观察膜糖蛋白(GP) Ⅱb/Ⅲa 单抗对小鼠动脉粥样硬化(atherosclerosis,As)病变和HMGB1/TLR4途径基因表达变化的影响,以探讨膜糖蛋白Ⅱb/Ⅲa 受体拮抗剂对As进程的影响及其机制.30只5周龄雄性ApoE-/-小鼠随机均分为3组:溶剂对照组(生理盐水50 μl,腹腔注射),IgG 对照组(50 μg,腹腔注射),GP Ⅱb/Ⅲa 单抗组(50 μg,腹腔注射).实验ApoE-/-小鼠均已高脂、高胆固醇饲料喂养,10周后处死动物.油红O染色观察主动脉窦As病变;活体荧光显微镜观察颈总动脉As病变处血小板黏附;Western blot 检测HMGB-1、TLR4与NF-κB蛋白的表达;免疫组化观察主动脉窦As病变部位MOMA-2 和VCAM-1的表达;ELISA法检测血浆中HMGB-1、IL-1β、TNF-α 与MCP-1的含量.研究结果表明:与对照组相比,GPⅡb/Ⅲa 单抗组ApoE-/-小鼠As病变和血小板黏附显著减少(P < 0.05);且该组小鼠主动脉TLR4与NF-κB蛋白的表达明显降低;其血清中的HMGB-1、IL-1β、TNF-α 与MCP-1的水平也明显下降(P < 0.05).此外,GP Ⅱb/Ⅲa 单抗治疗显著减少As病变处MOMA-2 和VCAM-1的表达(P < 0.05).GP Ⅱb/Ⅲa 单抗减轻ApoE-/-小鼠As病变可能与抑制HMGB1/TLR4途径介导的炎症有关.
The effects of glycoprotein (GP) Ⅱb/Ⅲa inhibitors on the development of the atherosclerotic process has received scant attention. To investigate whether GP Ⅱb/Ⅲa blockade influences atherosclerosis lesion and HMGB-1/TLR4 signaling, we compared plaque formation in ApoE-/- mice: control group (n=10); IgG group (n=10, 50 μg) and GP Ⅱb/Ⅲa mAb group (n=10, 50 μg). All mice were fed on a Western diet (10% fat and 1.25% cholesterol) for 10 weeks. GP Ⅱb/Ⅲa blockade significantly decreased the atherosclerotic lesion and platelet adhesion to the vessel wall. Immunohistochemistry analysis showed that blocking GP Ⅱb/Ⅲa diminished MOMA-2 and VCAM-1 expression in aortic plaque in ApoE-/- mice. Western blot results indicated that HMGB-1, TLR4, and NF-κB levels were markedly reduced in arteries of ApoE-/- mice treated with GP Ⅱb/Ⅲa mAb (P < 0.05). Moreover, GP Ⅱb/Ⅲa mAb decreased plasma HMGB-1, IL-1β, TNF-α and MCP-1 concentrations. Our findings demonstrated that GP Ⅱb/Ⅲa mAb significantly decreased atherosclerotic lesions and HMGB-1, TLR4 and NF-κB expression in ApoE-/- mice (P < 0.05). The present study has suggested a possibility that GP Ⅱb/Ⅲa blockade attenuates atherosclerosis by inhibiting the HMGB-1/TLR4 pathway.