AIM:To investigate the role of hydrogen molecule on apoptosis-related proteins in glomerular me-sangial cells cultured with high glucose and to explore its possible mechanism.METHODS:Mouse glomerular mesangial cells cultured in vitro were divided into 4 groups:normal control group(C group,5.5 mmol/L glucose),mannitol group(G group,5.5 mmol/L glucose+19.5 mmol/L mannitol),high glucose group(H group,25 mmol/L glucose),high glu-cose+hydrogen-rich water group(HH group,25 mmol/L glucose+hydrogen-rich water),and cultured for 48 h.The pro-tein levels of Bax,Bcl-2,cleaved caspase-3,nuclear factor E2-related factor-2(Nrf2),heme oxygenase-1(HO-1)and NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase-1(NQO-1)were determined by Western blot ,and the mRNA expression of HO-1 and NQO-1 was determined by RT-PCR.The level of intracellular reactive oxygen species(ROS)was detected by dihydro-ethidium method,and the activity of superoxide dismutase(SOD)was measured by WST-8 assay.RESULTS:Compared with C group,the protein levels of Bax and cleaved caspase-3 were up-regulated,and Bcl-2 was down-regulated in H group(P <0.05).No significantly difference of the protein levels mentioned above between C and HH group was observed. Compared with H group,the protein levels of Bax and cleaved caspase-3 were down-regulated,and Bcl-2 was up-regulated in HH group(P <0.05).The level of intracellular ROS was higher and the activity of SOD was lower in H group than those in C group(P<0.05).However,there was no difference of the SOD activity between C group and HH group.The level of intracellular ROS decreased and the activity of SOD increased in HH group as compared with H group(P<0.05). Compared with C group,clearly reduced protein expression of Nrf2,HO-1 and NQO-1,and decreased mRNA expression of HO-1 and NQO-1 in H group were observed(P<0.05).Compared with H group,the protein levels of Nrf2,HO-1 and NQO-1 as well as the mRNA levels of HO-1 and NQO-1 were obviously increased in HH group(P<0.05 ).CONCLU-SION:Hydrogen molecule inhibits the expression of pro-apoptotic proteins and induces the expression of anti-apoptotic pro-teins in glomerular mesangial cells cultured with high glucose.The mechanism may be related to activation of Nrf 2 signaling pathway.%目的:探讨氢分子对高糖状态下肾小球系膜细胞凋亡相关蛋白Bax、Bcl-2和cleaved caspase-3表达水平的影响及其可能的机制.方法:体外培养小鼠肾小球系膜细胞,实验分为正常对照组(C组,5.5mmol/L葡萄糖)、甘露醇组(G组,5.5mmol/L葡萄糖+19.5mmol/L甘露醇)、高糖组(H组,25mmol/L葡萄糖)和高糖+富氢水组(HH组,25mmol/L葡萄糖+富氢水),培养48h.采用Western blot法检测Bax、Bcl-2、cleaved caspase-3、核因子E2相关因子2(Nrf2)、血红素加氧酶1(HO-1)和NAD(P)H:醌氧化还原酶1(NQO-1)的蛋白水平;RT-PCR检测HO-1和NQO-1的mRNA表达;超氧化物阴离子荧光探针二氢乙啶检测活性氧簇(ROS)的水平;总超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性检测试剂盒(WST-8法)检测SOD活性.结果:与C组比较,H组Bax和cleaved caspase-3的蛋白水平增加,Bcl-2蛋白表达减少(P<0.05),而HH组上述蛋白表达水平与C组的差异均无统计学显著性;与H组比较,HH组的Bax和cleaved caspase-3蛋白下调,Bcl-2蛋白上调(P<0.05).H组细胞内的ROS水平较C组明显增高,SOD活性较C组明显降低(P<0.05),而HH组的SOD活性与C组比较差异无统计学显著性;HH组细胞内的ROS水平较H组明显降低,SOD活性明显高于H组(P<0.05).与C组比较,H组的Nrf2蛋白以及HO-1和NQO-1mRNA及蛋白表达均减少(P<0.05);HH组的Nrf2、HO-1和NQO-1蛋白以及HO-1和NQO-1的mRNA表达均明显高于H组(P<0.05).结论:氢分子可抑制高糖状态下肾小球系膜细胞促凋亡蛋白的表达,同时诱导其抗凋亡蛋白的表达,其机制可能与激活Nrf2信号通路有关.
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