摘要
目的观察外源性神经酰胺(C2-ceramide)对内皮细胞凋亡及相关基因bax和bcl-2表达变化的影响。方法原代培养人脐静脉血管内皮细胞,加药组加入终浓度分别为5、12.5、25、50μmol/L的C2-ceramide,对照组加入体积分数为0.1%的无水乙醇。采用TUNEL法检测细胞凋亡,用RT-PCR、Western blot技术对bax mRNA、bcl-2mRNA及蛋白表达进行分析。结果加药组内皮细胞的凋亡阳性率显著高于对照组(P<0.05),且具有时间和剂量依赖性;加药组baxmRNA及蛋白的表达较对照组显著升高(P<0.05),bcl-2mRNA及蛋白的表达较对照组则显著降低(P<0.05)。结论外源性神经酰胺通过上调bax及下调bcl-2表达水平,改变bax/bcl-2值,从而诱导内皮细胞凋亡。
Objective To observe the effect of ceramide on apoptosis of endothelial cells (EC) and deter- mine the relationship between the ceramide-induced growth suppression and the expressions of bax and bcl-2. Methods Human umbilical endothelial cells were cultured in vitro and treated with 5, 12.5, 25, 50 μmoL/L C2-ceramide, the cells treated with absolute alcohol as control. TUNEL was employed to determine the apoptosis of the cultured EC. Bax and bcl-2 mRNA and protein levels of EC were detected by RT-PCR and Western blot. Results The number of apoptotic cells was significantly higher in ceramide-treated endothelial cells than that in the control group (P 〈 0. 05 ). Ceramide-induced EC apopotsis was in time- and dose-dependent manner. Compared with the control cells, the expressions of bax mRNA and protein in EC treated with ceramide significantly increased (P 〈 0. 05 ) , while the expressions of bcl-2 mRNA and protein significantly depressed ( P 〈 0. 05). Conclusion Ceramide may induce apoptosis of endothelial cells by down-regulating bcl-2 and up-regulating bax.
出处
《第三军医大学学报》
CAS
CSCD
北大核心
2008年第10期957-959,共3页
Journal of Third Military Medical University