中国组织工程研究 ›› 2024, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (14): 2180-2185.doi: 10.12307/2024.296

• 组织构建细胞学实验 cytology experiments in tissue construction • 上一篇    下一篇

褪黑素抑制过氧化氢诱导人髓核细胞的损伤

谢文冠,刘宇涛,崔文波,邝铭业   

  1. 东莞市第八人民医院骨科,广东医科大学附属东莞儿童医院,广东省东莞市  523320
  • 收稿日期:2023-04-04 接受日期:2023-05-08 出版日期:2024-05-18 发布日期:2023-07-28
  • 通讯作者: 邝铭业,副主任医师,东莞市第八人民医院骨科,广东医科大学附属东莞儿童医院,广东省东莞市 523320
  • 作者简介:谢文冠,男,1989年生,广东省湛江市人,汉族,硕士,主要从事脊柱外科相关研究。
  • 基金资助:
    东莞市社会科技发展项目(202050715028791),项目负责人:邝铭业

Melatonin inhibits hydrogen peroxide-induced injury of human nucleus pulposus cells

Xie Wenguan, Liu Yutao, Cui Wenbo, Kuang Mingye   

  1. Department of Orthopedics, Dongguan Eighth People’s Hospital, Dongguan Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523320, Guangdong Province, China
  • Received:2023-04-04 Accepted:2023-05-08 Online:2024-05-18 Published:2023-07-28
  • Contact: Kuang Mingye, Associate chief physician, Department of Orthopedics, Dongguan Eighth People’s Hospital, Dongguan Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523320, Guangdong Province, China
  • About author:Xie Wenguan, Master, Department of Orthopedics, Dongguan Eighth People’s Hospital, Dongguan Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523320, Guangdong Province, China
  • Supported by:
    Dongguan City Social Science and Technology Development Project, No. 202050715028791 (to KMY)

摘要:


文题释义:

褪黑素:亦称褪黑激素、松果体素或美拉托宁,化学名为N-乙酰基-5-甲氧基色胺,是一种生命必需的小分子吲哚胺类物质,在动物、植物、真菌和细菌中皆有发现。近年来,国内外对褪黑激素的生物学功能,尤其是作为膳食补充剂的保健功能进行了大量研究,发现其具有促进睡眠、调节时差、抗衰老、调节免疫、抗肿瘤等多项生理功能,受到广泛关注。
髓核细胞:髓核是椎间类似凝胶样的物质,其主要由软骨样细胞、胶原纤维和蛋白多糖组成。髓核细胞体外培养为研究椎间盘退变的细胞学及分子生物学机制提供实验基础。


背景:椎间盘退变是造成腰痛最常见的潜在因素之一,近年来研究表明,褪黑素对缓解椎间盘退变有积极作用,然而褪黑素的潜在作用机制仍有待阐明。

目的:探究褪黑素抑制过氧化氢诱导人椎间盘髓核细胞损伤的生物学作用及其潜在的作用机制。
方法:体外培养人退行性椎间盘髓核细胞,通过CCK-8法检测细胞增殖情况确定褪黑素及过氧化氢的最佳干预浓度。将过氧化氢处理2 h的细胞作为模型组;经褪黑素干预24 h再用过氧化氢处理2 h的细胞作为褪黑素组;单纯培养基培养的细胞作为对照组。通过活性氧荧光探针(DCFH-DA)检测细胞内活性氧水平,免疫荧光检测BAX和Caspase3表达水平,RT-qPCR检测BAX、BCL-2、Casepase3、PI3K和AKT的mRNA表达水平。

结果与结论:①CCK-8实验结果表明,过氧化氢最佳干预浓度为400 µmol/L,褪黑素最佳干预浓度为5 µmol/L;②与模型组比较,褪黑素组活性氧水平显著降低;③与模型组比较,褪黑素组BAX和Caspase3的平均荧光强度显著降低;④与模型组比较,褪黑素组BAX和Caspase3的mRNA表达降低,而Bcl-2 mRNA表达则升高,褪黑素组的PI3K和AKT的mRNA表达也升高;⑤结果表明,褪黑素可能通过PI3K/AKT信号通路保护退行性椎间盘髓核细胞免受过氧化氢诱导的氧化损伤。

https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5726-8124(谢文冠);https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5564-3399(邝铭业)

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:组织构建;骨细胞;软骨细胞;细胞培养;成纤维细胞;血管内皮细胞;骨质疏松;组织工程

关键词: 椎间盘退行性病变, 褪黑素, 氧化应激, 凋亡, PI3K-Akt通路

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Intervertebral disc degeneration is one of the most common underlying factors causing low back pain. Recent studies have shown that melatonin has a positive effect on alleviating intervertebral disc degeneration. However, the underlying mechanism of melatonin remains to be elucidated.
OBJECTIVE: To explore the biological effect and potential mechanism of melatonin in inhibiting hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-induced injury of human nucleus pulposus cells.
METHODS: Human nucleus pulposus cells insolated from degenerative intervertebral disc were cultured in vitro. Cell proliferation and the optimal intervention concentration of melatonin and H2O2 were detected by cell counting kit-8. The Human nucleus pulposus cells treated with H2O2 were used as a model group; the cells treated with H2O2 and intervened with melatonin were used as a melatonin group; the cells cultured in simple medium were used as a control group. The reactive oxygen species levels were detected by 2',7'-dichlorofluorescin diacetate (DCFH-DA), the expression levels of BAX and Caspase3 were detected by immunofluorescence, and the mRNA expression levels of BAX, BCL-2, Casepase3, PI3K and AKT were detected using the real-time fluorescent quantitative reverse transcription PCR. 
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The results of cell counting kit-8 experiment showed that the optimal intervention concentration of H2O2 was 400 µmol/L and the optimal intervention concentration of melatonin was 5 µmol/L. The reactive oxygen species level in the melatonin group was significantly lower than that in the model group. The average fluorescence intensity of BAX and Caspase3 in the melatonin group was significantly lower than that in the model group. The mRNA expressions of BAX and Caspase3 in the melatonin group were lower than those in the model group, while the mRNA expression of Bcl-2 was increased. In addition, the mRNA expressions of PI3K and AKT were also higher in the melatonin group compared with the model group. To conclude, melatonin may protect human nucleus pulposus cells from H2O2-induced oxidative damage through the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway.

Key words: intervertebral disc degeneration, melatonin, oxidative stress, apoptosis, PI3K-Akt pathway

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