目的建立人Ⅱ型肺泡上皮细胞(ATⅡ)分离、纯化、原代培养及鉴定的方法,探索体外培养的表型维持情况。方法取手术切除的边缘肺组织,用胰酶、弹性蛋白酶联合法消化分离人ATⅡ细胞粗悬液,经过滤、差速贴壁、密度梯度分离、磁珠分选纯化。用肺表面活性蛋白C前体(pro-SP-C)免疫荧光、溶酶体绿色荧光染料(Green DND-26)荧光探针染色以及透射电镜鉴定人ATⅡ细胞;用pro-SP-C免疫荧光法和Green DND-26荧光探针染色法评估细胞纯度;锥虫蓝染色法评估细胞活性;并运用逆转录-聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)检测体外培养过程中肺表面活性蛋白(SP-A、SP-B、SP-C、SP-D)的表达情况。结果人ATⅡ细胞产量为(5~10)×10^5/g;锥虫蓝染色细胞活性为(93±2)%;pro-SP-C免疫荧光、Green DND-26荧光探针鉴定、评估细胞纯度一致,为98%左右,透射电镜下观察ATⅡ细胞特有的板层小体结构清晰可见。SP-A、SP-C表达持续时间在24d左右(SP-A16d:0.52±0.03,20d:0.35±0.02,24d:0.26±0.01,28d:0.10±0.08;SP-C16d:0.68±0.16.20d:0.31±0.04,24d:0.18±0.06,28d:0.14±0.09),SP-B、SP-D表达持续时间可在28d左右(SP-B16d:1.05±0.17.20d:0.76±0.35.24d:0.55±0.15,28d:0.36±0.19;SP-D16d:0.52±0.19,20d:0.33±0.12,24d:0131±0.04,28d:0.23±0.02)。结论成功建立了一种分离、纯化及鉴定人ATⅡ细胞的方法,此方法能较持久维持ATⅡ细胞表型。
Objective To establish a method of isolate, purify, primary culture and identify human alveolar type Ⅱ cells (AT Ⅱ ) in vitro, as well as its possible maintaining phenotype characteristics. Methods The marginal lung tissue was collected. AT Ⅱ cells were isolated with trypsin and elastase, purified by a series of steps, such as, cell sieve filtration, differential adhesion, gradient separation and anti-CD14 beads separation. AT Ⅱ cells were identified with immunofluoreseence of human pro-surfactant-assoeiated protein C (pro-SP-C), Green DND-26 probe and electron microscope. The purity of AT n cells was measured by immunofluorescenee of human pro-SP-C and Green DND-26 probe. The viability of AT Ⅱ cells was measured by trypan blue staining. The phenotypes (SP-A, SP-B, SP-C, SP-D ) were monitored with reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) at different time points. Results The output of AT Ⅱ cells from lung tissue was (5-10)×10^5/g, and the cell viability was (93±2)% with trypan blue staining, the cell purity was about 98% with pro-SP-C immunofluorescenee and Green DND-26 fluorescent probe, the lamellar bodies were clearly observed with transmission electron microscope. In the aspect of phenotypes maintaining, the time of surfactaut expression was about 24 days [ SP-A: 0.52 ± 0.03 (day 16), 0.35 + 0.02 (day 20), 0.26 ± 0.01 (day 24), 0.10±0.08 (day 28); SP-C: 0.68 ± 0.16 (dayl6), 0.31±0.04 (day 20), 0.18 ±0.06 (day 24 ), 0.14 ± 0.09 (day 28 )], and the longest one was more than 28 days [ SP-B: 1.05 ± 0.17 (day 16 ), 0.76±0.35 (day 20), 0.55 ± 0.15 (day 24), 0.36 ± 0.19 (day 28); SP-D: 0.52 ± 0.19 (day 16), 0.33 ± 0.12 (day 20), 0.31±0.04 (day 24), 0.23 ± 0.02 (day 28 )]. Conclusion We successfully established a procedure to separate, purify, identify of AT Ⅱ cells, which retain primary phenotypic characteristics over long period.