及其交互作用影响内皮细胞凋亡

内质网应激是普遍存在于真核细胞中的应激-防御机制。在内环境稳态遭到破坏的情况下,未折叠蛋白质反应的3条信号通路,分别通过增强蛋白质折叠能力、减少蛋白质生成和促进内质网相关蛋白质降解等途径缓解细胞内压力。同时,也通过多种分子信号机制调控细胞凋亡。自噬是一种生理性的降解机制。通过形成自噬泡并与溶酶体结合摄取并水解胞内受损细胞器和蛋白质等,清除代谢废物,维持细胞正常功能。自噬缺陷或过度激活均可导致细胞凋亡或非程序性死亡。自噬的程度和细胞内压力水平有关。内质网应激通过未折叠蛋白质反应和Ca²⁺浓度变化及其相关分子信号调控自噬。自噬又可反馈性调节内质网应激反应,二者相互作用,在内皮细胞凋亡过程中发挥重要作用。未来内质网应激和自噬可作为药物靶点为内皮相关性疾病提供诊疗策略。     

黄芪对高血压大鼠血管重构中内质网应激反应的影响

目的研究黄芪对高血压大鼠血管重构中内质网应激反应(ERS)的影响,并探讨其血管保护的分子机制。方法将140只大鼠分为对照组、模型组、干预组。采用腹主动脉狭窄术建立高血压大鼠模型,干预组大鼠腹腔注射黄芪注射液8 g/(kg·d)。各组术后1、2、4、6周时采用鼠尾动脉测压法测量大鼠血压,测量血管肌层厚度、Western blot检测CRT和caspase-12的表达、TUNEL法检测血管平滑肌细胞(VSMC)凋亡率。结果模型组术后VSMC形态改变,血压、动脉血管壁肌层厚度和VSMC凋亡率可时间依赖性增大,ERS分子CRT在术后1、2周表达显著升高,4、6周表达降低,而caspase-12分子2周以后表达才升高,且随时间推迟,这种高表达越显著。黄芪干预对比模型组,VSMC形态有一定改善,血压、血管壁肌层厚度和VSMC凋亡率均显著降低,6周时降低幅度最大,同时黄芪能抑制CRT的早期高表达,能抑制caspase-12的高表达,这种抑制作用随着时间的推迟越明显。结论黄芪对高血压大鼠有一定降压作用,可改善血管重构,其机制可能与其调节ERS保护性和促凋亡因子有关。     

Autophagy regulates endoplasmic reticulum stress in ischemic preconditioning

Recent studies have suggested that autophagy plays a prosurvival role in ischemic preconditioning (IPC). This study was taken to assess the linkage between autophagy and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress during the process of IPC. The effects of IPC on ER stress and neuronal injury were determined by exposure of primary cultured murine cortical neurons to 30 min of OGD 24 h prior to a subsequent lethal OGD. The effects of IPC on ER stress and ischemic brain damage were evaluated in rats by a brief ischemic insult followed by permanent focal ischemia (PFI) 24 h later using the suture occlusion technique. The results showed that both IPC and lethal OGD increased the LC3-II expression and decreased p62 protein levels, but the extent of autophagy activation was varied. IPC treatment ameliorated OGD-induced cell damage in cultured cortical neurons, whereas 3-MA (5–20 mM) and bafilomycin A₁ (75–150 nM) suppressed the neuroprotection induced by IPC. 3-MA, at the dose blocking autophagy, significantly inhibited IPC-induced HSP70, HSP60 and GRP78 upregulation; meanwhile, it also aggregated the ER stress and increased activated caspase-12, caspase-3 and CHOP protein levels both in vitro and in vivo models. The ER stress inhibitor Sal (75 pmol) recovered IPC-induced neuroprotection in the presence of 3-MA. Rapamycin 50–200 nM in vitro and 35 pmol in vivo 24 h before the onset of lethal ischemia reduced ER stress and ischemia-induced neuronal damage. These results demonstrated that pre-activation of autophagy by ischemic preconditioning can boost endogenous defense mechanisms to upregulate molecular chaperones, and hence reduce excessive ER stress during fatal ischemia.     

Salinomycin induces cell death with autophagy through activation of endoplasmic reticulum stress in human cancer cells

Salinomycin is perhaps the first promising compound that was discovered through high throughput screening in cancer stem cells. This novel agent can selectively eliminate breast and other cancer stem cells, though the mechanism of action remains unclear. In this study, we found that salinomycin induced autophagy in human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells. Furthermore, we demonstrated that salinomycin stimulated endoplasmic reticulum stress and mediated autophagy via the ATF4-DDIT3/CHOP-TRIB3-AKT1-MTOR axis. Moreover, we found that the autophagy induced by salinomycin played a prosurvival role in human NSCLC cells and attenuated the apoptotic cascade. We also showed that salinomycin triggered more apoptosis and less autophagy in A549 cells in which CDH1 expression was inhibited, suggesting that the inhibition of autophagy might represent a promising strategy to target cancer stem cells. In conclusion, these findings provide evidence that combination treatment with salinomycin and pharmacological autophagy inhibitors will be an effective therapeutic strategy for eliminating cancer cells as well as cancer stem cells.     

Exercise protects against diabetic cardiomyopathy by the inhibition of the endoplasmic reticulum stress pathway in rats

To explore the protective effect of exercise training on the injury of myocardium tissues induced by streptozotocin (STZ) in diabetic rats and the relationship with endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS), the male sprague-dawley (SD) rats were fed with high-fat and high-sugar diet for 4 weeks, followed by intraperitoneal injection of STZ, 40 mg/kg, to establish a diabetes model, and then 10 rats were randomly selected as diabetes mellitus (DM) controls and 20 eligible diabetic rats were randomized into two groups: low-intensity exercise training (n = 10) and high-intensity exercise training (n = 10). After 12 weeks of exercise training, rats were killed and serum samples were used to determine cardiac troponin-I (cTn-I). Myocardial tissues were sampled for morphological analysis to detect myocardial cell apoptosis, and to analyze protein expression of glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78), C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP), and caspase-12. Different intensities (low and high) significantly reduced serum cTn-I levels compared with the DCM group (p < 0.01), and significantly reduced the percentage of apoptotic myocardial cells and improved the parameters of cardiac function. Hematoxylin and eosin and Masson staining indicated that exercise training could attenuate myocardial apoptosis. Additionally, exercise training significantly reduced GRP78, CHOP, and cleaved caspase-12 protein expression in an intensity-dependent manner. These findings suggest that exercise appeared to ameliorate diabetic cardiomyopathy by inhibiting endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced apoptosis in diabetic rats.     

Degradation of the endoplasmic reticulum by autophagy in plants

Eukaryotic cells have developed sophisticated strategies to contend with environmental stresses faced in their lifetime. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress occurs when the accumulation of unfolded proteins within the ER exceeds the folding capacity of ER chaperones. ER stress responses have been well characterized in animals and yeast, and autophagy has been suggested to play an important role in recovery from ER stress. In plants, the unfolded protein response signaling pathways have been studied, but changes in ER morphology and ER homeostasis during ER stress have not been analyzed previously. Autophagy has been reported to function in tolerance of several stress conditions in plants, including nutrient deprivation, salt and drought stresses, oxidative stress, and pathogen infection. However, whether autophagy also functions during ER stress has not been investigated. The goal of our study was to elucidate the role and regulation of autophagy during ER stress in Arabidopsis thaliana.     

黄芪注射液对阿霉素性心肌细胞凋亡、内质网应激与缝隙连接蛋白表达的影响

目的：研究黄芪注射液对阿霉素（ADR）所致心肌病大鼠心肌细胞凋亡、内质网应激与缝隙连接蛋白表达的影响。方法：36只Wistar雄性大鼠随机分为3组（n=12）：对照组、ADR组及黄芪注射液组。对照组腹腔注射0.9% Nacl （10 ml/kg体重）;ADR组腹腔注射ADR 2 mg/kg体重;黄芪注射液组在每次腹腔注射ADR 2 mg/kg体重的同时,注射黄芪注射液10 g/kg体重,每周注射1次,共注射3次。实验第7周末,3组大鼠行心脏彩超检测左室舒张末期内径、左室收缩末期内径及左室射血分数;处死大鼠后取左心室组织行HE、Masson、醋酸铀及柠檬酸铅染色,于光镜及透射电镜下观察心肌病理及超微结构改变;采用TUNEL法检测大鼠心肌细胞凋亡,用免疫组化技术检测大鼠心肌细胞缝隙连接蛋白Cx43及p-Cx43表达,采用real time PCR检测大鼠心肌细胞内质网应激伴侣蛋白Grp78,ATF-4及CHOP表达。结果：与对照组比较,ADR组大鼠LVEDD、LVESD增大,LVEF减少;心肌纤维排列紊乱,心肌纤维间质水肿,大量淋巴细胞浸润;线粒体肿胀、破坏,呈空泡样;心肌细胞凋亡数明显增多（P<0.01）;内质网应激相关蛋白Grp78、ATF-4及CHOP表达明显增高（P<0.01）;缝隙连接蛋白Cx43表达减少,而p-Cx43表达增多。与ADR组比较,黄芪注射液组大鼠LVEDD、LVESD减少,LVEF增加;心肌病理及超微结构明显改善,同时心肌细胞凋亡数明显减少（P<0.01）;内质网应激伴侣蛋白Grp78、ATF-4及CHOP表达明显减少（P<0.01）;缝隙连接蛋白Cx43表达增多,而p-Cx43减少。结论：黄芪注射液可有效改善阿霉素导致的心肌损伤,其机制可能与黄芪注射液抑制ADR诱导的内质网应激及缝隙连接蛋白磷酸化有关。