張亞平 顏彥 宋振舉 童朝陽
(復(fù)旦大學(xué)附屬中山醫(yī)院急診科,*心內(nèi)科,上?!?00032)
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·論著·
PRKAG2心臟綜合征中R302Q突變對心肌細(xì)胞糖原和鈣離子穩(wěn)態(tài)的影響
張亞平顏彥*宋振舉童朝陽
(復(fù)旦大學(xué)附屬中山醫(yī)院急診科,*心內(nèi)科,上海200032)
摘要目的:探討PRKAG2心臟綜合征中R302Q突變對心肌細(xì)胞糖原和鈣離子穩(wěn)態(tài)的影響。方法: 用表達(dá)增強(qiáng)型綠色熒光蛋白(enhanced green fluorescent protein,EGFP)、PRKAG2-WT、PRKAG2-R302Q的腺病毒感染大鼠H9C2心肌細(xì)胞,同時(shí)設(shè)正常對照組。感染24 h和48 h后,采用過碘酸-雪夫(Periodic acid-Schiff,PAS)染色法進(jìn)行糖原染色,觀察心肌細(xì)胞的糖原貯積;采用酶聯(lián)免疫吸附試驗(yàn)(ELISA)法檢測細(xì)胞內(nèi)糖原含量;同時(shí)用Rohd-2/AM活體染料進(jìn)行鈣離子染色,然后采用流式細(xì)胞術(shù)分析鈣離子庫信號差異。結(jié)果:EGFP組與對照組糖原染色和含量結(jié)果無明顯差別;PRKAG2-WT組糖原染色和含量略微增強(qiáng);PRKAG2-R302Q組糖原染色和含量明顯增強(qiáng)。各組的鈣離子穩(wěn)態(tài)并未受到影響。結(jié)論:PRKAG2心臟綜合征中R302Q突變導(dǎo)致心肌細(xì)胞內(nèi)糖原貯積,而鈣離子穩(wěn)態(tài)并未受到影響,沒有鈣超載現(xiàn)象發(fā)生。
關(guān)鍵詞PRKAG2心臟綜合征;R302Q突變;糖原;鈣超載
PRKAG2心臟綜合征是一種常染色體顯性遺傳病,由PRKAG2基因突變造成[1]。PRKAG2基因編碼腺苷酸活化蛋白激酶(adenosine monophosphate activated protein kinase,AMPK)的γ2調(diào)節(jié)亞基[2]。PRKAG2綜合征臨床表現(xiàn)為進(jìn)行性心肌細(xì)胞糖原貯積、心肌肥厚、室性預(yù)激和傳導(dǎo)系統(tǒng)疾病[3-4],甚至可能會(huì)發(fā)展成致命的室性心律失常,患者隨時(shí)有發(fā)生心臟性猝死的危險(xiǎn)。PRKAG2心臟綜合征患者通常在30歲前發(fā)病,有傳導(dǎo)阻滯的患者更易發(fā)生心臟性猝死,相當(dāng)一部分患者需要安裝永久起搏器。由于該病有心肌肥厚的表現(xiàn),故患者常常被誤診為肥厚性心肌病。我們的前期研究[5]報(bào)告1例具有心肌肥厚和預(yù)激表型的PRKAG2綜合征患者;克隆PRKAG2基因并測序顯示,該患者帶有1個(gè)雜合的R302Q突變,PRKAG2基因B3切(剪切方式),306位堿基G被A取代,302位精氨酸被谷氨酰胺取代,導(dǎo)致R302Q突變。2001年,Gollob等[6]首次報(bào)告PRKAG2綜合征的基因測序分析結(jié)果,證實(shí)患者都存在PRKAG2-R302Q突變,但在中國人群中未有報(bào)道。PRKAG2心臟綜合征的最典型的特點(diǎn)為心肌細(xì)胞糖原貯積,但關(guān)于R302Q突變對心肌代謝狀況的影響目前并無深入研究。因此,本研究在細(xì)胞水平上探究了PRKAG2心臟綜合征患者中R302Q突變對糖原貯積以及鈣離子穩(wěn)態(tài)的影響。
1資料與方法
1.1材料DMEM高糖培養(yǎng)基(美國Gibco公司),優(yōu)級胎牛血清(美國Hyclon公司),H9C2大鼠胚胎心肌細(xì)胞株(中國科學(xué)院上海生命科學(xué)院細(xì)胞資源中心),鈣離子熒光探針Rohd-2/AM(日本同仁化學(xué)研究所); 過碘酸-雪夫(Periodic acid-Schiff,PAS)糖原染色試劑盒(美國Sigma公司)。
1.2重組腺病毒的制備和感染應(yīng)用AdEasyTM系統(tǒng)(美國Stratagene公司)包裝目的重組腺病毒,具體步驟參見說明書。本研究分別選擇表達(dá)增強(qiáng)型綠色熒光蛋白(enhanced green fluorescent protein,EGFP)、PRKAG2-WT、PRKAG2-R302Q的腺病毒,同時(shí)設(shè)正常對照組。將H9C2心肌細(xì)胞種在12孔板各孔中的玻璃蓋玻片上,24 h后分為4組,每組6個(gè)孔。各組分別加入5~10 μL相應(yīng)的重組腺病毒。分別于感染24 h和48 h后進(jìn)行糖原染色、糖原含量檢測、鈣離子染色分析等。
1.3糖原染色糖原染色采用PAS染色法,光鏡下觀察心肌細(xì)胞的糖原貯積狀況。PAS陽性反應(yīng)表現(xiàn)為細(xì)胞質(zhì)內(nèi)有紫紅色球狀顆粒。
1.4糖原含量的檢測采用糖原檢測試劑盒(ELISA法),嚴(yán)格根據(jù)試劑盒要求,檢測細(xì)胞內(nèi)糖原含量。
1.5鈣離子染色大鼠 H9C2心肌細(xì)胞感染表達(dá)EGFP、PRKAG2-WT、PRKAG2-R302Q的腺病毒48 h后,在培養(yǎng)皿中加入Rohd-2/AM染料進(jìn)行鈣離子染色。再經(jīng)過磷酸鹽緩沖液漂洗,消化成單細(xì)胞后采用流式細(xì)胞術(shù)進(jìn)行鈣離子庫信號差異分析。
2結(jié)果
2.1糖原染色感染重組腺病毒后24 h和48 h的PAS染色結(jié)果相似。EGFP組與對照組糖原染色結(jié)果無明顯差別;PRKAG2-WT組糖原染色略微增強(qiáng);PRKAG2- R302Q組糖原染色明顯增強(qiáng);見圖1。
2.2糖原含量的檢測采用ELISA法檢測各組心肌細(xì)胞內(nèi)糖原含量,結(jié)果顯示,EGFP組在24 h和48 h與正常對照組無差異(P>0.05);PRKAG2-WT組細(xì)胞內(nèi)糖原含量較正常對照組稍高,但是差異無統(tǒng)計(jì)學(xué)意義(P>0.05),而PRKAG2 - R302Q組與正常對照組比較差異有統(tǒng)計(jì)學(xué)意義(P<0.05)。見表1。
A:正常對照組;B:EGFP組;C:PRKAG2-WT組;D:PRKAG2-R302Q組
組別24h糖原含量P值48h糖原含量P值正常對照組0.2763±0.0021-0.2446±0.0020-EGFP組0.2520±0.00180.32970.2379±0.00170.3391PRKAG2-WT組0.2789±0.00160.51230.2502±0.00200.5165PRKAG2-R302Q組0.3667±0.0022*0.00690.2830±0.0030*0.0256
注:與正常對照組比較,*P<0.05為差異有統(tǒng)計(jì)學(xué)意義
2.3鈣離子染色通過鈣離子染色、流式細(xì)胞術(shù)分析大鼠H9C2心肌細(xì)胞鈣離子庫的信號差異,結(jié)果發(fā)現(xiàn),EGFP組、PRKAG2-WT組、PRKAG2-R302Q組以及對照組的鈣離子穩(wěn)態(tài)均未受到影響。
3討論
由于PRKAG2心臟綜合征患者心肌肥厚的表現(xiàn)與肥厚型心肌病極其相似,故臨床中極易將前者誤診為后者而耽誤治療。在攜帶PRKAG2突變基因的患者中,常存在心律失常,隨著心肌肥厚逐漸進(jìn)展,易出現(xiàn)左心功能不全及心臟肥大[7-8]。然而,與編碼肌小節(jié)蛋白的基因突變引起的典型肥厚性心肌病相比較,PRKAG2突變患者經(jīng)組織病理學(xué)檢查發(fā)現(xiàn)心肌纖維排列紊亂者罕見,心肌間質(zhì)纖維化程度也很低[7]。這表明PRKAG2突變導(dǎo)致心肌肥厚的發(fā)病機(jī)制可能與肥厚性心肌病并不相同。國外對于PRKAG2基因相關(guān)突變的基礎(chǔ)研究[9]認(rèn)為,突變引起腺苷酸活化蛋白激酶(AMPK)活性改變。AMPK是由α、β和γ 3個(gè)亞基組成的異源三聚體蛋白。其中,α亞基是AMPK的催化亞基,β和γ亞基是AMPK的調(diào)節(jié)亞基。AMPK激活后,通過增強(qiáng)葡萄糖攝取和脂肪酸氧化,促進(jìn)葡萄糖轉(zhuǎn)運(yùn)和糖酵解,維持細(xì)胞內(nèi)能量代謝平衡。故AMPK活性增加會(huì)引起糖原異常貯積。有研究[9]在2005年發(fā)現(xiàn),PRKAG2基因突變N488I可引起AMPK活性增加,引起心肌細(xì)胞糖原的異常貯積,該結(jié)論同時(shí)在T400N轉(zhuǎn)基因鼠的動(dòng)物模型中得到證實(shí)。Gollob等[10]發(fā)現(xiàn),PRKAG2基因突變R302Q引起AMPK活性降低,也引起心肌細(xì)胞大量糖原貯積及心肌肥厚表現(xiàn);推測是否因先前AMPK活性增強(qiáng)引起糖原貯積,其后由于心肌肥厚后的負(fù)反饋導(dǎo)致AMPK活性降低。本研究亦發(fā)現(xiàn)R302Q突變導(dǎo)致心肌細(xì)胞糖原的大量貯積,其機(jī)制有待進(jìn)一步研究。
鈣離子升高是心肌肥厚信號轉(zhuǎn)導(dǎo)發(fā)生、發(fā)展的中心環(huán)節(jié)。當(dāng)心肌細(xì)胞受到機(jī)械牽張或心臟負(fù)荷增加時(shí),心肌細(xì)胞內(nèi)鈣離子濃度出現(xiàn)反應(yīng)性增加。心肌細(xì)胞內(nèi)鈣離子的升高可激活細(xì)胞內(nèi)一系列依賴鈣離子的ATP酶,使ATP降解增加。這不僅使肌球蛋白和肌動(dòng)蛋白脫耦聯(lián)受到抑制,而且使肌漿網(wǎng)和細(xì)胞質(zhì)膜的鈣離子轉(zhuǎn)運(yùn)受損,進(jìn)一步使細(xì)胞質(zhì)內(nèi)鈣離子濃度升高。以此形成惡性循環(huán),導(dǎo)致鈣離子超載。鈣離子超載可啟動(dòng)鈣離子介導(dǎo)的信號轉(zhuǎn)導(dǎo)途徑,從而參與心肌肥厚的發(fā)生和發(fā)展。本研究從細(xì)胞水平證實(shí),PRKAG2基因的R302Q突變對心肌細(xì)胞鈣離子庫沒有顯著影響,但存在AMPK活性紊亂引起的糖原貯積,具體機(jī)制有待進(jìn)一步研究。
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Effect of R302Q Mutation on Glycogen and Calcium Ion Homeostasis of Cardiomyocytes in PRKAG2 Cardiac Syndrome
ZHANGYapingYANYan*SONGZhenjuTONGChaoyangDepartmentofEmergency,*DepartmentofCardiology,ZhongshanHospital,FudanUniversity,Shanghai200032,China
AbstractObjective:To investigate the effect of R302Q mutation on glycogen and calcium ion homeostasis of cardiomyocytes in PRKAG2 cardiac syndrome. Methods:The rat H9C2 cardiomyocytes were infected with adenovirus containing enhanced green fluorescent protein(EGFP), PRKAG2-WT, and PRKAG2-R302Q,meanwhile, normal control group was set up.After 24 h and 48 h,Periodic acid-Schiff(PAS) staining was used to observe cardiomyocyte glycogen storage, and the glycogen content in cells was detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Meanwhile, Rohd-2/AM vital dye was used to carry out calcium ion staining,and then the signal differences among calcium stores were analyzed by flow cytometry. Results: There was no obvious difference regarding glycogen staining and content between EGFP group and control group. Glycogen staining and content was slightly enhanced in PRKAG2-WT group, while glycogen staining and content was obviously enhanced in PRKAG2-R302Q group.However, the calcium ion homeostasis in each group was not affected. Conclusions: R302Q mutation leads to intra cardiomyocyte glycogen accumulation in PRKAG2 cardiac syndrome. However, calcium ion homeostasis is not affected and there is no calcium overload.
Key WordsPRKAG2 cardiac syndrome;R302Q mutation;Glycogen;Calcium overload
通訊作者童朝陽,E-mail: tong.chaoyang@zs-hospital.sh.cn
基金項(xiàng)目:復(fù)旦大學(xué)附屬中山醫(yī)院青年基金項(xiàng)目(編號:QNJJ2012-09)
中圖分類號R 541
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