[目的]探究miR-346与TNF-α/Mfn2通路对脑梗死小鼠内质网应激和神经元凋亡的影响。[方法]将C57BL/6J小鼠随机分为3组:假手术组(sham)、NC agomir组、miR-346 agomir组。通过苏木素伊红染色分析海马组织病理变化,TUNEL实验检测神经细胞...[目的]探究miR-346与TNF-α/Mfn2通路对脑梗死小鼠内质网应激和神经元凋亡的影响。[方法]将C57BL/6J小鼠随机分为3组:假手术组(sham)、NC agomir组、miR-346 agomir组。通过苏木素伊红染色分析海马组织病理变化,TUNEL实验检测神经细胞凋亡率,通过氯化三苯基四氮唑染色评估小鼠的脑梗死面积,尼氏染色分析神经元尼氏小体数量,蛋白免疫印迹实验分析TNF-α/Mfn2通路以及内质网应激相关蛋白的表达水平。[结果]与假手术组的小鼠比较,NC agomir组的小鼠的脑梗死面积增加(0.21±0.01 vs 27.16±4.38,P<0.05),海马组织受到破坏,神经元尼氏小体的数量减少(56.27±5.13 vs 12.79±2.95,P<0.05),神经元凋亡率增加(1.25%±0.03%vs 17.89%±2.96%,P<0.05),内质网应激相关蛋白以及TNF-α表达增加(0.23±0.05 vs 1.22±0.13,P<0.05),Mfn2表达降低(0.97±0.06 vs 0.13±0.03,P<0.05)。与NC agomir组的小鼠比较,miR-346 agomir组的小鼠的脑梗死面积减少,海马组织结构得到改善,神经元尼氏小体的数量增加,神经元凋亡率降低,内质网应激相关蛋白以及TNF-α表达降低,Mfn2表达增加。[结论]miR-346能够调控TNF-α/Mfn2信号轴,减少脑梗死小鼠海马组织区域的内质网应激和神经元凋亡。展开更多
目的探讨金雀根和黄芪配伍对糖尿病肾病(DKD)大鼠的影响。方法将SD大鼠随机分为正常组、模型组、恩格列净组、金雀根组、黄芪组、配伍组,每组10只。采用单侧切除肾脏联合腹腔注射链脲佐菌素(STZ)复制DKD大鼠模型,造模成功后灌胃相应剂...目的探讨金雀根和黄芪配伍对糖尿病肾病(DKD)大鼠的影响。方法将SD大鼠随机分为正常组、模型组、恩格列净组、金雀根组、黄芪组、配伍组,每组10只。采用单侧切除肾脏联合腹腔注射链脲佐菌素(STZ)复制DKD大鼠模型,造模成功后灌胃相应剂量药物8周。第0、4、8周检测24 h尿微量白蛋白(24 h U-mALB);ELISA法检测Scr、BUN、CysC、MDA水平及SOD活性;荧光探针法检测肾组织ROS表达;HE、PAS、Masson、PASM-Masson染色观察肾组织病理结构改变;免疫组织化学法检测肾组织NOX4、Drp1、MFN2、P62表达;Western blot法检测肾组织PINK1、MFN2、Parkin、LC3-Ⅱ/Ⅰ、P62、p-Drp1蛋白表达。结果与模型组比较,各给药组大鼠24 h U-mALB、BUN、Scr、CysC水平均降低(P<0.01),肾组织病理性结构损伤改善;血清和组织MDA水平降低(P<0.01),SOD活性升高(P<0.01);肾组织PINK1、MFN2、Parkin、LC3-Ⅱ/Ⅰ蛋白表达升高(P<0.05,P<0.01),p-Drp1、P62蛋白表达降低(P<0.01),其中配伍组作用优于单用药组(P<0.05,P<0.01)。结论金雀根和黄芪配伍可能是通过调控PINK1/MFN2/Parkin通路改善线粒体动力学,激活线粒体自噬,抑制氧化应激,减轻肾脏病理损伤,改善DKD大鼠肾功能。展开更多
Background:Acute liver failure(ALF)is an unpredictable and life-threatening critical illness.The pathological characteristic of ALF is massive necrosis of hepatocytes and lots of inflammatory cells infiltration which ...Background:Acute liver failure(ALF)is an unpredictable and life-threatening critical illness.The pathological characteristic of ALF is massive necrosis of hepatocytes and lots of inflammatory cells infiltration which may lead to multiple organ failure.Methods:Animals were divided into 3 groups,normal,thioacetamide(TAA,ALF model)and TAA+AGK2.Cultured L02 cells were divided into 5 groups,normal,TAA,TAA+mitofusin 2(MFN2)-siRNA,TAA+AGK2,and TAA+AGK2+MFN2-siRNA groups.The liver histology was evaluated with hematoxylin and eosin staining,inositol-requiring enzyme 1(IRE1),activating transcription factor 6β(ATF6β),protein kinase R(PKR)-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase(PERK)and phosphorylated-PERK(p-PERK).C/EBP homologous protein(CHOP),reactive oxygen species(ROS),MFN2 and glutathione peroxidase 4(GPX4)were measured with Western blotting,and cell viability and liver chemistry were also measured.Mitochondriaassociated endoplasmic reticulum membranes(MAMs)were measured by immunofluorescence.Results:The liver tissue in the ALF group had massive inflammatory cell infiltration and hepatocytes necrosis,which were reduced by AGK2 pre-treatment.In comparison to the normal group,apoptosis rate and levels of IRE1,ATF6β,p-PERK,CHOP,ROS and Fe2+in the TAA-induced ALF model group were significantly increased,which were decreased by AGK2 pre-treatment.The levels of MFN2 and GPX4 were decreased in TAA-induced mice compared with the normal group,which were enhanced by AGK2 pretreatment.Compared with the TAA-induced L02 cell,apoptosis rate and levels of IRE1,ATF6β,p-PERK,CHOP,ROS and Fe2+were further increased and levels of MFN2 and GPX4 were decreased in the MFN2-siRNA group.AGK2 pre-treatment decreased the apoptosis rate and levels of IRE1,ATF6β,p-PERK,CHOP,ROS and Fe2+and enhanced the protein expression of MFN2 and GPX4 in MFN2-siRNA treated L02 cell.Immunofluorescence observation showed that level of MAMs was promoted in the AGK2 pre-treatment group when compared with the TAA-induced group in both mice and L02 cells.Conclusions:The data suggested that AGK2 pre-treatment had hepatoprotective role in TAA-induced ALF via upregulating the expression of MFN2 and then inhibiting PERK and ferroptosis pathway in ALF.展开更多
Objective Acute respiratory distress syndrome(ARDS)patients currently have relatively high mortality,which is associated with early lung fibrosis.This study aimed to investigate whether miR-17 suppression could allevi...Objective Acute respiratory distress syndrome(ARDS)patients currently have relatively high mortality,which is associated with early lung fibrosis.This study aimed to investigate whether miR-17 suppression could alleviate ARDS-associated lung fibrosis by regulating Mfn2.Methods A mouse model of ARDS-related lung fibrosis was constructed via intratracheal instillation of bleomycin.The expression level of miR-17 in lung tissues was detected via quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction(qRT-PCR).In the ARDS mouse model of lung fibrosis,the mitigating effects of miR-17 interference were evaluated via tail vein injection of the miR negative control or the miR-17 antagomir.The pathological changes in the lung tissue were examined via HE staining and Masson’s trichrome staining,and the underlying molecular mechanism was investigated via ELISA,qRT-PCR and Western blotting.Results Bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis significantly increased collagen deposition and the levels of hydroxyproline(HYP)and miR-17.Interfering with miR-17 significantly reduced the levels of HYP and miR-17 and upregulated the expression of Mfn2.The intravenous injection of the miR-17 antagomir alleviated lung inflammation and reduced collagen deposition.In addition,interference with miR-17 could upregulate LC3B expression,downregulate p62 expression,and improve mitochondrial structure.Conclusion Interfering with miR-17 can improve pulmonary fibrosis in mice by promoting mitochondrial autophagy via Mfn2.展开更多
目的观察重组人促红细胞生成素(recombinant human erythropoietin,rhEPO)对缺血/再灌注损伤大鼠心肌细胞Mitofusin2(Mfn2)蛋白表达的影响及其抗心肌细胞凋亡的作用。方法选取成年SD大鼠35只,随机分为正常组(Normal),假手术组(Sham),缺...目的观察重组人促红细胞生成素(recombinant human erythropoietin,rhEPO)对缺血/再灌注损伤大鼠心肌细胞Mitofusin2(Mfn2)蛋白表达的影响及其抗心肌细胞凋亡的作用。方法选取成年SD大鼠35只,随机分为正常组(Normal),假手术组(Sham),缺血再灌注组(I/R),缺血再灌注EPO治疗组(I/R+EPO)。各组分别于再灌注3h和24h后,剪取心脏缺血/再灌注损伤区域,用脱氧核苷酸末端转移酶介导的缺口末端标记法(TUNEL)检测心肌细胞凋亡,免疫组化法检测Mfn2蛋白的表达。结果再灌注3h和24h后,与正常组和假手术组相比,I/R组Mfn2蛋白的表达和心肌细胞凋亡均显著增加;与I/R组相比,I/R+EPO组Mfn2蛋白的表达和心肌细胞凋亡均显著降低。结论EPO可以下调缺血再灌注损伤后心肌细胞Mfn2蛋白的表达,抑制心肌细胞的凋亡。展开更多
文摘[目的]探究miR-346与TNF-α/Mfn2通路对脑梗死小鼠内质网应激和神经元凋亡的影响。[方法]将C57BL/6J小鼠随机分为3组:假手术组(sham)、NC agomir组、miR-346 agomir组。通过苏木素伊红染色分析海马组织病理变化,TUNEL实验检测神经细胞凋亡率,通过氯化三苯基四氮唑染色评估小鼠的脑梗死面积,尼氏染色分析神经元尼氏小体数量,蛋白免疫印迹实验分析TNF-α/Mfn2通路以及内质网应激相关蛋白的表达水平。[结果]与假手术组的小鼠比较,NC agomir组的小鼠的脑梗死面积增加(0.21±0.01 vs 27.16±4.38,P<0.05),海马组织受到破坏,神经元尼氏小体的数量减少(56.27±5.13 vs 12.79±2.95,P<0.05),神经元凋亡率增加(1.25%±0.03%vs 17.89%±2.96%,P<0.05),内质网应激相关蛋白以及TNF-α表达增加(0.23±0.05 vs 1.22±0.13,P<0.05),Mfn2表达降低(0.97±0.06 vs 0.13±0.03,P<0.05)。与NC agomir组的小鼠比较,miR-346 agomir组的小鼠的脑梗死面积减少,海马组织结构得到改善,神经元尼氏小体的数量增加,神经元凋亡率降低,内质网应激相关蛋白以及TNF-α表达降低,Mfn2表达增加。[结论]miR-346能够调控TNF-α/Mfn2信号轴,减少脑梗死小鼠海马组织区域的内质网应激和神经元凋亡。
文摘目的探讨金雀根和黄芪配伍对糖尿病肾病(DKD)大鼠的影响。方法将SD大鼠随机分为正常组、模型组、恩格列净组、金雀根组、黄芪组、配伍组,每组10只。采用单侧切除肾脏联合腹腔注射链脲佐菌素(STZ)复制DKD大鼠模型,造模成功后灌胃相应剂量药物8周。第0、4、8周检测24 h尿微量白蛋白(24 h U-mALB);ELISA法检测Scr、BUN、CysC、MDA水平及SOD活性;荧光探针法检测肾组织ROS表达;HE、PAS、Masson、PASM-Masson染色观察肾组织病理结构改变;免疫组织化学法检测肾组织NOX4、Drp1、MFN2、P62表达;Western blot法检测肾组织PINK1、MFN2、Parkin、LC3-Ⅱ/Ⅰ、P62、p-Drp1蛋白表达。结果与模型组比较,各给药组大鼠24 h U-mALB、BUN、Scr、CysC水平均降低(P<0.01),肾组织病理性结构损伤改善;血清和组织MDA水平降低(P<0.01),SOD活性升高(P<0.01);肾组织PINK1、MFN2、Parkin、LC3-Ⅱ/Ⅰ蛋白表达升高(P<0.05,P<0.01),p-Drp1、P62蛋白表达降低(P<0.01),其中配伍组作用优于单用药组(P<0.05,P<0.01)。结论金雀根和黄芪配伍可能是通过调控PINK1/MFN2/Parkin通路改善线粒体动力学,激活线粒体自噬,抑制氧化应激,减轻肾脏病理损伤,改善DKD大鼠肾功能。
基金supported by the grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (82070609)
文摘Background:Acute liver failure(ALF)is an unpredictable and life-threatening critical illness.The pathological characteristic of ALF is massive necrosis of hepatocytes and lots of inflammatory cells infiltration which may lead to multiple organ failure.Methods:Animals were divided into 3 groups,normal,thioacetamide(TAA,ALF model)and TAA+AGK2.Cultured L02 cells were divided into 5 groups,normal,TAA,TAA+mitofusin 2(MFN2)-siRNA,TAA+AGK2,and TAA+AGK2+MFN2-siRNA groups.The liver histology was evaluated with hematoxylin and eosin staining,inositol-requiring enzyme 1(IRE1),activating transcription factor 6β(ATF6β),protein kinase R(PKR)-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase(PERK)and phosphorylated-PERK(p-PERK).C/EBP homologous protein(CHOP),reactive oxygen species(ROS),MFN2 and glutathione peroxidase 4(GPX4)were measured with Western blotting,and cell viability and liver chemistry were also measured.Mitochondriaassociated endoplasmic reticulum membranes(MAMs)were measured by immunofluorescence.Results:The liver tissue in the ALF group had massive inflammatory cell infiltration and hepatocytes necrosis,which were reduced by AGK2 pre-treatment.In comparison to the normal group,apoptosis rate and levels of IRE1,ATF6β,p-PERK,CHOP,ROS and Fe2+in the TAA-induced ALF model group were significantly increased,which were decreased by AGK2 pre-treatment.The levels of MFN2 and GPX4 were decreased in TAA-induced mice compared with the normal group,which were enhanced by AGK2 pretreatment.Compared with the TAA-induced L02 cell,apoptosis rate and levels of IRE1,ATF6β,p-PERK,CHOP,ROS and Fe2+were further increased and levels of MFN2 and GPX4 were decreased in the MFN2-siRNA group.AGK2 pre-treatment decreased the apoptosis rate and levels of IRE1,ATF6β,p-PERK,CHOP,ROS and Fe2+and enhanced the protein expression of MFN2 and GPX4 in MFN2-siRNA treated L02 cell.Immunofluorescence observation showed that level of MAMs was promoted in the AGK2 pre-treatment group when compared with the TAA-induced group in both mice and L02 cells.Conclusions:The data suggested that AGK2 pre-treatment had hepatoprotective role in TAA-induced ALF via upregulating the expression of MFN2 and then inhibiting PERK and ferroptosis pathway in ALF.
基金supported by grants from the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province(No.2022CFB423,2023AFB1055)Hubei Province Health and Family Planning Scientific Research Project(No.WJ2023M030).
文摘Objective Acute respiratory distress syndrome(ARDS)patients currently have relatively high mortality,which is associated with early lung fibrosis.This study aimed to investigate whether miR-17 suppression could alleviate ARDS-associated lung fibrosis by regulating Mfn2.Methods A mouse model of ARDS-related lung fibrosis was constructed via intratracheal instillation of bleomycin.The expression level of miR-17 in lung tissues was detected via quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction(qRT-PCR).In the ARDS mouse model of lung fibrosis,the mitigating effects of miR-17 interference were evaluated via tail vein injection of the miR negative control or the miR-17 antagomir.The pathological changes in the lung tissue were examined via HE staining and Masson’s trichrome staining,and the underlying molecular mechanism was investigated via ELISA,qRT-PCR and Western blotting.Results Bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis significantly increased collagen deposition and the levels of hydroxyproline(HYP)and miR-17.Interfering with miR-17 significantly reduced the levels of HYP and miR-17 and upregulated the expression of Mfn2.The intravenous injection of the miR-17 antagomir alleviated lung inflammation and reduced collagen deposition.In addition,interference with miR-17 could upregulate LC3B expression,downregulate p62 expression,and improve mitochondrial structure.Conclusion Interfering with miR-17 can improve pulmonary fibrosis in mice by promoting mitochondrial autophagy via Mfn2.
文摘目的观察重组人促红细胞生成素(recombinant human erythropoietin,rhEPO)对缺血/再灌注损伤大鼠心肌细胞Mitofusin2(Mfn2)蛋白表达的影响及其抗心肌细胞凋亡的作用。方法选取成年SD大鼠35只,随机分为正常组(Normal),假手术组(Sham),缺血再灌注组(I/R),缺血再灌注EPO治疗组(I/R+EPO)。各组分别于再灌注3h和24h后,剪取心脏缺血/再灌注损伤区域,用脱氧核苷酸末端转移酶介导的缺口末端标记法(TUNEL)检测心肌细胞凋亡,免疫组化法检测Mfn2蛋白的表达。结果再灌注3h和24h后,与正常组和假手术组相比,I/R组Mfn2蛋白的表达和心肌细胞凋亡均显著增加;与I/R组相比,I/R+EPO组Mfn2蛋白的表达和心肌细胞凋亡均显著降低。结论EPO可以下调缺血再灌注损伤后心肌细胞Mfn2蛋白的表达,抑制心肌细胞的凋亡。
