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肾脏病与透析肾移植杂志 ›› 2012, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (4): 346-352.

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Smad锚着蛋白在高糖诱导人肾小管上皮细胞细胞外基质沉积中的作用

  

  • 出版日期:2012-08-28 发布日期:2012-09-03

Role of SARA in high glucose induced ECM accumulation in human renal tubular epithelial cells

  • Online:2012-08-28 Published:2012-09-03

摘要:

摘  要    目的:阐明Smad锚着蛋白(Smad anchor for receptor activation, SARA)在高葡萄糖诱导的HK-2细胞ECM沉积中的作用及分子机制,探讨以SARA为靶点抑制高葡萄糖诱导的HK-2细胞ECM沉积的策略。   方法:用高浓度葡萄糖(30mM D-葡萄糖)刺激HK-2细胞,通过Western blot及Realtime PCR检测纤维连接蛋白(Fibronectin, FN)和Ⅰ型胶原(CollagenⅠ, ColⅠ),进而检测TGF-β1、Smad2、Smad3、p-Smad2、p-Smad3的表达变化,通过细胞免疫荧光、WB、Realtime PCR 检测SARA的表达变化;分别转染全长SARA质粒(SARA(WT))及敲除SBD结构域的SARA质粒(SARA(dSBD)),检测转染后高糖诱导HK-2细胞FN及ColⅠ表达的变化。  结果:Western Blot及Realtime PCR结果显示,30mM D-葡萄糖刺激后HK-2细胞FN和ColⅠ蛋白及mRNA表达呈时间依赖性升高。高糖可诱导TGF-β1、Smad3蛋白及其mRNA表达呈时间依赖性上调;Smad2 mRNA表达呈时间依赖性上调,而其蛋白表达呈时间依赖性下调;高糖可促进Smad2和Smad3磷酸化,但Smad3的活化时间更长。而SARA的蛋白及mRNA表达呈时间依赖性降低,细胞免疫荧光结果亦证实高糖刺激后SARA表达下降。与高糖组相比,转染SARA(WT)可使HK-2细胞FN和ColⅠ表达下调;转染SARA(dSBD)对高糖诱导的HK-2细胞FN和ColⅠ表达无明显影响。  结论:高糖诱导的HK-2细胞ECM沉积过程中,TGF-β1信号通路活化,SARA的表达下调;过表达SARA可能通过上调Smad2的蛋白表达,抑制TGF-β信号传导,从而减少高糖诱导的HK-2细胞ECM分泌。

关键词: 肾小管上皮细胞  , 高葡萄糖  , 细胞外基质 , Smad锚着蛋白

Abstract:

ABSTRACT   Objective: To determine the effect of smad anchor for receptor activation (SARA) on the development of high glucose induced extracellular matrix (ECM) accumulation in human renal tubular epithelial cells. Methodology: In the study, HK-2 cells were exposed to high glucose (30mM D-glucose). Furthmore, HK-2 cells were transfected with the plasmids of wild-type SARA (SARA (WT)) or SARA mutant (SARA with SBD deletion, called SARA (dSBD)) and then was stimulated by high glucose. The gene expression levels were assayed by Realtime PCR and the protein expression levels were detected by Western-blot. Results: High glucose resulted in ECM accumulation in HK-2 cells. The expression of TGF-β1 and Smad3 was increased after stimulation of high glucose in HK-2. However, the mRNA expression of Smad2 was increased while its protein expression was downregulated in a time dependent manner. Smad2 and Smad3 were activated by glucose stimulation and Smad3 kept activation for a longer time than Smad2. Meanwhile, the gene and protein expression of SARA was decreased. Compared with high glucose group, overexpression of SARA can down-regulate the expression of FN and ColⅠ. However, SARA (dSBD) had no significant effect on their expression.   Conclusion: TGF-β signaling was activated and SARA expression was downregulated during the process of high glucose induced ECM accumulation in HK-2 cells. Overexpression of SARA could inhibit the ECM accumulation and this effect depended on the SBD domain of SARA.

Key words: HK-2  , high glucose  , ECM  , SARA