剪切修复基因XPD抑制Ox-LDL诱导人脐动脉平滑肌细胞的增殖

目的:探讨剪切修复基因——着色性干皮病D组基因(XPD)在氧化低密度脂蛋白(Ox-LDL)促血管平滑肌细胞增殖中的作用及机制。方法:将重组质粒pEGFP-N2/XPD利用脂质体转染人脐动脉平滑肌细胞(HUASMCs),实验分为空白对照组、空载质粒pEGFP-N2组、重组质粒pEGFP-N2/XPD组、Ox-LDL组、Ox-LDL+pEGFP-N2组和Ox-LDL+pEGFP-N2/XPD组。用MTT法和Ed U法测定各组细胞的增殖率;流式细胞术检测各组细胞周期分布;利用Western blot法检测XPD、caspase-3、Bcl-2和Bax的蛋白水平。结果:Western blot实验结果发现,与空白对照组相比,pEGFP-N2/XPD组的XPD表达增加(P0.05),表明转染成功;MTT和Ed U检测结果显示,pEGFP-N2/XPD组的细胞增殖率较空白对照组降低(P0.05);与Ox-LDL组比较,Ox-LDL+pEGFP-N2/XPD组细胞增殖明显被抑制(P0.05)。流式细胞术的检测结果显示,与空白对照组比较,pEGFP-N2/XPD组的S期细胞比例明显减少(P0.05),G0/G1期细胞比例明显增多(P0.05);与Ox-LDL组比较,Ox-LDL+pEGFP-N2/XPD组的S期细胞比例减少(P0.05),G0/G1期细胞比例明显增多(P0.05)。Western blot结果显示,与对照组比较,pEGFP-N2/XPD组的cleaved caspase-3和Bax蛋白水平增加(P0.05),Bcl-2蛋白表达降低(P0.05);与Ox-LDL组比较,Ox-LDL+pEGFP-N2/XPD组的cleaved caspase-3和Bax蛋白水平增加(P0.01),Bcl-2蛋白表达降低(P0.05)。结论:XPD能抑制HUASMCs的增殖并促其凋亡,还能抑制Ox-LDL的促HUASMCs增殖作用,有可能成为抗动脉粥样硬化治疗的靶点。

Effect of xeroderma pigmentosum group D gene on proliferation of human umbilical arterial smooth muscle cells induced by Ox-LDL

AIM: To investigate the effects of xeroderma pigmentosum group D (XPD) gene on the proliferation of human umbilical arterial smooth muscle cells (HUASMCs) induced by oxidized low-density lipoprotein (Ox-LDL). METHODS: The recombinant plasmid pEGFP-N2/XPD was transfected into HUASMCs by liposome. The cells were divided into blank control group, pEGFP-N2 group, pEGFP-N2/XPD group, Ox-LDL group, Ox-LDL+pEGFP-N2 group and Ox-LDL+pEGFP-N2/XPD group. The proliferation rate of the cells was detected by MTT and EdU assays. The apoptotic rate and cell cycle distribution were analyzed by flow cytometry. The protein levels of XPD, caspase-3, Bcl-2 and Bax were determined by Western blot. RESULTS: Compared with blank control group, the expression of XPD was increased in pEGFP-N2/XPD group (P<0.05). According to the results of MTT and EdU assays, the cell proliferation in pEGFP-N2/XPD group was reduced compared with blank control group (P<0.05). Compared with Ox-LDL group, the cell proliferation in Ox-LDL+pEGFP-N2/XPD group was significantly inhibited (P<0.05). According to the results of flow cytometry, the cell proportion of S phase decreased and the G₀/G₁-phase cell proportion increased significantly in pEGFP-N2/XPD group and Ox-LDL+pEGFP-N2/XPD group compared with blank control group and Ox-LDL group, repectively (P<0.05). Compared with blank control group and Ox-LDL group, the protein level of Bcl-2 decreased and the protein levels of Bax and cleaved caspase-3 increased in pEGFP-N2/XPD group and Ox-LDL+pEGFP-N2/XPD group, respectively (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: XPD inhibits the proliferation of HUASMCs and promotes their apoptosis, and reduces the promoting effect of Ox-LDL on the proliferation of HUVSMCs. XPD may be the target for treatment of atherosclerosis.