摘要
目的探讨低强度脉冲超声(low-intensity pulsed ultrasound,LIPUS)抑制关节滑膜炎的作用和可能机制。方法采用小鼠内侧半月板不稳定(destabilization of medial meniscus,DMM)关节炎模型。21只小鼠按随机数字表法分为3组:对照组、DMM组和DMM+LIPUS组。组织学分析各组膝关节滑膜病理改变,统计滑膜中iNOS或CD206阳性细胞占F4/80阳性巨噬细胞的比例。将体外培养的THP-1细胞系分为对照组、LIPUS组、LPS(lipopolysaccharide)组和LPS+LIPUS组,将Raw 264.7细胞分为LPS组和LPS+LIPUS组。采用荧光定量PCR技术检测IL-1β、TNF-α、IL-10和精氨酸酶1(Arg1)等巨噬细胞极化相关基因的表达,Western blot检测p-JNK和p-NF-κB p65蛋白表达水平;激光共聚焦显微镜观察THP-1细胞NF-κBp65核转位状态。结果在DMM关节炎模型中,LIPUS处理后的小鼠滑膜的厚度比未处理组变薄(P<0.05),滑膜中M1型巨噬细胞比例减少(P<0.05),M2型巨噬细胞比例增加(P<0.05);在LPS诱导的炎症条件下,LIPUS处理抑制THP-1和Raw 264.7细胞的M1型巨噬细胞相关基因的表达,同时促进M2型巨噬细胞相关基因的表达,抑制了p-JNK和p-NF-κB p65的蛋白表达水平(P<0.05),LIPUS抑制THP-1细胞NF-κB p65的核转位(P<0.05)。结论 LIPUS可以缓解关节滑膜炎,该作用可能与JNK和NF-κB通路介导的滑膜巨噬细胞极化有关。
Objective To investigate the therapeutic effect of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound(LIPUS) on synovitis in a mouse model of osteoarthritis and explore the possible mechanism. Methods We assessed the therapeutic effect of LIPUS on synovitis in a mouse model of destabilization of medial meniscus(DMM). The histopathology of the synovium of the knee joint was examined in 7 mice with DMM(model group), 7 normal mice(control group) and 7 mice with DMM treated with LIPUS. The proportion of iNOS-and CD206-positive cells in F4/80-positive macrophages in the synovium was detected. Cultured THP-1 macrophages were divided into control group, LIPUS group, lipopolysaccharide(LPS) group and LPS+LIPUS group, and Raw 264.7 cells were divided into LPS group and LPS+LIPUS group with corresponding treatments. The mRNA levels of polarization-related indexes(IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-10 and Arg1) were detected using real-time quantitative PCR after the treatments, and the protein levels of p-JNK and p-NF-κB p65 were detected using Western blotting. Confocal laser scanning microscopy was used to observe the nuclear translocation of nuclear factor-κB(NF-κB) in THP-1 cells after LPS or LPS+LIPUS treatment. Results In the mouse models of DMM, treatment with LIPUS significantly reduced the thicknesses of the synovium(P<0.05), decreased the proportion of M1 macrophages and upregulated the proportion of M2 macrophages in the synovium(P<0.05). In THP-1 and Raw 264.7 macrophages stimulated with LPS, LIPUS treatment significantly lowered IL-1β and TNF-α levels but increased IL-10 and Arg1 levels(P<0.05). LIPUS also decreased the protein levels of p-JNK and p-NF-κB p65 in LPS-stimulated macrophages(P<0.05) and suppressed LPS-induced nuclear translocation of NF-κB(P<0.05). Conclusion LIPUS produces anti-inflammatory effects on the synovium in the mouse model of osteoarthritis possibly by modulating the polarization of synovial macrophages through the JNK and NF-κB signaling pathways.
引文
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