羟基积雪草苷对LPS诱导小胶质细胞增殖的抑制作用及机制研究

目的:研究羟基积雪草苷对LPS刺激的小胶质细胞增殖的抑制作用及机制。方法:取SD大鼠的新生小鼠,进行小胶质细胞的原代培养,分离纯化小胶质细胞;MTT法筛选LPS刺激小胶质细胞增殖的最佳浓度,观察不同浓度羟基积雪草苷对LPS刺激小胶质细胞后的作用。ELISA检测细胞上清液中肿瘤坏死因子α(TNF-α)、白细胞介素1β(IL-1β)的含量,流式细胞术检测细胞周期及细胞凋亡,Western blotting法检测Toll样受体4(TLR4)蛋白的表达,RT-PCR检测NF-κB mRNA的表达。结果:LPS可以明显诱导体外培养小胶质细胞的增殖和炎症因子释放。与LPS组比较,羟基积雪草苷对LPS诱导的小胶质细胞增殖具有显著抑制作用,且具有剂量依赖性,羟基积雪草苷处理小胶质细胞48 h的IC50为10.97 nmol/L。同时羟基积雪草苷使小胶质细胞TNF-α和IL-6的释放显著降低(P0.05);羟基积雪草苷使小胶质细胞的G2期细胞与细胞凋亡率增加,并降低小胶质细胞TLR4和NF-κB的表达。结论:羟基积雪草苷对LPS刺激的小胶质细胞的增殖和炎症因子的生成具有抑制作用,其作用机制可能与抑制TLR-4和NF-κB表达、改变细胞周期并诱导细胞凋亡有关。

Inhibitory effect of madecassoside on LPS-stimulated microglia

AIM: To observe the inhibitory effect of madecassoside on the LPS-stimulated microglia and to investigate its possible mechanism. METHODS: Microglia cells of neonatal Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were cultured, isolated and purified. Microglia cells were activated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS). The inhibitory effect of madecassoside on microglia was measured by MTT assay. Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), interleukin 1β (IL-1β) were detected by ELISA. Cell cycle and apoptotic rate were evaluated by flow cytometry. The expression of TLR4 was detected by Western blotting. The expression of NF-κB was detected by RT-PCR. RESULTS: LPS induced the proliferation of microglia and release inflammatory cytokines significantly. Compared with LPS group, madecassoside inhibited the proliferation of microglia induced by LPS in a dose dependent manner. The IC₅₀ value of madecassoside was 10.97 nmol/L to microglia after incubation for 48 h. Madecassoside also decreased the levels of TNF-α and IL-6, increased the ratios of microglia at the G₂ phase and the apoptotic rate, decreased the expression of TLR4 and NF-κB significantly (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Madecassoside has inhibitory effects on the proliferation of LPS-stimulated microglia, by which the mechanism may be related to inhibition of the expression of TLR4 and NF-κB, change of cell cycle distribution and induction of microglia apoptosis.