中国组织工程研究 ›› 2023, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (8): 1187-1192.doi: 10.12307/2022.943

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叉头样转录因子3在粪肠球菌感染模型大鼠难治性根尖周炎病变中的表达

李梦菲1,仉  红2,赵少剑1,殷广浩1,王其宝2   

  1. 1滨州医学院口腔医学院,山东省烟台市  264000;2济南市口腔医院牙体牙髓病二科,山东省济南市  250000
  • 收稿日期:2021-12-23 接受日期:2022-02-09 出版日期:2023-03-18 发布日期:2022-07-27
  • 通讯作者: 王其宝,硕士,副教授,济南市口腔医院牙体牙髓病二科,山东省济南市 250000
  • 作者简介:李梦菲,女,1993年生,河北省永清县人,汉族,2022年滨州医学院毕业,硕士,主要从事牙体牙髓病学的研究。
  • 基金资助:
    山东省医药卫生科技发展计划(2018ws483),项目负责人:王其宝

Expression of forkhead box protein 3 in refractory periapical periodontitis in rats with Enterococcus faecalis infection

Li Mengfei1, Zhang Hong2, Zhao Shaojian1, Yin Guanghao1, Wang Qibao2   

  1. 1School of Stomatology, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai 264000, Shandong Province, China; 2Second Department of Dentistry and Endodontics, Jinan Stomatological Hospital, Jinan 250000, Shandong Province, China
  • Received:2021-12-23 Accepted:2022-02-09 Online:2023-03-18 Published:2022-07-27
  • Contact: Wang Qibao, Master, Associate professor, Second Department of Dentistry and Endodontics, Jinan Stomatological Hospital, Jinan 250000, Shandong Province, China
  • About author:Li Mengfei, Master, School of Stomatology, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai 264000, Shandong Province, China
  • Supported by:
    Shandong Provincial Pharmaceutical Health Science and Technology Development Program, No. 2018ws483 (to WQB)

摘要:

文题释义:
难治性根尖周炎:慢性根尖周炎持续发展,表现为复发性的根尖周脓肿并导致严重的牙槽骨破坏,临床上对其的常规治疗为根管治疗,但经过反复数次治疗仍然迁延不愈的被称为难治性根尖周炎。
叉头样转录因子3(forkhead box protein 3,Foxp3):调节性T细胞(Treg)在机体自身免疫调节中充当着关键角色,其标志性分子之一是核转录因子Foxp3,Foxp3是Foxp家族中一位重要成员,可以直接通过调节各种各样特殊基因来影响调节性T细胞的活性。该基因缺失可以引起不同程度的免疫性疾病。

背景:粪肠球菌作为优势菌的难治性根尖周炎是一种经过反复多次的根管治疗之后仍然伴随着持续性炎症和骨吸收的疾病。多种实验表明,叉头样转录因子3(forkhead box protein 3,Foxp3)通过影响机体自身免疫反应参与各种炎症疾病。
目的:观察Foxp3在粪肠球菌感染的大鼠难治性根尖周炎病变中的表达情况。
方法:6周龄SD大鼠32只,随机各挑选16只分成未封菌组和封菌组。将32只大鼠在无痛条件下行双侧下颌第1磨牙中央窝开髓,未封菌组放入PBS小棉球,封菌组放入粪肠球菌混悬液小棉球,随后在双侧内髓腔放置流动树脂后光固化。常规水食室温饲养,于1,2,3,4周两组各随机选取4只大鼠取下颌骨组织;并以0周大鼠未做开髓处理为空白对照组。用苏木精-伊红染色观察大鼠根尖周部位的炎症组织病理变化;RT-PCR和免疫组织化学检测根尖周组织Foxp3的表达变化。
结果与结论:①苏木精-伊红染色显示:未封菌组、封菌组大鼠根尖周炎的动物模型均建立成功,根尖周围组织区域均可见到明显的炎性细胞的浸润;②RT-PCR结果显示:Foxp3在未封菌组根尖周组织区域的mRNA表达水平呈现1-4周逐步递增;封菌组根尖区组织Foxp3的mRNA表达水平在3周达到高峰后下降,在2,4周与未封菌组比较,差异有显著性意义(P < 0.05);③免疫组织化学结果显示:未封菌组中Foxp3的阳性细胞表达量随着时间递增,封菌组在第3周表达高峰后第4周下降,与RT-PCR的结果一致(P < 0.05);④结论:Foxp3参与慢性根尖周炎和难治性根尖周炎的进展过程;在炎症慢性期,Foxp3在难治性根尖周炎中表达明显降低,提示其可能与粪肠球菌有一定的关系。
缩略语:叉头样转录因子3:forkhead box protein 3,Foxp3;调节性T细胞:regulatory T cell,Treg

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3728-090X (李梦菲)

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:组织构建;骨细胞;软骨细胞;细胞培养;成纤维细胞;血管内皮细胞;骨质疏松;组织工程

关键词: 慢性根尖周炎, 难治性根尖周炎, 粪肠球菌, FOXP3, 大鼠

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Refractory periapical periodontitis, with Enterococcus faecalis as a dominant bacterium, is a disease that continues with persistent inflammation and bone resorption after repeated and multiple root canal treatments. Multiple experiments have shown that forkhead box protein 3 (Foxp3) is involved in various inflammatory diseases by influencing the body’s autoimmune response.
OBJECTIVE: To observe the expression of Foxp3 in refractory periapical periodontitis in Enterococcus faecalis-infected rats.
METHODS: Thirty-three Sprague-Dawley rats at the age of 6 weeks were selected as experimental objects, 32 of which were randomly selected and divided into control and experimental groups. These 32 rats were submitted to open pulp in the central fossa of bilateral mandibular first molars under painless conditions. PBS pellets and Enterococcus faecalis suspension pellets were placed into the pulp in the control and experimental groups, respectively, followed by light curing after placing flowing resin in the bilateral inner medullary cavities. At 1, 2, 3, 4 weeks after regular water and food feeding in room temperature, four rats from each group were randomly selected for euthanasia. Rats aged 0 week without dental pulp opening were used as blank controls. Hematoxylin-eosin staining was to observe the inflammatory histopathological changes in the experimental periapical sites of rats. RT-PCR and immunohistochemical detection were used to detect the expression of Foxp3 in the periapical tissue. 
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Hematoxylin-eosin staining results showed that: the animal models of periapical periodontitis were successfully established in the control and experimental groups and obvious inflammatory cell infiltration was seen in the periapical tissue. The results of RT-PCR showed that the mRNA expression level of Foxp3 in the periapical tissue in the control group rose in a stepwise manner from 1 to 4 weeks, while the mRNA expression level of Foxp3 in the periapical tissue in the experimental group decreased after peaking at 3 weeks (P < 0.05). Immunohistochemical results showed that the Foxp3-positive cell expression in the control group increased with time, while that in the experimental group decreased at the 4th week after the expression peaked at the 3rd week, which was consistent with the results of RT-PCR (P < 0.05). To conclude, Foxp3 is involved in the progression of chronic and refractory periapical periodontitis. In the chronic phase of inflammation, the expression of Foxp3 is significantly decreased in refractory periapical periodontitis, suggesting that it may have some relationship with Enterococcus faecalis. 

Key words: chronic periapical periodontitis, refractory periapical periodontitis, Enterococcus faecalis, FOXP3, rat

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