阿托伐他汀对AngⅡ诱导大鼠心肌肥大的抑制作用及对TLR4基因表达的影响

目的： 探讨阿托伐他汀(atorvastatin)对血管紧张素Ⅱ(AngⅡ)诱导的大鼠心肌细胞（CM）肥大的抑制作用及对TLR4基因表达的影响，旨在探索他汀类药物对心肌肥大抑制作用的可能机制。方法: 采用胰酶消化、差速贴壁法培养新生SD大鼠CM，应用考马斯亮蓝法测定CM蛋白含量、RT-PCR分别检测心肌肌球蛋白重链β-MHC、AT₁受体和TLR4 mRNA表达。结果: ① AngⅡ可使CM蛋白含量及β-MHC mRNA表达明显增加，并能够上调AT₁ mRNA和TLR4 mRNA表达。② Ator呈浓度依赖性抑制由AngⅡ诱导的CM蛋白含量及β-MHC mRNA表达的增加。③ Ator呈浓度依赖性下调由AngⅡ诱导的肥大CM AT₁ mRNA和TLR4 mRNA表达。结论: 阿托伐他汀可部分抑制CM肥大的发生，下调AT₁ mRNA和TLR4 mRNA表达是其作用机制之一。

Effects of atorvastatin on cardiac myocyte hypertrophy of neonatal rat induced by angiotensin Ⅱ in vitro and TLR4 expression

AIM: To assess effects of atorvastatin (Ator) on cardiac myocytes (CM) hypertrophy of neonatal rat induced by angiotensinⅡ (AngⅡ) in vitro and Toll like receptor 4 (TLR4) expression for theoretical bases of preventing and treating myocardial hypertrophy.METHODS: CM of neonatal Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were isolated with trypsin digestion method and those growth-arrested cells were stimulated with 10^-7 mol/L AngⅡ in the presence of various concentrations of Ator.The method of coomassie brilliant blue was adopted to evaluate the protein contents of CM.The changes in β-MHC,AT₁ receptor and TLR4 mRNA expression were observed by RT-PCR.RESULTS: ① AngⅡ increased the protein content of CM and β-MHC mRNA expression significantly,upregulated AT₁ receptor and TLR4 gene expression.② In a dose-dependent manner,Ator inhibited the increases in the protein contents of CM and β-MHC mRNA expression induced by AngⅡ.③ In a dose-dependent manner,Ator downregulated the AT₁ receptor and TLR4 mRNA expression of CM hypertrophy of neonatal rat induced by AngⅡ.CONCLUSION: Ator inhibits CM hypertrophy,downregulates the AT₁ receptor and TLR4 gene expression.