脂多糖对间充质干细胞Toll样受体4基因的表达水平及活性的影响

目的 探讨脂多糖(LPS)对骨髓间充质干细胞(MSC)Toll样受体4(TLR-4)基因的表达及其功能的影响.方法 采用贴壁培养和密度梯度离心法从大鼠骨髓分离MSC,通过细胞形态、成骨分化潜能及流式细胞术检测表型以鉴定其纯度;半定量RT-PCR和流式细胞术分别检测MSC在不同浓度(1、10、100 μg/ml)LPS存在条件下培养24 h的TLR-4 mRNA相对表达量和共刺激分子(CD80、CD86、MHC-Ⅱ)的表达水平;ELISA法定量检测TNF-α的分泌水平.结果 骨髓MSC低表达TLR-4mRNA(相对表达量0.61±0.10),同时表达CD80(9.56±0.69)%]、CD86(22.03±2.03)%]、MHC-Ⅱ(2.51±0.97)%],少量分泌TNF-α(4.97±2.98)pg/ml].MSC经LPS处理后,其TLR-4mRNA、共刺激分子表达和TNF-oα分泌水平均升高,其中10 μg/ml LPS培养组升高显著,TLR-4 mRNA相对表达水平为1.55±0.02;CD80、CD86、MHC-Ⅱ阳性细胞率分别为(41.70±2.92)%、(59.72±2.00)%、(24.56±2.19)%;TNF-α分泌水平为(213.12±69.08)pg/ml,与对照组比较,P值均＜0.01.100μg/ml LPS处理组与10 μg/mlLPS处理组相比,各项检测指标均降低,但MHC-Ⅱ和TNF-α的降低水平无统计学意义(P＞0.05).结论 骨髓MSC低表达TLR-4,体外LPS可促进骨髓MSCTLR-4的表达,且与浓度相关.伴随TLR-4表达水平的升高,CD80、CD86、MHC-Ⅱ表达水平及TNF-α水平同时升高.

The effect of lipopolysaccharide on the expression and activity of Toll-like receptor 4 in mesenchymal stem cells

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of lipopolysaccharide(LPS) on the expression and activity of Toll-like receptor 4(TLR-4) in mesenchymal stem cells (MSC). METHODS: MSCs were harvested from adult rats bone marrow cells by density gradient centrifugation and adhesive culture. The purity of MSC were identified with the cell morphology and osteogenic capacity. The phenotypes were assayed by flow cytometry. Cultured MSCs were treated by LPS with various concentration (1 microg/ml, 10 microg/ml or 100 microg/ml) for 24 hours. The relative expression levels of TLR-4 mRNA were detected by semiquantitative RT-PCR, and costimulatory molecules (CD80, CD86 and MHC-II) expressed on MSC were analyzed by flow cytometry. The levels of TNF-alpha in supernatants were determined by double-antibody sandwich ELISA. RESULTS: The expression levels of CD80, CD86, MHC-II, TLR-4 mRNA and TNF-alpha in MSC were (9.56 +/- 0.69)%, (22.03 +/- 2.03)%, (2.51 +/- 0.97)%, relative magnitude (0.61 +/- 0.10), (4.97 +/- 2.98) pg/ml, respectively. After incubation with LPS, MSC expressed higher levels of TLR-4 mRNA and costimulatory molecules, and the levels of TNF-alpha were higher than that in untreated group. Among the various concentration of LPS, 10 microg/ml emerged as the most effective in increasing the levels of TLR-4 mRNA (relative magnitude 1.55 +/- 0.02), costimulatory molecules CD80 (41.70 +/- 2.92)%, CD86 (59.72 +/- 2.00)%, MHC-II (24.56 +/- 2.19)%] and TNF-alpha (213.12 +/- 69.08) pg/ml] (P < 0.01). The levels of TLR-4 mRNA, costimulatory molecules and TNF-alpha began to decrease when MSC exposed to 100 microg/ml LPS (P < 0.05). Except for the levels of TNF-alpha (158.05 +/- 28. 05) pg/ml] and MHC-II (5.62 +/- 2.31)%] (P > 0.05), the levels of CD80, CD86, MHC-II and TLR-4 mRNA were significantly lower than the 10 microg/ml treatment group (P < 0.01). CONCLUSION: MSCs are able to express TLR-4 mRNA. LPS could activate the expression of TLR-4 in MSC obviously, but the activity is dependent on the specific concentration.