目的观察罗格列酮对成人隐匿性自身免疫糖尿病(LADA)患者CD4^+调节性T细胞的影响,旨在探讨罗格列酮的免疫调节机制。方法采用磁珠分离LADA患者CD4^+T细胞,1、10和100μmol/L罗格列酮干预CD4^+T细胞。MTT法检测细胞活性,^3H—TdR掺入法检测增殖抑制率。流式细胞术检测CD4^+CD25^+T细胞比值。RT-PCR检测过氧化物酶体增殖激活受体-γ(PPARγ)mRNA、TGF-β1mRNA表达,实时荧光定量PCR检测Foxp3 mRNA表达。结果CD4^+T细胞表达PPARγ mRNA。罗格列酮抑制植物凝集素(PHA)刺激的CD4^+T细胞增殖。1p.mol/L和10μmol/L组罗格列酮作用的CD4^+CD25^+T细胞比例无明显变化,100μmol/L组CD4^+CD25^+T细胞比例降低。10μmol/L罗格列酮上调CD4^+T细胞的Foxp3mRNA表达,但TGF-β1mRNA表达无显著变化。小剂量IL-2参与下,10μmol/L罗格列酮(药理浓度范围内)升高CD4^+T细胞Foxp3 mRNA表达。结论罗格列酮上调LADA患者CD4^+T细胞Foxp3 mRNA表达,改善自身免疫耐受缺陷。
Objective To investigate the effect of rosiglitazone on the CD4^+ regulatory T cells in the patients with latent autoimmune diabetes in adults(LADA). Methods The CD4^+ T cells from LADA patients were isolated with anti-CD4-dynal magnetic beads. The expression of Foxp3 mRNA, along with peroxisome proliferators activator receptors gamma (PPARγ) mRNA and TGF-β1 mRNA was determined. The effect of rosiglitazone on CD4^+ T cells was measured, after treated with rosiglitazone for 48 h. Cell viability was assessed by MTT assay. The proliferation was assayed with ^3H-TdR. Two-color staining (anti-CD4, anti-CD25 ) flow cytometric analysis was employed to measure the percentage of CD4^+ CD25^+ T cells of peripheral blood. Results PPARγmRNA was expressed in peripheral CD4^+ T lymphocytos. Rosiglitazone inhibited phytohemagglutinin (PHA)-induced human CD4^+ T cell proliferation in dose dependence. The percentage of CD4^+ CD25^+ T cells showed no significant change after the peripheral blood culture with 1 μmol/L and 10 μmol/L rosiglitazone. 10 μmol/L of rosiglitazone induced Foxp3 mRNA expression in vitro (3.27 fold,P 〈 0.05 ), whereas TGF-β1 mRNA expression did not change. Furthermore, only 1 μmol/L of rosiglitazone could promote Foxp3 mRNA expression if adding IL-2 (10 U/ml) in cultures (3.48 fold, P 〈 0.05). Conclusion Rosiglitazone promotes Foxp3 mRNA expression in CD4^+ T cells in vivo and in vitro, improving the defective of the regulatory T cells.