Effect of leflunomide on rat mesangial cells apoptosis by PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8348.2016.08.005
- VernacularTitle:来氟米特通过 PI3K／Akt／mTOR信号通路诱导大鼠系膜细胞凋亡的作用
- Author:
Yujiang LI
;
Wei ZHANG
;
Lei ZHAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
mesangial cells;
leflunomide;
cells apoptosis;
PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway
- From:
Chongqing Medicine
2016;45(8):1022-1025
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the effects of leflunomide(A771726) on the apoptosis of the rat glomerular mesangial cells and its possible mechanism .Methods The cultured rat glomerular mesangial cells were divided into the normal control group (adding DMEM culture solution containing 5% fetal calf serum) ,A771726 group(adding 50 A771726 on the basis of control group , making it a concentration as 50 μg/mL) ,LY294002 group (adding LY294002 on the basis of normal control group ,making its final concentration as 2 μg/mL) and the LY294002+A771726 group(first adding 2μg/mL LY294002 to interfere the mesangial cells for 2 h ,then adding A771726 50μg/mL) .After 48 h intervention ,its influence on mesangial cell apoptosis in each group were measured by flow cytometry .The expression of mTOR was measured by immunofluorescence .The expression of Caspase‐3 was measured by Western‐blot .Results Compared with the normal control group ,the apoptosis rate of rat glomerular mesangial cells in the A771726 group ,LY294002 group and LY294002+A771726 group were significantly increased ,the expression of mTOR was decreased ,the expression of Caspase‐3 was increased;compared with the A771726 group ,the apoptosis rates of rat glomerular mesangial cells in the LY294002 group and LY294002+ A771726 group were significantly increased ,the expression of mTOR was significantly de‐creased ,the expression of Caspase‐3 was significantly increased;compared with the LY294002 group ,the apoptosis rate of rat glo‐merular mesangial cells in the LY294002+ A771726 group was significantly increased ,the expression of mTOR was significantly decreased ,while the expression of Caspase‐3 was significantly increased .Conclusion Leflunomide may induce the rat mesangial cells apoptosis through down - regulating the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway ,moreover ,leflunomide may synergize with LY294002 to induce rat mesangial cells apoptosis .
