目的:探讨脐血单个核细胞移植对缺氧缺血性脑损伤(HIBD)新生大鼠脑神经元凋亡及Bax、Bcl-2蛋白的影响。方法7日龄Sprague-Dawley新生大鼠制备缺氧缺血性脑损伤(HIBD)模型,随机分为正常对照(N)+生理盐水(NS)、HIBD+NS、N+脐血单个核细胞(UCBMC)及HIBD+UCBMC组。N+UCBMC与HIBD+UCBMC组侧脑室注入3×106个UCBMC,N+NS与HIBD+NS组注入等体积NS。移植后7d采用NeuN/活性Caspase-3免疫荧光双标染色法、TUNEL法观察大脑皮层神经元凋亡,Western blot观察脑组织Bax、Bcl-2蛋白表达。结果 HIBD+NS组的NeuN+活性Caspase-3+DAPI+细胞及TUNEL+DAPI+细胞均多于N+NS和N+UCBMC组(P〈0.01);HIBD+UCBMC组的NeuN+活性Caspase-3+DAPI+细胞及TUNEL+DAPI+细胞均少于HIBD+NS组(P〈0.01)。HIBD+NS组的Bax蛋白表达高于N+NS与N+UCBMC组,Bcl-2蛋白低于N+NS与N+UCBMC组(P〈0.01);而HIBD+UCBMC组的Bax蛋白较HIBD+NS组降低(P〈0.01),Bcl-2蛋白则高于HIBD+NS组、N+NS和N+UCBMC组(P〈0.05)。结论 HIBD新生大鼠侧脑室移植UCBMC可以减轻神经元凋亡,其机制可能与Bcl-2蛋白表达上调,Bax蛋白表达下调有关。
ObjectiveTo explore the effects of umbilical cord blood mononuclear cells (UCBMC) transplantation on the neuronal apoptosis and the expression of Bcl-2 and Bax proteins in neonatal rats with hypoxic-ischemic brain damage (HIBD).MethodsSeven-day-old Sprague-Dawley neonatal rats were randomly divided into normal control (N)+normal saline (NS), HIBD + NS, N+UCBMC, and HIBD + UCBMC groups. HIBD model was prepared using the classical Rice-Vannucci method. Twenty-four hours after HIBD, UCBMC were transplanted in the N+UCBMC and HIBD+UCBMC groups. Seven days after transplantation, NeuN/Cleaved-Caspase-3 double immunolfuorescence staining and TUNEL methods were used to observe neural apoptosis in the cortex. The expression levels of Bax and Bcl-2 proteins were examined by Western blot analysis.ResultsThere were more NeuN+ cleaved Caspase-3+DAPI+ and TUNEL+DAPI+ cells in the HIBD+NS group compared with the N+NS and N+UCBMC groups (P〈0.01). There were less NeuN+ cleaved Caspase-3+DAPI+and TUNEL+DAPI+ cells in the HIBD+UCBMC group compared with the HIBD +NS group (P〈0.01). The concentration of Bax protein was higher and that of Bcl-2 proteins was lower in the HIBD+NS group compared with the N+NS and N+UCBMC groups (P〈0.01). The concentration of Bax protein in HIBD+UCBMC group was lower than that in the HIBD+NS group (P〈0.01). The concentration of Bcl-2 protein was higher compared with the HIBD+NS, N+NS and N+UCBMC groups (P〈0.05).ConclusionsUCBMC transplantation via lateral ventricle can upregulate the expression of Bcl-2 protein and down-regulate the expression of Bax protein, thus alleviating brain neural apoptosis in neonatal rats with HIBD.