Rho激酶及血红素氧合酶在自发性高血压大鼠阴茎海绵体中的表达

目的:探讨NOS/NO、HO/CO、RhoA/Rho激酶等信号通路在自发性高血压大鼠(SHR)阴茎海绵体中的表达及相互关系。方法:健康成年雄性SPF级SHR与对照组WKY大鼠各7只,16周龄,体重250~300g。麻醉后颈动脉和海绵体内插管连续监测平均动脉压(MAP)和海绵体内压(ICP)。利用电刺激海绵体神经,记录ICP/MAP比值变化。利用免疫组化和Western印迹方法分析ROCK2、HO-2、eNOS在阴茎海绵体中的表达变化。结果:SHR组在利用电刺激海绵体神经后ICP/MAP比值升高不明显(P>0.05),海绵体组织中ROCK2蛋白表达水平升高显著(P=0.017),HO-2表达水平则降低显著(P=0.006)。HO-2主要位于阴茎海绵体的平滑肌细胞及神经细胞内,eNOS则主要位于阴茎海绵体血管内皮细胞,两者在SHR组表达明显降低。结论:NOS/NO、HO/CO、RhoA/Rho激酶与SHRED有关,并且可能互相影响。

Expression of Rho-kinase and Heme Oxygenase in the Corpus Cavernosum of Spontaneous Hypertensive Rats

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the expression of Rho-kinase and heme oxygenase and the interaction among NOS/NO, HO/CO and RhoA/Rho-kinase in the corpus cavernosum of spontaneous hypertensive rats (SHRs). Methods: A series of electric stimuli were applied to the corpus cavernosum nerves of 7 SHRs, the changes of ICP/MAP observed continuously and the expressions of ROCK2, HO-2 and eNOS analyzed by Western blot and immunohistochemistry. Another 7 WKY rats were taken as controls. RESULTS: Compared with the controls, ICP/MAP did not rise obviously (P < 0.05), HO-2 dropped sharply (P = 0.006) and the expression of the ROCK2 protein was elevated markedly (P = 0.017) in the SHRs. Immunohistochemistry showed HO-2 to be distributed in the smooth muscle cells and nervous cells of the corpus cavernosum, and eNOS mainly in the vascular endothelial cells. The expressions of HO-2 and eNOS were obviously reduced in the SHRs. CONCLUSION: NOS/NO, HO/CO and RhoA/Rho-kinase are related with erectile dysfunction in SHRs and may interact on one another.