实验动物与比较医学 ›› 2021, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (3): 244-251.DOI: 10.12300/j.issn.1674-5817.2020.086

• 论著:实验动物与中医药 • 上一篇    下一篇

苦参素对实验性自身免疫性甲状腺炎大鼠Th1/Th2细胞平衡及相关通路的影响

姚婷1, 高原1, 曾芳馨2   

  1. 1.成都医学院第二附属医院·核工业四一六医院内分泌科,成都 610051;
    2.达州市中西医结合医院内分泌风湿免疫科,达州 635000
  • 收稿日期:2020-06-23 修回日期:2020-11-16 出版日期:2021-06-25 发布日期:2021-07-05
  • 作者简介:姚 婷(1978—), 副主任医师, 研究方向: 糖尿病、甲状腺疾病。E-mail: yt416301@163.com

Effects of Matrine on Th1/Th2 Balance and Related Pathways in Rats with Experimental Autoimmune Thyroiditis

YAO Ting1, GAO Yuan1, ZENG Fangxin2   

  1. 1. Department of Endocrinology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College· China National Nuclear Corporation 416 Hospital, Chengdu 610051, China;
    2. Department of Endocrinology and Rheumatism & Immunology, Dazhou Integrated TCM & Western Medicine Hospital, Dazhou 635000, China
  • Received:2020-06-23 Revised:2020-11-16 Online:2021-06-25 Published:2021-07-05

摘要: 目的 探讨苦参素对实验性自身免疫性甲状腺炎(EAT)大鼠炎性反应、辅助性T淋巴细胞(Th)1/Th2、单核细胞趋化蛋白-1(MCP-1)及细胞表面趋化因子受体2(CCR2)信号的影响。方法 将75只Lewis大鼠按随机数字表法分为对照组、模型组和苦参素低、中、高剂量组。用免疫猪甲状腺球蛋白(pTG)诱导建立EAT大鼠模型,苦参素低、中、高剂量组分别灌胃0.2、0.4和0.6 g/kg的苦参素,给药体积2 mL,对照组和模型组均给予等体积生理盐水,隔日1次,共4周。HE染色观察大鼠甲状腺组织形态学变化;ELISA法检测血清中促甲状腺激素(TSH)、抗甲状腺球蛋白抗体(TGAb)和甲状腺过氧化物酶抗体(TPOAb),以及细胞因子干扰素-γ(IFN-γ)、白细胞介素(IL)-12、IL-4和IL-10水平;蛋白质印迹法检测甲状腺组织中MCP-1/CCR2信号轴。结果 与对照组相比,模型组TSH、TGAb、TPOAb、IFN-γ、IL-12、IFN-γ/IL-4、IL-12/IL-10、NF-κBp65及MCP-1、CCR2蛋白水平均明显升高,IL-4、IL-10水平明显降低(均P<0.05);苦参素低、中、高剂量组大鼠TSH、TGAb、TPOAb、IFN-γ、IL-12、IFN-γ/IL-4、IL-12/IL-10、NF-κBp65及MCP-1、CCR2蛋白水平均明显降低,IL-4、IL-10水平明显升高(均P<0.05),且呈剂量依赖性。结论 苦参素能抑制甲状腺抗体生成,下调Th1型细胞因子,上调Th2型细胞因子,进而降低Th1和Th2比值,并抑制MCP-1/CCR2信号轴,发挥对自身免疫性甲状腺炎大鼠的保护作用。

关键词: 苦参素, 实验性自身免疫性甲状腺炎, Th1/Th2, MCP-1/CCR2信号, Lewis大鼠

Abstract: Objective To investigate the effects of matrine on inflammation, helper T lymphocytes (Th)1/Th2, and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1)/cell surface chemokine receptor 2(CCR2) signaling in rats with experimental autoimmune thyroiditis (EAT). Methods Seventy-five Lewis rats were divided into control, model, and low-, medium-, and high-dose matrine groups using the random number table method (n = 15 each). The EAT rat model was induced by immunization with porcine thyroglobulin (pTG). The low-, medium-, and high-dose groups were intragastrically administered 0.2, 0.4, and 0.6 g/kg matrine, respectively, at a volume of 2 mL. Rats in the control and model groups were given 2 mL of normal saline, once every other day for 4 weeks. The histomorphological changes in the thyroid were observed by hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining. Serum levels of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), anti-thyroglobulin antibody (TGAb), thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOAb), cytokine interferon-γ (IFN-γ), and interleukin (IL)-12, IL-4, and IL-10 were detected by ELISA. Results Compared with the TSH, TGAb, TPOAb, IFN-γ, IL-12, IFN-γ/IL-4, IL-12/IL-10, nuclear factor-kappa B p65 (NF-κBp65), MCP-1, and CCR2 protein levels in the control group, those in the model group were significantly increased, and the levels of IL-4 and IL-10 were significantly decreased (P < 0.05). After matrine treatment, TSH, TGAb, TPOAb, IFN-γ, IL-12, IFN-γ/IL-4, IL-12/IL-10, NF-κBp65, MCP-1, and CCR2 protein levels were significantly decreased, and IL-4 and IL-10 levels were significantly increased (P < 0.05); the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). Conclusion Matrine can inhibit the production of thyroid antibodies, downregulate Th1 cytokines, and upregulate Th2 cytokines, thus reducing the Th1/Th2 ratio and inhibiting the MCP-1/CCR2 signaling axis, thus playing a protective role in EAT.

Key words: Matrine, Experimental autoimmune thyroiditis, Th1/Th2 cells, MCP-1/CCR2 signaling, Lewis rats

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