实验动物与比较医学 ›› 2025, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (2): 176-186.DOI: 10.12300/j.issn.1674-5817.2024.139

• 人类疾病动物模型 • 上一篇    下一篇

基于中西医临床病证特点的重症肌无力动物模型分析

陈钰涵1, 陈瑾玲1, 李欣2,3, 区燕华2,3, 王斯1, 陈镜伊1, 王兴易1, 袁嘉丽1, 段媛媛2,3, 羊忠山1, 牛海涛1,2,3()()   

  1. 1.云南中医药大学云南省中西医结合慢病防治重点实验室, 昆明 650500
    2.病毒致病及防控教育部重点实验室(暨南大学), 暨南大学基础医学与公共卫生学院, 广州 510632
    3.广州市无菌动物与微生态转化重点实验, 暨南大学实验动物管理中心, 广州 510632
  • 收稿日期:2024-09-23 修回日期:2024-12-31 出版日期:2025-04-25 发布日期:2025-04-25
  • 通讯作者: 牛海涛(1970—),男,教授,博士生导师,研究方向:肠道微生态与机体免疫系统互作研究。E-mail: htniu@jnu.edu.cn。ORCID: 0000-0003-2210-2051
  • 作者简介:陈钰涵(1999—),女,硕士研究生,研究方向:肠道微生态与机体免疫系统互作研究以及抗肿瘤免疫微生态研究。E-mail: chenyu22900442@163.com
  • 基金资助:
    科技部重点研发计划“重要消化道肿瘤、免疫疾病小鼠模型的研发与功能机制研究”(2022YFF0710701);科技部重点研发计划“重要神经退行性疾病和免疫疾病大鼠模型的研发与功能机制研究”(2022YFF0710702);广州市重点研发计划项目“小檗碱调节肠道微生物影响心血管病发病关系研究”(202206010157);广州市校联合项目“广州市无菌动物与微生态转化重点实验室项目”(202201020381);暨南大学医学联合基金“食物相关肾小球疾病致病抗原的质谱鉴定及发病机制研究”(YXJC2022004)

Analysis of Animal Models of Myasthenia Gravis Based on Its Clinical Characteristics in Chinese and Western Medicine

CHEN Yuhan1, CHEN Jinling1, LI Xin2,3, OU Yanhua2,3, WANG Si1, CHEN Jingyi1, WANG Xingyi1, YUAN Jiali1, DUAN Yuanyuan2,3, YANG Zhongshan1, NIU Haitao1,2,3()()   

  1. 1.Yunnan Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Chronic Diseases in Prevention Treatment, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming 650500, China
    2.Key Laboratory of Viral Pathogenesis and Infection Prevention and Control (Jinan University), Ministry of Education, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
    3.Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Germ-free Animals and Microbiota Application, Laboratory Animal Center, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
  • Received:2024-09-23 Revised:2024-12-31 Published:2025-04-25 Online:2025-04-25
  • Contact: NIU Haitao (ORCID: 0000-0003-2210-2051), E-mail: htniu@jnu.edu.cn

摘要:

重症肌无力(myasthenia gravis,MG)是一种自身免疫性疾病,主要表现为骨骼肌无力,严重时可累及呼吸功能。目前,西医治疗MG以免疫抑制剂为主,但长期用药的不良反应显著;而中医治疗具有多靶点干预的优势。由于MG的发病机制尚未完全明确,因此建立契合中西医临床特征的动物模型对机制研究及新药开发至关重要。本文系统梳理了MG的中西医病因病机、诊断标准及动物模型研究进展。西医认为MG发病与遗传易感性、环境因素及自身抗体介导的突触后膜损伤密切相关;中医则将其归为“痿证”,病机为先天禀赋不足与后天失养。西医诊断需综合典型症状、疲劳试验、血清抗体检测及电生理检查;中医诊断则以主症结合次症及舌脉辨证分型。现有动物模型以实验性自身免疫性重症肌无力(experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis,EAMG)和被动转移重症肌无力(passive transfer myasthenia gravis,PTMG)为主。其中,电鳐乙酰胆碱受体(acetylcholine receptor,AChR)诱导的EAMG模型与西医诊断标准吻合度较高,但中医次症吻合度不足;人工合成AChR多肽模型应用广泛,但中医证候吻合度低;肌肉特异性酪氨酸激酶(muscle-specific tyrosine kinase,MuSK)、低密度脂蛋白受体相关蛋白4(low density lipoprotein receptor associated protein 4,LRP4)诱导模型及转基因模型创新性强,但临床吻合度偏低。模型评估需结合行为学、电生理及免疫指标,而中医证候模型尚缺系统性构建。笔者认为,未来研究需融合中医病因学造模法与西医病理机制,构建病证结合模型,并建立基于“以方验证”的中医证候评价体系,结合新兴技术提升模型科学性与实用性。本文将为优化MG动物实验设计、推动中西医结合研究提供理论依据,也为中药复方疗效评价及机制探索奠定基础。

关键词: 重症肌无力, 病证结合, 诊断标准, 动物模型, 吻合度

Abstract:

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease characterized primarily by skeletal muscle weakness and, in severe cases, respiratory involvement. Western medical treatment predominantly relies on immunosuppressants, but long-term administration often leads to notable side effects. In contrast, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) offers the advantage of multi-target interventions. However, the pathogenesis of MG has not been fully elucidated, and the establishment of animal models that accurately reflect the clinical characteristics of both Chinese and Western medicine is essential for mechanism research and new drug development. This paper systematically reviews the etiology and pathogenesis, diagnostic criteria, and progress of animal model research for MG from both Chinese and Western medicine perspectives. In Western medicine, the pathogenesis of MG is closely related to genetic susceptibility, environmental factors, and autoantibody-mediated postsynaptic membrane damage. In TCM, MG is classified under the category of "flaccidity syndrome", attributed to congenital deficiencies and acquired malnourishment. Western diagnostic criteria involve a combination of clinical symptoms, fatigue testing, serum antibody assays, and electrophysiological evaluation. In contrast, TCM diagnosis emphasizes the integration of primary and secondary symptoms with tongue and pulse pattern differentiation. Currently available animal models mainly include experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis (EAMG) and passive transfer myasthenia gravis (PTMG). The Toredo acetylcholine receptor (AChR) induced EAMG model aligns well with Western diagnostic criteria, but poorly matches secondary symptoms in TCM. The synthetic AChR peptide model is widely used, but shows low conformity with TCM syndromes. Models induced by muscle-specific tyrosine kinase (MuSK), low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 4 (LRP4), and transgenic models demonstrate high innovation but exhibit low clinical conformity. Evaluation of these models requires integration of behavioral, electrophysiological, and immunological indicators. However, a systematic framework for modelling TCM syndromes is still lacking. Future research should integrate TCM-based etiological modelling methods with the Western pathological mechanisms to construct disease-syndrome combination models. Additionally, it is crucial to establish a TCM syndrome evaluation system based on "validation by prescription", as well as to improve the scientific rigor and practicality of animal models by the incorporation of emerging technologies. This review provides a theoretical foundation for optimizing MG animal model design, advancing the research on the combination of Chinese and Western medicine, and supporting efficacy assessment and mechanism exploration of Chinese herbal prescriptions.

Key words: Myasthenia gravis, Disease-syndrome combination, Diagnostic criteria, Animal model, Conformity

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