目的研究牵张应变对人牙周膜细胞(human periodontal ligament cells,HPDLCs)表达炎症体通路相关因子的影响。方法对体外培养的HPDLCs施加20%牵张应变6、24 h,分别采用实时定量PCR以及免疫印迹技术检测NLRP3、Caspase-1及IL-1β的mRNA及蛋白表达的变化。对体外培养的HPDLCs施加20%牵张应变1、2、4、6 h后,采用酶联免疫吸附实验检测细胞分泌的IL-1β蛋白变化。对照组HPDLCs培养于弹性培养皿中,与动态牵张应变加载组的培养条件一致,但不加载应变。结果 6 h牵张应变作用下HPDLCs中NLRP3、caspase-1及IL-1β的mRNA及蛋白表达较对照组增加(P〈0.05);24 h牵张应变作用下HPDLCs中NLRP3的蛋白表达水平上调(P〈0.05);加载牵张应变4、6 h后,细胞培养上清中IL-1β含量随牵张时间的增长而增加(P〈0.05)。结论20%机械牵张6 h能诱导HPDLCs中NLRP3/Caspase-1炎症体-IL-1β通路因子的表达。
Objective To study the effect of mechanical stretch on expression of inflammasome related factors in human periodontal ligament cells( HPDLCs). Methods HPDLCs were subjected to mechanical stretch with a20% elongation magnitude for 6 h or 24 h,respectively. The mRNA and protein expression levels of IL-1β,Caspase-1 and NLRP3 were detected by real-time quantitative PCR and Western blot. The levels of IL-1β in the cell-culture medium of HPLCs in response to mechanical stretch for 1,2,4,6 h were detected by ELISA,respectively. In control group,HPDLCs were cultured in similar conditions but not subjected with stretch. Results The mRNA and protein expression levels of IL-1β,Caspase-1 and NLRP3 were up-regulated with mechanical stretch for 6 h( P〈0. 05). The protein expression level of NLRP3 was up-regulated with mechanical stretch for 24 h( P〈0. 05). Compared with control group,the content of IL-1β in the cell-culture medium of HPLCs was increased significantly in response to mechanical stretch for 4 h and 6 h( P〈0. 05). Conclusions The expression of NLRP3 / Caspase-1 / IL-1β related factors in HPDLCs can be induced by 20% mechanical stretch for 6 h.