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MAPK信号通路在肺炎衣原体感染小鼠中的作用


[摘要] 目的 研究MAPK信号通路在肺炎衣原体(CP)感染APOE基因敲除(APOE)小鼠促进动脉粥样硬化形成中的作用。 方法 48只APOE小鼠分为感染-高脂组、高脂组、感染组和对照组,每组12只,喂养20周,采用Western blot和Real time-PCR法检测胞外信号调控激酶(p-ERK1/2)、p-P38的蛋白表达和白介素-6(IL-6)、肿瘤坏死因子(TNF-α)的基因的表达。 结果 感染-高脂组、高脂组、感染组APOE小鼠的主动脉IL-6和TNF-α水平明显高于对照组(P 中国论文


[关键词] 动脉粥样硬化;白介素-6;丝裂原活化蛋白激酶


[中图分类号] R543.5 [文献标识码] A [文章编号] (2015)09(a)-


[Abstract] Objective To investigate the role of MAPK in APOE mice induced atherosclerosis (AS) by chlamydia pneumoniae (CP) infection. Methods Forty-eight APOE mice were divided into four groups including CP infection and hyperlipidemia group, hyperlipidemia group, CP infection group and control group, each group had 12 mice. The mice were sacrificed at 20 week of age. Western blot and Real time-PCR were used to detect the p-ERK1/2, p-P38 protein expression and the gene expression of IL-6, TNF-α. Results The levels of IL-6 and TNF-α in CP infection and hyperlipidemia group, hyperlipidemia group, CP infection group were significantly higher than those in control group, the differences were statistically significant (P 0.05),表明对于APOE小鼠无论高脂饮食还是CP感染,对小鼠体重均无明显影响。也就是说,AS的发生发展过程中体重不会发生显著变化。见图1。


2.2 各组APOE小鼠血脂水平比较


5、15周龄时各组总胆固醇、三酰甘油、高密度脂蛋白胆固醇和低密度脂蛋白胆固醇水平差异无统计学意义(P > 0.05)。20周龄时,高脂组和感染-高脂组总胆固醇、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇水平显著高于对照组(P 0.05);感染组各指标水平与对照组间比较,差异均无统计学意义(P > 0.05)。提示CP感染可以加重因高脂引起的AS血脂浓度。见表1。


2.3 各组20周龄动脉粥样硬化小鼠主动脉TNF-α、IL-6 mRNA表达水平比较


感染-高脂组、高脂组、感染组APOE小鼠主动脉IL-6和TNF-α mRNA含量明显高于对照组,差异有高度统计学意义(P 0.05)。见表2、图2。


2.4 各组APOE小鼠p-P38和p-ERK1/2蛋白表达水平比较


感染-高脂组、高脂组、感染组APOE小鼠p-P38和p-ERK1/2蛋白表达水平均明显低于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P 0.05)。提示高脂饮食引起APOE小鼠体内p-P38和p-ERK1/2表达水平降低,CP感染也可以引起或加重高脂血症小鼠p-P38和p-ERK1/2蛋白表达水平的降低。提示CP感染可能是通过减少肝脏中p-P38和p-ERK1/2的表达来促进AS的发生发展。见表3、图3。 3 讨论


AS的发生发展与炎症相关,例如,CP、巨细胞病*(HCMV)、幽门螺杆菌(Hp)等一些感染性因素有可能是AS的危险因子,尤其是CP感染,可促发人类心血管系统疾病的炎性反应。CP是一种严格细胞内寄生的病原体,通常引起上呼吸道和肺部感染[]。CP经过呼吸道侵入到机体,再被单核巨噬细胞识别、吞噬,跟随血液循环侵入血管壁,可感染内皮细胞,参与AS的发病[]。


活化MAPK通过磷酸化核转录因子、细胞骨架蛋白及酶类等参与细胞增殖、分化、转化及凋亡的调节,并与炎症、肿瘤等多种疾病的发生密切相关。MAPK在介导炎症过程中的激活和细胞因子生成中起着重要作用。在哺乳动物细胞中MAPK亚族主要包括ERK1/2、JNK、p38和ERK5,这几条通路之间存在相互协调、相互调控的关系[]。ERK通路参与应激刺激、细菌产物、炎症介质等引起的细胞反应,表明ERK通路的激活与炎症密切相关[18]。JNK通路能被生长因子、脂多糖(LPS)、TNF-α、IL-1、热休克等激活。p38通路能被LPS、生血细胞因子[促红细胞生成素(EPO)]和IL-3、致炎细胞因子、细菌成分、热休克等激活。LPS介导的细胞炎性反应是一个典型的病原体与机体相互作用的过程。LPS刺激细胞激活ERK、JNK和P38,然后作用于各自的底物,影响多种转录因子的活性,从而调节包括TNF-α、IL-1、IL-6、IL-8等多种细胞因子在内的基因的表达。而TNF-α、IL-1、花生四烯酸(arachdonic acid,AA)产物、内皮素等多种炎症介质能激活不同MAPK,通过促进或抑制基因的转录来调控其他炎症介质的生成。最近,MAPK信号通路在调控心血管疾病的研究方面日益受到人们的重视[19]。


本研究表明,AS的发生发展过程中体重无显著变化。在血脂方面,小鼠20周龄时,感染-高脂组相比于对照组差异有统计学意义。这说明CP感染可以加重因高脂引起的AS血脂浓度。感染-高脂组、感染组和高脂组APOE小鼠的主动脉IL-6和TNF-α mRNA含量明显高于对照组(P 0.05)。提示高脂饮食引起APOE小鼠体内的p-P38、p-ERK1/2蛋白表达水平的降低,CP感染也可以引起或加重高脂血症小鼠p-P38、p-ERK1/2蛋白表达水平的降低。因而,CP感染是通过减少p-P38、p-ERK1/2蛋白表达水平来促进AS的发生发展。研究表明,在CP感染APOE小鼠过程中MAPK信号转导通路具有重要作用[20]。MAPK信号转导通路可通过P38和ERK来促进小鼠的AS[21]。


综上所述,笔者推测CP感染诱导APOE小鼠的AS机制可能与MAPK信号转导通路的激活有关。但CP感染诱导APOE小鼠AS中的作用还需要进一步研究,其联系以及相互作用机制的阐明将为探索AS有效防治途径提供新线索。


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