中国组织工程研究 ›› 2020, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (31): 5013-5017.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2091

• 干细胞培养与分化 stem cell culture and differentiation • 上一篇    下一篇

毛囊真皮鞘细胞中过表达Noggin对皮肤及毛囊生长的作用

凌学剑,杨青春,张彦定,马钢   

  1. 上海交通大学Bio-X研究院,遗传发育与精神神经疾病教育部重点实验室,上海市  200240
  • 收稿日期:2019-10-29 修回日期:2019-11-08 接受日期:2019-12-23 出版日期:2020-11-08 发布日期:2020-09-04
  • 通讯作者: 马钢,博士,副研究员,上海交通大学Bio-X研究院,遗传发育与精神神经疾病教育部重点实验室,上海市 200240
  • 作者简介:凌学剑,男,1995年生,广东省和平县人,汉族,2017年华南理工大学毕业。
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(31671504,31970775)

Effect of Noggin overexpression in hair follicle dermal sheath cells on the growth of skin and hair follicles

Ling Xuejian, Yang Qingchun, Zhang Yanding, Ma Gang   

  1. Bio-X Institutes, Key Laboratory for Genetics of Developmental and Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  • Received:2019-10-29 Revised:2019-11-08 Accepted:2019-12-23 Online:2020-11-08 Published:2020-09-04
  • Contact: Ma Gang, MD, Associate researcher, Bio-X Institutes, Key Laboratory for Genetics of Developmental and Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  • About author:Ling Xuejian, Bio-X Institutes, Key Laboratory for Genetics of Developmental and Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  • Supported by:

    the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 31671504 and 31970775

摘要:

文题释义:

真皮鞘:毛囊真皮细胞包括2个部分,分别为真皮乳头和真皮鞘。真皮乳头位于毛囊的基部,真皮鞘是毛囊上皮与真皮间的一层连接鞘,通过茎部与真皮乳头的基部连接。在毛囊生长周期中,真皮鞘被认为是真皮乳头细胞的细胞库和毛囊干细胞的微环境。课题组在前期研究中发现毛囊真皮鞘中激活Wnt/β-catenin信号破坏了毛囊bulge微环境,并在原来毛囊上面产生异位毛囊,同时导致小鼠真皮渐进性纤维化发生,尤其值得注意的是,激活Wnt/β-catenin信号的真皮鞘细胞中发现Noggin表达显著上升。

NogginNoggin蛋白是一个抑制BMP信号通路的重要分子,可以与BMP2/4结合形成复合物,从而阻断BMP信号,影响生物有机体的正常发育过程。在早期研究中,Noggin蛋白在毛囊中的作用一直被认为是间充质细胞表达的毛囊诱导分子,但是研究并没有分析究竟是在真皮层起作用还是表皮层起作用。另外有研究证明在表皮中过表达Noggin也会诱导毛发增多,但是还没有小鼠模型研究真皮层Noggin的功能。该研究初步探索毛囊真皮鞘中Noggin的功能与作用。

背景:Noggin蛋白是一个抑制BMP信号通路的重要分子,可以与BMP2/4结合形成复合物,从而阻断BMP信号,影响生物有机体的正常发育过程。研究认为真皮鞘细胞是一类能够长期自我更新的真皮干细胞,参与毛囊再生过程中真皮毛乳头和真皮鞘的形成。在毛囊发育过程中,真皮毛乳头中Noggin参与毛囊的起始,Noggin的缺失会导致毛囊数量的减少和毛囊生长缓慢,但人们对于Noggin蛋白在毛囊真皮鞘中的作用所知甚少。

目的:研究Noggin蛋白在毛囊真皮鞘中的生物学功能。

方法:利用真皮鞘特异的αSMA-Cre ERT2工具鼠在真皮鞘中特异过表达Noggin蛋白,分别在出生后89 d对实验组αSMA-CreERpMES-Noggin小鼠和对照组αSMA-CreER小鼠注射4-羟基他莫昔芬,在出生后212328 d获取皮肤组织,苏木精-伊红染色观察毛囊生长情况和皮下脂肪层厚度,免疫组化染色分析表型。

结果与结论:通过苏木精-伊红染色结果发现毛囊生长并没有受到影响,但毛囊皮下脂肪组织生长发育受到严重影响,小鼠皮下脂肪层变薄。免疫组化结果说明BMP信号降低可能是导致毛囊脂肪层变薄的原因。这一发现拓展了人们对于真皮鞘细胞和Noggin蛋白的认识,也为人们更加准确理解毛囊再生和组织生长机制提供了重要依据。

ORCID: 0000-0002-9742-4808(凌学剑)

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:干细胞;骨髓干细胞;造血干细胞;脂肪干细胞;肿瘤干细胞;胚胎干细胞;脐带脐血干细胞;干细胞诱导;干细胞分化;组织工程

关键词: Noggin, 真皮鞘细胞,  皮下脂肪层,  毛囊再生,  BMP信号通路,  4-羟基他莫昔芬

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Noggin is an inhibitory molecule of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling, which can bind to BMP2/4 to form a complex, thereby blocking BMP signaling and affecting normal development. Some studies have suggested that dermal sheath cells are a kind of dermal stem cells that can self-renew for a long time, and participate in the formation of dermal papilla and dermal sheath during hair follicle regeneration. During the development of hair follicles, Noggin is involved in the induction of hair follicle regeneration, and its loss leads to a decrease in hair follicle number and slows hair follicle growth. However, little is known about the Noggin in the study of hair follicle dermal sheaths.

OBJECTIVE: To study the biological function of Noggin protein in the dermal sheath of hair follicles.

METHODS: The dermal sheath specific α-SMA-Cre ERT2 tool mice were used to specifically overexpress Noggin protein in the dermal sheath. At 8 and 9 days after birth, αSMA-CreER; pMES-Noggin mice in the experimental group and αSMA-CreER mice in the control group were injected with 4-hydroxytamoxifen. At 21, 23, and 28 days after birth, mouse skin tissues were obtained. Hematoxylin-eosin staining was used to observe hair follicle growth and subcutaneous fat layer thickness, and immunohistochemical staining was used to analyze cell phenotype.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Based on the findings of hematoxylin-eosin staining, we found that the growth of hair follicle was not affected, but the growth and development of subcutaneous adipose tissue of hair follicles were seriously impacted, presenting with the subcutaneous fat layer becoming thinned. The immunohistochemical results indicated that the decrease of BMP signaling may result in the thinning of the hair follicle fat layer. This discovery expands the understanding of dermal sheath cells and Noggin protein, and provides an important basis for more accurate understanding of hair follicle regeneration and tissue growth mechanisms.

Key words: Noggin,  dermal sheath cells,  subcutaneous fat layer,  hair follicle regeneration,  BMP signaling pathway,  4-hydroxytamoxifen

中图分类号: