吉林大学学报(医学版) ›› 2023, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (4): 994-1000.doi: 10.13481/j.1671-587X.20230421

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Dectin-1过表达对树突状细胞成熟的抑制作用及其对小鼠心脏移植物免疫耐受的诱导作用

张轶西1,宋飞玉2,郭义文3,曾志贵1()   

  1. 1.首都医科大学附属北京友谊医院普通外科,北京 100050
    2.吉林康乃尔药业有限公司,吉林 吉林 132013
    3.中山大学附属第一医院器官移植科,广东 广州 510080
  • 收稿日期:2022-09-09 出版日期:2023-07-28 发布日期:2023-07-26
  • 通讯作者: 曾志贵 E-mail:zhgzeng@medmail.com.cn
  • 作者简介:张轶西(1989-),男,河南省周口市人,医师,医学博士,主要从事器官移植免疫耐受和肝脏缺血再灌注损伤方面的研究。
  • 基金资助:
    北京市科学技术委员会自然科学基金面上项目(7202033);北京市医管中心“青苗”计划项目(QML20200104);首都医科大学附属北京友谊医院种子计划项目(YYZZ202005)

Inhibitory effect of Dectin-1 over-expression on maturation of dendritic cells and its induction effect on immune tolerance of heart allografts in mice

Yixi ZHANG1,Feiyu SONG2,Yiwen GUO3,Zhigui ZENG1()   

  1. 1.Department of General Surgery,Beijing Friendship Hospital,Capital Medical University,Beijing 100050,China
    2.Jilin Kangnai Pharmaceutical Co. ,LTD,Jilin 132013,China
    3.Department of Transplantation Center,First Affiliated Hospital,Sun Yat-Sen University,Guangzhou 510080,China
  • Received:2022-09-09 Online:2023-07-28 Published:2023-07-26
  • Contact: Zhigui ZENG E-mail:zhgzeng@medmail.com.cn

摘要:

目的 探讨过表达Dectin-1基因对树突状细胞(DCs)功能的影响,阐明Dectin-1基因抑制DCs成熟活化发挥免疫学功能的机制及对小鼠心脏移植物的免疫保护作用。 方法 小鼠骨髓干细胞诱导形成DCs后进行体外培养扩增,采用带有绿色荧光蛋白(GFP)标签的腺病毒载体将Dectin-1基因转染至DCs,经过Dectin-1基因修饰的未成熟DCs(imDCs)为DC-Dectin-1组,同时设未经病毒转染的DCs组和转染GFP(DC-GFP)组,24 h后采用免疫荧光染色法检测腺病毒转染情况,采用Western blotting法检测各组DCs中Dectin-1蛋白表达情况,采用流式细胞术和酶联免疫吸附试验(ELISA)法检测脂多糖(LPS)刺激前后各组DCs表型、功能和细胞培养上清液中白细胞介素10(IL-10)和白细胞介素12(IL-12)水平。建立同种异体小鼠腹部异位心脏移植模型,分为DCs组、DC-GFP组和DC-Dectin-1组,于移植术后第1、3和5天分别输入DCs、DC-GFP和DC-Dectin-1,移植术后第7天HE染色观察各组小鼠心脏移植物病理形态表现,TUNEL染色观察各组小鼠心脏移植物细胞凋亡情况,观察各组小鼠心脏移植物中位存活时间(MST)。 结果 经基因修饰的Ad5F35载体可提高Dectin-1基因转染效率,转染后GFP可持续在DCs中表达。 LPS刺激前,DCs、DC-GFP和DC-Dectin-1组细胞中CD40、CD80、CD86和人类主要组织相容性复合体Ⅱ(MHC-Ⅱ)表达水平均较低,呈现imDCs表型;与LPS刺激前比较,LPS刺激后DCs组和DC-GFP组细胞中CD40、CD80、CD86和MHC-Ⅱ表达水平升高,呈现成熟DC表型,而DC-Dectin-1组细胞中CD40、CD80、CD86和MHC-Ⅱ表达水平仍较低。LPS刺激前,各组细胞培养上清液中IL-10和IL-12水平比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);LPS刺激后,与DCs组和DC-GFP组比较,DC-Dectin-1组细胞培养上清液中IL-10水平明显升高(P<0.05),IL-12水平明显降低(P<0.05)。移植术后第7天,与DCs组和DC-GFP组比较,DC-Dectin-1组小鼠心脏移植物组织中炎性细胞浸润减少,排斥反应表现明显减轻,TUNEL染色呈阳性的凋亡细胞明显减少。与DCs组和DC-GFP组比较, DC-Dectin-1组小鼠术后心脏移植物MST明显延长(P<0.01)。 结论 Dectin-1基因可抑制未成熟DCs在LPS作用下的成熟和活化,减弱其抗原提呈功能,在一定程度上延长小鼠心脏移植物MST,诱导移植物免疫耐受形成。

关键词: Dectin-1, 基因转染, 树突状细胞, 心脏移植物, 免疫耐受

Abstract:

Objective To discuss the effect of over-expression of Dectin-1 gene on the function of the dendritic cells (DCs), and to clarify the mechanism of immune function of Dectin-1 gene in inhibiting the maturation and activation of DCs and its immune protection on the heart allografts. Methods The bone marrow stem cells of the mice were induced to form DCs and then cultured and expanded in vitro. The Dectin-1 gene was transfected into the DCs by adenovirus vector with green fluorescent protein (GFP), the immature DCs (imDCs) modified with the Dectin-1 gene were regarded as DC-Dectin-1 group, and DCs group (untransfected with virus)and DC-GFP group(transfected with GFP) were sep up.Immunofluorescence assay used to detect the adenovirus transfection after 24 h; Western blotting method was used to detect the expressions of Dectin-1 protein in DCs in various groups;flow cytometry and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) were used to detect the phenotype, function, and levels of interleukin-10 (IL-10) and interleukin-12 (IL-12) in cell culture supernatant of DCs in various groups before and after lipopolysaccharide(LPS) stimulation.The model of abdominal heterotopic heart allograft in the allogeneic mice was established, which was divided into DCs group, DC-GFP group,and DC-Dectin-1 group. The DCs, DC-GFP,and DC-Dectin-1 were infused on the first, third and fifth days after transplantation, respectively.On the seventh day after transplantation, HE staining was used to observe the pathomorphology of heart allografts of the mice in various groups; TUNEL staining was used to observe the apoptosis of heart allografts of the mice in various groups;the median survival time (MST) of heart allografts of mice in various groups was observed after transplantation. Results The gene modified Ad5F35 vector could improve the transfection efficiency of Dectin-1 gene, and GFP could continue to be expressed in the DCs after transfection. Before LPS stimulation, the expression levels of CD40, CD80, CD86, and human major histocompatibility complex Ⅱ (MHC-Ⅱ) in the cells in DCs, DC-GFP and DC-Dectin-1 groups were low, which presenting the imDCs phenotype; compared with before LPS stimulation, the expression levels of CD40, CD80, CD86, and MHC-Ⅱ in the cells in DCs and DC-GFP groups were increased after LPS stimulation, which presenting the mature DC phenotype. However, the expression levels of CD40, CD80, CD86, and MHC-Ⅱ in the cells in DC-Dectin-1 group were low. Before LPS stimulation, there were no statistically significant differences in the levels of IL-10 and IL-12 in cell culture supernatant in various groups(P>0.05); after LPS stimulation, compared with DCs and DC-GFP groups, the IL-10 level in the cell culture supernatant in DC-Dectin-1 group was significantly increased (P<0.05), while the IL-12 level was significantly decreased (P<0.05). On the seventh day after transplantation, compared with DCs group and DC-GFP group, the inflammatory cell infiltration in heart allografts tissue of the mice in DC-Dectin-1 group was decreased, the rejection was significantly alleviated, and the number of TUNEL positive apoptotic cells were significantly decreased. Compared with DCs and DC-GFP groups, the MST of heart allografts of the mice in DC-Dectin-1 group was significantly prolonged (P<0.01). Conclusion Dectin-1 gene can inhibit the maturation and activation of the immature DCs under the action of LPS, weaken their antigen presenting function, prolong the survival time of heart allografts of the mice to a certain extent, and induce the formation of allografts immune tolerance.

Key words: Dectin-1, Gene transfection, Dendritic cells, Heart allografts, Immune tolerance

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  • R392.4