束缚应激对S180荷瘤小鼠Th1/Th2型细胞因子及肿瘤生长的影响

目的:观察束缚应激对荷S180瘤小鼠Th1/Th2型细胞因子及肿瘤生长的影响。方法:取腹腔传代第7天的肿瘤细胞S180,调细 胞密度至1×1010/L,注射于昆明小鼠右腋皮下,每只0.2 mL。接种后束缚限制活动,8 h/d,并设单纯束缚组、单纯肿瘤组和正常对照组。10 d后处死小鼠,剥取肿瘤称瘤重,计算胸腺指数,分别采用MTT比色法和丝裂原激活淋巴母细胞法检测脾T细胞增殖及产生Th1型细胞因子IL-2、IFN-γ的能力,并取血清用ELISA法检测Th2型细胞因子IL-4、IL-10的含量。结果:束缚应激可明显增加荷瘤小鼠的瘤重(P<0.01),降低小鼠胸腺指数和脾T细胞的增殖能力(P值分别<0.01),降低荷瘤小鼠脾细胞产生IL-2和IFN-γ的能力(P值分别<0.01),并可使小鼠血清IL-4、IL-10的含量明显增加(P值分别<0.01和<0.05)。结论:束缚应激可显著抑制荷瘤小鼠的细胞免疫功能,使产生Th1型细胞因子的功能减弱,Th2型细胞因子的含量增加,导致Th1/Th2细胞的平衡进一步向Th2细胞漂移。这可能是其促进肿瘤生长的重要机制。

Influence of bondage stress on Th1/Th2 cytokines and growth of tumors in mice bearing S180 tumor cells

AIM: To observe the influence of bondage stress on Th1/Th2 cytokines and growth of tumor in mice bearing S180 tumor cells. METHODS: 2 x 10(6) S180 tumor cells were injected subcutaneously into the murine right oxter,and bondage stress was imposed on mice for 8 hours per day,ten days running. Then T lymphocyte proliferation was detected by MTT colorimetry. IFN-gamma and IL-2 secreted by splenocytes was measured by mitogen-activating lymphoblast assay and macrophage NO production assay.At the same time, the levels of IL-4 and IL-10 in serum were detected by ELISA, and the weight of the tumors and thymuses were measured. RESULTS: Compared with mice only injected with S180 tumor cells, tumor bearing mice suffered from bondage stress showed decreased T lymphocyte proliferation, thymus index, and levels of IFN-gamma and IL-2, but increased levels of IL-4 and IL-10(P<0.05), and tumor weight (P<0.01). CONCLUSION: Bondage stress could aggravate the suppression of cellular immunity in mice bearing S180 tumor and promote the T cells to shift towards Th2 type cells, which may be one of the mechanisms of promoting tumor growth by bondage stress.