期刊
BIOMEDICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
卷 32, 期 6, 页码 419-426出版社
CHINESE CENTER DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION
DOI: 10.3967/bes2019.057
关键词
Silicosis; Ang II; Myofibroblasts; Ang (1-7); A779
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81472953]
- Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province [H2016209170]
- Graduate Student Innovation Fund of Hebei Province [2016196]
- Graduate Student Innovation Fund of North China University of Science and Technology [2016B10]
- undergraduate innovative project of North China University of Science and Technology [X2017354]
Objective Silicosis, caused by inhalation of silica dust, is the most serious occupational disease in China and the aim of present study was to explore the protective effect of Ang (1-7) on silicotic fibrosis and myofibroblast differentiation induced by Ang II. Methods HOPE-MED 8050 exposure control apparatus was used to establish the rat silicosis model. Pathological changes and collagen deposition of the lung tissue were examined by H.E. and VG staining, respectively. The localizations of ACE2 and alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA) in the lung were detected by immunohistochemistry. Expression levels of collagen type I, alpha-SMA, ACE2, and Mas in the lung tissue and fibroblasts were examined by western blot. Levels of ACE2, Ang (1-7), and Ang II in serum were determined by ELISA. Co-localization of ACE2 and alpha-SMA in fibroblasts was detected by immunofluorescence. Results Ang (1-7) induced pathological changes and enhanced collagen deposition in vivo. Ang (1-7) decreased the expressions of collagen type I and alpha-SMA and increased the expressions of ACE2 and Mas in the silicotic rat lung tissue and fibroblasts stimulated by Ang II. Ang (1-7) increased the levels of ACE2 and Ang (1-7) and decreased the level of Ang II in silicotic rat serum. A779 enhanced the protective effect of Ang (1-7) in fibroblasts stimulated by Ang II. Conclusion Ang (1-7) exerted protective effect on silicotic fibrosis and myofibroblast differentiation induced by Ang II by regulating ACE2-Ang (1-7)-Mas axis.
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