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Sherene M Shenouda1, Michael E Widlansky, Kai Chen
1Boston University School of Medicine, 88 East Newton Street, Boston, MA 02118., USA.
Circulation
|July 13, 2011
概括
糖尿病内皮功能障碍与线粒体分裂的增加有关. 这一过程提升了活性氧物种,损害了氧化的产生,并导致糖尿病中动脉样硬化的发展.
科学领域:
- 血管生物学 血管生物学
- 线粒体生物学 线粒体生物学
- 糖尿病并发症 糖尿病并发症
背景情况:
- 内皮功能障碍是糖尿病中动脉样硬化发展的关键因素.
- 糖尿病的内皮功能障碍背后的机制尚不清楚.
- 变化的线粒体动力学,包括增加的裂变和活性氧物种 (ROS) 生产,都与糖尿病有关.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究线粒体动力学改变在糖尿病中内皮功能障碍中的作用.
- 为了确定线粒体分裂的增加是否有助于糖尿病患者的内皮功能障碍.
主要方法:
- 在糖尿病患者和健康对照者的内皮细胞中比较线粒体形态和裂变蛋白表达 (Fis1,Drp1).
- 暴露人类大动脉内皮细胞高葡萄糖 (30 mmol/L) 以模仿糖尿病状况.
- 利用小干扰RNA (siRNA) 来抑制Fis1和Drp1的表达.
- 评估了线粒体ROS的产生,内皮氧化合成酶 (eNOS) 的激活,以及循环瓜诺辛单酸盐 (cGMP) 的产生.
主要成果:
- 糖尿病内皮细胞表现出线粒体碎片化和Fis1表达的增加.
- 高葡萄糖暴露诱导了线粒体裂变,增加了Fis1和Drp1的表达,增加了ROS的产生,并损害了eNOS/cGMP信号传递.
- 沉默Fis1或Drp1改善了高葡萄糖诱导的线粒体和内皮功能障碍.
- ROS清理器没有提供额外的好处,这表明线粒体ROS调解了功能障碍.
结论:
- 线粒体分裂的增加是糖尿病患者内皮功能障碍的重要因素.
- 针对线粒体裂变可能为糖尿病血管并发症提供治疗策略.
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