内皮-间充质转化及细胞因子在链脲佐菌素诱导的糖尿病心脏中的可能作用
Endothelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Possible Role of Cytokines in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Heart.
作者信息
Kang Hsu Lin, Várkonyi Ákos, Csonka Ákos, Szász András, Várkonyi Tamás, Pósa Anikó, Kupai Krisztina
机构信息
Department of Oral Biology and Experimental Dental Research, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Szeged, 6703 Szeged, Hungary.
Department of Internal Medicine, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, 6703 Szeged, Hungary.
出版信息
Biomedicines. 2025 May 9;13(5):1148. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines13051148.
Although endothelial mesenchymal transition (EndMT) has been characterized as a basic process in embryogenesis, EndMT is the mechanism that accelerates the development of cardiovascular diseases, including heart failure, aging, and complications of diabetes or hypertension as well. Endothelial cells lose their distinct markers and take on a mesenchymal phenotype during EndMT, expressing distinct products. In this study, type 1 Diabetes mellitus (T1DM) was induced in rats with streptozotocin (STZ) by intraperitoneal injection at a 60 mg/kg dose. Diabetic rats were randomly divided into two groups, namely, control and diabetic rats, for 4 weeks. Heart, aorta, and plasma samples were collected at the end of 4 weeks. Sequentially, biochemical parameters, cytokines, reactive oxygen species (ROS), protein expression of EndMT markers (Chemokine C-X-C motif ligand-1 (CXCL-1), vimentin, citrullinated histone H3 (H3Cit), α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), and transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) and versican), components of the extracellular matrix (matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP-2), tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1(TIMP-1), and discoidin domain tyrosine kinase receptor 2 (DDR-2)) were detected by ELISA or Western blot, respectively. Cytokines and ROS were increased in diabetic hearts, which induced partial EndMT. Among EndMT markers, histone citrullination, α-SMA, and CXCL-1 were increased; vimentin was decreased in DM. The endothelial marker endothelin-1 was significantly higher in the aortas of DM rats. Interestingly, TGF-β showed a significant decrease in the diabetic heart, plasma, and aorta. Additionally, MMP-2/TIMP-1 levels also decreased in DM. To sum up, the identification of molecules and regulatory pathways involved in EndMT provided novel therapeutic approaches for cardiac pathophysiological conditions.
尽管内皮-间充质转化(EndMT)已被认为是胚胎发育中的一个基本过程,但EndMT也是加速心血管疾病发展的机制,这些疾病包括心力衰竭、衰老以及糖尿病或高血压的并发症。在内皮-间充质转化过程中,内皮细胞失去其独特的标志物并呈现间充质表型,表达不同的产物。在本研究中,通过腹腔注射60mg/kg剂量的链脲佐菌素(STZ)诱导大鼠患1型糖尿病(T1DM)。将糖尿病大鼠随机分为两组,即对照组和糖尿病组,为期4周。在4周结束时收集心脏、主动脉和血浆样本。随后,分别通过酶联免疫吸附测定(ELISA)或蛋白质免疫印迹法检测生化参数、细胞因子、活性氧(ROS)、EndMT标志物(趋化因子C-X-C基序配体-1(CXCL-1)、波形蛋白、瓜氨酸化组蛋白H3(H3Cit)、α-平滑肌肌动蛋白(α-SMA)、转化生长因子β(TGF-β)和多功能蛋白聚糖)的蛋白表达、细胞外基质成分(基质金属蛋白酶2(MMP-2)、金属蛋白酶组织抑制剂-1(TIMP-1)和盘状结构域酪氨酸激酶受体2(DDR-2))。糖尿病心脏中的细胞因子和ROS增加,这诱导了部分EndMT。在EndMT标志物中,组蛋白瓜氨酸化、α-SMA和CXCL-1增加;波形蛋白在糖尿病中减少。糖尿病大鼠主动脉中的内皮标志物内皮素-1显著更高。有趣的是,TGF-β在糖尿病心脏、血浆和主动脉中显著降低。此外,糖尿病中MMP-2/TIMP-1水平也降低。总之,对参与EndMT的分子和调节途径的鉴定为心脏病理生理状况提供了新的治疗方法。