中国组织工程研究 ›› 2020, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (29): 4667-4672.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2816

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甲氨蝶呤联合电针治疗类风湿关节炎模型大鼠

张广辉1,张  超1,郭占非1,侯晓东2   

  1. 1新乡市中心医院风湿免疫科,河南省新乡市  453000;2河南大学第一附属医院骨科,河南省开封市  475000
  • 收稿日期:2019-09-28 修回日期:2019-09-30 接受日期:2019-11-19 出版日期:2020-10-18 发布日期:2020-09-14
  • 作者简介:张广辉,1982年生,汉族,2010年河南中医学院毕业,硕士,主治医师,主要从事风湿免疫性疾病诊疗工作。
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金项目(81601368)

Therapeutic effect of methotrexate combined with electroacupuncture in rheumatoid arthritis rats

Zhang Guanghui1, Zhang Chao1, Guo Zhanfei1, Hou Xiaodong2   

  1. 1Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Xinxiang Central Hospital, Xinxiang 453000, Henan Province, China; 2Department of Orthopaedics, First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University, Kaifeng 475000, Henan Province, China
  • Received:2019-09-28 Revised:2019-09-30 Accepted:2019-11-19 Online:2020-10-18 Published:2020-09-14
  • About author:Zhang Guanghui, Master, Attending physician, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Xinxiang Central Hospital, Xinxiang 453000, Henan Province, China
  • Supported by:
    the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81601368

摘要:

文题释义:

类风湿关节炎:是一种慢性疾病,经常伴有关节外器官受累或血清类风湿因子呈阳性状态,病初多数患者不易察觉,病程缓慢,给患者身体健康带来严重影响。

肿瘤坏死因子主要由T细胞等免疫细胞产生,参与类风湿关节炎的发展及软骨细胞的代谢,与类风湿关节炎的发生密切相关。

背景:现阶段已经对甲氨蝶呤治疗类风湿关节炎进行了相关探索,但是存在治疗效果不理想等问题。

目的:探讨甲氨蝶呤联合电针对类风湿关节炎大鼠的治疗效果及机制。

方法选择100Wistar大鼠,其中80只应用Ⅱ型胶原酶诱导建立类风湿关节炎模型,造模成功后随机分为模型组、甲氨蝶呤组、电针组、甲氨蝶呤+电针组,余20只不做处理做为正常对照组。治疗第1612周评估关节炎指数,治疗后12周采用苏木精-伊红染色观察踝关节组织学变化,RT-PCRWestern blot法检测肿瘤坏死因子αJAK3STAT3表达水平变化,流式细胞仪检测软骨细胞凋亡率。

结果与结论与模型组比较,治疗1612周甲氨蝶呤组、电针组、甲氨蝶呤+电针组关节炎指数明显降低(P < 0.05),且甲氨蝶呤+电针组关节炎指数低于甲氨蝶呤组、电针组(P < 0.05)正常对照组大鼠未见滑膜组织病变、关节囊增生;模型组大鼠滑膜组织中有大量炎性细胞浸润,滑膜内血管扩张及增生形成血管翳,囊内韧带神经损伤,滑膜和纤维组织增生;甲氨蝶呤组、电针组滑膜组织改变较模型组减轻;甲氨蝶呤+电针组滑膜组织炎性细胞浸润、滑膜纤维增生明显减少;与模型组比较,甲氨蝶呤组、电针组、甲氨蝶呤+电针组肿瘤坏死因子αJAK3STAT3 mRNA和蛋白表达水平明显降低(P < 0.05),且甲氨蝶呤+电针组肿瘤坏死因子αJAK3STAT3 mRNA和蛋白表达水平低于甲氨蝶呤组、电针组(P < 0.05)模型组软骨细胞凋亡率最高,甲氨蝶呤组、电针组其次,甲氨蝶呤+电针组软骨细胞凋亡率低于甲氨蝶呤组、电针组(P < 0.05),但高于正常对照组(P < 0.05)结果表明,甲氨蝶呤联合电针治疗可抑制肿瘤坏死因子、JAK-STAT通路活性,减轻软骨细胞凋亡,对关节软骨起到保护作用。

ORCID: 0000-0003-2389-357X(张广辉)

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: 类风湿关节炎, 甲氨蝶呤, 电针, 肿瘤坏死因子通路, JAK-STAT通路, 大鼠, 实验

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Currently, methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis has been explored; however, there are still some problems such as unsatisfactory treatment effects.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the therapeutic effect and mechanism of methotrexate combined with electroacupuncture in rheumatoid arthritis rats.

METHODS: A total of 100 Wistar rats were selected, 80 of which were injected type II collagenase to induce rheumatoid arthritis models. After successful modeling, the model rats were randomly divided into model group, methotrexate group, electroacupuncture group, and methotrexate+electroacupuncture group. The remaining 20 normal animals untreated were used as the normal control group. The arthritis index was evaluated at 1, 6, and 12 weeks of treatment. Hematological changes in the ankle were observed with hematoxylin-eosin staining at 12 weeks after treatment. RT-PCR and western blot were used to detect changes in tumor necrosis factor α, JAK3, and STAT3 expression levels. Flow cytometry was used to detect the apoptotic rate of chondrocytes.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Compared with the model group, methotrexate and electroacupuncture alone or in combination could significantly reduce the arthritis index of rheumatoid arthritis rats at 1, 6, and 12 weeks after administration (P < 0.05), and the reduction tendency was more significant in the methotrexate+electroacupuncture group. There was no synovial tissue lesion and joint capsule hyperplasia in the normal control group. In the model group, synovial tissue was infiltrated by extensive inflammatory cells; vasodilation and vascular hyperplasia in the synovium triggered the formation of vascular pannus; and intrathecal ligament nerve injury and proliferation of synovial and fibrous tissues were observed. Histological changes in the synovium were less after treatment with methotrexate and electroacupuncture alone than in combination. Treatment with methotrexate plus electroacupuncture obviously decreased inflammatory cell infiltration and synovial hyperplasia. Compared with the model group, the levels of tumor necrosis factor-α, JAK3 and STAT3 mRNA and protein were significantly reduced in the methotrexate group, electroacupuncture group, and methotrexate+electroacupuncture group (P < 0.05), and the reduction was more significant in the methotrexate+electroacupuncture group (P < 0.05). The apoptotic rate of chondrocytes was highest in the model group, followed by the methotrexate group, electroacupuncture group, and methotrexate+electroacupuncture group (P < 0.05). However, the apoptotic rate of chondrocytes in the methotrexate+electroacupuncture group was still higher than that in the normal control group (P < 0.05). To conclude, the combination of methotrexate and electroacupuncture for rheumatoid arthritis can inhibit the activity of tumor necrosis factor and JAK-STAT pathways, reduce the apoptosis of chondrocytes, and protect the articular cartilage.

Key words: ">rheumatoid arthritis, methotrexate, electroacupuncture, tumor necrosis factor pathway, JAK-STAT pathway, rat, experiment

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