目的 探讨Toll样受体4(TLR4)/NF-κB信号转导通路在大鼠骨癌痛形成及维持中的作用.方法 健康雌性SD大鼠81只,5~6周龄,体重150~ 180 g,采用随机数字表法,将其分为8组,骨癌痛组(BCP组)18只,其他7组每组9只,对照组(C组)不作任何处理;骨癌痛组大鼠胫骨注射l×105 Walker 256乳腺癌细胞;Ⅴ1组、TLR4siRNA1组和TLR4msiRNA1组分别于造模后4d(预注射)鞘内注射溶媒、TLR4小干扰RNA (TLR4siRNA)和TLR4错义siRNA(TLR4msiRNA),Ⅴ2组、TLR4siRNA2组和TL-R4msiRNA2组分别于造模后9d(后注射)鞘内注射溶媒、TLR4siRNA和TLR4msiRNA.TLR4siRNA和TLR4msiRNA 2μg用5%葡萄糖和jetPEITM稀释到5μl,1次/d,连续3d,最后1次注射后24 h处死大鼠,BCP组分别于造模后7、12d处死大鼠,取L4-6脊髓,采用RT-PCR法检测NF-κBp65 mRNA、IL-6 mRNA和TNF-α mRNA表达,采用免疫组化法和Western blot法检测NF-κBp65表达.结果 预注射TLR4siRNA可完全抑制骨癌痛大鼠脊髓组织NF-κBp65 mRNA、TNF-α mRNA和NF-κBp65表达上调,而后注射TLR-4siRNA可部分抑制骨癌痛大鼠脊髓组织NF-κBp65 mRNA、IL-6 mRNA、TNF-α mRNA和NF-κB表达上调(P< 0.05或0.01).结论 TLR4/NF-κB信号转导通路介导了大鼠骨癌痛的形成和维持.
Objective To evaluate the role of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)/NF-κB signal transduction pathway in development and maintenance of bone cancer pain (BCP) in rats.Methods Eighty-one female Sprague-Dawley rats,aged 5-6 weeks,weighing 150-180 g,were randomly divided into 8 groups:control group (group C),BCP group,vehicle 1 group (Ⅴ1 group),TLR4 small interfering RNA (siRNA) 1 group (TLR4siRNA1 group),TLR4 mismatch siRNA (msiRNA) 1 group (TLR4msiRNA1 group),Ⅴ2 group,TLR4siRNA2 group and TLR4msiRNA2 group.There were 18 rats in group BCP and 9 rats in each group of the left 7 groups.BCP was induced by intra-tibial inoculation of 1 × 105 Walker 256 breast cancer cells.In Ⅴ1,TLR4siRNA1 and TL-R4msiRNA1 groups,vehicle,TLR4siRNA and TLR4msiRNA were intrathecally injected,respectively,on 4th day after inoculation (pre-injection).In Ⅴ2,TLR4siRNA2 and TLR4msiRNA2 groups,vehicle,TLR4siRNA and TLR4msiRNA were intrathecally injected,respectively,on 9th day after inoculation (post-injection).TLR4siRNA and TLR4msiRNA 2 μg were diluted with 5% glucose and jetPEITM to 5 μl,and then given once a day for 3 consecutive days,and the rats were sacrificed at 24 h after the last injection.The rats in group BCP were sacrificed ondays 7 and 12 after inoculation.The lumbar segments (L4-6) of the spinal cord were removed for determination of the expression of NF-κBp65 mRNA,IL-6 mRNA and TNF-α mRNA (by real-time PCR) and NF-κBp65 (by Western blot and immuno-histochemistry).Results Pre-injection of TLR4siRNA could completely inhibit up-regulation of the expression of NF-κBp65 mRNA,NF-κBp65 and TNF-α mRNA in the spinal cord tissues,however,post-injection of TLR4siRNA could partially inhibit up-regulation of the expression of NF-κBp65 mRNA,NF-κBp65,IL-6 mRNA and TNF-α mRNA in the spinal cord tissues (P 〈 0.05 or 0.01).Conclusion TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway mediates the development and maintenance of BCP in rats.