中国组织工程研究 ›› 2024, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (26): 4178-4183.doi: 10.12307/2024.434

• 骨组织构建 bone tissue construction • 上一篇    下一篇

白细胞介素9缺失抑制小鼠的成骨能力

王  怡,陈迟迟,周熙超,施  勤   

  1. 苏州大学附属第一医院骨科,苏州大学骨科研究所,江苏省苏州市  215006
  • 收稿日期:2023-06-10 接受日期:2023-08-01 出版日期:2024-09-18 发布日期:2023-09-28
  • 通讯作者: 施勤,博士,教授,苏州大学附属第一医院骨科,苏州大学骨科研究所,江苏省苏州市 215006
  • 作者简介:王怡,男,1997年生,重庆市人,汉族,2020年四川大学临床医学院毕业,主要从事骨质疏松研究。
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金面上项目(81972059),项目负责人:施勤

Deficiency of interleukin-9 inhibits osteogenic potential in mice

Wang Yi, Chen Chichi, Zhou Xichao, Shi Qin   

  1. Department of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Institute of Orthopedics of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu Province, China
  • Received:2023-06-10 Accepted:2023-08-01 Online:2024-09-18 Published:2023-09-28
  • Contact: Shi Qin, MD, Professor, Department of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Institute of Orthopedics of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu Province, China
  • About author:Wang Yi, Department of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Institute of Orthopedics of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu Province, China
  • Supported by:
    the National Natural Science Foundation of China (General Program), No. 81972059 (to SQ)

摘要:


文题释义:

白细胞介素9:最初被鉴定为T细胞生长因子,通过JAK-STAT通路进行信号传递,能够影响多种类型细胞的生长与功能。研究发现JAK-STAT通路在调节骨代谢中发挥着重要作用。因此,白细胞介素9作为调节骨代谢的新型细胞因子备受关注。
成骨能力:机体骨骼是一个高度活跃的器官,长期保持着成骨细胞骨形成和破骨细胞骨吸收之间的动态平衡。一旦成骨能力受到抑制,新骨形成的数量少于旧骨吸收的数量,就会导致骨质净丢失,表现为骨量降低、骨微结构受损,即骨质疏松。


背景:小鼠成骨能力受到JAK/STAT通路的调控,白细胞介素9能够通过JAK-STAT通路调控多种细胞的功能,有潜力成为调控成骨能力的新型细胞因子。

目的:探究体内白细胞介素9的缺失对于小鼠成骨能力的影响。
方法:将2月龄野生型小鼠(WT)和白细胞介素9基因全敲除小鼠(IL-9-/-)股骨进行Micro-CT扫描,分析其骨量变化;并分别对小鼠股骨切片行苏木精-伊红染色、Masson染色以及Ⅰ型胶原蛋白免疫组化染色。提取2月龄WT和IL-9-/-小鼠骨髓细胞进行骨髓间充质干细胞克隆形成实验,并检测成骨基因的表达。为了进一步验证白细胞介素9是否通过JAK-STAT通路进行信号传导,采用Western blot检测STAT3蛋白的表达。

结果与结论:①Micro-CT扫描结果显示,相较于WT小鼠,IL-9-/-小鼠的骨量显著降低,骨密度、骨体积分数、骨小梁数目显著降低,骨小梁分离度显著增大;②苏木精-伊红染色与Micro-CT结果一致,IL-9-/-小鼠骨小梁密度更低;③Ⅰ型胶原蛋白免疫组化染色以及Masson染色结果显示,IL-9-/-小鼠Ⅰ型胶原蛋白阳性成骨细胞数量显著减少,同时胶原形成能力更差;④克隆形成实验结果表明,IL-9-/-小鼠成骨细胞的矿化能力显著低于WT小鼠;⑤Western blot结果显示,成骨诱导激活STAT3信号传导,WT成骨诱导组pSTAT3表达明显高于IL-9-/-成骨诱导组,说明白细胞介素9通过JAK-STAT3通路调控成骨,白细胞介素9的缺失抑制成骨细胞的分化与功能,这可能是IL-9-/-小鼠骨量降低的原因之一。

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9403-752X(施勤)

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: 白细胞介素9, 骨质疏松, 间充质干细胞, 成骨能力, 成骨诱导, 成骨矿化

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Mouse osteogenic potential is regulated by the JAK-STAT signaling pathway, and interleukin-9 can regulate multiple cellular functions through the JAK-STAT pathway, which has the potential to be a novel cytokine that regulates osteogenic potential.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of interleukin-9 deficiency on osteogenic potential in mice
METHODS: The femurs collected from 2-month-old wild-type and interleukin-9 knockout mice were subjected to Micro-CT scanning to analyze the changes in bone mass. Then, hematoxylin-eosin staining, Masson staining, and immunohistochemical staining of type I collagen were performed on the slices of the femurs of mice. Bone marrow cells from 2-month-old wild-type and interleukin-9 knockout mice were extracted for colony-forming assay and detection of osteogenic gene expression in bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells. To further verify whether interleukin-9 worked through the JAK-STAT pathway, the expression of STAT3 protein was detected by western blot.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Micro-CT results showed the bone mass of interleukin-9 knockout mice decreased significantly compared with that of wild-type mice. In addition, the bone mineral density, bone volume fraction, trabecular number significantly decreased and trabecular separation markedly escalated in interleukin-9 knockout mice. The findings of hematoxylin-eosin staining were consistent with Micro-CT results. Interleukin-9 knockout mice had lower bone trabecular density. Type I collagen immunohistochemistry staining and Masson staining indicated the number of type I collagen positive osteoblasts was significantly reduced and the capacity of collagen formation was damaged in interleukin-9 knockout mice. The results of colony-forming assay indicated that the mineralization capacity of osteoblast in interleukin-9 knockout mice were significantly lower than that in wild-type mice. Western blot results showed that osteogenesis induction activated STAT3 signaling, and the pSTAT3 level in wild-type mice with osteogenic induction was significantly higher than that in interleukin-9 knockout mice with osteogenic induction. These findings suggest that interleukin-9 regulates osteogenesis through the JAK-STAT3 pathway and interleukin-9 deficiency inhibits osteoblast differentiation and function, which may lead to reduced bone mass in interleukin-9 knockout mice.

Key words: interleukin-9, osteoporosis, mesenchymal stem cell, osteogenic capability, osteogenic induction, osteogenic mineralization

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