ATP敏感性钾通道在硫化氢抑制高糖引起的心肌细胞损伤中的作用

目的:研究ATP敏感性钾通道(KATP通道)在硫化氢(H2S)抑制高糖引起心肌损伤中的作用。方法:应用Western blot法检测心肌细胞KATP通道蛋白的表达水平;CCK-8试剂盒测定心肌细胞存活率;Hoechst33258染色测定凋亡细胞数量的变化;JC-1染色法测定线粒体膜电位(MMP)。结果:应用高糖(35 mmol/L葡萄糖)处理H9c2细胞1~24 h,其中6 h、9 h、12 h和24 h均能明显下调KATP通道蛋白的水平,12 h和24 h KATP水平降至最低。在HG处理心肌细胞12 h前,应用400μmol/L硫氢化钠(Na HS,为H2S的供体)预处理30 min明显抑制高糖对KATP通道蛋白表达的下调作用。100μmol/L线粒体KATP通道开放剂二氮嗪和50μmol/L非选择性KATP通道开放剂吡拉地尔(Pin)及Na HS预处理均显著抑制高糖引起的心肌细胞损伤,使细胞存活率升高,凋亡细胞数量及MMP丢失减少。相反,100μmol/L线粒体KATP通道阻断剂5-羟基癸酸和1 mmol/L非选择性KATP通道阻断剂格列本脲均能明显阻断上述Na HS的心肌细胞保护作用。结论:KATP通道介导了H2S对高糖引起的心肌细胞损伤的抑制作用。

Role of ATP-sensitive potassium channels in inhibitory effect of hydrogen sulfide on high glucose-induced injury in H9c2 cardiac cells

AIM: To investigate the roles of ATP-sensitive potassium (K_ATP) channels in high glucose-induced cardiac injury and the inhibitory effect of hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) on the cardiomyocyte injury. METHODS: The expression level of K_ATP channel protein was tested by Western blot. The cell viability was measured by CCK-8 assay. The number of apoptotic cells was observed by Hoechst 33258 nuclear staining. Mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) was examined by JC-1 staining. RESULTS: After the H9c2 cells were treated with 35 mmol/L glucose (high glucose, HG) for 1~24 h, the protein level of K_ATP channel was significantly reduced at 6 h, 9 h, 12 h and 24 h, reaching the minimum level at 12 h and 24 h. Pretreatment of the cells with 400 μmol/L NaHS (a donor of H₂S) prior to exposure to HG for 12 h considerably blocked the down-regulation of K_ATP channels induced by HG. Pretreatment of the cells with 100 μmol/L mitochondrial K_ATP channel opener diazoxide, 50 μmol/L non-selective K_ATP channel opener pinacidil or NaHS obviously inhibited HG-induced injuries, leading to an increase in the cell viability, and decreases in the number of apoptotic cells and the MMP loss. Pretreatment with 100 μmol/L mitochondrial K_ATP channel antagonist 5-hydroxydecanoic acid or 1 mmol/L non-selective K_ATP channel antagonist glibenclamide attenuated the above cardioprotective effects of NaHS. CONCLUSION: K_ATP channels mediate the inhibitory effect of H₂S on HG-induced cardiac injury.