目的:研究利用免疫磁珠分选法稳定分离正常大鼠脾脏CD4^+CD25^+调节性T细胞的方法。方法:采用免疫磁珠两步法分离大鼠脾组织CD4^+CD25^+T细胞。首先采用藻红蛋白(PE)标记的抗CD25抗体和抗PE多功能磁珠试剂盒阳性分选CD25^+T细胞,再用抗异硫氰酸荧光素(FITC)标记抗体和抗IgG磁珠阳性分选获得CD4^+CD25^+T细胞。分离后的细胞经流式细胞仪检测分离纯度,台盼蓝染色检测细胞存活率,体外增殖实验检测其对CD4^+CD25^-T细胞的免疫抑制作用。结果:两次阳性分选后获得的CD4^+CD25^+T细胞纯度为(90.4±1.6)%,细胞存活率为(92.6±2.4)%。体外增殖实验表明,CD4^+CD25^+T细胞能明显抑制CD4^+CD25^-T细胞的增殖(P〈0.01)。结论:采用免疫磁珠法两次阳性分选,可稳定地获得纯度理想并有免疫抑制功能的大鼠CD4^+CD25^+T细胞。
Objective:To seek a stable and efficient method for isolation of splenic CD4^+ CD25^+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) in rats. Methods:CD4^+ CD25^+ Tregs were isolated from the rat splenic tissue in two steps by magnetic cell sorting (MACS) system, and CD25^+ T cells were first positively sorted by anti-CD25 PE antibody and anti-PE multisort kit. And then CD4^+ CD25^+ Tregs were positively sorted by anti-CD4 FITC antibody and anti-IgG magnetic microbeads. The purity and the survival rate of sorted cells were determined by flow cytometry and trypan blue exclusion respectively, and the immunosuppressive property of CD4^+ CD25^+ Tregs on proliferation of CD4^+ CD25^- T cells was also assessed by in vitro cell proliferation assay. Results:The purity of positively sorted CD4^+ CD25^+ Tregs was (90. 4 ± 1.6)% with the survival rate of (92.6 ± 2.4)%. The CD4^+ CD25^+ Tregs significantly suppressed the proliferation of CD4^+ CD25^- T cells in mixed lymphocyte culture (P〈0. 01). Conclusion: A twostep procedure of magnetic cell sorting system for CD4^+ CD25^+ Tregs isolation is established, which insures satisfactory purification of the said cells with sound function.