基础医学与临床 ›› 2021, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (12): 1736-1741.

• 研究论文 • 上一篇    下一篇

肿瘤坏死因子相关蛋白6缺失减缓CCl4诱发的小鼠肝脏纤维化进程

蔡欢嫦, 周丹茹, 史天静, 尹亚军, 张大伟*, 张瑾*   

  1. 嘉兴学院 生物与化学工程学院,浙江 嘉兴 314001
  • 收稿日期:2020-09-11 修回日期:2021-05-10 发布日期:2021-12-03
  • 通讯作者: *weixiaozdw@126.com;zhangjin7688@163.com
  • 基金资助:
    浙江省自然科学基金(LY20C170003);嘉兴学院校级SRT计划(8517193163);嘉兴学院科研启动经费(70518061)

CTRP6 deficiency alleviates CCl4-induced liver fibrosis progression in mice

CAI Huan-chang, ZHOU Dan-ru, SHI Tian-jing, YIN Ya-jun, ZHANG Da-wei*, ZHANG Jin*   

  1. College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001,China
  • Received:2020-09-11 Revised:2021-05-10 Published:2021-12-03
  • Contact: *weixiaozdw@126.com;zhangjin7688@163.com

摘要: 目的 探讨补体Clq/肿瘤坏死因子相关蛋白6(CTRP6)在肝病发生发展中的作用及其可能机制。方法 四氯化碳灌胃法构建小鼠肝纤维化模型,比较野生型(CTRP6+/+)和敲除型(CTRP6-/-)小鼠肝损伤后的病理和生化指标差异;RT-qPCR检测纤维化标志基因(Acta2、Col1a1、Mmp2、TGF-β和TNF-α)和细胞增殖标志基因(Cyclin D、Cyclin E和CDK6)的表达水平。结果CTRP6+/+小鼠相比,CTRP6-/-小鼠肝细胞表现为轻度的坏死、疏松和肿胀等病变,且肝内超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活力升高(P<0.01)、丙二醛(MDA)含量降低(P<0.01);CTRP6-/-小鼠肝脏纤维化和细胞增殖标志基因表达显著低于CTRP6+/+小鼠。结论 CTRP6基因缺失减缓了CCl4诱导的小鼠肝纤维化进程,作用机制可能是敲除CTRP6影响了肝细胞的增殖。

关键词: 补体Clq/肿瘤坏死因子相关蛋白6(CTRP6), 肝纤维化, 四氯化碳, 基因表达

Abstract: Objective To explore the role and underlying mechanism of C1q/TNF-related protein 6 (CTRP6) in the development process of liver disease. Methods The histopathological examination and biochemical indexes of injured livers from wild-type (CTRP6+/+) and knockout (CTRP6-/-) mice induced by intragastric administration of CCl4 were analyzed. RT-qPCR was used to detect the expression of the fibrosis marker genes (Acta2, Col1al, Mmp2 and TGF-β) and cell proliferation marker genes (Cyclin D, Cyclin E and CDK6). Results Compared with CTRP6+/+ mice, the hepatocytes in CTRP6-/- mice showed mild necrosis, looseness and swelling. The high SOD activity and low MDA level were also observed in CTRP6-/- mice liver. Meanwhile, the expression of fibrosis and cell proliferation markers in CTRP6-/- mice were significantly lower than those in CTRP6+/+ mice. Conclusions CTRP6 gene is closely related to liver disease development, and the liver fibrosis progression induced by CCl4 is alleviated by its deletion. The mechanism may be explained as that CTRP6 knockout affects the proliferative capacity of hepatocytes.

Key words: C1q/TNF-related protein 6 (CTRP6), liver fibrosis, carbon tetrachloride (CCl4), gene expression

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