中国组织工程研究 ›› 2022, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (11): 1669-1674.doi: 10.12307/2022.349

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小鼠髓核特异性标志物的鉴定和表达分析

张  磊1,修春美1,倪  莉2,陈建权1,2   

  1. 1苏州大学医学部骨科研究所,江苏省苏州市   215008;2苏州大学附属第一医院骨科,江苏省苏州市   215006
  • 收稿日期:2021-03-02 修回日期:2021-03-04 接受日期:2021-04-28 出版日期:2022-04-18 发布日期:2021-12-11
  • 通讯作者: 陈建权,博士,教授,苏州大学医学部骨科研究所,江苏省苏州市 215008;苏州大学附属第一医院骨科,江苏省苏州市 215006 倪莉,博士,副研究员,苏州大学附属第一医院骨科,江苏省苏州市 215006
  • 作者简介:张磊,女,1996年生,汉族,苏州大学在读硕士,主要从事椎间盘生长发育及退变方面的研究。
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金项目(81902248),项目负责人:倪莉

Identification and expression analysis of mouse nucleus pulposus specific markers

Zhang Lei1, Xiu Chunmei1, Ni Li2, Chen Jianquan1, 2   

  1. 1Institute of Orthopedics, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215008, Jiangsu Province, China; 2Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu Province, China
  • Received:2021-03-02 Revised:2021-03-04 Accepted:2021-04-28 Online:2022-04-18 Published:2021-12-11
  • Contact: Chen Jianquan, MD, Professor, Institute of Orthopedics, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215008, Jiangsu Province, China; Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu Province, China Ni Li, MD, Associate researcher, Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu Province, China
  • About author:Zhang Lei, Master candidate, Institute of Orthopedics, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215008, Jiangsu Province, China
  • Supported by:
    the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81902248 (to NL) 

摘要:

文题释义:
椎间盘退变:腰椎退变指的是关节软骨发生退变,继发以关节边缘和软骨下骨质增殖形成的一种关节病变。衰老、压迫、炎症等因素均会诱发椎间盘退变。
髓核:髓核组织是椎间盘的重要成分,是由纵横交错的纤维网状结构即髓核细胞和蛋白多糖黏液样基质构成的弹性胶冻物质。随着年龄的增长,髓核中的蛋白多糖解聚增多,水分逐渐减少,与周围椎间盘组织界限不清晰,极易发生椎间盘突出。所以特异且明确的髓核标志物可为辨别髓核和其余组织提供良好的研究基础。

背景:椎间盘退变是下腰痛的主要诱因,而髓核细胞在椎间盘退变中起着至关重要的作用。小鼠模型是研究椎间盘稳态和退变的重要动物模型,然而对小鼠髓核特异性标志物目前还缺乏较为系统的分析。
目的:验证细胞角蛋白19、葡萄糖转运蛋白1和磷脂酰肌醇蛋白聚糖3这3种蛋白在不同时期小鼠椎间盘内的表达情况及其细胞特异性;探讨上述蛋白作为小鼠髓核特异性标志物的可行性。
方法:10只6周龄C57BL/6雄性小鼠随机分为2月龄组及12月龄组(n=5),分别饲养至相应月龄时收取椎间盘样本进行后续分析。采用苏木精-伊红染色和番红固绿染色评估椎间盘组织学完整形态;利用免疫荧光或免疫组化染色检测细胞角蛋白19、葡萄糖转运蛋白1和磷脂酰肌醇蛋白聚糖3这3种蛋白在两组小鼠椎间盘冠状位切片上的表达情况,并通过统计学方法分析各蛋白在不同年龄小鼠椎间盘中的表达变化。
结果与结论:①在2月龄小鼠椎间盘内,上述3种标志物均可明显区分髓核与其他组织;②在12月龄老年小鼠椎间盘内,只有细胞角蛋白19仍旧特异性表达于髓核组织,而葡萄糖转运蛋白1和磷脂酰肌醇蛋白聚糖3除在髓核细胞表达外,在软骨终板的钙化处亦有出现;③提示细胞角蛋白19、葡萄糖转运蛋白1和磷脂酰肌醇蛋白聚糖3均在小鼠髓核细胞表达,其中细胞角蛋白19可作为年轻及老龄小鼠的髓核特异性标志物。
缩略语:磷脂酰肌醇蛋白聚糖3:glypican-3,Gpc3

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5471-3741 (张磊) 

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: 髓核, 细胞角蛋白19, 葡萄糖转运蛋白1, 磷脂酰肌醇蛋白聚糖3, 椎间盘退变, 小鼠, 髓核标志物

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Intervertebral disc degeneration is the main cause of low back pain, and nucleus pulposus cells play a vital role in intervertebral disc degeneration. A mouse model is an important animal model for studying the homeostasis and degeneration of the intervertebral disc. However, there is still a lack of systematic analysis of mouse nucleus pulposus specific markers.
OBJECTIVE: To verify the expression and cell specificity of cytokeratin 19, glucose transporter 1, and glypican 3 in the intervertebral discs of mice at different stages and to explore the feasibility of the above proteins used as specific markers of the mouse nucleus pulposus.
METHODS: Ten 6-week-old C57BL/6 male mice were randomly divided into a 2-month-old group and a 12-month-old group (n=5), and intervertebral disc samples were collected for subsequent analysis when the mice were raised to the corresponding months. Hematoxylin-eosin staining and Safranin O&Fast Green staining were used to evaluate the histological integrity of the intervertebral discs. Immunofluorescence or immunohistochemical staining was used to detect the protein expression of cytokeratin 19, glucose transporter 1, and glypican 3 on the coronal slices of the intervertebral discs, and protein expression changes in mice of different ages were statistically analyzed.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Cytokeratin 19, glucose transporter 1, and glypican 3 were specifically expressed in the nucleus pulposus tissues of 2-month-old mice. Only cytokeratin 19 was specially expressed in the nucleus pulposus tissues of 12-month-old mice, whereas glucose transporter 1 and glypican 3 appeared in the nucleus pulposus cells as well as in the endplate. Therefore, cytokeratin 19, glucose transporter 1, and glypican 3 can all be expressed in the nucleus pulposus tissues from 2- and 12-month-old mice, but only cytokeratin 19 can serve as the nucleus pulposus-specific marker for both young and aged mice.

Key words: nucleus pulposus, cytokeratin 19, glucose transporter 1, glypican 3, intervertebral disc degeneration, mouse, nucleus pulposus specific marker

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