己酮可可碱对非酒精性脂肪肝大鼠肝组织线粒体解耦联蛋白表达的影响

目的 探讨己酮可可碱(PTX)对非酒精性脂肪肝性肝病(NAFLD)大鼠线粒体解耦联蛋白(UCP)-2 mRNA表达的影响. 方法 SD大鼠60只,正常喂养1周后随机分为3组,每组20只.其中对照组20只,以普通饲料喂养,实验组和干预组各20只,以高脂饲料喂养,干预组高脂饮食4周后,在饮水中加用已酮可可碱(PTX)(100 mg·Kg-1·d-1),于第24周处死,采用反转录聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)技术检测肝脏UCP-2mRNA的表达. 结果 对照组大鼠肝脏UCP2mRNA呈微量表达(1.2±0.1),实验组大鼠肝脏UCP2mRNA呈强表达(4.0±0.3),干预组大鼠肝脏UCP2mRNA呈弱表达(3.0±0.2),3组间UCP-2mRNA表达差异有统计学意义(F=160.67,P＜0.01). 结论 己酮可可碱可下调NAFLD大鼠肝细胞UCP-2mRNA的表达.

Effects of pentoxifylline on expression of uncoupling protein 2 of hepatic mitochondria in rats with nonalcoholic fatty liver

Objective To investigate the effects of pentoxifylline (PTX) on the expression of uncoupling protein 2 (UCP-2) of hepatic mitochondria in rats with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Methods Sixty SD rats were randomly divided into 3 groups (each n = 20): normal control group, experiment group and treatment group. The rats in normal control group were given a normal feed. The rats in experiment and treatment groups were given fat-rich feed. Furthermore, the rats in treatment group were given PTX after 4 weeks in fat-rich diet feeding. The expression of UCP-2 in the liver was detected by immunohistochemistry and semi-quantitative RT-PCR. Results The hepatic expression of UCP2 mRNA was higher in experiment group (4.0±0.3) than in normal control group (1.2±0.1). The hepatic expression of UCP2 mRNA was higher in treatment group (3.0±0.2) than in normal control group, but the hepatic expression of UCP2 mRNA was lower in treatment group than in experiment group (F = 160. 67, P＜ 0. 01). Conclusions The UCP-2 mRNA is expressed in livers of NAFLD, pentoxifylline plays an important role in the reduction of expression of UCP-2 mRNA in lives of NAFLD.