Fasudil联合骨髓源神经干细胞对EAE小鼠的神经保护作用

目的:探讨Rho激酶抑制剂法舒地尔(fasudil)联合骨髓源神经干细胞(bone marrow-derived neural stem cells,BM-NSCs)对实验性自身免疫性脑脊髓炎(experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis,EAE)小鼠的神经保护作用。方法:32只雌性C57BL/6小鼠(8~10周龄),用髓鞘少突胶质细胞糖蛋白35-55(MOG35-55)免疫,制备EAE,随机分为对照(dd H_2O)组、fasudil组、BM-NSCs组和fasudil+BM-NSCs组,并分别给予相应处理。免疫后检测小鼠临床症状和相关神经营养因子的表达,Image-Pro Plus 6.0软件进行阳性细胞计数,Graph Pad Prism 5软件统计分析。结果:与dd H_2O组比较,fasudil+BM-NSCs处理组明显延迟小鼠的平均起病时间,降低最高临床评分,并缓解EAE小鼠的临床症状;fasudil组、BM-NSCs组和fasudil+BM-NSCs组中脑源性神经营养因子、胶质细胞源性神经营养因子、神经生长因子、神经营养因子3和睫状神经营养因子阳性细胞数均有不同程度的增加,其中,fasudil+BM-NSCs组上述神经营养因子的表达明显多于dd H_2O组、fasudil组和BM-NSCs组(P0.01)。结论:Fasudil联合BM-NSCs通过协同和叠加效应促进神经营养因子表达,改善中枢神经系统微环境,发挥神经保护作用,从而缓解EAE的临床症状。

Neuroprotective effect of fasudil combined with bone marrow-derived neural stem cells on mice with experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

AIM: To explore the neuroprotective effect of fasudil combined with bone marrow-derived neural stem cells (BM-NSCs) on the mice with experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). METHODS: Female C57BL/6 mice (8~10 weeks old, n=32) were immunized with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein 35-55 (MOG_35-55) to establish chronic EAE model. The mice were randomly divided into control (ddH₂O) group, fasudil group, BM-NSCs group, and fasudil+BM-NSCs group. The clinical score and body weight were recorded every other day. The expression of neurotrophic factors was determined by immunofluorescence staining. RESULTS: In comparison with ddH₂O group, fasudil combined with BM-NSCs delayed onset and ameliorated severity of EAE. The numbers of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor, nerve growth factor, neurotrophin-3 and ciliary neurotrophic factor positive cells in fasudil group, BM-NSCs group and fasudil+BM-NSCs group were all increased in various extents. In particularly, the expression of these neurotrophic factors in fasudil+BM-NSCs group was significantly higher than that in the mice treated with fasudil or BM-NSCs alone (P<0.01). CONCLUSION: Fasudil combined with BM-NSCs promotes the expression of neurotrophic factors and improves microenvironment of central nervous system, thus playing a positive role in neural restoration and regeneration through a synergistic and superimposed effect.