目的 探讨白细胞介素22(IL-22)对异基因骨髓移植(allo-BMT)后并发移植物抗宿主病(GVHD)小鼠胸腺的修复作用及其对胸腺免疫功能的影响.方法 分别以6~8周龄、雄性C57BL/6和BALB/c小鼠为供受鼠,建立GVHD模型.实验分为正常对照组、GVHD小鼠注射IL-22组(BS+IL-22)、GVHD小鼠注射PBS组(BS+PBS).采用锥虫蓝染色法检测移植后不同时间点小鼠胸腺细胞数量.采用流式细胞术检测胸腺T细胞各亚群的比例、分泌IFN-γ和IL-17效应性T细胞及CD4+T和CD8+T细胞比例.结果 +14d时BS+IL-22组小鼠的胸腺细胞总数[(14.6±5.1)×10^4]明显高于BS+PBS组[(6.2±2.9)×10^4];BS+IL-22组小鼠胸腺细胞数量随移植时间延长持续增多,到+21和+28 d细胞数量与正常对照组小鼠相比差异无统计学意义,且仍高于BS+PBS组.小鼠allo-BMT后注射IL-22对胸腺成熟CD4+和CD8+T细胞的比例无影响,但可显著提高未成熟CD4+CD8+T细胞亚群的比例.IL-22可上调胸腺IFN-γ+CD4+T细胞[(2.42±0.75)%]和IFN-γ+CD8+T细胞[(5.44±0.47)%]比例,而对IL-17+CD4+T细胞和IL-17+CD8+T细胞无影响.结论 IL-22可加速allo-BMT后小鼠胸腺的修复过程,并增强胸腺CD4+和CD8+T细胞分泌IFN-γ的能力.
Objective To explore the role of IL-22 on the recovery and function of thymus from graft-versus host disease (GVHD) mice after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (allo-BMT).Methods GVHD model was established by using of recipient male BALB/c and donor male C57BL/6 mice (6-8 W) respectively.The mice were divided into normal group,GVHD with IL-22 group (BS+ IL-22) and without IL-22 group (BS+PBS).Numbers of thymus cells were detected at different time points.The ratio of T cell subsets from thymus was observed by flow cytometry.Percentages of IFN-γ-producing and IL-17-producing CD4+ T or CD8+ T cells were detected.Results The total number of thymus cells in BS+IL-22 mice [(14.6±5.1) × 10^4] was significantly higher than that in BS+PBS mice [(6.2±2.9) × 10^4] at 14 days after allo-BMT.Thymus cells in BS+IL-22 mice expanded continuously and reached at the level of normal mice,which were still higher than that in BS+PBS group.Although there was no impact on the ratio of mature CD4+ and CD8+T cell from thymus,the percentage of immature CD4+CD8+T cell increased obviously in mice treated with IL-22.Percentages of IFN-γ+CD4+ T cell [Th1:(2.42±0.75) %] and IFN-γ+CD8 + T cell [Tc 1:(5.44±0.47) %] were up-regulated by IL-22 treatment,whereas no changes were detected in IL-17+CD4+ T cell(Th17)and IL-17+CD8+ T cell (Tc17).Conclusions IL-22 accelerates the progress of thymus recovery,and increases the IFN-γ-producing ability of thymus CD4+ and CD8+ T cells from GVHD mice.