硫化氢对肠缺血再灌注损伤大鼠回肠上皮细胞凋亡的影响

 目的: 探讨硫化氢(H₂S)对大鼠缺血再灌注(I/R)损伤回肠上皮细胞线粒体形态和功能及凋亡的影响。方法: 24只雄性Wistar大鼠随机分为假手术(sham)组、I/R组和I/R+NaHS组。建立大鼠肠I/R损伤模型。在灌注前10 min时经I/R+NaHS组大鼠尾静脉注入100 μmol/kg NaHS后按1 mg·kg^-1·h^-1输注直到再灌注2 h,实验结束后取回肠标本测定回肠上皮细胞形态和呼吸功能指标。敏感硫电极法测定血浆H₂S含量。RT-PCR检测回肠组织Bcl-2和Bax mRNA表达,Western blot 检测总caspase-3、活化型caspase-3、细胞色素C(Cyt C)、Bcl-2和Bax蛋白表达。结果: I/R组线粒体的面积、体积密度、最大直径、最小直径、等效直径以及活化型caspase-3、Cyt C和Bax表达均显著大于I/R+NaHS和sham组(P<0.01)。I/R组线粒体数量、周长、比表面、面积密度和粒子数密度、血浆H₂S、R₃、R₄、RCR、P/O和Bcl-2表达均显著小于I/R+NaHS和sham组(P<0.01)。结论: 硫化氢下调活化型caspase-3、Cyt C和Bax的蛋白水平,上调Bcl-2表达,对I/R损伤大鼠回肠上皮细胞线粒体形态和功能均有保护作用。

Influence of hydrogen sulfide on ileal epithelial cell apoptosis in rats with intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury

AIM: To investigate the influence of hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) on intestinal epithelial cell mitochondrial morphology and function and the expression of caspase-3, cleaved caspase-3, cytochrome C (Cyt C), Bcl-2 and Bax in rats with intestinal ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury. METHODS: Wistar rats (n=24) were randomly divided into 3 groups (8 in each group): sham group, I/R group and I/R+sodium hydrosulfide (NaHS) group. The animal model of intestinal I/R injury was established. The rats in I/R+NaHS group received NaHS (100 μmol/kg bolus +1 mg·kg^-1·h^-1 infusion) 10 min prior to the onset of reperfusion, whereas the rats in I/R group and sham group received equal volume of normal sodium. Ileum epithelial mitochondrial morphology and function were measured. Plasma H₂S was detected by sensitive sulfide electrode. The expression of Bcl-2 and Bax mRNA was studied by RT-PCR. The protein levels of caspase-3, cleaved caspase-3, cytochrome C (Cyt C), Bcl-2 and Bax were tested by Western blot.RESULTS: The area, volume density, maximum diameter, minimum diameter and equivalent diameter of mitochondria, and the expression of cleaved caspase-3, Cyt C and Bax in I/R group were significantly higher than those in I/R+NaHS and sham groups (P<0.01). The mitochondrial count, circumference, specific surface area, area density and population density, plasma H₂S, respiratory control rate (RCR), the ratio of P/O, R₃ , R₄, and the expression of Bcl-2 in I/R group were sharply lower than those in I/R+NaHS and sham groups (P<0.01). H₂S was negatively correlated with caspase-3, cleaved caspase-3, Cyt C and Bax (P<0.01), and was positively correlated with Bcl-2 (P<0.01). CONCLUSION: H₂S has a protective effect on mitochondrial morphology and function in rats with intestinal I/R injury by down-regulating cleaved caspase-3, Cyt C and Bax and up-regulating Bcl-2.