钙/钙调蛋白依赖性蛋白激酶Ⅱ通过介导凋亡加重H9c2心肌细胞缺氧/复氧损伤

目的:探讨钙/钙调蛋白依赖性蛋白激酶II(Ca~(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II,Ca MKII)在H9c2心肌细胞缺氧/复氧(hypoxia/reoxygenation,H/R)损伤中的作用。方法:H9c2心肌细胞随机分为4组:正常对照(control)组、Ca MKII特异性抑制剂KN-93(1μmol/L)对照(KN-93)组、H/R组和KN-93+H/R组,其中KN-93组及KN-93+H/R组先用1μmol/L KN-93预处理2 h后,再进行其它处理。倒置显微镜观察各组H9c2心肌细胞的形态变化,CCK-8法检测各组H9c2心肌细胞的活力,乳酸脱氢酶(lactate dehydrogenase,LDH)试剂盒检测各组培养基中LDH的活性,Western blot法检测Ca MKII及其底物受磷蛋白(phospholamban,PLN)的磷酸化水平以及凋亡相关蛋白cleaved caspase-3的表达,TUNEL染色和流式细胞术观察细胞凋亡。结果:与control组相比,KN-93组各项指标均无显著性差异;H/R组细胞皱缩,大量死亡,细胞活力明显降低,培养基中LDH活性明显升高(P0.01),Ca MKII及PLN的磷酸化水平和cleaved caspase-3的蛋白水平显著增加(P0.01),TUNEL染色阳性细胞数和流式细胞凋亡率显著增加(P0.01);1μmol/L KN-93干预H/R可明显改善细胞形态,增加细胞活力,降低培养基中LDH活性(P0.01),减少Ca MKII和PLN的磷酸化水平以及cleaved caspase-3的蛋白水平(P0.05),降低TUNEL染色阳性细胞数和流式细胞凋亡率(P0.01)。结论:Ca MKII通过介导细胞凋亡参与H9c2心肌细胞缺氧/复氧损伤。

CaMKII aggravates hypoxia/reoxygenation injury in H9c2 cells by activating apoptosis

AIM: To investigate the effect of Ca²⁺/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase Ⅱ (CaMKⅡ) on hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R) injury in H9c2 cells. METHODS: H9c2 cells were randomized into 4 groups:control group, KN-93 (an inhibitor of CaMKⅡ; 1 μmol/L) treatment group, H/R group and H/R+KN-93 (1 μmol/L) treatment group. The cells in KN-93 group and KN-93+H/R group were pretreated with KN-93 for 2 h before the other treatment was performed. The viability of H9c2 cells in each group was measured by CCK-8 assay. Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity in the culture medium was detected. The protein levels of phosphorylated CaMKⅡ (p-CaMKⅡ), phosphorylated phospholamban (p-PLN) and cleaved caspase-3 were determined by Western blot. The apoptosis was analyzed by TUNEL staining and the flow cytometry. RESULTS: No significant difference of all indexes tested between control group and KN-93 group was observed. H/R treatment significantly reduced the cell viability, and increased the activity of LDH (P<0.01), the protein levels of p-CaMKⅡ, p-PLN and cleaved caspase-3 (P<0.05), and the apoptotic rate (P<0.01). KN-93 (1 μmol/L) significantly increased the cell viability, and decreased the activity of LDH (P<0.01), the protein levels of p-CaMKⅡ, p-PLN and cleaved caspase-3 (P<0.05), and the apoptotic rate (P<0.01). CONCLUSION: CaMKⅡ aggravates hypoxia/reoxygenation injury in the H9c2 cells by activating apoptosis.