转录因子ZFP580在缺氧预处理抗大鼠心肌细胞缺氧/复氧损伤中的作用

 目的：通过观察缺氧预处理对心肌细胞缺氧/复氧损伤的保护作用及锌指核转录因子ZFP580表达的改变，探讨ZFP580的作用及机制。方法：培养大鼠H9c2心肌细胞，分为3组：（1） 缺氧/复氧(H/R)组：H9c2心肌细胞换用模拟缺血溶液(pH=6.2)缺氧(95% N2 + 5% CO2)培养3 h，复氧培养2 h；（2） 缺氧预适应(HPC)组：H9c2心肌细胞经3个循环的短暂缺氧(10 min)/复氧(20 min)处理后，进行同上H/R实验;(3) 对照(C)组：正常培养的H9c2心肌细胞。通过MTT染色及LDH水平判定HPC的作用。Western blotting方法观察心肌细胞中转录因子ZFP580表达及ERK1/2磷酸化情况，以及ERK1/2磷酸化抑制剂PD98059对ZFP580表达的影响。分别构建高/低表达ZFP580的慢病毒载体并转染H9c2心肌细胞，经H/R实验后利用Annexin V-PE/7-AAD染色及流式细胞术检测H9c2细胞凋亡情况，Western bloting方法观察caspase-3活化情况。结果：HPC能显著改善H/R处理后H9c2心肌细胞存活率降低和LDH漏出的现象。Western blotting结果显示，HPC组心肌细胞中ZFP580表达及ERK1/2磷酸化程度较H/R处理组明显上升，且PD98059预处理明显抑制HPC诱导的ZFP580的表达上调。慢病毒介导的基因转染实验发现，ZFP580高表达的H9c2心肌细胞在H/R损伤后凋亡率降低且细胞中活化caspase-3表达下降。结论：HPC可引起心肌细胞中转录因子ZFP580表达上调，ZFP580作为ERK1/2通路的下游靶分子发挥抗心肌细胞凋亡的作用。ZFP580表达上调可能作为内源性保护机制之一介导了HPC的细胞保护作用。

ZFP580, a novel transcription factor,is involved in cardioprotection of hypoxic preconditioning against hypoxia-reoxygenation injury in myocardial cells

AIM：To elucidate whether ZFP580 is involved in the cardioprotective effects of hypoxic preconditioning (HPC) against hypoxia-reoxygenation (H/R) injury in H9c2 myocardial cells. METHODS：Rat heart-derived H9c2 cells were cultured in DMEM. H/R was induced by incubation under ischemic hypoxia for 3 h and reoxygenation for 2 h. HPC was induced by exposing the H9c2 cells to 10 min of hypoxia and 20 min of reoxygenation for 3 cycles before H/R treatment. MTT staining and LDH leakage detection were used to evaluate the effects of HPC. Western blotting was used to detect the protein levels of ZFP580, phosphorylated ERK1/2 and cleaved caspased-3. The effects of ZFP580 overexpre-ssion or knockdown on H/R induced apoptosis were determined. RESULTS：The results of MTT staining and LDH leakage detection showed evidence of HPC cytoprotection against H/R-induced cell death in H9c2 cells. ZFP580 protein level and ERK1/2 phosphorylation were significantly increased in the HPC group compared with control group and H/R group. PD98059, an inhibitor of ERK1/2 phosphorylation, significantly suppressed the HPC-induced up-regulation of ZFP580 protein expression. ZFP580 overexpression significantly inhibited apoptosis and caspase-3 activation in H9c2 cells. CONCLUSION：HPC exhibits cytoprotection against H/R and leads to high level of ZFP580 protein in H9c2 cells. ZFP580 is regulated by ERK1/2 activation and mediates the anti-apoptotic effect of the ERK1/2 signaling pathway in HPC cytoprotection.