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目的 探讨肺康颗粒基于 TLR-Hippo/MST 信号轴调控慢性阻塞性肺疾病(COPD,慢阻肺)大鼠肺泡巨噬 细胞骨架的相关机制。方法 (1)细胞实验:制备慢阻肺大鼠稳定期动物模型,分离大鼠的肺泡巨噬细胞 (AM),分为对照组、慢阻肺组、对照 MST 抑制剂(XMU-MP-1)组及慢阻肺 MST 抑制剂组并进行干预。利用 Western Blot 法检测各组肺泡巨噬细胞中 Toll 样受体 4(TLR4)、哺乳动物 STE20 样蛋白激酶(MST)1/2、Rac1、 p-Rac1 蛋白表达,RT-qPCR 法检测各组肺泡巨噬细胞中 TLR4、MST1/2、Rac1 mRNA 的变化,荧光显微镜下 观察细胞骨架结构变化;(2)动物实验:制备慢阻肺大鼠稳定期动物模型,分为对照组、慢阻肺组、MST 抑制 剂组、地塞米松组及肺康颗粒低、中、高剂量组并进行干预,利用 Western Blot 法检测各组肺泡巨噬细胞中 TLR4、MST1/2、Rac1、p-Rac1 蛋白表达,RT-qPCR 法检测各组肺泡巨噬细胞中 TLR4、MST1/2、Rac1 mRNA 的变化,荧光显微镜下观察肺康颗粒干预后细胞骨架结构变化,免疫组织化学技术观察各组肺组织 TLR4、 MST1/2、p-Rac1 蛋白表达的变化,显微镜下观察苏木素伊红染色肺组织病理切片。结果 (1)细胞实验:与对 照组比较,慢阻肺组和对照 MST 抑制剂组 p-Rac1 蛋白表达明显升高(P<0.05,P<0.01),TLR4、MST1/2、 Rac1 蛋白表达明显下降(P<0.05,P<0.01),TLR4、MST1/2、Rac1 mRNA 表达水平下降(P<0.05),肺泡巨 噬细胞形态不完整。(2)动物实验:与对照组比较,慢阻肺组和 MST 抑制剂组 p-Rac1 蛋白表达明显升高(P< 0.01),TLR4、MST1/2、Rac1 蛋白表达明显下降(P<0.01),TLR4、MST1/2 、Rac1 mRNA 表达水平下降(P< 0.05),肺泡巨噬细胞形态不完整;与慢阻肺组比较,肺康颗粒低、中、高剂量组 TLR4、MST1/2、Rac1 蛋白 表达明显升高(P<0.05,P<0.01),TLR4、MST1/2、Rac1 mRNA 表达升高(P<0.05),肺泡巨噬细胞形态有所 恢复。与对照组大鼠比较,慢阻肺组以及 MST 抑制剂组大鼠肺脏组织中 TLR4、MST1/2 蛋白的表达量下降 (P<0.05),p-Rac1 蛋白表达量升高(P<0.01),大鼠肺泡壁变薄,肺泡结构破坏;与慢阻肺组比较,肺康颗 粒低、中、高剂量组大鼠肺脏组织 p-Rac1 蛋白表达明显下降(P<0.05,P<0.01),同时 TLR4、MST1/2 蛋白 表达明显上升(P<0.05),肺组织肺泡结构有不同程度恢复。结论 慢阻肺大鼠 TLR4、MST1/2、Rac1 呈低表 达状态,TLR-Hippo/MST 信号轴被抑制,同时肺泡巨噬细胞存在骨架结构异常。肺康颗粒可通过调控 TLR- Hippo/MST 信号轴改善慢阻肺肺泡巨噬细胞骨架结构。
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Objective To investigate the mechanism of Feikang Granules in regulating the cytoskeleton of alveolar macrophages in rats with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) based on the TLR-Hippo/MST signaling axis. Methods (1) Cell experiment:A stable-staged COPD rat model was established. Alveolar macrophages (AM) were isolated from the rats and divided into the control group,the COPD group,the control + MST inhibitor (XMU-MP-1) group,and the COPD + MST inhibitor group for intervention. Protein expression levels of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), mammalian STE20-like protein kinase 1/2 (MST1/2),Rac1,and p-Rac1 in AMs were detected by Western Blot. mRNA levels of TLR4,MST1/2,and Rac1 were measured by RT-qPCR. Changes in cytoskeleton were observed under a fluorescence microscope. (2) Animal experiment:A stable-staged COPD rat model was established and divided into the control group,the COPD group,the MST inhibitor group,the dexamethasone group,and the low-,medium-, and high-dose Feikang Granules groups for intervention. Protein expression levels of TLR4,MST1/2,Rac1,and p- Rac1 in AMs were detected by Western Blot. mRNA levels of TLR4,MST1/2,and Rac1 were measured by RT-qPCR. Cytoskeletal structural changes after Feikang Granules intervention were observed under a fluorescence microscope. Protein expression of TLR4,MST1/2,and p-Rac1 in lung tissues was observed by immunohistochemistry. Pathological changes in lung tissue sections were examined microscopically after hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining. Results (1) Cell experiment: Compared with the control group, the COPD group and the control + MST inhibitor group showed significantly increased p-Rac1 protein expression (P<0.05,P<0.01),significantly decreased protein expression of TLR4,MST1/2,and Rac1 (P<0.05,P<0.01),decreased mRNA expression levels of TLR4,MST1/2,and Rac1 (P<0.05),and incomplete morphology of alveolar macrophages. (2) Animal experiment:Compared with the control group,the COPD group and the MST inhibitor group showed significantly increased p-Rac1 protein expression (P< 0.01), significantly decreased protein expression of TLR4, MST1/2, and Rac1 (P<0.01), decreased mRNA expression levels of TLR4, MST1/2, and Rac1 (P<0.05), and incomplete alveolar macrophage morphology. Compared with the COPD group,the low-,medium-,and high-dose Feikang Granules groups showed significantly increased protein expression of TLR4,MST1/2,and Rac1 (P<0.05,P<0.01),increased mRNA expression of TLR4,MST1/2,and Rac1 (P<0.05),and partial restoration of alveolar macrophage morphology. Compared with the control group,the COPD group and the MST inhibitor group showed decreased protein expression of TLR4 and MST1/2 in lung tissue (P<0.05),increased p-Rac1 protein expression (P<0.01),thinned alveolar walls,and disrupted alveolar structure. Compared with the COPD group,the low-,medium-,and high-dose Feikang Granules groups showed significantly decreased p-Rac1 protein expression in lung tissue (P<0.05,P<0.01),significantly increased protein expression of TLR4 and MST1/2 (P<0.05), and varying degrees of restoration in alveolar structure. Conclusion COPD rats exhibit low expression of TLR4, MST1/2, and Rac1, inhibition of the TLR-Hippo/MST signaling axis,and abnormal cytoskeleton in alveolar macrophages. Feikang Granules can improve the cytoskeleton of alveolar macrophages by modulating the TLR-Hippo/MST signaling axis.
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R285.5
[基金项目]
国家自然科学基金项目(82474411,81904132);广州地区中医药重大科技项目(2025QN008)。