同型半胱氨酸对大鼠血管平滑肌细胞分泌和表达IL-6的影响

目的:探讨同型半胱氨酸(Hcy)对大鼠血管平滑肌细胞(VSMCs)分泌和表达促炎性细胞因子白细胞介素-6(IL-6)的影响。方法:在大鼠主动脉平滑肌细胞培养基中加入不同浓度的Hcy, 并孵育不同时间。用ELISA法检测培养上清IL-6蛋白含量, 用半定量RT-PCR法检测IL-6mRNA表达。结果:0.25mmol/LHcy干预后, IL-6在6h开始高于对照组; 4.达峰值, 48h仍较对照组高;并且在一定的浓度范围内, Hcy呈剂量依赖性刺激VSMCs产生IL-6, 01mmol/L及0.25mmol/LHcy分别使IL-6产量较对照增多1.4和3.4倍。RT-PCR结果显示Hcy能刺激IL-6mRNA表达, 也呈剂量和时间依赖关系。结论:Hcy能促进VSMCs产生和表达IL-6、激活血管壁炎症反应, 这可能为其诱导动脉粥样硬化的重要机制之一。

Effect of homocysteine on secretion and expression of interleukin-6 in cultured rat vascular smooth muscle cells

AIM: To investigate the effect of homocysteine (Hcy) on secretion and expression of interleukin-6 (IL-6), which is a multifunctional proinflammatory cytokine, in cultured rat vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). METHODS: Rat VSMCs were stimulated with Hcy. Cell ELISA was performed to measure the expression of IL-6 protein and semiquantitative RT-PCR was used to dectect the IL-6 mRNA expression. RESULTS: Compared with control, treatment of 0.25 mmol Hcy for 6 h could increase IL-6 production. In addition, Hcy concentration-dependently increased the expression of IL-6 protein in these cells. 0 1 mmol/L, 0 25 mmol/L Hcy increased IL-6 production 1 4-fold and 3 4-fold, respectively Furthermore, RT-PCR analysis demonstrated that homocysteine also enhanced IL-6 mRNA expression in a concentration- and time-dependent manner.CONCLUSION: Homocysteine can induce IL-6 expression in VSMCs and elicit vascular inflammatory response, which may thereby influence the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis.