Department of Urology, Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Department of Urology, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou, China.
IUBMB Life. 2022 May;74(5):463-473. doi: 10.1002/iub.2605. Epub 2022 Feb 20.
Bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) is a type of chronic disease that is mainly caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia. Previous studies discovered the involvements of both serum/glucocorticoid-regulated kinase 1 (SGK1) and activated T cell nuclear factor transcription factor 2 (NFAT2) in the proliferation of smooth muscle cells after BOO. However, the relationship between these two molecules is yet to be explored. Thus, this study explored the specific mechanism of the SGK1-NFAT2 signaling pathway in mouse BOO-mediated bladder smooth muscle cell proliferation in vivo and in vitro. In vivo experiments were performed by suturing 1/2 of the external urethra of female BALB/C mice to cause BOO for 2 weeks. In vitro, mouse bladder smooth muscle cells (MBSMCs) were treated with dexamethasone (Dex) or dexamethasone + SB705498 for 12 h and were transfected with SGK1 siRNA for 48 h. The expression and distribution of SGK1, transient receptor potential oxalate subtype 1 (TRPV1), NFAT2, and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) were measured by Western blotting, polymerase chain reaction, and immunohistochemistry. The relationship between SGK1 and TRPV1 was analyzed by coimmunoprecipitation. The proliferation of MBSMCs was examined by 5-ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine and cell counting kit 8 assays. Bladder weight, smooth muscle thickness, and collagen deposition in mice after 2 weeks of BOO were examined. Bladder weight, smooth muscle thickness, the collagen deposition ratio, and the expression of SGK1, TRPV1, NFAT2, and PCNA were significantly increased in mice after 2 weeks of BOO. Compared with the control, 10 μM Dex promoted the expression of these four molecules and the proliferation of MBSMCs. After inhibiting TRPV1, only the expression of SGK1 was not affected, and the proliferation of MBSMCs was inhibited. After silencing SGK1, the expression of these four molecules and the proliferation of MBSMCs decreased. Coimmunoprecipitation suggested that SGK1 acted directly on TRPV1. In this study, SGK1 targeted TRPV1 to regulate the proliferation of MBSMCs mediated by BOO in mice through NFAT2 and then affected the process of bladder remodeling after BOO. This finding may provide a strategy for BOO drug target screening.
膀胱出口梗阻 (BOO) 是一种主要由良性前列腺增生引起的慢性疾病。先前的研究发现,血清/糖皮质激素调节激酶 1 (SGK1) 和活化 T 细胞核因子转录因子 2 (NFAT2) 都参与了 BOO 后平滑肌细胞的增殖。然而,这两种分子之间的关系尚未被探索。因此,本研究在体内和体外探讨了 SGK1-NFAT2 信号通路在小鼠 BOO 介导的膀胱平滑肌细胞增殖中的具体机制。体内实验通过缝合雌性 BALB/C 小鼠的一半尿道外口来进行,持续 2 周以造成 BOO。在体外,用地塞米松 (Dex) 或地塞米松+SB705498 处理小鼠膀胱平滑肌细胞 (MBSMCs) 12 小时,并转染 SGK1 siRNA 48 小时。通过 Western blot、聚合酶链反应和免疫组织化学测量 SGK1、瞬时受体电位香草醛亚型 1 (TRPV1)、NFAT2 和增殖细胞核抗原 (PCNA) 的表达和分布。通过共免疫沉淀分析 SGK1 和 TRPV1 之间的关系。通过 5-乙炔基-2'-脱氧尿苷和细胞计数试剂盒 8 测定 MBSMCs 的增殖。检查 BOO 2 周后小鼠的膀胱重量、平滑肌厚度和胶原沉积。2 周 BOO 后,小鼠的膀胱重量、平滑肌厚度、胶原沉积率以及 SGK1、TRPV1、NFAT2 和 PCNA 的表达均显著增加。与对照组相比,10 μM Dex 促进了这四个分子的表达和 MBSMCs 的增殖。抑制 TRPV1 后,只有 SGK1 的表达不受影响,MBSMCs 的增殖受到抑制。沉默 SGK1 后,这四个分子的表达和 MBSMCs 的增殖减少。共免疫沉淀表明 SGK1 直接作用于 TRPV1。在这项研究中,SGK1 通过 NFAT2 靶向 TRPV1 调节 BOO 介导的小鼠 MBSMCs 的增殖,进而影响 BOO 后膀胱重塑的过程。这一发现可能为 BOO 药物靶点筛选提供策略。