目的研究miR-146a对原发性胆汁性肝硬化(PBC)患者T细胞增殖以及白细胞介素(IL)-2分泌的调控作用。方法荧光定量聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)检测20例PBC患者和20名健康个体外周血单个核细胞(PBMC)、辅助性T细胞、细胞毒性T细胞、B细胞和单核细胞内miR-146a的表达。将miR-146a表达载体和表达抑制体转染入PBC患者辅助性T细胞内,以抗CD3抗体和抗CD28抗体刺激辅助性T细胞,以CCK-8法检测辅助性T细胞增殖能力,酶联免疫吸附试验(ELISA)法检测培养基内IL-2水平,以RT.PCR法监测辅助性T细胞内miR.146a的表达。2组间的比较采用t检验。结果PBC患者PBMC内miR-146a的表达(0.46±0.20)较健康个体(1.00±0.26)明显降低(t=7.47,P〈0.01)。PBC患者辅助性T细胞和单核细胞内miR-146a的表达(分别为(0.33±0.13,0.56±0.11)较健康个体(分别为1.00±0.14,1.00±0.11))明显降低(t=6.15,4.97;P〈0.01或P〈0.05),但PBC患者与健康个体细胞毒性T细胞(0.98±0.15,1.00±0.12,t=0.22,P〉O.05)和B细胞(0.91±0.06,1.00±0.14;t=0.97,P〉0.05)内miR-146a的表达量之间的差异无统计学意义。抗C03和抗CD28可以诱导辅助性T细胞表达miR-146a(刺激前:1.00±0.18;刺激后:9.12±2.05;t=8.81,P〈0.01kPBC患者辅助性T细胞较健康个体具有较强的增殖能力{PBC:0.35±0.06[吸光度(A值)];健康个体:0.26±0.04(A值);t=2.83,P〈0.05}以及释放IL-2[PBC(686±109)pg/ml;健康个体(512±72)pg/ml;t=2.96,P〈0.05]的能力。miR-146a可以抑制PBC患者T细胞的增殖以及分泌IL-2的能力。结论miR-146a可以负向调控活化的PBC患者辅助性T细胞增殖以及分泌IL-2的能力。PBC的发病机制可能与患者辅助性I生T细胞内miR-146a表达降低、对细胞增殖的抑制作用减弱有关。
Objective To investigate the effect of miR-146a on the proliferation and interleukin (IL)-2 production of T helper cells from primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) patients. Methods MiR-146a in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), monocytes, T helper cells, cytotoxic T cells and B ceils from 20 confirmede PBC patients and age/sex matched healthy controls were detected by quantitative PCR. By gainand-loss of function, the miR-146a's effect on anti-CD3/anti-CD28 activated T helper's proliferation and IL-2 production ability were measured by CCK-8 approach and enzyme linked immunosorbent assays(ELISA), respectively. Statistical analysis were carried out by t-test. Results PBMCs (0.46±0.20 vs 1.00±0.26; t=7.47,P〈0.01), T helpers (0.33±0.13 vs 1.00±0.14; t=6.15, P〈0.01) and monocytes (0.56±0.11 vs 1.00±0.11; t= 4.97, P〈0.05), hut not B cells (0.91±0.06 vs 1.00±0.14; t=0.97, P〉0.05) and cytotoxic T cells (0.98±0.15 vs 1.00±0.12; t=0.22; P〉0.05) from PBC patients had lower miR-146a expression level than that of healthy controls. Inducible up expression of miR-146a was observed in PBC patients'T helpers stimulated with anti- CD3/anti-CD28 (1.00±0.18 vs 9.12±2.05; t=8.81; P〈O.O1). The activated T helpers from PBC patients had higher proliferative ability EPBC : 0.35±0.06 (A) ; healthy controls : 0.26±0.04 (A) ; t=2.83 ; P〈0.05 ] and increased IL-2 production [PBC: (685.60±109.19 pg/ml)]; Healthy controls: [(512.20±72.26) pg/ml; t= 2.96 ;pg /ml〈0.05 ] than those of healthy controls. For activated T helpers, the proliferation ability, as well as IL-2 production, was enhanced by miR-146a. Conclusion MiR-146a can clown regulate the proliferation and IL-2 releasing of activated T helpers. The reduced miR-146a expression enhances IL-2 production and promotes proliferation of T helper of PBC patients, thus, may be involved in the pathogenesis of PBC.