Journal of Jilin University Medicine Edition ›› 2015, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (06): 1113-1117.doi: 10.13481/j.1671-587x.20150603

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Protective effect of phenylephrine on irradiated injury of osteoblasts in rats

HAN Lichi1, WANG Xuehong1, DONG Hui2, WANG Yifei1, ZHANG Fuyin3, XIANG Bin1   

  1. 1. Department of Oral Medicine, College of Medical Sciences, Dalian University, Dalian 116622, China;
    2. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, China;
    3. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116023, China
  • Received:2015-04-13 Published:2016-01-11

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the effect of phenylephrine on the morphology and the expression level of Nampt mRNA in the irradiated osteoblasts of the rats,and to clarify the possible protective effects of phenylephrine on this injury. Methods The osteoblasts cultured by conventional tissue were randomly divided into control group, phenylephrine group,simple irradiation group,and phenylephrine+irradiation group.The cells in phenylephrine group were treated with 100 mmol·L-1 phenylephrine 30 min before irradiation.The cells in simple irradiation group were irradiated with 8 Gy X-ray.The osteoblasts were observed by microscope and were collected at the time points of 8,16,32 and 64 h after irradiation.The Nampt mRNA expression level in osteoblasts was examined by RT-PCR. Results There was no obviously morphological and number changes of osteoblasts in phenylephrine group compared with control group.The osteoblasts in simple irradiation group were atrophied,especially at 8 h; the number of osteoblasts in simple irradiation group was 0.82,0.37,0.24 and 0.21 times as control group respectively at 8,16,32 and 64 h. Atrophy of osteoblasts was alleviated in phenylephrine+irradiation group; at 8,16,32 and 64 h,the number of osteoblasts was 0.91,0.83,0.72 and 0.75 times as control group,and was 1.09,2.24,3.00 and 3.60 times as simple irradiation group.The expression level of Nampt mRNA in the osteoblasts in simple irradiation group was reduced compared with control group(P<0.01)at 8,16,32 and 64 h. There were significant differernces of the expression levels of Nampt mRNA in the osteoblasts between phenylephrine+irradiation group and control group(P<0.01),and there were significant differernces between phenylephrine+irradiation group and simple irradiation group(P<0.01)at the different time points. Conclusion Phenylephrine could reduce the atrophy of osteoblasts in the rats induced by irradiationand up-regulate the expression level of Nampt mRNA.Its protective effect on irradiated injury may be related to the up-regulation of the expression level of Nampt mRNA.

Key words: osteoblast, irradiation, phenylephrine, nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase

CLC Number: 

  • R881.7