Role of integrin- linked kinase in phenotypic transformation of rat hepatic stellate cells induced by recombinant connective tissue growth factor
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目的研究整合素连接激酶(ILK)在重组结缔组织生长因子(rCTGF)诱导大鼠原代肝星状细胞(HSC)表型转化中的作用。方法应用胶原酶原位灌注+密度梯度离心法分离SD大鼠原代HSC,细胞贴壁培养24 h后以rCTGF处理,24 h后转染ILK小干扰RNA(siRNA)或对照siRNA,设rCTGF对照及空白对照。应用RT-PCR及Western Blot检测转染siRNA 24、48及72 h时HSCα平滑肌肌动蛋白(αSMA)、ILK及I型胶原基因表达水平变化。计量资料采用t检验。结果与空白对照相比,rCTGF处理可显著上调大鼠HSCαSMA、ILK蛋白及I型胶原mRNA表达。转染ILK siRNA可特异性抑制rCTGF诱导的ILK表达上调,与rCTGF对照相比,转染ILK siRNA 24、48及72 h时,HSC ILK蛋白表达分别下调72%±6%(t=21.39,P<0.01)、87%±9%(t=68.25,P<0.01)及47%±3%(t=18.25,p=0.003);αsma蛋白及i型胶原mrna表达分别下调5%±1%(t=2.52,p>0.05)及6%±3...
Abstract:Objective To investigate the role of integrin- linked kinase ( ILK) in the phenotypic transformation of rat's primary hepatic stellate cells ( HSCs) induced by recombinant connective tissue growth factor ( rCTGF) . Methods Primary HSCs were isolated from normal Sprague Dawley rats by in situ perfusion of collagenase and density gradient centrifugation. After 24 h of adherent cell culture, HSCs were treated with rCTGF for another 24 h before they were transfected with ILK small interfering RNA ( siRNA) or control siRNA. An rCTGF control group ( HSCs treated with only rCTGF) and a blank control group ( HSCs treated with no rCTGF) were also set up. The gene expression levels of α- smooth muscle actin ( αSMA) , ILK, and type I collagen in HSCs were measured by RT- PCR and Western blot at 24 h, 48 h, and 72 h after transfection with siRNA. The t- test was used for comparisons of measurement data. Results rCTGF significantly upregulated αSMA protein, ILK protein, and type I collagen mRNA in rat HSCs compared with the blank control group. Transfection of rat HSCs with ILK siRNA specifically inhibited the rCTGF- induced ILK upregulation. Compared with those in the rCTGF control group, the expression level of ILK protein in the ILK siRNA- transfected HSCs decreased by 72% ± 6% ( t = 21. 39, P < 0. 01) at 24 h, 87% ± 9% ( t = 68. 25, P < 0. 01) at 48 h, and 47% ± 3% ( t = 18. 25, P = 0. 003) at 72 h; the expression levels of αSMA protein and type I collagen mRNA decreased by 5% ± 1% ( t =2.52, P >0.05) and 6% ±3% ( t =1.63, P >0.05) at 24 h, 31% ±7% ( t =34.77, P <0.01) and 20% ±5% ( t =6.71, P <0.05) at 48 h, and 67% ± 8% ( t = 58. 82, P < 0. 01) and 43% ± 6% ( t = 15. 21, P < 0. 01) at 72 h. No changes were observed in the expression levels of ILK protein, αSMA protein, and type I collagen mRNA in HSCs transfected with control siRNA at the same time points. Conclusion ILK may partly mediate the phenotypic transformation of rat HSCs induced by rCTGF.
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