干扰素诱导蛋白p204对大鼠血管平滑肌细胞增殖的影响及其机制

目的: 研究干扰素诱导蛋白p204对大鼠血管平滑肌细胞(VSMCs)增殖的影响并探讨其可能的机制。方法: 应用干扰素α(IFN-α)和p204基因(Ifi204)的小干扰RNA(siRNA)瞬时干预体外培养的VSMCs,用MTT法测定细胞活力反映细胞增殖,流式细胞术分析细胞周期,用实时 qRT-PCR法和Western blotting 分别检测mRNA和蛋白表达。结果: IFN-α可诱导大鼠VSMCs p204 mRNA和蛋白表达上调,抑制VSMCs细胞活力和细胞周期G₁/S转换,伴Ras蛋白表达减少,Raf和ERK磷酸化水平下降。转染Ifi204 siRNA可抑制p204表达,提高VSMCs细胞活力和促进细胞周期G₁/S转换,伴Ras蛋白表达增多,Raf和ERK磷酸化水平升高。结论: p204表达可抑制鼠VSMCs的增殖,该效应可能与p204抑制Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK信号通路的激活有关。

Effect of interferon-inducible protein p204 on proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells in rats

AIM: To study the effect of interferon-inducible protein p204 on the proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells(VSMCs) in rats.METHODS: Cultured VSMCs were treated with interferon alpha(IFN-α) and p204 gene(Ifi204) small interfering RNA(siRNA) in vitro instantaneously.The cell vitality was detected by MTT me-thod,and the cell cycle was analyzed by flow cytometry.The expression of mRNA and proteins was determined by real-time qRT-PCR and Western blotting,respectively.RESULTS: IFN-α induced the increase in the expression of p204 at mRNA and protein levels,reduced the cell vitality,inhibited the cell cycle of G1/S transition,and down-regulated the expression of Ras protein in VSMCs.Meanwhile,the phosphorylation levels of Raf and ERK were decreased.Transfection of Ifi204 siRNA restrained the expression of p204,increased the cell vitality and promoted the cell cycle of G1/S transition in VSMCs.The up-regulation of Ras protein expression and the increased phosphorylation levels of Raf and ERK were also observed.CONCLUSION: The expression of p204 restrains the proliferation of VSMCs in rats by inhibiting the activation of Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK signal pathway.