南方医科大学学报 ›› 2025, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (5): 969-976.doi: 10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2025.05.09

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参芪补中方通过激活AMPK/SIRT1/PGC-1α改善COPD肺脾气虚证大鼠线粒体功能障碍

张璐1,2(), 丁焕章3, 许浩燃1,2, 陈珂1,2, 许博文1,2, 杨勤军2, 吴迪1, 童佳兵2,4, 李泽庚1,4()   

  1. 1.安徽中医药大学第一附属医院,安徽 合肥 230031
    2.安徽中医药大学,安徽 合肥 230038
    3.阜阳师范大学第一附属医院,安徽 阜阳 236037
    4.中医药防治肺系重大疾病应用转化安徽省重点实验室,安徽 合肥 230031
  • 收稿日期:2024-12-19 出版日期:2025-05-20 发布日期:2025-05-23
  • 通讯作者: 李泽庚 E-mail:1195263773@qq.com;ahzyfb@sina.com
  • 作者简介:张 璐,在读博士研究生,E-mail: 1195263773@qq.com
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金联合重点项目(U20A20398);合肥综合性国家科学中心大健康研究院新安医学与中医药现代化研究所“揭榜挂帅”重大突破项目(2023CXMMTCM005)

Shenqi Buzhong Formula ameliorates mitochondrial dysfunction in a rat model of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by activating the AMPK/SIRT1/PGC-1α pathway

Lu ZHANG1,2(), Huanzhang DING3, Haoran XU1,2, Ke CHEN1,2, Bowen XU1,2, Qinjun YANG2, Di WU1, Jiabing TONG2,4, Zegeng LI1,4()   

  1. 1.First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230031, China
    2.Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230038, China
    3.Affiliated First Hospital of Fuyang Normal University, Fuyang 236037, China
    4.Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Application and Transformation of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Prevention and Treatment of Major Pulmonary Diseases, Hefei 230031, China
  • Received:2024-12-19 Online:2025-05-20 Published:2025-05-23
  • Contact: Zegeng LI E-mail:1195263773@qq.com;ahzyfb@sina.com

摘要:

目的 基于AMP依赖的蛋白激酶(AMPK)/沉默调节蛋白1(SIRT1)/过氧化物酶体增殖物激活受体γ辅激活因子1α(PGC-1α)通路探讨参芪补中方对COPD大鼠线粒体功能障碍的影响。 方法 将60只SD大鼠随机分为正常组(Control)、模型组(Model)、参芪补中方低剂量组(SQBZ-L)、参芪补中方中剂量组(SQBZ-M)、参芪补中方高剂量组(SQBZ-H)、氨茶碱组(APL),10只/组。除正常组外,其余各组通过脂多糖气道滴注、香烟烟熏联合番泻叶浸液灌胃构建COPD模型,参芪补中方组和氨茶碱组分别于第50天进行参芪补中方和氨茶碱灌胃,2次/d,连续灌胃给药4周。检测各组大鼠肺功能,HE染色和透射电镜观察各组大鼠肺组织病理形态和超微结构改变,WST-1法、比色法、TBA法、JC-1法分别检测大鼠肺组织中超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性、三磷酸腺苷(ATP)、丙二醛(MDA)含量及线粒体膜电位,流式细胞术检测大鼠ROS平均荧光强度,Western blotting法检测肺组织中P-AMPKα、AMPKα、SIRTI、PGC-1α蛋白表达水平。 结果 与对照组相比,模型组大鼠肺功能下降、肺组织病理损伤严重(P<0.01),SOD活性、ATP水平及线粒体膜电位下降(P<0.01),MDA水平和ROS平均荧光强度显著提高(P<0.01),线粒体损伤加重,P-AMPKα、SIRTI、PGC-1α蛋白表达水平下降(P<0.01);与模型组相比,参芪补中方各剂量组与氨茶碱组能有效改善COPD大鼠的肺功能、肺组织病理损伤(P<0.05,P<0.01),提高SOD活性、ATP含量及线粒体膜电位(P<0.05,P<0.01),降低MDA含量和ROS平均荧光强度(P<0.05,P<0.01),上调P-AMPKα、SIRTI、PGC-1α蛋白表达水平(P<0.05,P<0.01);参芪补中方高剂量组与氨茶碱组相比较,差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。 结论 参芪补中方可能通过激活AMPK/SIRT1/PGC-1α通路改善COPD大鼠的线粒体功能障碍。

关键词: 慢性阻塞性肺疾病, 参芪补中方, 线粒体功能障碍, 线粒体生物发生, AMPK/SIRT1/PGC-1α通路

Abstract:

Objective To explore the mechanism of Shenqi Buzhong (SQBZ) Formula for alleviating mitochondrial dysfunction in a rat model of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in light of the AMPK/SIRT1/PGC-1α pathway. Methods Fifty male SD rat models of COPD, established by intratracheal lipopolysaccharide (LPS) instillation, exposure to cigarette smoke, and gavage of Senna leaf infusion, were randomized into 5 groups (n=10) for treatment with saline (model group), SQBZ Formula at low, moderate and high doses (3.08, 6.16 and 12.32 g/kg, respectively), or aminophylline (0.024 g/kg) by gavage for 4 weeks, with another 10 untreated rats as the control group. Pulmonary function of the rats were tested, and pathologies and ultrastructural changes of the lung tissues were examined using HE staining and transmission electron microscopy. The levels of SOD, ATP, MDA, and mitochondrial membrane potential in the lungs were detected using WST-1, colorimetric assay, TBA, and JC-1 methods. Flow cytometry was used to analyze ROS level in the lung tissues, and the protein expression levels of P-AMPKα, AMPKα, SIRTI, and PGC-1α were detected using Western blotting. Results The rat models of COPD showed significantly decreased lung function, severe histopathological injuries of the lungs, decreased pulmonary levels of SOD activity, ATP and mitochondrial membrane potential, increased levels of MDA and ROS, and decreased pulmonary expressions of P-AMPKα, SIRTI, and PGC-1α proteins. All these changes were significantly alleviated by treatment with SQBZ Formula and aminophylline, and the efficacy was comparable between high-dose SQBZ Formula group and aminophylline group. Conclusion SQBZ Formula ameliorates mitochondrial dysfunction in COPD rats possibly by activating the AMPK/SIRT1/PGC-1α pathway.

Key words: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Shenqi Buzhong Formula, mitochondrial dysfunction, mitochondrial biogenesis, AMPK/SIRT1/PGC-1α pathway