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中国临床药理学与治疗学 ›› 2011, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (5): 553-557.

• 药物治疗学 • 上一篇    下一篇

CTLA-4 siRNA对慢性乙型肝炎患者外周血Th1/Th2细胞因子的影响

余永胜, 吴昊, 汤正好, 臧国庆   

  1. 上海交通大学附属第六人民医院感染病科,上海 200233
  • 收稿日期:2011-03-22 修回日期:2011-04-09 发布日期:2011-07-08
  • 作者简介:余永胜,男,主任医师,硕导,研究方向:乙型病毒性肝炎的免疫机制。Tel:021-64369181-8675 E-mail:yuyongsheng@medmail.com臧国庆,男,主任医师,博导,研究方向:病毒性肝炎临床及发病机制。E-mail:zangguoqin@126.com

Effect of silencing CTLA4 with siRNA on the Th1/Th2 cytokines in peripheral blood of chronic hepatitis B patient

YU Yong-sheng, WU Hao, TANG Zheng-hao, ZANG Guo-qing   

  1. Department of Infectious Diseases, Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200233, China
  • Received:2011-03-22 Revised:2011-04-09 Published:2011-07-08

摘要: 目的: 观察化学合成的小干扰RNA(small interfering RNA,siRNA)对慢性乙型肝炎(chronic hepatitis B,CHB)患者外周血淋巴细胞细胞毒T淋巴细胞相关抗原4(cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4,CTLA-4)表达的抑制作用及干扰后对细胞因子IFN-γ、IL-2和IL-4分泌的影响,探讨CTLA-4对慢性乙型肝炎的T细胞免疫调节作用。方法: 检测CHB患者外周血淋巴细胞CTLA-4,观察其与HBV-DNA的相关性(P<0.05);根据人淋巴细胞CTLA-4的基因序列,设计合成CTLA-4 siRNA及阴性对照siRNA(siRNA-co),电穿孔法转染CHB患者外周血淋巴细胞,采用实时荧光定量PCR(real-time Q-PCR)方法检测淋巴细胞CTLA-4 mRNA的表达, 采用Western Blotting检测淋巴细胞CTLA-4蛋白表达,采用酶联免疫吸附试验(enzyme-linked immuno sorbent assay,ELISA)检测IFN-γ、IL-2和IL-4分泌。结果: CHB患者外周血淋巴细胞CTLA-4表达量与血清HBV-DNA载量有关;CTLA-4 siRNA转染CHB患者外周血淋巴细胞后,CTLA-4 mRNA及CTLA-4蛋白表达均受到抑制,IFN-γ、IL-2分泌增加,与阴性对照相比差异具有统计学意义(P<0.01)。而IL-4分泌没有变化,与阴性对照相比差异没有统计学意义(P>0.05)。结论: CHB患者外周血淋巴细胞CTLA-4表达一定程度抑制免疫反应,利于HBV-DNA的复制;利用siRNA在mRNA水平抑制CHB患者外周血淋巴细胞CTLA-4的表达,能够诱导Th1型细胞因子IL-2、IFN-γ分泌增加,对Th2型细胞因子IL-4无影响。说明抑制CTLA4有助于慢性乙型肝炎患者T细胞免疫的增强。

关键词: 慢性乙型肝炎, 细胞毒性T淋巴细胞相关抗原4, siRNA, Th1/Th2

Abstract: AIM: To explore the inhibition of expression for cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4(CTLA-4) in peripheral blood lymphocytes in patients with CHB by chemically synthesized small interfering RNA (siRNA) and the secretion of IFN-γ, IL-2, IL-4, then to analyze the T cellular immune activation by the interference of CTLA-4 gene.METHODS: CTLA-4 of peripheral blood lymphocytes in patients with CHB was detected to observe the correlation with the HBV-DNA; according to human CTAL-4 gene sequence, CTAL-4 siRNA and the negative control (siRNA-co) were designed, synthesized, and then they were transfected into peripheral blood lymphocytes separated from CHB patients by electroporation. The expression of CTLA-4 mRNA was detected by real-time Q-PCR, the CTAL-4 protein was measured by Western Blot and the secretion of IFN-γ,IL-2 and IL-4 were assayed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).RESULTS: CTLA-4 of peripheral blood lymphocytes in patients with CHB was correlated to HBV-DNA (P<0.05); after CTLA-4 were transfected into peripheral blood lymphocytes separated from CHB patients, the expression of CTLA-4 mRNA, CTAL-4 protein were suppressed and the production of IFN-γ, IL-2 were enhanced, compared with the negative control group (P<0.01), while IL-4 concentrations did not show any significant differences (P>0.05).CONCLUSION: CTLA-4 of peripheral blood lymphocytes in patients with CHB might contribute to the persistent infection of HBV. Inhibiting the expression of CTLA-4 mRNA in peripheral blood lymphocytes in patients with CHB could up-regulate the secretion of Th1-type cytokines IFN-γ, IL-2 except Th2-type cytokines IL-4. It suggested that inhibiting CTAL-4 is helpful to activating T cellular immunity of patients with CHB.

Key words: CHB, CTLA-4, siRNA, Th1/Th2

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