Olfactory bulb tissue transplantation inhibits P2X2/3 receptor-mediated neuropathic pain. However, the olfactory bulb has a complex cellular composition, and the mechanism underlying the action of purified transplante...Olfactory bulb tissue transplantation inhibits P2X2/3 receptor-mediated neuropathic pain. However, the olfactory bulb has a complex cellular composition, and the mechanism underlying the action of purified transplanted olfactory ensheathing cells（OECs） remains unclear. In the present study, we microencapsulated OECs in alginic acid, and transplanted free and microencapsulated OECs into the region surrounding the injured sciatic nerve in rat models of chronic constriction injury. We assessed mechanical nociception in the rat models 7 and 14 days after surgery by measuring paw withdrawal threshold, and examined P2X2/3 receptor expression in L4–5 dorsal root ganglia using immunohistochemistry. Rats that received free and microencapsulated OEC transplants showed greater withdrawal thresholds than untreated model rats, and weaker P2X2/3 receptor immunoreactivity in dorsal root ganglia. At 14 days, paw withdrawal threshold was much higher in the microencapsulated OEC-treated animals. Our results confirm that microencapsulated OEC transplantation suppresses P2X2/3 receptor expression in L4–5 dorsal root ganglia in rat models of neuropathic pain and reduces allodynia, and also suggest that transplantation of microencapsulated OECs is more effective than transplantation of free OECs for the treatment of neuropathic pain.展开更多
文摘目的探索大鼠海藻酸钠-聚赖氨酸-海藻酸钠(APA)微囊小肝细胞样前体细胞(SHPC)移植治疗急性肝衰竭(AHF)大鼠模型的可行性和有效性。方法选择体质量150~180 g健康雄性Wistar大鼠10只。采用Retrosine(30 mg/kg)腹腔内注射联合2/3肝切除诱导雄性Wistar大鼠SHPC增殖模型,改进Seglen胶原酶灌注联合Percoll密度梯度离心分离SHPC,倒置显微镜、电子显微镜下观察,并进行免疫组织化学染色;静电液滴法APA微囊包埋。选择体质量180~220 g健康雌性Wistar大鼠20只,随机分为A组(微囊化SHPC腹腔内移植)、B组(空囊对照组);采用D-氨基半乳糖腹腔注射制备大鼠AHF模型;观察模型一般状况及生存时间,术后不同时间点检测血清丙氨酸转氨酶(ALT)、天门冬氨酸氨基转移酶(AST)、总胆红素(TBiL)及血氨水平,检测肝脏病理改变。结果Retrosine腹腔内注射联合2/3肝切除成功建立SHPC增殖模型,分离获得细胞符合大鼠SHPC;APA微囊呈光滑规则球形,直径为(300±40)μm,强度、韧性良好,囊内细胞形态完整,存活率为(90.0±1.3)%。微囊SHPC移植后,A组较B组中位生存时间延长(119.00 h vs 70.33 h),差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);随时间延长,A组大鼠血清ALT、AST、TBiL及血氨水平明显下降,均低于移植前水平,各时间点A组明显低于B组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);肝组织病理显示A组肝细胞损伤较B组明显改善;存活48 h大鼠腹腔内微囊保持完整光滑球形,囊内SHPC形态完整,1周微囊有散在破损皱缩,囊内细胞有增多聚集趋势,细胞存活率85%以上。结论APA微囊化大鼠SHPC腹腔内移植能改善大鼠AHF模型生存时间、生物化学指标(ALT、TBiL等)及病理损伤。
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81260190the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province of China,No.20132BAB205023+1 种基金a grant from the Science and Technology Research Program of Department of Education of Jiangxi Province in China,No.GJJ13159a grant from the Science and Technology Program of Department of Health of Jiangxi Province,No.20132019
文摘Olfactory bulb tissue transplantation inhibits P2X2/3 receptor-mediated neuropathic pain. However, the olfactory bulb has a complex cellular composition, and the mechanism underlying the action of purified transplanted olfactory ensheathing cells（OECs） remains unclear. In the present study, we microencapsulated OECs in alginic acid, and transplanted free and microencapsulated OECs into the region surrounding the injured sciatic nerve in rat models of chronic constriction injury. We assessed mechanical nociception in the rat models 7 and 14 days after surgery by measuring paw withdrawal threshold, and examined P2X2/3 receptor expression in L4–5 dorsal root ganglia using immunohistochemistry. Rats that received free and microencapsulated OEC transplants showed greater withdrawal thresholds than untreated model rats, and weaker P2X2/3 receptor immunoreactivity in dorsal root ganglia. At 14 days, paw withdrawal threshold was much higher in the microencapsulated OEC-treated animals. Our results confirm that microencapsulated OEC transplantation suppresses P2X2/3 receptor expression in L4–5 dorsal root ganglia in rat models of neuropathic pain and reduces allodynia, and also suggest that transplantation of microencapsulated OECs is more effective than transplantation of free OECs for the treatment of neuropathic pain.
