硫化氢对培养的大鼠主动脉平滑肌细胞增殖的抑制作用

目的:探讨硫化氢(H₂S)对内皮素-1(ET-1)诱导的血管平滑肌细胞(VSMC)增殖的影响及丝裂原激活的蛋白激酶(MAPK)信号转导途径的作用。方法:体外培养雄性SD大鼠主动脉VSMC, 将细胞分成对照组、血清组、内皮素组、NaHS组、血清+NaHS组和内皮素+NaHS组进行研究, 以不同浓度梯度NaHS处理VSMC, 观察对VSMC[³H]-TdR掺入和MAPK活性的影响。结果:加入5×10^-5-5×10^-4mol/LNaHS可明显浓度依赖性地抑制由内皮素诱导的VSMC增殖, 其[³H]-TdR掺入量减低, 抑制率分别为16.8%-37.4%(P＜0.01), 其MAPK活性明显减低, 抑制率为7.4%-33.6%(P＜0.05或P＜0.01)。结论:H₂S对内皮素诱导的VSMC增殖有抑制作用, 同时使MAPK活性下调。推测H₂S对VSMC增殖的抑制效应可能由MAPK信号途径所介导。

Inhibitory effect of hydrogen sulfide(H2S) on cultured rat aortic smooth muscle cells

AIM:To explore the effects of hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) on proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) stimulated by endothelin (ET-1, 10^-7mol/L) and mitrogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activity in VSMCs.METHODS:Cultured VSMCs were divided into six groups: (1) control group, (2) serum group, (3) endothelin group, (4) NaHS groups, (5) serum+NaHS group, and (6) endothelin+NaHS group. VSMC proliferation was measured by[³H]-TdR incorporation and MAPK activity in VSMC was determined by radioactivity assay.RESULTS:ET-1 increased VSMC[³H]-TdR incorporation by 2.39 times (P＜0.01) and MAPK activity by 1.62 times(P＜0.01), as compared with control. H₂S (5×10^-5-5×10^-4mol/L) decreased VSMC[³H]-TdR incorporation and MAPK activity by 16.8%-37.4% and 7.4%-33.6%, respectively (P<0.05 or P＜0.01).CONCLUSION:This study demonstrates that H₂S inhibits ET-1-induced proliferation of VSMC, which might be mediated by the inhibition of MAPK.