Fibroblast growth factor-2 inhibits vascular smooth muscle cell apoptosis and pro-motes its proliferation by suppressing the TET2/UQCRH expression
10.20039/j.cnki.1007-3949.2024.10.003
- VernacularTitle:成纤维细胞生长因子2通过抑制TET2/UQCRH表达拮抗血管平滑肌细胞凋亡和促进其增殖
- Author:
Ruiyan XU
1
;
Wen LI
;
Xinyuan LIU
;
Tong YAO
;
Shunlin QU
;
Dangheng WEI
;
Zuo WANG
;
Zhisheng JIANG
;
Guohua LI
Author Information
1. 南华大学心血管疾病研究所动脉硬化学湖南省重点实验室湖南省动脉硬化性疾病国际科技创新合作基地,湖南省衡阳市 421001
- Keywords:
fibroblast growth factor-2;
ten-eleven translation 2;
ubiquinol-cytochrome C reductase hinge protein;
cell apoptosis;
cell proliferation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Arteriosclerosis
2024;32(10):843-849
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Aim To explore the role of the ten-eleven translocation 2(TET2)/ubiquinol-cytochrome C reductase hinge protein(UQCRH)axis in the inhibition of vascular smooth muscle cell(VSMC)apoptosis by fibroblast growth fac-tor-2(FGF-2).Methods Cultured VSMCs were divided into control group,FGF-2 group,and FGF-2+fibroblast growth factor receptor(FGFR)pan-inhibitor LY2874455 group.VSMCs overexpressing TET2(OETET2)or UQCRH(OEUQCRH)were divided into control group,FGF-2 group,and OETET2+FGF-2 or OEUQCRH+FGF-2 group.Ho-echst33342 and PI staining were used to detect cell apoptosis,CCK-8 assay was employed to measure cell proliferation,and Western blot was used to examine the expression levels of apoptosis-related proteins pro-Caspase-3,cleaved Caspase-3,Bax,Bcl-2,as well as TET2 and UQCRH.The NCBI and methprimer websites were utilized for predicting and analyzing CpG island sites in the UQCRH gene promoter.Results FGF-2 could inhibit VSMC apoptosis,promote proliferation,downregulate apoptosis-related proteins cleaved Caspase-3,Bax,TET2,and UQCRH expression,and upregulate anti-ap-optotic protein Bcl-2 expression(compared with control group,P＜0.05).However,it did not affect pro-Caspase-3 ex-pression(compared with control group,P＞0.05).LY2874455 could counteract the effects of FGF-2(compared with FGF-2 group,P＜0.05).Overexpression of TET2 or UQCRH could reverse the anti-apoptotic and pro-proliferative effects of FGF-2 on VSMC,with upregulation of apoptosis-related protein expression and downregulation of anti-apoptotic protein expression(compared with FGF-2 group,P＜0.05).The UQCRH gene promoter region contained three CpG islands.Overexpression of TET2 could upregulate UQCRH expression in VSMC treated with FGF-2(compared with FGF-2 group,P＜0.05).Conclusion FGF-2,by inhibiting TET2 expression and UQCRH expression,reduces VSMC apoptosis and promotes its proliferation.
