滋阴凉血方联合泼尼松对免疫性血小板减少性紫癜小鼠免疫功能及ST2/IL-33通路的影响

Effects of Ziyin Liangxue Formula Combined with Prednisone on Immune Function and ST2/IL-33 Pathway in Mice with Immune Thrombocytopenia

目的:探讨滋阴凉血方联合泼尼松对免疫性血小板减少性紫癜小鼠免疫功能及ST2/IL-33通路的影响。方法:40只BALB/c小鼠,其中32只采用注射抗血小板血清构建免疫性血小板减少性紫癜小鼠模型,造模成功后,随机分为模型、滋阴凉血方(0.2 ml/10 g)、泼尼松(0.2 ml/10 g)和滋阴凉血方+泼尼松(0.2 ml/10 g)共4组,每组8只,剩余8只小鼠设为空白组。分别按剂量灌胃给药,模型组与空白组灌胃等量生理盐水,1次/d×2周。采集血样和脾脏组织,使用全自动血液分析仪测定外周血小板数;HE染色观察脾脏组织病理学变化;酶联免疫吸附法检测血清转化生长因子β、白细胞介素(IL)-17及外周血血小板生成素水平;Western blot检测脾脏组织IL-33、s ST2、ST2表达;流式细胞术检测外周血Th17、Treg细胞数。结果:与空白组相比,模型组小鼠血小板数、血小板生成素、转化生长因子β水平及Treg细胞均明显降低(P<0.05),IL-17水平、Th17细胞及IL-33、s ST2、ST2蛋白表达明显增加(P<0.01);与模型组相比,滋阴凉血方+泼尼松组血小板数、血小板生成素、转化生长因子β水平及Treg细胞均明显上升(P<0.05),IL-17水平、Th17细胞及IL-33、s ST2、ST2蛋白表达明显降低(P<0.01)。结论:滋阴凉血方+泼尼松可有效地调节Th17/Treg平衡,进而有效改善免疫性血小板减少性紫癜,其机制可能与调节ST2/IL-33信号通路有关。

Objective:To investigate the effects of Ziyin Liangxue formula combined with prednisone on immune function and the ST2/IL-33 pathway in mice with immune thrombocytopenia.Methods:In 40 BALB/c mice,32 were constructed as immune thrombocytopenia mouse models by antiplatelet serum injection.After successful modeling,the mice were randomly divided into model group,Ziyin Liangxue formula group(0.2 ml/10 g),prednisone group(0.2 ml/10 g),and Ziyin Liangxue formula+prednisone group(0.2 ml/10 g),8 mice in each group,and the other 8 mice were set as control group.The drugs were administered by gavage at the dose,and the model group and control group were given equal amounts of saline by gavage once a day for 2 weeks of continuous intervention.Blood samples and spleen tissues were collected,the peripheral platelet count was measured by automatic hematology analyzer,the pathological changes in spleen tissue was observed by HE staining,the levels of serum transforming growth factor(TGF)-β,interleukin(IL)-17,and peripheral blood thrombopoietin(TPO)were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA),the expression of IL-33,sST2,and ST2 in spleen tissue was detected by Western blot,and the cell counts of peripheral blood Th17 and Treg were detected by flow cytometry.Results:Compared with the control group,the number of platelets,the level of TPO,TGF-β,and Treg cells were significantly decreased(P<0.05),while the level of IL-17,Th17 cells,and the expression of IL-33,sST2,and ST2 protein were significantly increased in the model group(P<0.01).Compared with the model group,the number of platelets,the level of TPO,TGF-β,and Treg cells were significantly increased(P<0.05),while the level of IL-17,Th17 cells,and the expression of IL-33,sST2,and ST2 protein were significantly decreased in the Ziyin Liangxue formula+prednisone group(P<0.01).Conclusion:Ziyin Liangxue formula+prednisone can effectively regulate Th17/Treg balance,thus effectively improve immune thrombocytopenia,and the mechanism may be related to the regulation of ST2/IL-33 signaling pathway.