雷帕霉素减轻氧糖剥夺对SH-SY5Y细胞的损伤

目的:观察雷帕霉素(Rapa)对氧糖剥夺(OGD)的人神经母细胞瘤SH-SY5Y细胞的影响,并探讨自噬在其中的作用。方法:SH-SY5Y细胞随机分为4组:正常对照组(常规培养,不进行OGD处理)、Rapa组、OGD组(无糖培养基、1%O_2的三气培养箱内孵育细胞12 h)和Rapa+OGD组。进行形态学观察;MTT法检测细胞活力;乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)漏出率判断细胞损伤的程度;caspase-3活性检测试剂盒检测酶活性;原位末端标记(TUNEL)法检测凋亡水平;Western blot法检测凋亡相关蛋白Bax和Bcl-2、自噬标志蛋白LC3B-Ⅱ及自噬调控蛋白beclin-1的表达。结果:与OGD组相比,Rapa+OGD组的细胞存活率明显升高(P0.05),LDH漏出率及caspase-3酶活性明显降低(P0.05)。TUNEL染色观察结果显示,与OGD组相比,Rapa+OGD组的细胞凋亡明显减少(P0.05);Western blot实验结果显示Rapa+OGD组的Bcl-2、beclin-1及LC3B-Ⅱ蛋白的表达水平显著高于OGD组(P0.05),而Bax蛋白水平明显低于OGD组(P0.05)。结论:Rapa对OGD损伤的SH-SY5Y细胞具有保护作用,其机制可能与上调beclin-1蛋白、激活自噬有关。

Rapamycin reduces SH-SY5Y cell damage induced by oxygen-glucose deprivation

AIM: To observe the effect of rapamycin (Rapa) on human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cell injury induced by oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD), and to explore the role of autophagy in this process. METHODS: The SH-SY5Y cells were randomly divided into 4 groups:normal control group:the cells were cultured without OGD treatment; Rapa group:the cells were pretreated with Rapa for 1 h; OGD group:the culture medium was replaced by glucose-free medium and the cells were transferred to a humidified incubation chamber flushed by a gas mixture of 1% O₂, 94% N₂ and 5% CO₂ for 12 h; Rapa+OGD group:the cultured cells were treated with Rapa for 1 h, and then were given the same treatments as those in OGD group. The cell viability was assessed by MTT assay. The degree of the cell damage was evaluated by determining the leakage of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). The enzyme activity of caspase-3 was detected. TUNEL staining were used to detect the variation of cell apoptosis. The protein levels of apoptosis-related proteins Bax and Bcl-2, autophagy-related protein beclin-1 and autophagy marker protein LC3B were determined by Western blot. RESULTS: Compared with OGD group, the viability of the SH-SY5Y cells was significantly increased, and the activity of caspase-3 was significantly reduced in Rapa+OGD group (P<0.05). The SH-SY5Y cell injury was apparent after OGD with a great increase in the apoptotic rate (P<0.05). Compared with OGD group, the apoptotic rate significantly decreased in Rapa+OGD group (P<0.05). Compared with control group, the protein level of Bcl-2 was significantly decreased (P<0.05) and the protein level of Bax was significantly increased in OGD group. Compared with OGD group, the levels of Bcl-2, beclin-1 and LC3B-Ⅱ were significantly increased and the protein level of Bax was significantly increased in Rapa+OGD group (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Rapamycin has a protective effect on in vitro cultured SH-SY5Y cells injured by OGD. The mechanism may be related to the promotion of autophagy.