目的探讨落新妇甙对混合细胞培养中活化的T细胞产生细胞毒T淋巴细胞相关抗原4(CTLA-4)表达的影响。方法分离BALB/c小鼠心肌细胞(2×10^5/ml)和C57BL/6小鼠脾细胞(1×10^6/ml),前者作为刺激细胞,后者作为反应细胞,进行混合细胞培养。实验分为3组:(1)对照组,混合细胞培养采用RPMI1640培养液;(2)落新妇甙组,在RPMI1640培养液中加入落新妇甙15ttg/ml;(3)落新妇甙+CTLA-4单克隆抗体组,在RPMI1640培养液中加入落新妇甙15μg/ml和CTLA-4单克隆抗体9H1030μg/ml。原位末端标记(TUNEL)法检测混合细胞培养中T淋巴细胞凋亡情况;逆转录-聚合酶链(RT-PCR)和免疫印记(Westernblot)法检测T细胞CTLA-4表达情况。结果落新妇甙组的T细胞凋亡指数明显高于对照组(73.4%±12.5% vs 35.1%±9.2%,P〈0.01),T细胞CTLA-4的表达亦显著高于对照组(P〈0.01)。落新妇甙加CTLA-4单克隆抗体组的T细胞凋亡指数和CTLA-4表达与对照组的差异无统计学意义(P〉0.05)。结论落新妇甙诱导心肌细胞排斥反应中活化的T细胞凋亡可能与其增强T细胞中CTLA-4的表达有关。
Objective To investigate the effect of astilbin on expression of CTLA-4 in activated T cells of mouse heart transplantation model with acute rejection. Methods Cardiomyoeytes of BALB/c mouse and spleen cells of C57BL/6 mouse were separated. The eardiomyoeytes (2 × 10^5/ml) as irritation cells and spleen cells (1 × 10^6/ml) as responsers were mixed and cultured. The model of mouse heart transplantation with acute rejection in vitro was established. Three groups were set up: control group, Astilbin (15/xg/ml) group, Astilbin + anti-CTLA-4 mAb 9H10 (30μg/ml) group. Apoptosis of T cells was observed by TUNEL. The expression of CTLA-4 in activated T cells was detected by RT-PCR and Western blot. Results Apoptosis indexes of activated T cells in Astilbin group were significantly higher than those in the control group (73.4 % ± 12.5 % vs 35. 1% ±9. 2 %, P〈0. 01). The expression of CTLA-4 in Astilbin group was significantly higher than control group (P〈0. 01 ), but there was no apparently difference between control group and Astilbin + CTLA-4 mAb group (P〈 0. 05). Conclusion Astilbin induces apoptosis of activated T cells in heart transplantation, which may be partially related to its enhanced expression of CTLA-4.