实验动物与比较医学 ›› 2026, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (1): 32-45.DOI: 10.12300/j.issn.1674-5817.2025.052

• 人类疾病动物模型 • 上一篇    下一篇

脊髓压迫和半横断损伤小鼠模型的时空基因表达谱及修复机制研究

徐波1(), 陈泰任2, 方乾1, 吴际1()()   

  1. 1.上海交通大学Bio-X研究院遗传发育与精神神经疾病教育部重点实验室, 上海 200240
    2.赣州市人民医院病理科, 赣州 341000
  • 收稿日期:2025-03-27 修回日期:2025-10-29 出版日期:2026-02-25 发布日期:2026-02-14
  • 通讯作者: 吴际(1963—),女,博士,教授,研究方向:分子生殖生物与干细胞生物。E-mail: jiwu@sjtu.edu.cn。ORCID: 0000-0002-6424-9783
  • 作者简介:徐波(1979—),男,本科,实验师,研究方向:生殖发育相关实验技术研究。E-mail:smartassi@sjtu.edu.cn。ORCID: 0009-0001-0506-0884

Research on Spatiotemporal Gene Expression Profiles and Repair Mechanisms of Spinal Cord Compression and Hemisection Spinal Cord Injury Mouse Models

XU Bo1(), CHEN Tairen2, FANG Qian1, WU Ji1()()   

  1. 1.Key Laboratory of Hereditary Development and Mental Neurological Diseases of the Ministry of Education, Bio-X Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
    2.Pathology Department of Ganzhou People's Hospital, Ganzhou 341000, China
  • Received:2025-03-27 Revised:2025-10-29 Published:2026-02-25 Online:2026-02-14
  • Contact: WU Ji (ORCID: 0000-0002-6424-9783), E-mail: jiwu@sjtu.edu.cn

摘要:

目的 旨在深入探讨脊髓压迫损伤和半横断损伤小鼠模型在亚急性至慢性期(1~28 d),局部微环境中相关基因的表达次序及其分子机制,从而揭示其脊髓修复的分子特征,并为脊髓损伤治疗靶点的选择提供理论依据。 方法 选用36只8~9周龄SPF级ICR小鼠,随机分为假手术对照(CTR)组、脊髓半横断损伤(HSCI)组和脊髓压迫损伤(SCC)组,每组12只。CTR组小鼠经麻醉后,仅行椎板切除术暴露T9~T10节段的硬脊膜,并保持其完整,在空气中暴露10 min后缝合切口,不施加任何损伤干预;HSCI组小鼠在CTR组操作的基础上,通过显微器械横断70%的T9节段脊髓组织构建脊髓半横断损伤模型;SCC组小鼠也在CTR组操作的基础上,采用自制压迫器(30 g实心小铁棒)持续压迫T10节段脊髓10 min构建脊髓压迫损伤模型。在术后第1、3、7、14、21及28天,采用改良BBB(Basso-Beattie-Bresnahan)评分法评估各组小鼠运动功能的恢复情况;在术后第7、14天,将小鼠麻醉后,取损伤段脊髓组织,通过RNA测序(RNA-Seq)和富集分析来解析脊髓损伤小鼠模型中特异的分子网络演变,并利用实时荧光定量PCR法验证关键基因的表达情况。 结果 BBB评分结果显示,SCC组小鼠的运动功能恢复情况显著优于HSCI组,其BBB评分在4周内呈持续上升趋势且高于HSCI组(P<0.001)。基于RNA-Seq差异表达基因的基因本体(gene ontology,GO)和京都基因与基因组数据库(Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes,KEGG)富集分析显示:与CTR组相比,SCC组在术后第7天,细胞外基质相关基因显著上调(P<0.05),而轴突引导相关基因显著下调(P<0.05);在术后第21天,SCC组免疫调控和视黄醇信号通路相关基因被显著激活(P<0.05)。相比之下,HSCI组在术后第7天,炎症和免疫反应基因显著上调(P<0.001),神经元分化和突触形成相关基因则显著下调(P<0.001);在术后第21天,细胞-基质连接和N-甲基-D-天门冬氨酸受体相关基因显著上调(P<0.001)。此外,与SCC组相比,HSCI组在损伤后第7天和第21天的GO和KEGG富集分析中表现出不同的通路富集特征。术后第7天,HSCI组中的NOD样受体信号通路以及补体和凝血级联反应相关基因显著上调(P<0.001);而在术后第21天,细胞外基质-受体相互作用和神经活性配体-受体相互作用通路相关基因被显著激活(P<0.001)。最后,实时荧光定量PCR验证结果与RNA-Seq结果高度一致,进一步确认了SCC组和HSCI组关键基因表达趋势的差异。 结论 脊髓压迫损伤与脊髓半横断损伤模型可能驱动了不同的修复路径:SCC模型中部分轴突的保留使其更倾向于组织修复,而脊髓半横断损伤模型则需协调更复杂的分子网络以达成新的平衡。这一发现进一步深化了对脊髓损伤异质性调控机制的理解。

关键词: 脊髓损伤, ICR小鼠, 小鼠模型, 脊髓压迫损伤, 脊髓半横断损伤, RNA测序, 神经修复

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the gene expression sequence and molecular mechanisms in the local microenvironment during the subacute to chronic phases (1-28 days) in mouse models of spinal cord compression injury and hemisection spinal cord injury, thereby revealing the molecular characteristics of spinal cord repair and providing a theoretical basis for selecting therapeutic targets for spinal cord injury. Methods Thirty-six 8-9-week-old SPF-grade ICR mice were randomly divided into three groups (n=12 per group): sham-operated control (CTR) group, hemisection spinal cord injury (HSCI) group, and spinal cord compression injury (SCC) group. Mice in the CTR group underwent the same surgical preparation and anesthesia, followed by a dorsal midline incision at the T9-T10 segment. After layer-by-layer dissection and removal of the corresponding lamina, the spinal cord dura mater was fully exposed and kept intact. The cord was exposed to air for 10 minutes (matching the duration of the compression injury group), during which any instrument contact with the cord was avoided. The incision was then irrigated and sutured. The HSCI group underwent a 70% transection of the T9 spinal cord segment using micro-instruments to establish a hemisection spinal cord injury model. The SCC group underwent sustained compression of the T10 spinal cord segment for 10 minutes using a self-made compressor (a 30 g solid small iron bar) to establish a spinal cord compression injury model. Motor function recovery was assessed using the modified Basso-Beattie-Bresnahan (BBB) score on postoperative days 1, 3, 7, 14, 21, and 28. On days 7 and 14 post-operation, mice were anesthetized, and the injured spinal cord segments were harvested. The evolution of specific molecular networks in the spinal cord injury mouse models was analyzed via RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) and enrichment analysis, and the expression of key genes was verified using real time fluorogenic quantitative PCR. Results BBB scores indicated that motor function recovery in the SCC group was significantly better than that in the HSCI group, with BBB scores showing a continuously increasing trend and remaining higher than those in the HSCI group over the 4-week period (P <0.001). Gene ontology (GO)and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analyses based on RNA-Seq differentially expressed genes revealed that, compared to the CTR group, genes related to the extracellular matrix were significantly up-regulated (P<0.05), while genes related to axon guidance were significantly down-regulated (P <0.05) in the SCC group on day 7 post-operation. On day 21, genes involved in immune regulation and the retinol signaling pathway were significantly activated in the SCC group (P<0.05). In contrast, in the HSCI group, genes associated with inflammation and immune response were significantly up-regulated (P<0.001), while genes related to neuronal differentiation and synapse formation were significantly down-regulated (P <0.001) on day 7. On day 21, genes related to cell-matrix junctions and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors were significantly up-regulated (P<0.001) in the HSCI group. Furthermore, compared to the SCC group, the HSCI group exhibited different pathway enrichment characteristics in GO and KEGG analyses on days 7 and 21 post-injury. On day 7, genes involved in the NOD-like receptor signaling pathway and the complement and coagulation cascades were significantly up-regulated in the HSCI group (P<0.001). On day 21, genes related to the extracellular matrix-receptor interaction and the neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction pathways were significantly activated (P<0.001). Finally, real time fluorogenic quantitative PCR validation results were highly consistent with the RNA-Seq results, further confirming the differential expression trends of key genes between the SCC and HSCI groups. Conclusion The SCC and HSCI injury models may drive distinct repair pathways: the preservation of some axons in the SCC model predisposes it toward tissue repair, whereas the HSCI model requires the coordination of more complex molecular networks to achieve a new equilibrium. This finding further deepens the understanding of the heterogeneous regulatory mechanisms underlying spinal cord injury.

Key words: Spinal cord injury, ICR mice, Mouse model, Spinal cord compression injury, Hemisection spinal cord injury, RNA-Seq, Neural repair

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