白三烯D4在促进培养的人气管 平滑肌细胞增殖中的作用

目的和方法:研究白三烯D₄(LTD₄)是否剌激培养的人气管平滑肌细胞(ASMC)增殖。将分离的人ASMC进行传代培养,在培养基中加入各种浓度的LTD₄,计数细胞并测定 ³H]-胸腺嘧啶核苷(³H]-TdR)掺入量和三磷酸肌醇(IP₃)累积量。结果: LTD₄在一定范围内(0.1 nmoL·L^-1~10 nmoL·L^-1)以浓度依赖的方式增加人ASMC(P＜0.01)。LTD₄也增加³H]-TdR的掺入量和IP₃累积量(P＜0.01)。磷脂酶C抑制剂新霉素(1 μmol·L^-1)阻止IP₃累积量的增加(P＜0.01)。结论:LTD₄剌激培养的人ASMC增殖并且可能在哮喘的气道重塑中起了作用。

Role of leukotriene D4 in promoting proliferation of cultured human airway smooth muscle cells

AIM: To investigate whether leukotriene D₄(LTD₄) would stimulates proliferation of cultured human airway smooth muscle (ASMC). METHOD: Human ASMC were isolated and subcultured, varying concentration of LTD₄ were added to the media. Cell counts were obtained, -thymidine(³H]-TdR) incorporation and inositol 1, 4, 5-trisphosphate (IP₃) accumulation were measured. RESULTS: LTD₄(0.1nmol·L^-1~10 nmol·L^-1) increased cell number and also increased incorporation of³H]-TdR and accumulation of IP₃ in a concentration dependent manner(P＜0.01). The latter response was blocked by phospholipase C inhibition with neomycin (1 μmoL·L^-1(P＜0.01). However, neomycin had no effect on the promitogenic action of LTD₄. CONCLUSION: LTD₄ stimulates proliferation of cultured human ASMC and may play a role in airway remodeling of asthma.