低O2高CO2对大鼠肺中小动脉可溶性鸟苷酸环化酶基因及其蛋白表达的影响

目的:探讨慢性低O₂高CO₂时大鼠肺动脉可溶性鸟苷酸环化酶(sGC)基因及其蛋白表达的变化。方法:复制大鼠低O₂高CO₂肺动脉高压模型, 免疫组织化学技术观察低O₂高CO₂肺动脉高压1、2、4周组及对照组肺中小动脉sGCα₁、β₁亚基蛋白的表达, 原位杂交技术观察肺中小动脉sGCα₁亚基mRNA的表达。结果:低O₂高CO₂1、2、4周组肺中小动脉sGCα₁、β₁亚基蛋白及α₁亚基mRNA表达弱于对照组(均P＜0.01)。结论:低O₂高CO₂抑制肺中小动脉sGCmRNA及其蛋白的表达, 参与肺动脉高压形成与发展。

Effects of hypoxia and hypercapnia on expression of soluble guanylate cyclase in rat pulmonary artery

AIM:To investigate the expression of soluble guanylate cyclase protein and its mRNA in rat pulmonary artery after exposure to hypoxia and hypercapnia.METHODS:Male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly split into 4 group, which were hypoxic hypercapnic (HH 1 week, HH 2 weeks, HH 4 weeks) group and control group, to copy pulmonary hypertensive animal model. The expression of sGCα₁ and β₁ subunits protein of medial and small pulmonary artery was performed by immunohistochemistry with a polycolonal antibody. In situ hybridization was performed on the rat lung tissue using sGC oligonuclear probe to assay the expression of sGCα₁subunit mRNA.RESULTS:The sGCα₁ and β₁ subunits protein and sGCα₁ subunit mRNA were faint staining in the pulmonary small and medium artery in HH1 week, HH 2 weeks and HH 4 weeks groups compared with control group (all P＜0.01).CONCLUSION:sGC subunit mRNA and protein expression in pulmonary small and medium artery were decreased after exposure to hypoxia and hypercapnia, which took part in the development of the pulmonary hypertension.