• Division of Gastroenterology and Institute of Digestive Diseases, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200065, P.R.China;
YANG Changqing, Email: soramd@21cn.com
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【摘要】 目的  探讨腹水引起的腹内高压对肝硬化小鼠肺组织水通道蛋白1(AQP1)和水通道蛋白5(AQP5)表达的影响。 方法  雄性美国癌症研究所(Institudo of Cancer Reseach,ICR)小鼠50只,随机取10只作正常对照组(腹压0 cm H2O,1 cm H2O=0.098 kPa),其余40只用四氯化碳建立肝硬化小鼠模型,并随机分为4组:肝硬化(腹压0 cm H2O)组、肝硬化(腹压5 cm H2O)组、肝硬化(腹压10 cm H2O)组、肝硬化(腹压20 cm H2O)组,通过腹腔注射不同量的白蛋白生理盐水形成不同的腹压,并维持腹压24 h后取肺组织行病理、免疫组织化学、肺湿/干比值及实时荧光定量PCR检测AQP1和AQP5 mRNA表达量。 结果  与正常对照小鼠相比,肝硬化小鼠肺AQP5、AQP1表达明显下降(P lt;0.05);肝硬化小鼠随着腹内压的升高,肺湿/干比值升高,AQP5、AQP1表达相应增加(P lt;0.05)。 结论  肝硬化可以影响肺AQP1、AQP5的表达;肝硬化小鼠随着腹内压的升高,AQP1、AQP5表达相应增加,并与肺水肿的严重程度密切相关。
【Abstract】 Objective  To investigate the role of intra-abdominal hypertension caused by ascites on the expression of Aquaporin (AQP) 1 and AQP 5 in the lung of cirrhotic mice. Methods  We randomly chose 10 from 50 male Institude of Cancer Research (ICR) mice to form the control group [intra-abdominal pressure (IAP)=0 cm H2O, 1 cm H2O=0.098 kPa]. The model of cirrhosis were prepared by subcutaneous injection of carbon tetrachloride for the rest 40 mice which were then randomly divided into 4 groups: cirrhosis (IAP=0 cm H2O) group, cirrhosis (IAP=5 cm H2O) group, cirrhosis (IAP=10 cm H2O) group, and cirrhosis (IAP=20 cm H2O) group. Saline with different volume of albumin was injected into the peritoneum of each mouse in order to form different IAP. After 24 hours, analysis of pathology, immunochemistry and wet/dry ratio was done for the lungs of these mice; and the expression of AQP1 and AQP5 at the protein and mRNA levels were analyzed by IHC and qRT-PCR. Results  Compared with the normal mice, the expression of AQP1 and AQP5 in lungs of cirrhotic mice were significantly lower (P lt;0.05). Both the lung wet/dry ratio and the expression of AQP1 and AQP5 raised with the increase of IAP. Conclusion  Cirrhosis can affect the expression of AQP1 and AQP5 in lungs. The expression of AQP5 and AQP1 in lungs of cirrhotic mice increases with the increase of IAP, which is also closely correlated with the severity of pulmonary edema.

Citation: ZHANG Zhaojie,YANG Changqing. The Role of Intra-abdominal Hypertension on the Expression of Aquaporin 1 and Aquaporin 5 in the Lung of Cirrhotic Mice. West China Medical Journal, 2011, 26(2): 165-169. doi: Copy