【摘要】 本研究旨在探讨单核细胞趋化蛋白-1(monocyte chemotacitic protein-1,MCP-1)诱导人脐静脉内皮细胞(human umbilical vein endothelial cells,hUVECs)凋亡的分子机制。胶原酶消化收集hUVECs,体外培养细胞,用胰蛋白酶-EDTA混合液消化传代,用血管性假血友病因子(von Willebrand factor,vWF)和VEGF受体2(KDR)免疫染色证实培养细胞为内皮细胞;用不同浓度MCP-1(0.1、1.0、10、100ng/mL)分别作用hUVECs24h、48h;用流式细胞术及蛋白免疫印迹法检测凋亡相关蛋白Fas、Bcl-2、Bax的表达。如我们前期结果所示,MCP-1能诱导hUVECs的凋亡,其效应随浓度和时间的增加而增强;与对照组比较,MCP-1下调抑凋亡蛋白Bcl-2的表达,上调促凋亡蛋白Fas、Bax的表达。以上结果表明,MCP-1能诱导hUVECs凋亡,其作用机制可能与上调Bax、Fas蛋白及下调Bcl-2蛋白表达有关。更多还原

【Abstract】 The present study was aimed to investigate whether Bcl-2,Fas and Bax are involved in monocyte chemotacitic protein-1 (MCP-1)-induced apoptosis of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (hUVECs).hUVECs were cultured,and the purity was identified by immunofluorescence and immunohistochemistry with specific anti-von Willebrand factor (vWF) and anti-VEGF receptor-2 (KDR) antibodies.With 90% confluence hUVECs were serum-starved for 12 h,and then treated with different concentrations of MCP-1 (0.1,1.0,10,100 ng/mL) for 24 and 48 h respectively.The expressions of apoptosis related proteins Fas,Bcl-2,Bax were detected by flow cytometry (FACS) and Western blot.As shown in our preliminary study,MCP-1 induced apoptosis of hUVECs in a dosedependent manner at both 24 h and 48 h.FACS and Western blot analysis results in the present study indicated that MCP-1 promoted the expression of proapoptotic proteins Bax and Fas and inhibited the expression of antiapoptotic protein Bcl-2.These results suggest that MCP-1 may induce the apoptosis of hUVECs through evoking the imbalance between proapoptotic Fas/Bax and antiapoptotic Bcl-2 protein.更多还原