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目的和方法:用生长激素(GH)刺激培养的新生大鼠心肌细胞,用含MBP凝胶分离法测定细胞外信号调节酶(ERKs)活性,用WhatmanPaperFilter法测定Raf-1活性,观察GH是否激活心肌细胞Raf-1-ERK级联反应。观察负显突变Ras质粒(D.N.Ras)与HA-ERK2质粒复合转染或有关抑制剂对GH诱导ERK激活的影响。结果:GH以时间和浓度依赖性方式激活心肌细胞ERK1和ERK2。ERK上游调节酶Raf-1活性也升高。过度表达D.N.Ras明显抑制GH诱导的心肌细胞HA-ERK2激活。Ras特导性抑制剂manumycin也显著阻断GH诱导的心肌细胞ERK激活。而分别用TPA和CalphostinC耗竭和抑制心肌细胞PKC,均未阻断GH对ERK的激活作用。结论:GH激活心肌细胞的Raf-1-ERK级联反应,这种激活依赖上游Ras,而不受PKC活性和含量变化的影响
PURPOSE AND METHODS: The cultured neonatal rat cardiomyocytes were stimulated with growth hormone (GH) and the activity of extracellular signal-regulated enzymes (ERKs) was determined by MBP-containing gel separation assay. Raf-1 activity was measured by WhatmanPaperFilter method to observe whether GH was activated Raf-1-ERK cascade in cardiomyocytes. To observe the effect of negative transfected Ras plasmid (D.N.Ras) and HA-ERK2 plasmid or related inhibitors on GH-induced ERK activation. RESULTS: GH activated cardiomyocytes ERK1 and ERK2 in a time and concentration-dependent manner. ERK upstream regulatory enzyme Raf-1 activity also increased. Overexpression N. Ras significantly inhibited GH-induced activation of HA-ERK2 in cardiomyocytes. Mannitinase, a specific inhibitor of Ras, also significantly blocks GH-induced ERK activation in cardiomyocytes. However, TPA and CalphostinC depletion and inhibition of myocardial cell PKC, respectively, did not block the activation of GH on ERK. CONCLUSIONS: GH activates the Raf-1-ERK cascade in cardiomyocytes and this activation is dependent on the presence of upstream Ras and is not affected by changes in PKC activity and content