摘要:目的:观察apoE敲除小鼠主动脉组织尾加压素Ⅱ受体-GPR14表达的变化,以探讨UⅡ及其受体系统在动脉粥样硬化发病中的作用.方法:取不同周龄(18、28和38周)的apoE基因敲除及同龄对照C57BL/6J小鼠(各亚组n=6只),取主动脉,提取mRNA,行竞争RT-PCR.结果:apoE敲除小鼠GPR14表达分别较同龄对照增加54.2%(18周,P<0.05)、50.0%(28周,P<0.05)、97.0%(38周,P<0.01).取28周apoE基因敲除及同龄对照小鼠(各8只)主动脉行[125I]-尾加压素Ⅱ放射性配基实验,apoE基因敲除组最大结合力(Bmax)较对照组增大64%(P<0.01),而解离常数Kd值无明显变化(P>0.05).结论:尾加压素Ⅱ/GPR14通路可能参与动脉粥样硬化的发病过程.
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