朱曉峰, 張榮華, 孫升云, 王攀攀, 楊 麗, 韓 莉, 金 玲
(暨南大學(xué) 1附屬第一醫(yī)院中醫(yī)科,2藥學(xué)院中藥學(xué)教研室,廣東 廣州 510630)
淫羊藿素通過雌激素受體和骨形態(tài)發(fā)生蛋白信號(hào)誘導(dǎo)MC3T3-E1 subclone 14細(xì)胞分化*
朱曉峰1, 張榮華2△, 孫升云1, 王攀攀2, 楊 麗2, 韓 莉1, 金 玲1
(暨南大學(xué)1附屬第一醫(yī)院中醫(yī)科,2藥學(xué)院中藥學(xué)教研室,廣東 廣州 510630)
目的: 觀察淫羊藿素(ICT)對(duì)MC3T3-E1 subclone 14前體成骨細(xì)胞株增殖、分化的影響,以及雌激素受體(ER)和骨形態(tài)發(fā)生蛋白(BMP)信號(hào)在分化中的作用。方法WST-8、BrdU法檢測(cè)ICT對(duì)MC3T3-E1 subclone 14細(xì)胞活力和增殖的影響;ICI182780阻斷ER受體信號(hào)后,檢測(cè)ICT和noggin對(duì)MC3T3-E1 subclone 14細(xì)胞堿性磷酸酶(ALP)活性、I型膠原(Col I)和骨鈣素(BGP)的影響;實(shí)時(shí)熒光PCR檢測(cè)ICT對(duì)BMP-2、4、7 mRNA表達(dá)的影響;Western blotting檢測(cè)ER受體信號(hào)阻斷后,ICT對(duì)Smad1/5/8蛋白磷酸化的影響。結(jié)果ICT(0.1 μmol/L、1 μmol/L)可以提高M(jìn)C3T3-E1 subclone 14細(xì)胞ALP、Col I、BGP和礦化結(jié)節(jié)數(shù)量(Plt;0.01或Plt;0.05),表明ICT有促分化的作用,但對(duì)細(xì)胞活力和增殖指數(shù)無明顯影響;阻斷ER受體信號(hào)后,ICT促分化作用明顯下降(Plt;0.01);ICT可以提高BMP-2、4 mRNA的表達(dá)(Plt;0.01),但對(duì)BMP-7 mRNA無作用(Pgt;0.01);阻斷ER信號(hào)后,ICT 促Smad1/5/8磷酸化明顯減弱(Plt;0.01)。進(jìn)一步阻斷BMP/Smad信號(hào)可以抑制ICT促分化的作用(Plt;0.01)。結(jié)論ICT可以通過ER受體激活BMP/Smad信號(hào)通路,進(jìn)而促進(jìn)MC3T3-E1 subclone 14細(xì)胞的分化。
淫羊藿素; 成骨細(xì)胞; 受體,雌激素; 骨形態(tài)發(fā)生蛋白
淫羊藿素(icaritin,ICT)為補(bǔ)腎壯骨中藥淫羊藿的主要成分淫羊藿苷的體內(nèi)代謝產(chǎn)物,已有研究顯示ICT可以促進(jìn)成骨細(xì)胞(osteoblasts,OB)分化[1],但對(duì)其具體作用靶點(diǎn)和作用機(jī)制缺乏進(jìn)一步研究。傳統(tǒng)認(rèn)為補(bǔ)腎中藥的黃酮類、香豆素類等活性成分具有類雌激素生物活性,ICT的化學(xué)結(jié)構(gòu)上3、7位羥基化使其具有了類雌激素的活性結(jié)構(gòu),那么ICT影響OB分化是否依賴雌激素受體(estrogen receptor,ER)信號(hào)通路?另有研究發(fā)現(xiàn)骨形態(tài)發(fā)生蛋白(bone morphogenetic protein,BMP)/Smad是多種植物活性成分影響OB分化的重要信號(hào)通路[2],ICT是否也是通過BMP/Smad信號(hào)轉(zhuǎn)導(dǎo)途徑促進(jìn)OB分化,它和ER信號(hào)有無關(guān)系?本研究以小鼠顱頂前骨細(xì)胞亞克隆14 (MC3T3-E1 subclone 14)為細(xì)胞模型,研究ICT對(duì)其分化以及ER信號(hào)、BMP/Smad信號(hào)在其中的作用,為淫羊藿應(yīng)用于骨質(zhì)疏松等骨代謝病提供部分細(xì)胞分子生物學(xué)依據(jù)。
1主要試劑
無酚紅的αMEM購于Gibco;碳吸附的胎牛血清(fetal bovine serum,FBS)購于Biological Industries;抗壞血酸(vitamin C,Vit C)、二甲基亞砜(dimethyl sulfoxide,DMSO)、茜素紅和對(duì)硝基苯磷酸(p-nitrophenyl phosphate,pNPP)購于Sigma;Triton X-100購于Amresco;ICI182780購于Tocris Cookson;WST-8試劑盒和BrdU流式細(xì)胞術(shù)細(xì)胞增殖檢測(cè)試劑盒購于Gemed;二辛可寧酸(bicinchoninic acid,BCA)蛋白檢測(cè)試劑盒購于凱基生物科技公司;Ⅰ型膠原(ColⅠ)ELISA試劑盒購于森雄科技實(shí)業(yè)有限公司;骨鈣素(bone Gla protein,BGP)ELISA試劑盒購于西唐生物科技有限公司;ECL發(fā)光試劑盒購于Pierce;β-tubulin兔抗小鼠 Ⅰ 抗和p-Smad1/5/8多克隆兔抗小鼠 Ⅰ 抗購于Cell Signal;noggin購于Ramp;D;Smad1/5/8多克隆兔抗小鼠 Ⅰ 抗和羊抗兔 Ⅱ 抗購于Santa Cruz公司。
2藥物
淫羊藿素,分子式C21H22O7,分子量386.4,黃色結(jié)晶,購于上海順勃生物工程技術(shù)有限公司,批號(hào)為071201,含量99.8%(HPLC檢測(cè))。
3細(xì)胞
MC3T3-E1 subclone 14細(xì)胞購于中國(guó)科學(xué)院細(xì)胞庫(ATCC CRL-2594)。
4主要方法
4.1實(shí)驗(yàn)藥物的制備 取ICT 10 mg,先用少量DMSO溶解,然后再配制成含有不同濃度的培養(yǎng)基,對(duì)照組培養(yǎng)基中添加同等濃度的DMSO,各實(shí)驗(yàn)組DMSO的量均小于0.1%。
4.2MC3T3-E1 subclone 14細(xì)胞培養(yǎng) MC3T3-E1 subclone 14細(xì)胞復(fù)蘇,置于37 ℃、5% CO2培養(yǎng)箱培養(yǎng),細(xì)胞分化實(shí)驗(yàn)培養(yǎng)液條件為含有10%碳吸附的FBS以去除血清中激素類活性因子、20 mmol/L HEPES、50 mg/L Vit C、1 mmol/L β-甘油磷酸鈉(sodium β-glycerophosphate,β-GP)、1×105U/L青霉素、100 mg/L鏈霉素的無酚紅的αMEM培養(yǎng)基[3],每3 d換液1次。
4.3WST-8檢測(cè)細(xì)胞活力 細(xì)胞每孔5×103個(gè)接種至96孔板內(nèi),貼壁后換無血清的無酚紅αMEM培養(yǎng)液培養(yǎng)24 h,再更換含ICT(0.01 μmol/L、0.1 μmol/L、1 μmol/L)的培養(yǎng)液或?qū)φ找?根據(jù)ICT細(xì)胞毒性的檢測(cè)結(jié)果),培養(yǎng)48 h,每孔加入10 μL的WST-8,孵育1 h,酶標(biāo)儀490 nm波長(zhǎng)處檢測(cè)吸光度(A)值。
4.4BrdU法流式細(xì)胞儀檢測(cè)細(xì)胞增殖 細(xì)胞每孔2×106個(gè)接種至6孔板內(nèi),貼壁后換無血清無酚紅的αMEM培養(yǎng)液培養(yǎng)24 h,再更換含ICT(0.01 μmol/L、0.1 μmol/L、1 μmol/L)的培養(yǎng)液或?qū)φ找?8 h,BrdU法流式細(xì)胞儀檢測(cè)細(xì)胞增殖,具體操作按試劑盒步驟進(jìn)行,波長(zhǎng)488 nm氬離子激光器,觀察50 000個(gè)細(xì)胞以上。
4.5pNPP法檢測(cè)細(xì)胞堿性磷酸酶(alkaline phosphatase,ALP)活性 細(xì)胞以5×107/L的密度3 mL接種到6孔板中,含10%碳吸附的FBS的αMEM培養(yǎng)6 d,細(xì)胞同步化后更換為含藥培養(yǎng)液或?qū)φ找海?8 h后吸棄培養(yǎng)液,每孔加細(xì)胞裂解液1 mL(0.1%Triton X-100),4 ℃作用20 min,收集裂解液pNPP法測(cè)定ALP濃度。BCA法檢測(cè)細(xì)胞總蛋白進(jìn)行蛋白濃度校正,ALP活性以103U/g蛋白表示。阻斷ER信號(hào)組將細(xì)胞用1 μmol/L ICI182780培養(yǎng)基預(yù)處理2 h[4],阻斷BMP信號(hào)組將細(xì)胞先用100 μg/L noggin培養(yǎng)基預(yù)處理2 h[5],然后分別和藥物共培養(yǎng)。
4.6ELISA法檢測(cè)細(xì)胞Col Ⅰ和BGP的表達(dá) 細(xì)胞接種方法同ALP檢測(cè),細(xì)胞同步化后更換為含藥培養(yǎng)液或?qū)φ找海?2 h后吸棄培養(yǎng)液,每孔加細(xì)胞裂解液750 μL,裂解20 min,收集裂解液ELISA法測(cè)BGP和ColⅠ,包括標(biāo)準(zhǔn)曲線的繪制,加樣,溫育,洗滌,加底物,溫育,加終止液,酶標(biāo)儀測(cè)A值,具體步驟按說明書進(jìn)行。BCA法檢測(cè)細(xì)胞總蛋白進(jìn)行蛋白濃度校正。阻斷ER信號(hào)和BMP信號(hào)方法同ALP檢測(cè)。
4.7茜素紅染色計(jì)數(shù)細(xì)胞礦化結(jié)節(jié) 細(xì)胞接種方法同ALP檢測(cè),細(xì)胞同步化后更換為各組含藥培養(yǎng)液或?qū)φ找海囵B(yǎng)14 d后,吸去培養(yǎng)液,95%乙醇固定20 min,吸去固定液,加入0.1%的茜素紅染色液,染色30 min,祛除染色液;在低倍鏡視野(×40)下進(jìn)行礦化結(jié)節(jié)計(jì)數(shù),每孔細(xì)胞隨機(jī)計(jì)數(shù)10個(gè)視野的礦化結(jié)節(jié)數(shù)。
4.8實(shí)時(shí)熒光定量PCR檢測(cè)BMP-2、BMP-4、BMP-7 mRNA表達(dá) 細(xì)胞懸液以每瓶2×107接種于25 cm2的培養(yǎng)瓶?jī)?nèi),不同條件干預(yù)12 h后,Trizol法提取總RNA,然后逆轉(zhuǎn)錄;PCR反應(yīng);染料法(SYBR Green I)相對(duì)定量分析,實(shí)驗(yàn)按照ΔΔCt解析法設(shè)計(jì)。擴(kuò)增條件:95 ℃預(yù)變性10 min,95 ℃ 10 s, 60 ℃ 30 s, 72 ℃ 15 s,40個(gè)循環(huán)。設(shè)定GAPDH為內(nèi)參照。BMP-2引物序列:正義鏈5’-CAG TAG TTT CCA GCA CCG AAT-3’,反義鏈5’-ATA CTC AGC ACC GGC CTC ACC C-3’,擴(kuò)增產(chǎn)物長(zhǎng)度為646 bp;BMP-4引物序列:正義鏈5’-AAG TTT GTT CAA GAT TGG CTC C-3’,反義鏈5’-CGA CCA TCA GCA TTC GGT TA-3’,擴(kuò)增產(chǎn)物長(zhǎng)度為359 bp;BMP-7引物序列:正義鏈5’-TTC GGA TTG TGC TGT CCA TA-3’,反義鏈5’-GTT TCC CAC ATC AAG CTG GT-3’,擴(kuò)增產(chǎn)物長(zhǎng)度為159 bp;GAPDH引物序列:正義鏈5’-CAC GGC AAA TTC AAC GGC ACA-3’,反義鏈5’-ATA CTC AGC ACC GGC CTC ACC C -3’,擴(kuò)增產(chǎn)物長(zhǎng)度為201 bp。反應(yīng)結(jié)束后根據(jù)Ct值,進(jìn)行計(jì)算和統(tǒng)計(jì)。
4.9Western blotting檢測(cè)Smad1/5/8的表達(dá) 細(xì)胞接種方法同ALP檢測(cè),細(xì)胞同步化后分成對(duì)照組、ICT(1 μmol/L)組、ICI182780(1 μmol/L)組、ICT(1 μmol/L)+ ICI182780(1 μmol/L)組,干預(yù)24 h后,檢測(cè)Smad1/5/8和磷酸化的Smads1/5/8蛋白的表達(dá)。包括:細(xì)胞總蛋白的提取,考馬斯亮藍(lán)法測(cè)定蛋白濃度,根據(jù)蛋白濃度確定上樣體積;SDS-PAGE電泳;轉(zhuǎn)膜、洗膜;免疫反應(yīng);分別孵育Ⅰ抗(1∶1 500)和β-tubulin抗體(1∶1 000),加Ⅱ抗洗膜(1∶3 000);ECL發(fā)光顯色,曝光,顯影,定影,標(biāo)定marker,掃描與分析。
5統(tǒng)計(jì)學(xué)處理
1ICT對(duì)MC3T3-E1subclone14細(xì)胞活力和增殖的影響
ICT各組和對(duì)照組比較,細(xì)胞活力上無顯著差異(Pgt;0.05);BrdU流式細(xì)胞術(shù)檢測(cè)結(jié)果發(fā)現(xiàn)ICT各組在培養(yǎng)48 h后,各組增殖指數(shù)(proliferative index,PI)無明顯差異(Pgt;0.05),見表1。
表1 ICT對(duì)MC3T3-E1 subclone 14細(xì)胞活力和增殖的影響
2ICT對(duì)MC3T3-E1subclone14細(xì)胞分化和礦化的影響
和對(duì)照組比較,ICT各組ALP活性均明顯升高,差異顯著(Plt;0.01);0.1 μmol/L和1 μmol/L ICT 濃度組ColⅠ和BGP較對(duì)照組均明顯升高,差異顯著(Plt;0.01);ICT各組細(xì)胞形成礦化結(jié)節(jié)的數(shù)量較對(duì)照組均明顯升高,差異顯著(Plt;0.01),見表2、圖1。
Figure 1. The microphotographs of mineralized nodus in MC3T3-E1 subclone 14 cells after ICT treatment for 14 d (Alizarin staining,×40).A:control;B:0.01 μmol/L ICT;C:0.1 μmol/L ICT;D:1 μmol/L ICT.
表2 ICT對(duì)MC3T3-E1 subclone 14細(xì)胞分化和礦化的影響
3阻斷ER信號(hào)對(duì)MC3T3-E1subclone14細(xì)胞分化的影響
和ER阻斷劑ICI182780共同處理后,1 μmol/L ICT促進(jìn)MC3T3-E1 subclone 14細(xì)胞表達(dá)ALP、Col I和BGP明顯減少,和單純應(yīng)用ICT組比較有顯著差異(Plt;0.01),見表3。
表3 阻斷ER信號(hào)對(duì)MC3T3-E1 subclone 14細(xì)胞分化活性的影響
4ICT對(duì)MC3T3-E1subclone14細(xì)胞BMP-2、4、7mRNA表達(dá)的影響
實(shí)時(shí)熒光定量檢測(cè)相對(duì)對(duì)照樣品表達(dá)量差異(ΔΔCt)顯示ICT可以劑量依賴性地提高BMP-2 mRNA的表達(dá)量,各劑量組和對(duì)照組以及各劑量組之間差異均顯著(Plt;0.01),見圖2。用1 μmol/L ICT處理細(xì)胞12 h后,也可以提高BMP-4 mRNA的表達(dá)量(Plt;0.05),但對(duì)BMP-7 mRNA的表達(dá)無明顯影響,見圖3。
5阻斷ER信號(hào)對(duì)Smad1/5/8活性的影響
Western blotting檢測(cè)結(jié)果相對(duì)分析表明,應(yīng)用1 μmol/L ICT處理后MC3T3-E1 subclone 14細(xì)胞可以使磷酸化的Smad1/5/8表達(dá)量升高,和對(duì)照組相比有顯著差異(Plt;0.01)。而加入ER阻斷劑ICI182780后Smad1/5/8磷酸化明顯減弱(Plt;0.01),單純加入ICI182780組磷酸化和對(duì)照組比無明顯差異(Pgt;0.05),因此可以推定BMP/Smad信號(hào)可能在ER信號(hào)的下游,見圖4、5。
6阻斷BMP信號(hào)對(duì)MC3T3-E1subclone14細(xì)胞分化的影響
和BMP阻斷劑noggin(100 μg/L)共同干預(yù)后,1 μmol/L ICT促進(jìn)MC3T3-E1 subclone 14細(xì)胞表達(dá)ALP、Col I和BGP明顯減少,與單純應(yīng)用ICT組比差異明顯(Plt;0.01),見表4。
Figure 2. MC3T3-E1 subclone 14 cells were treated with different concentrations of ICT for 12 h and the level for BMP-2 mRNA was analyzed by qPCR. ICT increased the mRNA level of BMP-2 in a concentration-dependent manner. ±s.n=6.**Plt;0.01 vs control.
Figure 3. MC3T3-E1 subclone 14 cells were treated with 1 μmol/L ICT for 12 h and the level for BMP-4 and BMP-7 mRNA was analyzed by qPCR. ICT increased the mRNA level of BMP-4 mRNA, but had no effect on BMP-7 mRNA. ±s.n=6..**Plt;0.01 vs control 1.
Figure 4. ICI182780 inhibited the ICT-induced increase in the phosphorylation of Smad1/5/8. MC3T3-E1 subclone 14 cells were pretreated with 1 μmol/L ICI182780 for 2 h and then further incubated with or without ICT for another 24 h. Smad1/5/8 protein phosphorylation was measured by Western blotting, then executed a relative quantitative analysis±s.n=6.**Plt;0.01 vs control;##Plt;0.01 vs ICT treatment alone.
Figure 5. ICI182780 prevented the ICT-induced activation of Smad1/5/8. Cells were treated with 1 μmol/L ICT for 24 h,and ICI182780 1 μmol/L was added 2 h before ICT treatment.
表4 阻斷BMP信號(hào)對(duì)MC3T3-E1 subclone 14細(xì)胞分化活性的影響
MC3T3-E1 subclone 14和原代培養(yǎng)顱頂OB的行為類似,是研究體外OB分化的較好模型[6-7],細(xì)胞在含有Vit C和β-GP的培養(yǎng)條件中能較好地分化。ICT具有類雌激素的活性結(jié)構(gòu), 0.01 μmol/L、0.1 μmol/L、1 μmol/L ICT不影響細(xì)胞活力和增殖指數(shù),但可以促進(jìn)細(xì)胞ALP、Col I和BGP的表達(dá),促進(jìn)礦化結(jié)節(jié)的形成,這和一些中藥活性成分的研究類似[5],國(guó)內(nèi)也有學(xué)者發(fā)現(xiàn)染料木黃酮可以劑量和濃度依賴性地提高原代培養(yǎng)的大鼠OB的Col I和BGP的表達(dá)[8]。
雌激素通過雌激素受體參與骨骼生理和病理的相關(guān)過程,對(duì)骨的生長(zhǎng)發(fā)育、成熟以及骨量維持有重要意義[9]。雌激素的作用通過雌激素受體ERα和ERβ介導(dǎo)。ICI182780是一種甾體類選擇性雌激素受體調(diào)節(jié)劑,是ER的特異性拮抗劑,通過加速ER降解而下調(diào)ER、影響ER二聚體化、干擾ER細(xì)胞核定位以及減少ER與ERE的結(jié)合。ERα和ERβ都同樣對(duì)特異性拮抗劑ICI182780反應(yīng),ICI182780基本可以完全阻斷雌激素的效應(yīng)。目前認(rèn)為,一些中藥有類性激素樣作用,它們的活性成分從化學(xué)結(jié)構(gòu)上看大部分具有雌激素的類似結(jié)構(gòu),因此被稱為植物雌激素(phytoestrogen)[10],在植物中常以糖苷的形式存在,進(jìn)入體內(nèi)經(jīng)腸道細(xì)菌糖苷酶水解為有活性的苷元,可與雌激素受體結(jié)合,發(fā)揮雌激素樣作用。ICT就是從淫羊藿苷經(jīng)腸道內(nèi)細(xì)菌代謝而來,化學(xué)結(jié)構(gòu)上3,7位羥基化使其具有了類雌激素的活性結(jié)構(gòu)(圖6),因此我們推測(cè)ICT可能也是通過雌激素受體起作用的,本實(shí)驗(yàn)通過用ICI182780阻斷ER后發(fā)現(xiàn),ICT促進(jìn)MC3T3-E1 subclone 14細(xì)胞分化作用明顯下降,可見ER介導(dǎo)了ICT的促分化的作用。
Figure 6. Chemical structures of icaritin, 17-β estradiol and ICI182780.
BMPs是脊椎動(dòng)物體內(nèi)能誘導(dǎo)成骨的一類酸性多肽,可誘導(dǎo)未定型和定型OB經(jīng)過趨化、分裂、分化等過程,不可逆地分化成骨。BMP受體屬于TGF-β受體超家族的成員,是膜蛋白受體,具有絲氨酸/蘇氨酸蛋白激酶結(jié)構(gòu)。在迄今發(fā)現(xiàn)的約20多種BMP成員中,BMP-2、BMP-4和BMP-7在成骨作用方面較為重要[11]。Smads蛋白是BMP在細(xì)胞內(nèi)信號(hào)轉(zhuǎn)導(dǎo)過程中起重要作用的中介因子,其中Smad1、5、8作為信號(hào)通路中關(guān)鍵分子,通過對(duì)多種信號(hào)的整合表現(xiàn)為一種總的效應(yīng),對(duì)靶基因的轉(zhuǎn)錄進(jìn)行調(diào)節(jié)[12]。一些藥物如FK506可以通過BMP-2/Smad1/5/8調(diào)節(jié)干細(xì)胞的成骨分化[13]。Noggin是BMP的抑制劑,能夠競(jìng)爭(zhēng)性與BMPs受體結(jié)合,下調(diào)BMPs的活性[14]。我們的研究表明ICT可以劑量依賴性地提高BMP-2的表達(dá),對(duì)BMP-4也有促進(jìn)表達(dá)的作用,但對(duì)BMP-7卻無促進(jìn)作用,這和一些研究結(jié)果如蛇床子素僅刺激BMP-2表達(dá)有些不同[2],我們認(rèn)為BMP家族多個(gè)成員可能參與了ICT對(duì)MC3T3-E1 subclone 14細(xì)胞的成骨分化。進(jìn)一步研究發(fā)現(xiàn)阻斷ER信號(hào)后,Smad1/5/8的磷酸化明顯減弱,提示ICT能通過ER激活BMP/Smad信號(hào)通路。用noggin阻斷BMP/Smad信號(hào)后,ICT促進(jìn)MC3T3-E1 subclone 14細(xì)胞分化作用明顯下降,說明BMP/Smad信號(hào)通路參與了ICT誘導(dǎo)的MC3T3-E1 subclone 14細(xì)胞的成骨分化。
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IcaritininducesdifferentiationofMC3T3-E1subclone14cellsviaestrogenreceptorandBMP/Smadsignalingpathwayinvitro
ZHU Xiao-feng1, ZHANG Rong-hua2, SUN Sheng-yun1, WANG Pan-pan2, YANG Li2, HAN Li1, JIN Ling1
(1DepartmentofTraditionalChineseMedicine,TheFirstAffiliatedHospital,2PharmacyCollege,JinanUniversity,Guangzhou510630,China.E-mail:tzrh@jnu.edu.cn)
AIM: To observe the effects of icaritin (ICT) on the proliferation and differentiation of MC3T3-E1 subclone 14 cells (a pre-osteoblast cell line) and to observe the role of estrogen receptor (ER) and bone morphogenetic protein(BMP)/Smads signaling pathways in the differentiation of the cells.METHODSThe methods of WST-8 and BrdU were used to observe the viability and proliferation of MC3T3-E1 subclone 14 cells after treatment with different concentrations of ICT. The effects of ICT and noggin on the levels of alkaline phosphatase(ALP), type I collagen (Col I) and bone Gla protein (BGP) in MC3T3-E1 subclone 14 cells were observed after ER was blocked by ICI182780. The relative mRNA levels of BMPs (2, 4, 7) were detected by real-time PCR. The protein phosphorylation of Smad1/5/8 was determined by Western blotting after ER signaling pathway was blocked by ICI182780.RESULTSICT at concentrations of 0.1 μmol/L and 1 μmol/L increased the levels of ALP, Col I and BGP, and the numbers of mineralized nodules in MC3T3-E1 subclone 14 cells, indicating that ICT-promoted the differentiation, but did not affect the cell viability and proliferation. After the ER receptor signaling was blocked, ICT-promoted differentiation was significantly decreased. ICT improved the mRNA expression of BMP-2, 4, but did not affect the mRNA expression of BMP-7. After the ER receptor signaling was blocked, ICT-promoted phosphorylation of Smad1/5/8 was significantly decreased. Blockage of BMP/Smad signaling inhibited the effect of ICT on the differentiation.CONCLUSIONIcaritin induces the differentiation of MC3T3-E1 subclone 14 cells by activating BMP/Smad signaling pathway through ER.
Icaritin; Osteoblasts; Receptors,estrogen; Bone morphogenetic protein
1000-4718(2011)12-2351-06
R336
A
10.3969/j.issn.1000-4718.2011.12.021
2011-07-30
2011-09-19
國(guó)家自然科學(xué)基金資助項(xiàng)目(No.30772885;No.81173619);廣東省高等學(xué)校中藥有效性與安全性重點(diǎn)實(shí)驗(yàn)室開放基金資助項(xiàng)目(No.kf08011);廣東中醫(yī)藥局科研基金資助項(xiàng)目(No.2010118)
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