目的:探讨炎症抑制因子白细胞介素-10(白介素-10)在β-防御素2(hBD-2)基因诱导性表达中的作用。方法:22例健康人被纳入本研究中,以终浓度0ng/ml的LPS、100ng/ml的LPS、10ng/ml的IL-10、100ng/ml的LPS+10ng/ml的IL-10加入900μl人外周血中,于37℃刺激培养6h后,提取外周血白细胞总RNA,用实时定量RT-PCR的方法测定外周血白细胞hBD-2mRNA的表达水平。结果:0ng/ml的LPS或10ng/ml的IL-10刺激6h的白细胞中未检测到hBD-2mRNA,100ng/ml的LPS刺激6h后hBD-2mRNA的表达水平为166.9±35.14,而IL-10与LPS共同刺激6h后hBD-2mRNA的表达水平为30.40±9.18。IL-10使hBD-2mRNA的诱导性表达水平明显降低(P〈0.05)。结论:人外周血白细胞中hBD-2基因呈现诱导性表达,IL-10能下调hBD-2的诱导性表达。
Objective: To investigate the effect of IL-10 on the inducibility of human β-defensin 2 (hBD-2) in human peripheral blood cells. Methods: Peripheral blood samples were collected from 22 healthy individuals and co-cultured with 0 ng/ml lipopolysaccharide (LPS), 100 ng/ml LPS, 10 ng/ml IL-10, or 100 ng/ml LPS plus 10 ng/ml IL-10 at 37℃ for 6 h. Total RNA was extracted from peripheral blood cells and the mRNA level of hBD-2 was detected by relative quantitative real-time PCR. Results: No detectable level of hBD-2 mRNA was found in normal peripheral blood cells with stimulation of 0 ng/ml LPS or 10 ng/ml IL-10. The mRNA level of hBD-2 was increased to 166.9±35.14 after 100 ng/ml LPS challenge, while the mRNA level of hBD-2 was decreased to 30.40±9.18 after the co-stimulation of 100 ng/ml LPS plus 10 ng/ml IL-10; which was significantly lower than that with LPS alone (P〈0.05). Conclusion: The expression of hBD-2 gene can be induced by LPS. IL-10 inhibits the inducible expression of hBD-2.