中国神经再生研究(英文版) ›› 2025, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (3): 858-872.doi: 10.4103/NRR.NRR-D-23-01925

• 原著:脊髓损伤修复保护与再生 • 上一篇    下一篇

抑制SHP2介导糖酵解调节小胶质细胞表型可减轻脊髓损伤继发性炎症反应

  


  • 出版日期:2025-03-15 发布日期:2024-06-26
  • 基金资助:
    安徽省属高校自然科学研究项目(2023AH040394);合肥市综合性国家科学中心领先医学与前沿技术研究院项目(2023IHM01073);安徽省自然科学基金项目(2308085QH258,2008085MH246)

Inhibiting SHP2 reduces glycolysis, promotes microglial M1 polarization, and alleviates secondary inflammation following spinal cord injury in a mouse model

Xintian Ding1, 2, #, Chun Chen1, #, Heng Zhao1, #, Bin Dai1, Lei Ye1, 2, Tao Song1, Shuai Huang1, Jia Wang1, Tao You1, *   

  1. 1Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui Province, China; 2Department of Orthopedics, Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, China
  • Online:2025-03-15 Published:2024-06-26
  • Contact: Tao You, MD, PhD, youtao@ustc.edu.cn.
  • Supported by:
    This study was supported by the Natural Science Research Project of Anhui Province University, No. 2023AH040394 (to TY); Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center Leading Medicine and Frontier Technology Research Institute Project, No. 2023IHM01073 (to TY); the Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province, Nos. 2308085QH258 (to JW), 2008085MH246 (to TY).

摘要:

减轻继发性炎症反应是治疗脊髓损伤方向之一,而小胶质细胞可参与继发性炎症反应。PTPN11基因编码的蛋白酪氨酸磷酸酶(SHP2)在体内中广泛表达,并通过多种机制参与炎症反应,因而被认为是治疗炎症相关疾病的潜在靶点,但其在脊髓损伤继发性炎症反应中的作用尚未见报道。此次实验发现SHP2可在脊髓损伤部位小胶质细胞中大量表达。在脂多糖诱导的小胶质细胞炎症模型中,以siRNA及SHP2抑制剂抑制SHP2表达可减轻小胶质细胞的炎症反应。值得注意的是,SHP2抑制剂治疗的脊髓损伤小鼠,其后肢功能显著改善且膀胱残余尿量减少。而后在体外实验中,在脂多糖诱导小胶质细胞中,以SHP2抑制剂抑制SHP2表达,可促进小胶质细胞M2型极化,抑制M1型极化。最后以共培养实验评估了SHP2抑制剂处理的小胶质细胞对神经元细胞的影响,结果显示,小胶质细胞产生的炎症因子可导致神经元凋亡,而抑制SHP2表达可减轻上述影响。总之,SHP2可通过介导小胶质细胞的活化亚型,调控脊髓损伤后的继发性炎症以及神经元损害的病理过程。而抑制SHP2可减轻脊髓损伤小鼠的炎症反应,促进损伤后的功能恢复。

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1774-3014 (Tao You); https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6600-7374 (Xintian Ding)

关键词: 脊髓损伤, 糖酵解, SHP2, 小胶质细胞, 极化, 炎症反应, 神经元, 细胞凋亡

Abstract: Reducing the secondary inflammatory response, which is partly mediated by microglia, is a key focus in the treatment of spinal cord injury. Src homology 2-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase 2 (SHP2), encoded by PTPN11, is widely expressed in the human body and plays a role in inflammation through various mechanisms. Therefore, SHP2 is considered a potential target for the treatment of inflammation-related diseases. However, its role in secondary inflammation after spinal cord injury remains unclear. In this study, SHP2 was found to be abundantly expressed in microglia at the site of spinal cord injury. Inhibition of SHP2 expression using siRNA and SHP2 inhibitors attenuated the microglial inflammatory response in an in vitro lipopolysaccharide-induced model of inflammation. Notably, after treatment with SHP2 inhibitors, mice with spinal cord injury exhibited significantly improved hind limb locomotor function and reduced residual urine volume in the bladder. Subsequent in vitro experiments showed that, in microglia stimulated with lipopolysaccharide, inhibiting SHP2 expression promoted M2 polarization and inhibited M1 polarization. Finally, a co-culture experiment was conducted to assess the effect of microglia treated with SHP2 inhibitors on neuronal cells. The results demonstrated that inflammatory factors produced by microglia promoted neuronal apoptosis, while inhibiting SHP2 expression mitigated these effects. Collectively, our findings suggest that SHP2 enhances secondary inflammation and neuronal damage subsequent to spinal cord injury by modulating microglial phenotype. Therefore, inhibiting SHP2 alleviates the inflammatory response in mice with spinal cord injury and promotes functional recovery postinjury.

Key words: apoptosis, glycolysis, inflammatory response, microglia, neurons, polarization, spinal cord injury, Src homology 2-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase 2