目的探讨益气活血化浊解毒方调控KAT3B/STING轴介导的小胶质细胞极化对缺血性脑卒中大鼠神经功能的影响。方法复制缺血性脑卒中大鼠模型。将复制成功的60只大鼠分为缺血性脑卒中组、益气活血化浊解毒方低剂量组(低剂量组)、益气活血化...目的探讨益气活血化浊解毒方调控KAT3B/STING轴介导的小胶质细胞极化对缺血性脑卒中大鼠神经功能的影响。方法复制缺血性脑卒中大鼠模型。将复制成功的60只大鼠分为缺血性脑卒中组、益气活血化浊解毒方低剂量组(低剂量组)、益气活血化浊解毒方高剂量组(高剂量组)、益气活血化浊解毒方高剂量+2,5-己酮可可碱(DMXAA)组(高剂量+DMXAA组),每组15只。另取15只正常大鼠为Sham组。低剂量组大鼠灌胃0.2 mL 27.5 g/mL的益气活血化浊解毒方药液,高剂量组大鼠灌胃0.2 mL 55.0 g/mL的益气活血化浊解毒方药液,高剂量+DMXAA组大鼠灌胃0.2 mL 55.0 g/mL的益气活血化浊解毒方药液和25 mg/kg的DMXAA,Sham组和缺血性脑卒中组给予等体积生理盐水代替药物;除高剂量+DMXAA组外,其余组大鼠再给予等体积二甲基亚砜溶液灌胃,1 d/次,连续4周。Zea-Longa评分和网屏试验评分评估大鼠神经功能和神经行为学;检测大鼠脑组织含水量;TTC染色法检测大鼠脑梗死面积;酶联免疫吸附试验检测大鼠血清LDH和NGF水平和缺血侧皮层组织TNF-α、IL-6、IL-10水平;HE染色观察大鼠缺血侧皮层组织病理变化;Western blotting检测大鼠缺血侧皮层组织iNOS、Iba1、CD68、CD40、CD206、Arg-1、Cleaved caspase-3、KAT3B、STING蛋白表达。结果缺血性脑卒中组大鼠Zea-Longa评分和网屏试验评分、脑组织含水量、脑梗死面积百分比均高于Sham组(P<0.05),低剂量组和高剂量组大鼠Zea-Longa评分和网屏试验评分、脑组织含水量、脑梗死面积百分比均低于缺血性脑卒中组(P<0.05),高剂量+DMXAA组大鼠Zea-Longa评分和网屏试验评分、脑组织含水量、脑梗死面积百分比均高于高剂量组(P<0.05)。缺血性脑卒中组大鼠NGF和IL-10水平低于Sham组,LDH、TNF-α和IL-6水平高于Sham组(P<0.05);低剂量组和高剂量组大鼠NGF和IL-10水平高于缺血性脑卒中组,LDH、TNF-α和IL-6水平低于缺血性脑卒中组(P<0.05);高剂量+DMXAA组大鼠NGF和IL-10水平低于高剂量组,LDH、TNF-α和IL-6高于高剂量组(P<0.05)。与缺血性脑卒中组比较,低剂量组和高剂量组缺血侧皮层神经元形态有明显改善。缺血性脑卒中组大鼠缺血侧皮层组织中iNOS、Iba1、CD68和CD40蛋白相对表达量比Sham组高,CD206和Arg-1蛋白相对表达量比Sham组低(P<0.05);低剂量组和高剂量组大鼠缺血侧皮层组织中iNOS、Iba1、CD68和CD40蛋白相对表达量比缺血性脑卒中组低,CD206和Arg-1蛋白相对表达量比缺血性脑卒中组高(P<0.05);高剂量+DMXAA组大鼠缺血侧皮层组织中iNOS、Iba1、CD68和CD40蛋白相对表达量比高剂量组高,CD206和Arg-1蛋白相对表达量比高剂量组低(P<0.05)。结论益气活血化浊解毒方可调节缺血性脑卒中大鼠小胶质细胞极化,减轻神经炎症和神经损伤,改善神经功能,可能与抑制KAT3B/STING轴有关。展开更多
Background:Immune checkpoint inhibitors play an important role in the treatment of solid tumors,but the currently used immune checkpoint inhibitors targeting programmed cell death-1(PD-1),programmed cell death ligand-...Background:Immune checkpoint inhibitors play an important role in the treatment of solid tumors,but the currently used immune checkpoint inhibitors targeting programmed cell death-1(PD-1),programmed cell death ligand-1(PD-L1),and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4(CTLA-4)show limited clinical efficacy in many breast cancers.B7H3 has been widely reported as an immunosuppressive molecule,but its immunological function in breast cancer patients remains unclear.Methods:We analyzed the expression of B7H3 in breast cancer samples using data from the Cancer Genome Atlas Program(TCGA)and the Gene Expression Omnibus(GEO)databases.MicroRNAs were selected using the TarBase,miRTarBase,and miRBase databases.The regulatory role of the microRNA hsa-miR-214-3p on B7H3 was investigated through dual-luciferase reporter assays,which identified the specific action sites of interaction.The expression levels of B7H3 and hsa-miR-214-3p in human breast cancer tissues and adjacent normal tissues were quantified using Western blotting and quantitative PCR(qPCR).In vitro experiments were performed to observe the effects of modulating the expression of B7H3 or hsa-miR-214-3p on breast cancer cell proliferation and apoptosis.Additionally,the regulatory impact of hsa-miR-214-3p on B7H3 was examined.Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays(ELISA)and flow cytometry were employed to assess the effects of co-cultured breast cancer cells and normal human peripheral blood mononuclear cells(PBMCs)on immune cells and associated cytokines.Results:In breast cancer tissues,the expression level of B7H3 is inversely correlated with that of hsa-miR-214-3p,as well as with the regulatory effects on breast cancercell behavior.Hsa-miR-214-3p was found to inhibit breast cancer cell growth by downregulating B7H3.Importantly,our research identified,for the first time,two binding sites for hsa-miR-214-3p on the 3’UTR of B7H3,both of which exert similar effects independently.Co-culture experiments revealed that hsamiR-214-3p obstructs the suppressive function of B7H3 on CD8^(+)T cells and natural killer cells.Conclusions:This study confirms the existence of two hsa-miR-214-3p binding sites on the 3’UTR of B7H3,reinforcing the role of hsamiR-214-3p as a regulatory factor for B7H3.In breast cancer,hsa-miR-214-3p reduces tumor cell proliferation and enhances the tumor immune microenvironment by downregulating B7H3.These findings suggest new potential targets for the clinical treatment of breast cancer.展开更多
文摘目的探讨益气活血化浊解毒方调控KAT3B/STING轴介导的小胶质细胞极化对缺血性脑卒中大鼠神经功能的影响。方法复制缺血性脑卒中大鼠模型。将复制成功的60只大鼠分为缺血性脑卒中组、益气活血化浊解毒方低剂量组(低剂量组)、益气活血化浊解毒方高剂量组(高剂量组)、益气活血化浊解毒方高剂量+2,5-己酮可可碱(DMXAA)组(高剂量+DMXAA组),每组15只。另取15只正常大鼠为Sham组。低剂量组大鼠灌胃0.2 mL 27.5 g/mL的益气活血化浊解毒方药液,高剂量组大鼠灌胃0.2 mL 55.0 g/mL的益气活血化浊解毒方药液,高剂量+DMXAA组大鼠灌胃0.2 mL 55.0 g/mL的益气活血化浊解毒方药液和25 mg/kg的DMXAA,Sham组和缺血性脑卒中组给予等体积生理盐水代替药物;除高剂量+DMXAA组外,其余组大鼠再给予等体积二甲基亚砜溶液灌胃,1 d/次,连续4周。Zea-Longa评分和网屏试验评分评估大鼠神经功能和神经行为学;检测大鼠脑组织含水量;TTC染色法检测大鼠脑梗死面积;酶联免疫吸附试验检测大鼠血清LDH和NGF水平和缺血侧皮层组织TNF-α、IL-6、IL-10水平;HE染色观察大鼠缺血侧皮层组织病理变化;Western blotting检测大鼠缺血侧皮层组织iNOS、Iba1、CD68、CD40、CD206、Arg-1、Cleaved caspase-3、KAT3B、STING蛋白表达。结果缺血性脑卒中组大鼠Zea-Longa评分和网屏试验评分、脑组织含水量、脑梗死面积百分比均高于Sham组(P<0.05),低剂量组和高剂量组大鼠Zea-Longa评分和网屏试验评分、脑组织含水量、脑梗死面积百分比均低于缺血性脑卒中组(P<0.05),高剂量+DMXAA组大鼠Zea-Longa评分和网屏试验评分、脑组织含水量、脑梗死面积百分比均高于高剂量组(P<0.05)。缺血性脑卒中组大鼠NGF和IL-10水平低于Sham组,LDH、TNF-α和IL-6水平高于Sham组(P<0.05);低剂量组和高剂量组大鼠NGF和IL-10水平高于缺血性脑卒中组,LDH、TNF-α和IL-6水平低于缺血性脑卒中组(P<0.05);高剂量+DMXAA组大鼠NGF和IL-10水平低于高剂量组,LDH、TNF-α和IL-6高于高剂量组(P<0.05)。与缺血性脑卒中组比较,低剂量组和高剂量组缺血侧皮层神经元形态有明显改善。缺血性脑卒中组大鼠缺血侧皮层组织中iNOS、Iba1、CD68和CD40蛋白相对表达量比Sham组高,CD206和Arg-1蛋白相对表达量比Sham组低(P<0.05);低剂量组和高剂量组大鼠缺血侧皮层组织中iNOS、Iba1、CD68和CD40蛋白相对表达量比缺血性脑卒中组低,CD206和Arg-1蛋白相对表达量比缺血性脑卒中组高(P<0.05);高剂量+DMXAA组大鼠缺血侧皮层组织中iNOS、Iba1、CD68和CD40蛋白相对表达量比高剂量组高,CD206和Arg-1蛋白相对表达量比高剂量组低(P<0.05)。结论益气活血化浊解毒方可调节缺血性脑卒中大鼠小胶质细胞极化,减轻神经炎症和神经损伤,改善神经功能,可能与抑制KAT3B/STING轴有关。
基金funded by the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(grant number 2022A1515012315)Guangdong Medical Science and Technology Research Fund Project(grant number A2023185)+2 种基金the Discipline Construction Project of Guangdong Medical University(grant number 4SG22005G)the 2023 Provincial Basic and Applied Basic Research Fund Enterprise Joint Fund Project(grant number 2023A1515220149)Southern Medical University Shunde Hospital 2023 Research Initiation Programme Project(SRSP2023016).
文摘Background:Immune checkpoint inhibitors play an important role in the treatment of solid tumors,but the currently used immune checkpoint inhibitors targeting programmed cell death-1(PD-1),programmed cell death ligand-1(PD-L1),and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4(CTLA-4)show limited clinical efficacy in many breast cancers.B7H3 has been widely reported as an immunosuppressive molecule,but its immunological function in breast cancer patients remains unclear.Methods:We analyzed the expression of B7H3 in breast cancer samples using data from the Cancer Genome Atlas Program(TCGA)and the Gene Expression Omnibus(GEO)databases.MicroRNAs were selected using the TarBase,miRTarBase,and miRBase databases.The regulatory role of the microRNA hsa-miR-214-3p on B7H3 was investigated through dual-luciferase reporter assays,which identified the specific action sites of interaction.The expression levels of B7H3 and hsa-miR-214-3p in human breast cancer tissues and adjacent normal tissues were quantified using Western blotting and quantitative PCR(qPCR).In vitro experiments were performed to observe the effects of modulating the expression of B7H3 or hsa-miR-214-3p on breast cancer cell proliferation and apoptosis.Additionally,the regulatory impact of hsa-miR-214-3p on B7H3 was examined.Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays(ELISA)and flow cytometry were employed to assess the effects of co-cultured breast cancer cells and normal human peripheral blood mononuclear cells(PBMCs)on immune cells and associated cytokines.Results:In breast cancer tissues,the expression level of B7H3 is inversely correlated with that of hsa-miR-214-3p,as well as with the regulatory effects on breast cancercell behavior.Hsa-miR-214-3p was found to inhibit breast cancer cell growth by downregulating B7H3.Importantly,our research identified,for the first time,two binding sites for hsa-miR-214-3p on the 3’UTR of B7H3,both of which exert similar effects independently.Co-culture experiments revealed that hsamiR-214-3p obstructs the suppressive function of B7H3 on CD8^(+)T cells and natural killer cells.Conclusions:This study confirms the existence of two hsa-miR-214-3p binding sites on the 3’UTR of B7H3,reinforcing the role of hsamiR-214-3p as a regulatory factor for B7H3.In breast cancer,hsa-miR-214-3p reduces tumor cell proliferation and enhances the tumor immune microenvironment by downregulating B7H3.These findings suggest new potential targets for the clinical treatment of breast cancer.
