南方医科大学学报 ›› 2016, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (01): 1-7.

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雌马酚对PC12细胞缺氧/复氧损伤的保护作用及其机制

于玮,邓秀玲,马真,王燕   

  • 出版日期:2016-01-20 发布日期:2016-01-20

Equol protects PC12 neuronal cells against hypoxia/ reoxygenation injury in vitro by reducing reactive oxygen species production

  • Online:2016-01-20 Published:2016-01-20

摘要: 目的探讨雌马酚对PC12细胞缺氧/复氧损伤的保护作用及机制。方法以PC12细胞为研究对象,构建体外神经元缺氧/ 复氧损伤模型,用雌马酚进行干预。MTT法检测细胞活力,比色法测定细胞培养上清液中乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)活性和丙二醛(MDA)含量,免疫细胞化学法检测活性氧(ROS)含量,Western blotting 检测缺氧/复氧损伤的PC12 细胞内NADPH氧化酶2 (gp91phox)和磷酸化Src(p-Src)激酶的表达。结果雌马酚可有效减轻缺氧/复氧引起的PC12细胞损伤,降低缺氧/复氧损伤细胞培养上清液中LDH的活性和MDA的含量,明显抑制ROS的生成及gp91phox和p-Src的表达。结论雌马酚通过抑制p-Src激酶和gp91phox表达,减少ROS生成,从而对PC12细胞缺氧/复氧损伤产生保护作用。

Abstract: Objective Both of gp91phox (an isoform of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-reduced oxidases) and Src (a non-receptor protein tyrosine kinase) play a prominent role in mediating hypoxia/reoxygenation injury of neurons. The present study was designed to investigate the neuroprotective effect of equol, a predominant active metabolite of daidzein, against hypoxia/reoxygenation injury in rat pheochromocytoma cell line (PC12) and explore the underlying mechanisms. Methods PC12 cells exposed to hypoxia/reoxygenation injury were examined for reactive oxygen species (ROS) using dihydroethidium and 2’, 7’-dichlorofluorescein diacetate and analyzed for changes in lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity and malondialdehyde (MDA) content. The expression levels of gp91phox and phosphorylated Src-Tyr416 (p-Src) were measured using Western blotting. Results Equol dose-dependently restored the cell viability and decreased LDH activity and MDA content in culture medium of PC12 cells exposed to hypoxia/reoxygenation. Pretreatment of the cells with 10-5 and 10-6 mol/L equol inhibited hypoxia/ reoxygenation-induced increase of ROS. PC12 cells treated with equol prior to hypoxia/reoxygenation injury showed significant enhancement of the protein levels of gp91phox and p-Src. Conclusion Equol confers neuroprotection against hypoxia/ reoxygenation injury in PC12 cells by inhibiting the generation of ROS very likely as a result of down-regulation of gp91phox and inhibition of Src phosphorylation.