兔纤维环细胞复合KLD-12多肽纳米纤维凝胶体外三维培养的实验研究

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON THREE DIMENSINONAL CULTURE OF RABBIT ANNULUS FIBROSUS CELLS ON KLD-12 POLYPEPTIDE NANOFIBER GEL IN VITRO

目的探讨兔纤维环细胞复合KLD-12多肽纳米纤维凝胶体外培养的可能性,寻找修复椎间盘退变的理想种子细胞和支架。方法胰蛋白酶消化法提取6月龄新西兰大白兔纤维环细胞,培养至第3代,复合于KLD-12多肽制备KLD-12多肽/纤维环细胞凝胶。倒置显微镜观察凝胶内细胞形态变化;细胞计数试剂盒8(cell counting kit 8,CCK-8)法检测细胞增殖活性;钙黄绿素(Calcein-AM)/碘化丙啶(propidium iodide,PI)双荧光染色观察凝胶内活、死细胞,计算活细胞比率;阿尔新蓝法检测培养基中糖胺聚糖(glycosaminoglycan,GAG)含量;免疫荧光染色观察Ⅱ型胶原分泌情况;实时荧光定量PCR(real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR,RT-q PCR)检测纤维环细胞Ⅱ型胶原及蛋白聚糖(Aggrecan)基因表达情况。结果复合于凝胶中的纤维环细胞呈圆形,少部分在凝胶边缘处贴壁的细胞呈多角形。CCK-8结果显示,细胞增殖活性随培养时间延长呈增加趋势,培养14 d活性显著高于其余各时间点(P<0.05),且各时间点活性均显著高于空白凝胶对照组(P<0.05)。Calcein-AM/PI双荧光染色观察示,培养5、14 d凝胶内细胞活细胞比率分别89.32%±8.58%和97.81%±1.09%,比较差异无统计学意义(t=—1.962,P=0.097)。GAG检测示,细胞中GAG含量随培养时间延长逐渐增加,8 d达峰值,之后逐渐下降;培养5、8、11 d时GAG含量显著高于2、14 d时(P<0.05)。免疫荧光染色示细胞中Ⅱ型胶原正常分泌。RT-q PCR检测示,培养5、14 d凝胶内纤维环细胞均可见Ⅱ型胶原和Aggrecan基因表达,14 d时基因相对表达量均显著高于5 d时(P<0.05)。结论纤维环细胞能够在KLD-12多肽纳米纤维凝胶中正常生长增殖,主要细胞外基质成分可正常表达,细胞生物活性良好。

Objective To investigate the feasibility to culture rabbit annulus fibrosus cells on the KLD-12 polypeptide nanofiber gel so as to search for the seed cells and the scaffolds for tissue engineering. Methods The rabbit annulus fibrosus cells were isolated with pancreatin and cultured; the cells at passage 3 were seeded on the KLD-12 polypeptide nanofiber gel to prepare the KLD-12 polypeptide/annulus fibrosus cells gel. The cell morphology change was observed by inverted microscope. The cell counting kit 8 （CCK-8） was used to detect the cell proliferation, and Calcein- AM/propidium iodide （PI） fluorescent staining to observe the cell vitality. The alcian blue method was used to measure the glycosaminoglycan （GAG） content, immunofluorescence technique to observe the collagen type II level, and real- time fluorescence quantitative PCR （RT-qPCR） to measure the mRNA expressions of Aggrecan and collagen type II. Results The ceils on the scaffolds grew well, showing round shape on the scaffolds and spindle or fusiform shape at the edge of the scaffold. The cell proliferation exhibited increasing trend with time, and it was significantly higher at 14 days than the other time points （P〈0.05）, and on KLD-12 polypeptide nanofiber gel than on blank gel （P〈0.05）. The ratios of living ceils were 89.32%±8.58% at 5 days and 97.81%±1.09% at 14 days, showing no significant difference （t= -1.962, P=0.097）. The GAG content gradually increased with culture time, reached the peak at 8 days, and then gradually decreased; the GAG content at 5, 8, and 11 days was significantly higher than that at 2 and 14 days （P〈0.05）. The level of collagen type II was normal. The mRNA expressions of collagen type II and Aggrecan could be measured at 5 and 14 days; the relative expression levels of collagen type II and Aggrecan mRNA were significantly higher at 14 days than 5 days （P〈0.05）. Conclusion The rabbit annulus fibrosus cells on KLD-12 polypeptide nanofiber gel are able to grow well and to produce extracellular matrix, so KLD-12 polypeptide nanofiber gel has the potential to serve as a scaffold for the treatment of intervertebral disc degeneration.