中国组织工程研究 ›› 2024, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (31): 5029-5035.doi: 10.12307/2024.711

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Circ0005512促进雌性大鼠脊髓损伤后小胶质细胞/巨噬细胞焦亡

张  妍1,张文凯2,张雯秀1,刘  涛2,马子谦2,陈学明1,2   

  1. 首都医科大学附属北京潞河医院,1中心实验室,2骨中心,北京市   101149
  • 收稿日期:2023-08-25 接受日期:2023-09-22 出版日期:2024-11-08 发布日期:2024-01-22
  • 通讯作者: 陈学明,博士,主任医师,副教授,首都医科大学附属北京潞河医院中心实验室,骨中心,北京市 101149
  • 作者简介:张妍,女,1984年生,河北省保定市人,汉族,助理研究员,博士,主要从事脊髓损伤的机制研究。
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金青年项目(81901241),项目负责人:张妍

Circ0005512 promotes microglia/macrophage pyroptosis after spinal cord injury in female rats

Zhang Yan1, Zhang Wenkai2, Zhang Wenxiu1, Liu Tao2, Ma Ziqian2, Chen Xueming1, 2   

  1. 1Central Laboratory, 2Department of Orthopedics, Beijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 101149, China
  • Received:2023-08-25 Accepted:2023-09-22 Online:2024-11-08 Published:2024-01-22
  • Contact: Chen Xueming, MD, Chief physician, Associate professor, Central Laboratory, Beijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 101149, China; Department of Orthopedics, Beijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 101149, China
  • About author:Zhang Yan, Assistant researcher, PhD, Central Laboratory, Beijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 101149, China
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81901241 (to ZY)

摘要:


文题释义:

CircRNA:环状RNA,是一种不同于线性RNA的非编码RNA,分子首尾相连形成环状结构,正由于这一特性,使其更好地抵御核酸内切酶的切割,半衰期更长,更稳定,更适合作为疾病的标志物,目前已发现circRNA在多种疾病中发挥作用。
细胞焦亡:属于细胞炎症性坏死的一种,是由多种病原体或非感染因素刺激导致的一种固有免疫反应。研究表明,细胞焦亡广泛发生于中枢神经系统疾病,可影响疾病的发生发展过程。


背景:神经炎症是导致继发性脊髓损伤的重要因素,小胶质细胞/巨噬细胞焦亡是介导脊髓损伤后神经炎症的重要部分,研究显示脊髓损伤后小胶质细胞/巨噬细胞发生焦亡,但circRNA对脊髓损伤后小胶质细胞/巨噬细胞焦亡的调控机制尚不清楚。

目的:探讨circ0005512在脊髓损伤后调节小胶质细胞/巨噬细胞焦亡中的作用和机制。
方法:将雌性Wistar大鼠随机分为假手术组和脊髓损伤组,BBB评分评估运动功能,苏木精-伊红染色检测脊髓空洞面积,二代测序筛选脊髓组织中差异表达的circRNA,Real-time PCR验证circ0005512的表达。免疫荧光、Western blot、ELISA、Real-time PCR检测脊髓损伤大鼠的细胞焦亡情况以及脂多糖诱导的小胶质细胞系HAPI细胞的焦亡情况,基因敲降验证circRNA0005512对小胶质细胞焦亡的调控作用。

结果与结论:①脊髓损伤7 d后,脊髓损伤部位出现明显空洞,脊髓损伤后即刻大鼠运动功能完全缺失,随着时间的推移,脊髓损伤组大鼠运动功能逐渐部分恢复,BBB评分与假手术组比较有显著差异;②二代测序筛选到circ0005512明显上调,且在动物模型和细胞模型中均得到了验证;③免疫荧光、Western blot、Real-time PCR、ELISA实验证实脊髓损伤组织和脂多糖诱导的HAPI细胞中焦亡标志物(NLRP3、GSDMD、caspase-1)均明显上调;④在脂多糖诱导HAPI细胞中敲降circ0005512后,细胞焦亡标志物NLRP3明显下调;⑤以上结果表明circ0005512促进大鼠脊髓损伤后小胶质细胞/巨噬细胞焦亡。

https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8681-9660 (陈学明)

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: 脊髓损伤, circRNA, 小胶质细胞, 巨噬细胞, 焦亡, NLRP3

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Neuroinflammation is an important factor leading to secondary spinal cord injury, and microglia/macrophage pyroptosis is a significant part of post-spinal cord injury neuroinflammation. Studies have shown that microglia/macrophage undergoes pyroptosis after spinal cord injury, but the regulatory mechanism of circular RNA (circRNA) in microglia/macrophage pyroptosis after spinal cord injury remains unclear. 
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the role and mechanism of circRNA0005512 in regulating microglia/macrophage pyroptosis after spinal cord injury. 
METHODS: Female Wistar rats were divided into sham group and spinal cord injury group. Motor function was evaluated using the Basso, Beattie, and Bresnahan (BBB) scale. Cavity volume was assessed by hematoxylin-eosin staining. Differential expression of circRNA in spinal cord tissue was screened using RNA-sequencing and circ0005512 was validated by real-time PCR. Immunofluorescence, western blot assay, ELISA, and real-time PCR were performed to detect cell pyroptosis in the rats and lipopolysaccharide-induced microglial cell line HAPI cell models. Gene knockdown was used to confirm the regulatory role of circRNA0005512 in microglia/macrophage pyroptosis.  
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) Seven days after spinal cord injury, evident cavities were observed at the injury site. Immediately after spinal cord injury, the motor function of rats was completely lost. Over time, the motor function of rats in the spinal cord injury group gradually partially recovered, and there was a significant difference in BBB scores compared to the sham group. (2) Circ0005512 was significantly upregulated according to the results of the RNA-sequencing and confirmed in both the animal and cell models. (3) Immunofluorescence, western blot assay, real-time PCR, and ELISA confirmed the significant upregulation of cell pyroptosis markers (NLRP3, GSDMD, and caspase-1) in spinal cord injury tissue and lipopolysaccharide-induced HAPI cells. (4) In the cell model, knockdown of circ0005512 resulted in significantly decreased levels of cell pyroptosis marker-NLRP3. (5) The results above indicate that circ0005512 promotes pyroptosis in microglia/macrophages after spinal cord injury. 

Key words: spinal cord injury, circRNA, microglia, macrophage, pyroptosis, NLRP3

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