慢性氟中毒大鼠脑组织中c-Jun氨基末端激酶表达水平观察

目的 观察慢性氟中毒大鼠脑组织中c-Jun氨基末端激酶(JNK)信号转导激酶表达变化,进一步揭示慢性氟中毒神经损伤的分子机制.方法 SD大鼠随机分为3组:对照组、低氟组、高氟组,每组24只,饮用水含氟量分别为＜0.5和5.0、50.0 mg/L,实验期为6个月.用氟离子选择电极法测定大鼠尿氟及血氟,用Western blotting和免疫组织化学方法检测脑组织中JNK信号转导激酶的表达和分布,并分析血氟与活化的JNK激酶的相关关系.结果低氟组和高氟组大鼠尿氟[(2.56±0.91)、(5.73±3.14)mg/L]和血氟[(0.36±0.14)、(0.50±0.18)mg/L]均较对照组[(0.92±0.30)、(0.12±0.07)mg/L]升高(P均＜0.05).高氟组(1.74±0.69)脑组织phospho-JNK表达高于对照组(1.00±0.37)和低氟组(1.20±0.28,P均＜0.05);total-JNK蛋白表达水平3组间比较,差异无统计学意义(F=0.046,P＞0.05).phospho-JNK、total-JNK阳性表达神经元主要集中在皮质、海马和背侧丘脑,其中高氟组大鼠phospho-JNK在顶叶皮质(119.3±14.1)、枕叶皮质(112.7±5.4)、海马CA3区(100.6±8.9)、背侧丘脑(117.8±10.4)及橄榄核(112.6±5.9)中阳性表达较对照组(104.1±8.9、106.6±9.6、106.6±9.7、108.9±6.4、100.3±8.4)和低氟组(96.7±17.1、102.5±8.3、106.4±6.5、110.2±9.3、102.4±4.7、102.5±9.8)明显增高(P均＜0.05),而total-JNK在各组大鼠脑组织中阳性表达分布未见明显改变(P均＞0.05).相关分析结果发现,随大鼠血氟升高,脑组织中phospho-JNK表达呈增高趋势,二者存在正相关关系(r=0.677).结论慢性氟中毒导致脑组织中磷酸化JNK表达改变,并与机体中氟蓄积量存在相关关系,这些改变可能与慢性氟中毒导致的神经损伤有关系.

Changes of the c-Jun N-terminal kinase in the brains of rats with chronicfluorosis

Objective To investigate the expression of c-Jun-N-terminal kinase(JNK) in rat brains with chronic fluorosis and try to reveal the molecular mechanism for the neural impairment induced by the disease.Methods The rats were randomly divided into 3 groups, normal control group(drinking water containing less than 0.5 mg/L of sodium fluoride, NaF), lower fluoride exposed group(drinking water containing 5 mg/L NaF) and higher fluoride exposed group(drinking water containing 50 mg/L NaF), 24 in every group. The rats were examined at the sixth month after feeding. The concentration of fluorine in urine and blood was detected by F-ion selective electrode. The expression of JNK in brains was investigated by using Western blotting and immunohitochemistry staining, and analyze the correlation between activating of JNK and the concentration of fluorine in blood. Results The increased concentration of fluorine in urine(control: 0.92 ± 0.30, lower fluoride exposed group: 2.56 ± 0.91,higher fluoride exposed group: 5.73 ± 3.14, P ＜ 0.05) were observed when 6 months after the beginning of the experiment, and the amount of fluorine in blood was also higher in rats with fluorosis(control: 0.12 ± 0.07, lower fluoride exposed group: 0.36 ± 0.14, higher fluoride exposed group: 0.50 ± 0.18, P ＜ 0.05). The expression of phospho-JNK at protein levels were higher in the brains of rats with fluorosis than that of controls (control: 1.00 ± 0.37, lower fluoride exposed group: 1.20 ± 0.28, higher fluoride exposed group: 1.74 ± 0.69, P ＜ 0.05), whereas no change of total-JNK was found(F = 0.046, P ＞ 0.05). Furthermore, the expression of phospho-JNK in the parietal cortex(119.3 ± 14.1), occipital cortex(112.7 ± 5.4), hippocampus CA3(100.6 ± 8.9), dorsal thalamus (117.8 ± 10.4) and olivary nucleus( 112.6 ± 5.9) of rats in higher fluoride exposed group were higher than that in control( 104.1 ± 8.9,106.6 ± 9.6,106.6 ± 9.7,108.9 ± 6.4,100.3 ± 8.4, all P ＜ 0.05) and lower fluoride exposed group(96.7 ± 17.1,102.5 ± 8.3,106.4 ± 6.5,110.2 ± 9.3,102.4 ± 4.7,102.5 ± 9.8, all P＜ 0.05). The positive stained neurons of total-JNK also distributed in the same brain regions of rats, but no difference was detected between the rats with fluorosis and controls(all P ＞ 0.05). The increased level of phospho-JNK was positively correlated with the fluoride contents in blood of the rats with fluorosis (r = 0.677). Conclusions The expression of phospho-JNK in brains of rats with fluorosis was significantly increased with a correlation to fluoride content in blood, which might be connected to the mechanism of neural impairment induced by chronic fluorosis.