谷氨酰胺对内毒素血症幼年大鼠小肠上皮细胞凋亡的作用及其机制探讨

Effect of glutamine on apoptosis of the small intestine in young rats with endotoxemia and its mechanism

摘要:

目的：通过内毒素血症幼年大鼠小肠Bcl-2及BaxmRNA表达的变化,观察谷氨酰胺对小肠细胞凋亡的作用,探讨谷氨酰胺对内毒素血症幼年大鼠小肠的保护机制。方法：用腹腔注射内毒素(4mg/kg大肠杆菌脂多糖O55B5)方法制备18日龄大鼠内毒素血症模型(内毒素组);腹腔注射同等量生理盐水为对照组;腹腔注射内毒素同时注射N(2)-L-丙氨酰-L-谷氨酰胺(2g/kg)为谷氨酰胺干预组。分别在注射后2,4,6,24,72h取全部回肠,半定量RT-PCR法测Bcl-2,BaxmRNA的表达。结果：正常对照和内毒素组小肠各时间点的Bcl-2mRNA均无表达,谷氨酰胺组各时间点的Bcl-2mRNA表达增强。正常对照BaxmRNA表达较弱,内毒素组小肠各时间点的BaxmRNA表达均明显增强,而谷氨酰胺组2h亚组的表达较正常明显减弱,其余各时间点的BaxmRNA表达接近对照组。内毒素组Bax,Bcl-2mRNA表达的比值明显高于对照组,谷氨酰胺组Bax,Bcl-2mRNA表达的比值明显低于对照组和内毒素组,其中以2h亚组的变化最显著。结论：谷氨酰胺使内毒素血症小肠Bcl-2基因表达增强,明显高于正常;Bax基因表达减弱至接近正常;Bax,Bcl-2mRNA表达的比值明显下降,从而抑制细胞凋亡,维持肠屏障结构的完整,以对抗内毒素对肠黏膜的损害。

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of glutamine on intestinal epithelial apoptosis by examining changes regarding Bcl-2 and Bax mRNA expressions in the small intestine of young rats with endotoxemia and to explore the protective mechanism that glutamine may have. METHODS: A total of 120 18-day-old rats were randomly assigned into Endotoxemia, Glutamine-treated and Control groups (n=40 each). The endotoxemia model was established by intraperitoneal injection of endotoxin (4 mg/kg of O55B5 Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide). Rats in the Glutamine-treated group were intraperitoneally injected with N(2)-L-alanyl-L-glutamine (2 g/kg) along with endotoxin. Rats in the Control group were intraperitoneally injected with an equal volume of normal saline. The entire ileum was collected at 2, 4, 6, 24, and 72 hrs after injection. Bcl-2 and Bax mRNA expressions were detected by semi-quantities reverse transcriptase chain reaction. RESULTS: Bcl-2 mRNA was not expressed in the Control and the Endotoxemia groups but increased in the Glutamine-treated group at each time point.Bax mRNA expression was weak in the Control group, and significantly increased in the Endotoxemia group at each time point.The Glutamine-treated group showed noticeably reduced Bax mRNA expression at 2 hrs post-injection while other time points were similar to the Control group. The ratio of Bax and Bcl-2 mRNA expression at each time point in the Endotoxemia group was significantly higher than that in the Control group while the Glutamine-treated group demonstrated significantly lower ratio of Bax and Bcl-2 mRNA expression than both. CONCLUSIONS: Glutamine treatment increased Bcl-2 mRNA expression and decreased Bax mRNA expression, as a result, the ratio of Bax and Bcl-2 mRNA expression decreased. The effects of glutamine resulted in a suppression of intestinal epithelial apoptosis and maintained the integrity of the gut barrier structure.