逆转录病毒介导的小鼠MLL-AF9白血病模型的建立

本研究旨在建立逆转录病毒介导的小鼠MLL-AF9白血病模型,为深入研究MLL白血病的发病机制和治疗策略奠定基础.采用免疫磁珠分选法分离CD45.2小鼠骨髓c-Kit＋细胞,用携带MSCV-MLL-AF9载体的逆转录病毒感染c-Kit＋细胞,体外培养后经尾静脉注射入致死剂量照射的CD45.1受体小鼠体内,用PCR、流式细胞术、形态学等方法鉴定成模情况.结果表明,MLL-AF9逆转录病毒可以成功感染c-Kit＋细胞,感染后细胞克隆形成能力强,细胞呈髓系原始幼稚形态,高表达Gr-1、Mac-1等髓系标志,MLL相关基因Hoxa9、Meis1表达升高.移植MLL-AF9细胞后的受体小鼠,于6至12周出现白血病样体征,外周血涂片、骨髓细胞甩片、肝脏和脾脏组织切片均显示有大量白血病细胞浸润,骨髓和脾脏细胞中CD45.2群细胞高表达Gr-1、Mac-1等髓系标志,小鼠在12周内死亡.结论：成功建立逆转录病毒介导的小鼠MLL-AF9白血病模型,可应用于后续实验研究.

Establishment of the Retrovirus-mediated Murine Model with MLL-AF9 Leukemia

This study was purposed to establish a retrovirus-mediated murine model with MLL-AF9 leukemia, so as to provide a basis for further investigation of the pathogenesis and therapeutic strategy of MLL associated leukemia. Mu- fine （CD45.2） primary hematopoietic precursor positively selected for expression of the progenitor marker c-Kit by means of MACS were transduced with a retrovirus carrying MLL-AF9 fusion gene. After cultured in vitro, the transduced cells were injected intravenously through the tail vein into the lethally irradiated mice （CD45.1）. PCR, flow cytometry and morphological observation were employed to evaluate the murine leukemia model system. The results showed that MLL-AF9 fusion gene was expressed in the infected cells, and the cells had a dramatically enhanced potential to generate myeloid colonies with primitive and immature morphology. Flow cytometric analysis revealed that the immortalized cells highly expressed myeloid lineage surface markers Gr-1 and Mac-1. Moreover, the expression levels of Hoxa9 and Meisl mRNA were significantly higher in the MLL-AF9 cells than that in control. The mice transplanted with MLL-AF9 cells displayed typical signs of leukemia within 6-12 weeks. Extensive infiltration leukemic cells was observed in the Wright- Giemsa stained peripheral blood smear and bone marrow, and also in the histology of liver and spleen. Flow cytometric analysis of the bone marrow and spleen cells demonstrated that the CD45.2 populations expressed highly myeloid markers Gr-1 and Mac-1. The leukemic mice died within 12 weeks. It is concluded that the retrovirus-mediated murine model with MLL-AF9 leukemia is successfully established, which can be applied in the subsequent researches.