基于P-糖蛋白信号通路研究龙血竭对大鼠失重空肠屏障损伤的保护机制

Protective Mechanism of DB Investigated Based on P-gp Signaling Pathway for Rats’ Jejunum Barrier Damage Induced by Simulated Microgravity

  • 摘要: 传统中药龙血竭在航天肠道损伤的防护中发挥重要作用,但其保护失重屏障损伤的作用机制尚不清楚. P-糖蛋白(P-glycoprotein,P-gp)是肠上皮细胞膜上的外排转运体,能够将毒素、有害菌等外排以维持肠屏障完整性. 文中采用大鼠尾吊模型模拟微重力效应,灌胃给药龙血竭(Dragon’s Blood,DB)21d后,观察大鼠空肠组织形态、测定肠屏障通透性标志物质量浓度、检测P-gp与Wnt/β-Catenin信号通路相关蛋白的表达. 结果表明,龙血竭可通过激活Wnt/β-Catenin信号通路促进空肠中P-gp基因及蛋白的表达,能够缓解模拟微重力效应下的大鼠空肠屏障损伤. 研究结果或可为航天员在轨肠道损伤防护提供基础研究数据.

     

    Abstract: The Dragon's Blood (DB) as a traditional Chinese medicine has shown potential in protecting aerospace physiological injury. However, its mechanism on gut protection has not been elucidated. P-glycoprotein (P-gp) as an efflux transporter can transport toxins and harmful bacteria out for intestinal epithelial cells to maintain the intestinal barrier integrity. In this paper, a rat tail-suspension model was used to simulate microgravity (SMG) and the DB was orally administered to rats for 21 days. After this, several processes were carried out, observing the jejunum tissue morphology, determining the intestinal barrier permeability markers, and detecting the expression form of P-gp and Wnt/β-Catenin signaling pathway related proteins. The results show that DB can promote the expression of P-gp gene and protein in jejunum by activating Wnt/β-Catenin signaling pathway, alleviating rat jejunum barrier injury in 21d-SMG rats. The study results can provide a research basis for gut protection of astronauts during spaceflight.

     

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