实验动物与比较医学 ›› 2025, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (2): 130-146.DOI: 10.12300/j.issn.1674-5817.2024.132

• 人类疾病动物模型 • 上一篇    下一篇

异常子宫出血大鼠模型的构建与评价

连辉1, 姜艳玲1, 刘佳1, 张玉立2, 谢伟2, 薛晓鸥2, 李健1()()   

  1. 1.北京中医药大学中医学院组织胚胎教研室, 北京 100029
    2.北京中医药大学东直门医院妇科, 北京 100700
  • 收稿日期:2024-09-05 修回日期:2025-01-07 出版日期:2025-04-25 发布日期:2025-04-25
  • 通讯作者: 李健(1970—),男,博士,教授,博士生导师,主要从事中西医结合防治炎症相关疾病的机制研究。E-mail:lijian@bucm.edu.cn。ORCID: 0000-0002-8864-0621
  • 作者简介:连 辉(1996—),男,硕士研究生,研究方向:中医药防治慢性非可控炎症。E-mail:20210931078@bucm.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    北京中医药大学2022年校级课题“榆栀止血颗粒对子宫异常出血干预的物质基础及药理机制探讨”(BUCM-2022-JS-FW-016);北京中医药大学2023年度基础科研揭榜挂帅项目“基于胆酸盐代谢模式探究肝主疏泄的科学内涵”(2023-JYB-JBZD-036)

Construction and Evaluation of a Rat Model of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

LIAN Hui1, JIANG Yanling1, LIU Jia1, ZHANG Yuli2, XIE Wei2, XUE Xiaoou2, LI Jian1()()   

  1. 1.Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
    2.Department of Gynaecology, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China
  • Received:2024-09-05 Revised:2025-01-07 Published:2025-04-25 Online:2025-04-25
  • Contact: LI Jian (ORCID: 0000-0002-8864-0621), E-mail: lijian@bucm.edu.cn

摘要:

目的 通过模拟排卵功能障碍型异常子宫出血(abnormal uterine bleeding-ovulatory dysfunction,AUB-O)病因,建立异常子宫出血大鼠模型,为异常子宫出血病理机制研究及治疗药物开发提供可靠的模型支持。 方法 将24只成年(10周龄)雌性SD大鼠适应性饲养后,随机分为正常对照组(6只)和模型组(18只)。正常对照组大鼠在屏障环境中正常饲养;模型组大鼠在屏障环境中经背侧入路行双侧卵巢切除术,休养1周后开始造模用药。模型组造模第1 ~ 3天每日每只大鼠背部皮下注射雌二醇0.5 mg,第4 ~ 7天每日皮下注射孕酮5.0 mg;同时于第6天经背侧相同手术切口向双侧子宫腔各注射0.5 mL大豆油,于第8天行米非司酮(10 mg/kg)灌胃,造模期间持续观察大鼠所处动情周期的阶段及其变化趋势。造模后48 h内观察并记录大鼠子宫出血情况,米非司酮灌胃后0、12、24、36、48 h模型组动态收集血清和子宫组织样本,正常对照组在36 h同时取材。取材后分别进行HE染色、血清性激素ELISA测定、免疫组织化学检测、TUNEL凋亡染色、蛋白质印迹检测、转录组学测序和生物信息学分析,对异常子宫出血大鼠模型进行综合评价。 结果 异常子宫出血大鼠表现为子宫出血,内膜剥脱损伤、复旧不全,内膜炎性细胞浸润、凋亡增强,间质、腺体和血管结构破坏。与正常对照组相比,异常子宫出血大鼠的血清卵泡刺激素、雌二醇和促黄体生成素水平明显升高(P<0.05);子宫内膜血管密度明显降低(P<0.05);血管内皮生长因子在子宫内膜剥脱处表达定性观察到明显增强,而在间质血管周围表达显著下降(P<0.01);基质金属蛋白酶-9在内膜损伤部位表达定性观察到明显增强,而在未剥脱间质和腺体处表达显著降低(P<0.01);子宫内膜间质细胞凋亡显著增强(P<0.01);成纤维细胞生长因子2和内皮素-1在子宫组织中的表达水平均明显下降(P<0.05)。比较异常子宫出血大鼠与正常大鼠子宫组织的转录组测序结果,共筛选到4 723个差异表达基因,其中表达上调基因为2 191个,表达下调基因为2 532个;KEGG富集分析显示,差异基因显著富集在炎症、免疫凋亡、细胞信号转导、增殖分化和肌肉收缩等相关通路。 结论 采用雌激素、孕激素和米非司酮序贯给药模拟AUB-O病因的方法,可成功建立异常子宫出血大鼠模型。该模型的子宫内膜损伤与炎症和凋亡相关,病理表现受血管收缩和内膜再生能力异常影响。该大鼠模型具有与临床非结构性病因异常子宫出血相近的病理特征,可以作为研究病理机制和治疗方法的有效模型。

关键词: 异常子宫出血, 动物模型, 大鼠, 蜕膜化, 复旧不全

Abstract:

Objective By simulating the etiology of abnormal uterine bleeding-ovulatory dysfunction (AUB-O) and establishing a rat model of abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB), this study aims to provide an experimental platform for investigating pathological mechanisms and developing therapeutic drugs for AUB. Methods After acclimation, 24 adult (10-week-old) female SD rats were randomly divided into a normal control group (6 rats) and a model group (18 rats). The normal control group was housed in a barrier environment, while the model group underwent bilateral ovariectomy via dorsal approach in the same environment and rested for one week before starting to receive modeling drugs. In the model group, from Days 1 to 3 of modeling, each rat received a daily subcutaneous injection of 0.5 mg estradiol into the dorsal region. From Days 4 to 7, a daily subcutaneous injection of 5.0 mg progesterone was administered. On Day 6, rats received bilateral injections of 0.5 mL soybean oil per uterine cavity (total 1.0 mL) via the same dorsal surgical incision. On Day 8, mifepristone (10 mg/kg) was administered via oral gavage. The estrous cycle stage and its dynamic changes were continuously monitored during modeling. Uterine bleeding was recorded during the 48-hour observation period post-modeling. Serum and uterine tissue samples were collected from the model group at 0, 12, 24, 36, and 48 h after mifepristone administration, while the normal control group was sampled at 36 h. The samples were subjected to HE staining, serum sex hormone ELISA, immunohistochemistry, TUNEL apoptosis staining, Western blotting, transcriptome sequencing, and bioinformatics analysis for comprehensive evaluation of the AUB rat model. Results The AUB rats exhibited uterine bleeding, endometrial detachment and injury, incomplete uterine restoration, inflammatory cell infiltration in the endometrium, enhanced tissue apoptosis, and structural damage of the stroma, glands, and vasculature. Compared with the normal control group, the levels of serum follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), estradiol, and luteinizing hormone (LH) were significantly increased in the AUB rats (P<0.05). The vascular density of the endometrium was significantly reduced (P<0.05). The expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) was qualitatively observed to be markedly enhanced at the site of endometrial detachment but significantly decreased around the stromal blood vessels (P<0.01). Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) expression was qualitatively observed to be strongly upregulated at the site of endometrial injury but significantly reduced in the non-detached stroma and glands (P<0.01). Endometrial stromal cell apoptosis was significantly enhanced (P<0.01). The expression levels of fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2) and endothelin-1 (ET-1) in uterine tissues were significantly decreased (P<0.05). After comparing the transcriptome sequencing results of uterine tissues between AUB and normal rats, a total of 4 723 differentially expressed genes were identified, including 2 191 up-regulated genes and 2 532 down-regulated genes. KEGG enrichment analysis revealed that these differentially expressed genes were significantly enriched in pathways related to inflammation, immune apoptosis, cell signal transduction, proliferation and differentiation, and muscle contraction, among others. Conclusion An AUB rat model can be successfully established using a sequential administration protocol of estrogen, progesterone, and mifepristone to simulate the etiology of AUB-O. In this model, endometrial injury is associated with inflammation and apoptosis, with pathological manifestations influenced by abnormal vasoconstriction and impaired endometrial regeneration. This rat model closely recapitulates pathological characteristics of non-structural AUB observed in clinical practice, making it a validated experimental platform for exploring the pathological mechanisms and therapeutic interventions of non-structural AUB.

Key words: Abnormal uterine bleeding, Animal models, Rats, Decidualization, Incomplete restoration

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