中国组织工程研究 ›› 2024, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (32): 5097-5103.doi: 10.12307/2024.496

• 肌肉肌腱韧带组织构建 tissue construction of the muscle, tendon and ligament • 上一篇    下一篇

低强度脉冲超声对大鼠急性肌腱损伤早期血管生成的影响及机制

刘雪丽1,沈  丽1,毕文光1,牟  杨1,李  森2   

  1. 1四川卫生康复职业学院康复学院,四川省自贡市  643000;2南京大学医学院附属鼓楼医院脊柱外科,江苏省南京市  210000
  • 收稿日期:2023-08-16 接受日期:2023-09-25 出版日期:2024-11-18 发布日期:2023-12-28
  • 通讯作者: 李森,博士,主任医师,南京大学医学院附属鼓楼医院脊柱外科,江苏省南京市 210000
  • 作者简介:刘雪丽,女,1995年生,四川省自贡市人,汉族,2023年西南医科大学毕业,硕士,初级康复治疗师,主要从事肌肉骨骼康复相关研究。
  • 基金资助:
    自贡市卫生健康委员会科研课题(21zd001),项目负责人:刘雪丽

Effect and mechanism of low intensity pulsed ultrasound on early angiogenesis in rats with acute tendon injury

Liu Xueli1, Shen Li1, Bi Wenguang1, Mou Yang1, Li Sen2   

  1. 1School of Rehabilitation, Sichuan Vocational College of Health and Rehabilitation, Zigong 643000, Sichuan Province, China; 2Department of Spine Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University Medicine School, Nanjing 210000, Jiangsu Province, China
  • Received:2023-08-16 Accepted:2023-09-25 Online:2024-11-18 Published:2023-12-28
  • Contact: Li Sen, MD, Chief physician, Department of Spine Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University Medicine School, Nanjing 210000, Jiangsu Province, China
  • About author:Liu Xueli, Master, Rehabilitation therapist, School of Rehabilitation, Sichuan Vocational College of Health and Rehabilitation, Zigong 643000, Sichuan Province, China
  • Supported by:
    Research Project of Zigong Municipal Health Commission, No. 21zd001 (to LXL)

摘要:


文题释义:

低强度脉冲超声:是一种以低强度和脉冲波模式输出的特殊类型的治疗性超声波,一般周期为1 kHz,频率为1-3 MHz,强度在0.02-1 W/cm2。与其他高强度超声相比,低强度脉冲超声降低了热效应对机体带来的危害,将高频声压波和机械应力转变为生物学信号,引起细胞膜通透性的改变,进一步发挥其各种生物学效应。
血管内皮生长因子:又称血管通透因子,是一种高度特异性的促血管内皮细胞生长因子,具有促进血管通透性增加、血管内皮细胞迁移、增殖和血管形成等作用。


背景:越来越多研究表明,低强度脉冲超声可以促进急性肌腱损伤的愈合,但其具体机制尚不清楚。

目的:观察低强度脉冲超声对急性肌腱损伤后早期血管生成的影响,并检测与血管内皮生长因子相关信号通路的调控关系,进而揭示其潜在作用机制。
方法:8-12周龄SPF级雄性SD大鼠局部注射Ⅰ型胶原酶3 d建立急性跟腱损伤动物模型,随机分为超声组和对照组。超声组每日使用有效辐射面积为1 cm2的超声小探头垂直于跟腱部位进行低强度脉冲超声治疗,对照组不干预。治疗2周后进行超声影像学检查,观察肌腱早期愈合情况;治疗1,2周后行苏木精-伊红染色和CD31免疫组织化学染色观察组织血管数量变化,Western blot和qRT-PCR检测跟腱组织中血管内皮生长因子相关信号通路分子的表达。

结果与结论:①灰阶超声显示:超声组较对照组跟腱更为连续,回声强度更低且较为均匀,肌腱厚度明显降低(P < 0.05);②苏木精-伊红染色和CD31免疫组织化学结果一致显示:治疗2周后,超声组的新生血管数量明显较同期对照组增多(P < 0.05);③Western blot和qRT-PCR结果显示:治疗2周后超声组跟腱中血管内皮生长因子、Yes相关蛋白、血管生成素2、富含半胱氨酸的血管生成素诱导物61的蛋白和mRNA表达均显著高于对照组(P < 0.05);④结果表明:低强度脉冲超声通过上调血管内皮生长因子表达显著增加了急性肌腱损伤早期血管生成数量,加速了肌腱愈合。

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7552-7144(刘雪丽)

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: 低强度脉冲超声, 急性肌腱损伤, 肌腱愈合, 血管生成, 血管内皮生长因子

Abstract: BACKGROUND: In recent years, increasing studies have shown that low-intensity pulsed ultrasound can promote the healing of acute tendon injuries, but the specific mechanism is still unclear. 
OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound on early angiogenesis after acute tendon injury, and to detect the regulatory relationship of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound with vascular endothelial growth factor-related signaling pathways, so as to reveal its potential mechanism of action. 
METHODS: Animal models of acute Achilles tendon injury were established using local injection of type I collagenase for 3 days in SPF male Sprague-Dawley rats aged 8-12 weeks, and were then randomly divided into ultrasound group and control group. In the ultrasound group, low-intensity pulsed ultrasound was treated daily with a small ultrasonic probe with an effective radiation area of 1 cm2 perpendicular to the Achilles tendon. No intervention was performed in the control group. Ultrasound imaging examination was performed 2 weeks later to observe the early healing of the tendon. Hematoxylin-eosin staining and CD31 immunohistochemical staining were performed to observe the changes in the number of blood vessels in the tissues after 1 and 2 weeks of treatment. The expression of vascular endothelial growth factor-related signaling pathway molecules in Achilles tendon tissues was detected by western blot or qRT-PCR. 
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Compared with the control group, the Achilles tendon in the ultrasound group was more continuous, the echo intensity was lower and more uniform, and the tendon thickness was significantly reduced (P < 0.05). Hematoxylin-eosin staining and CD31 immunohistochemical staining results showed that after 2 weeks of treatment, the number of new vessels in the ultrasound group was significantly increased compared with the control group (P < 0.05). Western blot and qRT-PCR results showed that after 2 weeks of continuous ultrasound intervention, the protein or mRNA expressions of vascular endothelial growth factor, Yes-associated protein, angiopoietin-2 and cysteine-rich angiogenic inducer 61 in the Achilles tendon of the ultrasound group were significantly higher than those of the control group (P < 0.05). These finding indicate that low-intensity pulsed ultrasound significantly increases the number of blood vessels in the early stage of acute tendon injury and accelerate tendon healing by up-regulating vascular endothelial growth factor expression.

Key words: low-intensity pulsed ultrasound, acute tendon injury, tendon healing, angiogenesis, vascular endothelial growth factor

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