镁对哮喘患者外周血CD4+ CD25+调节性T细胞凋亡及Foxp3表达的影响

目的:观察镁对分离培养的健康人和哮喘患者外周血CD4⁺CD25⁺调节性T细胞凋亡及叉头框蛋白3(Foxp3)表达的影响。方法:经磁珠分离法分离出健康人和哮喘患者外周血CD4⁺CD25⁺T细胞,分镁剂干预组(10 mmol/L)及空白组培养72 h后,用流式细胞仪检测CD4⁺CD25⁺T细胞的凋亡率及Foxp3表达情况。结果:(1)健康人外周血CD4⁺CD25⁺T细胞的纯度为77.4％~92.3%,哮喘患者CD4⁺CD25⁺T细胞的纯度为75.2％~93.8％。(2)CD4⁺CD25⁺T细胞占外周血CD4⁺T细胞的比例在健康组为4.12%~7.98%,在哮喘组为4.51%~8.68%,两者没有显著差异(P＞0.05)。(3)镁(10mmol/L)可以诱导健康组及哮喘组外周血CD4⁺CD25⁺T细胞凋亡率增加(P＜0.05),但对Foxp3的表达无影响(P＞0.05)。结论:镁促进CD4⁺CD25⁺T调节细胞凋亡增加可能为其治疗支气管哮喘的作用机制之一。

Effects of magnesium on apoptosis and expression of Foxp3 in peripheral CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells from asthma patients

AIM:To observe the apoptosis and the expression of forkhead box protein 3(Foxp3) induced by magnesium in CD4⁺CD25⁺ regulatory T cells isolated from healthy and asthmatic human peripheral blood. METHODS:Peripheral blood from healthy volunteers and asthma patients was collected. CD4⁺CD25⁺ T cells were separated by Percoll centrifugation and magnetic separation. The cells were cultured for 72 h and treated with magnesium(10 mmol/L) or control solution. The apoptotic rate and the expression of Foxp3 in the cells were analyzed by flow cytometry. RESULTS:The purity of CD4⁺CD25⁺T cells was 77.4%~92.3% in health group, and was 75.2％~93.8％in asthma group. The proportion of CD4⁺CD25⁺ T cells in CD4⁺T cells was 4.12%~7.98% in healthy adults, and 4.51%~8.68% in asthma patients. No significant difference between the 2 groups was observed. Magnesium at concentration of 10 mmol/L up-regulated the apoptotic rate of CD4⁺CD25⁺ T cells(P<0.05) and did not affect the Foxp3 expression in the cells in both health and asthma groups. CONCLUSION:Magnesium plays therapeutic effects on asthma by inducing the apoptosis of peripheral CD4⁺CD25⁺ regulatory T cells.