ZHONG Dun-jing,GUO Hong,HAO Jia,ZHAO Xiao-yan.STAT3 participates in the injury of alveolar type Ⅱ epithelial cells during severe acute pancreatitis: an in vitro study[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2008,30(19):1807-1809.
ZHONG Dun-jing,GUO Hong,HAO Jia,ZHAO Xiao-yan.STAT3 participates in the injury of alveolar type Ⅱ epithelial cells during severe acute pancreatitis: an in vitro study[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2008,30(19):1807-1809.DOI:
Objective To study the role of signal transducer and activator of transcription3 (Stat3) in alveolar type Ⅱ epithelial cells (AT-Ⅱ) treated with the serum from rat model of severe acute pancreatitis. Methods AT-Ⅱ cells of primary culture were treated with serum from rat model of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP group)
or SAP serum+AG490 (JAK inhibitor)
while the normal cell control was set. AT-Ⅱ cells after treatment were collected to determine activation of Stat3 by EMSA
Stat3 mRNA expression by RT-PCR
and surfactant protein C (SP-C) level in AT-Ⅱ cells by flow cytometry. Results Stat3 protein and mRNA levels were enhanced in SAP group (P0.05)
whereas SP-C protein level declined (P0.01)
compared with control cells. Compared with SAP group
Stat3 protein and mRNA levels decreased and SP-C protein level declined after the cells were treated with SAP serum+AG490 (P0.01). Conclusion JAK/STAT pathway is involved in the pathogenesis of AT-Ⅱ cell injury in severe acute pancreatitis.