花色苷对ApoE基因缺陷小鼠炎症信号转导的影响

目的:探讨黑米皮(BRF)花色苷(ANTH)对ApoE基因(ApoE-/-)缺陷小鼠动脉粥样硬化(AS)斑块形成及炎症信号转导的影响。方法:将45只雄性ApoE-/-小鼠随机分为三组:阳性对照组(A组)、花色苷提取后黑米皮组(B组)和黑米皮花色苷组(C组);15只正常小鼠为阴性对照组(D组)。B组和C组分别加入黑米皮花色苷提取物及5%花色苷提取后的黑米皮,饲养20w,取血后处死动物,测定主动脉脂质斑块大小和血液各型NOS水平及NO水平,Western-blot法检测血管壁内ICAM-1及NF-κB表达。结果:C组的主动脉脂质斑块面积大小明显低于A组和B组;C组总一氧化氮合酶(tNOS)水平明显高于A组和B组;C组血清中iNOS水平略有降低,但差异不显著;C组血清cNOS和NO水平显著升高;C组COX-2mRNA、ICAM-1及NF-κB蛋白质表达下降。结论:黑米皮花色苷是黑米皮抗AS的活性成分,其作用机制与抑制NF-κB介导的炎性因子iNOS、COX-2表达及促进血管舒张因子NO生成有关。

EFFECT OF ANTHOCYANINS ON INFLAMMATORY SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION IN ApoE KNOCK-OUT MICE

Objective: To observe the effect of supplementation with anthocyanins (ANTH)purified from outlayer of black rice (BRF) on atherosclerotic (AS) plaque formation and inflammatory signal-transduction. Methods: Forth five male ApoE-defieient mice of 4 w age, were randomly divided into 3 groups: positive control (Group A), BRF (Group B ), ANTH (Group C), 15 in each group. Another 15 male ApoE-deficient mice served as negative control (Group D ). Group A and D were fed AIN-93G purified diet, Group C and B fed the same diet with 5% BRF not containing ANTH and 0.39% ANTH (containing 42% total flavonoids) respectively. The animals were fed for 20w, then blood, hearts and aortas were examined to verify inflammatory signal transduction. Results: There were no visible AS plaques in group D but much more severe in group A and B than C respectively. Compared with group A, supplememation of ANTH of BRF significantly increased the activity of T-NOS and cNOS, decreased the activity of iNOS but not significantly. The level of protein expression of ICAM- 1, NF-κB gene and mRNA expression of COX-2 gene were significantly decreased in aorta. Conclusion: The action of anthocyanins of BRF could be attributed to its anti-inflammatory activity to reduce COX-2, INOS and ICAM-1 expression which might be modulated by NF-κB.