中国神经再生研究(英文版) ›› 2012, Vol. 7 ›› Issue (35): 2811-2817.

• 原著:神经损伤修复保护与再生 • 上一篇    下一篇

内吗啡肽在小鼠树突状细胞的诱导与表达

  

  • 收稿日期:2012-08-31 修回日期:2012-10-23 出版日期:2012-12-15 发布日期:2012-12-15

Inducible expression of endomorphins in murine dendritic cells

Xiaohuai Yang1, Hui Xia2, Yong Chen2, Xiaofen Liu3, Cheng Zhou3, Qin Gao3, Zhenghong Li3   

  1. 1 Department of Urinary Surgery, First Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, Anhui Province, China
    2 Anhui Key Laboratory of Infection & Immunity, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, Anhui Province, China
    3 Department of Physiology, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, Anhui Province, China
  • Received:2012-08-31 Revised:2012-10-23 Online:2012-12-15 Published:2012-12-15
  • Contact: Zhenghong Li, M.D.,Professor, Department of Physiology, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000,Anhui Province, China; Qin Gao, M.D., Associate professor, Department of Physiology, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000,Anhui Province,China lizhbbmc@yahoo.com.cn; bbmcgq@126.com
  • About author:Xiaohuai Yang★, Master,Associate chief physician,Department of Urinary Surgery, First Hospital of Bengbu Medical College,Bengbu 233000, Anhui Province, China

Abstract:

Bone marrow precursor cells were extracted from C57BL/6J mice aged 7–8 weeks, and dendritic cells were purified using anti-CD11c (a specific marker for dendritic cells) antibody-coated magnetic beads. Immunofluorescence staining revealed that the expression levels of endomorphin-1 and endomorphin-2 were upregulated in dendritic cells activated by lipopolysaccharide. An enzyme immunoassay showed that lipopolysaccharide and other Toll-like receptor ligands promoted the secretion of endomorphin-1 and endomorphin-2 from activated dendritic cells. [3H]-thymidine incorporation demonstrated that endomorphin-1 and endomorphin-2 both inhibited the proliferation of T lymphocyte induced by activated dendritic cells. Furthermore, this immunosuppressive effect was blocked by CTOP, a specific antagonist of μ-opioid receptors. Our experimental findings indicate that activated dendritic cells can induce the expression and secretion of endomorphins, and that endomorphins suppress T lymphocyte proliferation through activation of μ-opioid receptors.

Key words: dendritic cells, endomorphin, μ-receptor, antigen-presenting cell, nerve immunization, neural regeneration