Liu H-C, Zhang Y, Zhang S, Xin T, Li W-H, Wu W-L, Pang Q, Chen Y-Z
Department of Orthopedic, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2015 Sep;19(18):3459-67.
In this study, we aimed to survey the role of p75NTR, bax, bcl-2, and caspase-3 in the progress of traumatic brain injury (TBI).
A mechanical trauma model of vital neurons was established by putting external pressure, contusion and centrifugal acceleration on neurons. Morphological change, survival rate, assay of LDH activity, and apoptosis rate were evaluated for mild, medium and severe injury models. The expression of bax, bcl-2, caspase-3, p75NTR, p75NTR mRNA was determined by immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, Western blotting and RT-PCR.
There was a transient high level Bcl-2 protein within 2 h after injury to increase neuronal tolerance and avoid apoptosis. Subsequently p75NTR, Bax/Bcl-2, and Caspase-3 reached their peaks from 48 to 72 h accompanied with the maximum apoptosis rate.
Our results suggest that apoptosis ratio in varying degree injury groups are correlated with the expression level of p75NTRmRNA, p75NTR, Caspase-3, Bax/Bcl-2 ratio.
在本研究中,我们旨在探究p75神经营养因子受体(p75NTR)、bax、bcl-2和半胱天冬酶-3(caspase-3)在创伤性脑损伤(TBI)进展中的作用。
通过对神经元施加外部压力、挫伤和离心加速度,建立重要神经元的机械创伤模型。对轻度、中度和重度损伤模型评估形态学变化、存活率、乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)活性测定及凋亡率。通过免疫组织化学、免疫荧光、蛋白质印迹法和逆转录-聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)测定bax、bcl-2、caspase-3、p75NTR、p75NTR mRNA的表达。
损伤后2小时内存在短暂的高水平Bcl-2蛋白,以增加神经元耐受性并避免凋亡。随后,p75NTR、Bax/Bcl-2和Caspase-3在48至72小时达到峰值,同时凋亡率最高。
我们的结果表明,不同程度损伤组的凋亡率与p75NTRmRNA、p75NTR、Caspase-3、Bax/Bcl-2比值的表达水平相关。