西红花酸对H2O2诱发心肌细胞凋亡及相关调控蛋白caspase-3、Bcl-2表达改变的影响

目的：探讨西红花酸对过氧化氢（H₂O₂）诱导的培养心肌细胞凋亡及相关调控蛋白caspase-3、Bcl-2表达改变的作用。 方法： 通过光镜观察细胞形态、碘化丙啶（PI）染色法和流式细胞术相结合检测培养细胞凋亡率、免疫荧光染色法和流式细胞术相结合检测细胞中caspase-3、Bcl-2蛋白。 结果： 在本实验使用浓度范围内，各浓度H₂O₂组细胞形态明显改变、凋亡率明显高于正常对照组，1×10^-4 mol·L^-1 H₂O₂可使培养心肌细胞Bcl-2蛋白表达明显减少，而caspase-3表达明显增多；各剂量西红花酸组细胞形态学改变减少、凋亡率明显低于1×10^-4 mol·L^-1 H₂O₂组，细胞中Bcl-2蛋白减少幅度与caspase-3增加幅度均减小，且较高浓度（5×10^-5 mol·L^-1）西红花酸组比较低浓度（5×10^-7 mol·L^-1）西红花酸组作用也更明显（P<0.05）。 结论： 西红花酸能够减轻H₂O₂对培养心肌细胞的损伤性凋亡作用，可能与稳定细胞内凋亡相关调控蛋白caspase-3、Bcl-2的功能有关。

Effects of crocetin on the apoptosis and the changes of its related regulating proteins caspase-3 and Bcl-2 induced by H2O2 in myocardial cells

AIM: To observe the effect of crocetin on the apoptosis and the changes of its related regulating proteins caspase-3 and Bcl-2 expression induced by hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) in cultured cardiomyocytes. METHODS: Changes of cellular morphology were detected under microscope. Apoptosis rates of the cells were analyzed by PI staining with flow cytometry. Expressions of caspase-3 and Bcl-2 proteins in the cells were determined by immunofluorescence with flow cytometry. RESULTS: In the concentrations used, more severe morphological changes with higher apoptosis rate of the cultured myocardial cells were seen in each H₂O₂ group than that in control group. When treated with 1×10-4 mol·L^－1 H₂O₂, the caspase-3 was increased and Bcl-2 protein decreased remarkably in the cells. But each dosage of crocetin, especially the highest one (5×10^－5 mol·L^－1, P<005 compared with 5×10^－7 mol·L^－1 group), seemed efficient in maintaining the cell morphology, reducing the cell apoptosis rate and improving the changes in caspase-3 and Bcl-2 protein expression in the cells exposed to 1×10^－4 mol·L^－1 H₂O₂. CONCLUSION: Crocetin obviously inhibits the apoptosis induced by H₂O₂ in the cultured myocardial cells. The mechanisms may involve the balance of the functions of the apoptosis-related regulating proteins, caspase-3 and Bcl-2 protein.