目的:通过对C3H10T1/2细胞分化为成熟棕色脂肪细胞的培养、诱导分化及鉴定,深入探讨棕色脂肪细胞的生物学特性,为人类棕色脂肪细胞的相关研究提供实验参考与理论依据。方法:C3H10T1/2细胞经细胞接种、培养及诱导分化处理,利用光学显微...目的:通过对C3H10T1/2细胞分化为成熟棕色脂肪细胞的培养、诱导分化及鉴定,深入探讨棕色脂肪细胞的生物学特性,为人类棕色脂肪细胞的相关研究提供实验参考与理论依据。方法:C3H10T1/2细胞经细胞接种、培养及诱导分化处理,利用光学显微镜观察细胞形态变化,并通过油红O染色、免疫荧光法、线粒体探针法以及线粒体电镜技术对分化细胞进行鉴定分析。结果:未分化的C3H10T1/2细胞形态多样,具有突触伸展特征;分化后的细胞逐渐变为圆形或椭圆形,形成环形脂滴;未分化组细胞形态无明显变化。油红O染色显示,未分化组细胞基本无染色,而分化组中约90%的细胞红染,脂滴分布于细胞核周围,吸光度值显著升高(P<0.05)。分化组解偶联蛋白1(uncoupling protein 1,UCP1)、过氧化物酶体增殖激活受体γ(peroxisome proliferator-activated receptorγ,PPARγ)辅激活因子1α(PPARγco-activator-1α,PGC-1α)、PPARγ和转录因子PRDM16的相对荧光强度和蛋白表达量显著高于未分化组(P<0.05),且线粒体活性增强。结论:本研究成功诱导C3H10T1/2细胞分化为成熟棕色脂肪细胞,结合细胞形态观察、关键蛋白表达检测及线粒体功能分析进行综合评估,证实了细胞的有效分化及成熟棕色脂肪细胞的功能特性。展开更多
AIM:Regulatory T cells(Tregs)are a specialized subset of CD4^(+)T cells primarily involved in im⁃munosuppressive functions.AMP-activated protein kinase(AMPK)serves as a metabolic sensor that governs the differen⁃tiati...AIM:Regulatory T cells(Tregs)are a specialized subset of CD4^(+)T cells primarily involved in im⁃munosuppressive functions.AMP-activated protein kinase(AMPK)serves as a metabolic sensor that governs the differen⁃tiation,maturation,and immune functions of Tregs through metabolic reprogramming.However,the impact of AMPKα1(the catalytic subunit of AMPK)knockout specifically in Tregs on the host's immune microenvironment remains largely un⁃explored.METHODS:Histological changes in immune organs were assessed using HE staining.The types of immune cells and their relative population percentages in immune organs and blood were quantified through flow cytometry in both AMPKα1flox/flox(AMPKα1^(fl/fl))mice and Treg-specific AMPKα1 knockout mice(AMPKα1^(fl/fl)Foxp3^(cre)mice).RESULTS:Compared to AMPKα1^(fl/fl)mice,the percentage of eosinophils in the bone marrow of AMPKα1^(fl/fl)Foxp3^(cre)mice was significant⁃ly reduced.Additionally,while the thymus of AMPKα1^(fl/fl)Foxp3^(cre)mice exhibited normal structure,both its size and the ratio of thymus weight to body weight were significantly decreased.The knockout of AMPKα1 in Tregs led to a notable reduction in the total percentage of immature double-negative(DN)cells.Consequently,the percentage of CD4^(+)T cells derived from these DN cells also decreased,even though the percentages of DN1 and DN4 cells were higher in the thymus of AMPKα1^(fl/fl)Foxp3^(cre)mice compared to AMPKα1^(fl/fl)mice.Importantly,the proportion of Siglec-F+CD11b^(+)eosinophils in the thymus was significantly lower in AMPKα1^(fl/fl)Foxp3^(cre)mice.Knockout of AMPKα1 in Tregs resulted in a marked increase in the percentage of CD4^(+)T cells in peripheral blood,alongside a decrease in the proportion of mature CD8^(+)T cells.Similarly,the proportion of CD4^(+)T cells in the spleen of AMPKα1^(fl/fl)Foxp3^(cre)mice was elevated compared to AMPKα1^(fl/fl)mice.In contrast,the proportion of neutrophils significantly decreased,while mononuclear cell proportions increased in the spleen of AMPKα1^(fl/fl)Foxp3^(cre)mice.In lymph nodes,the medullary boundaries in AMPKα1^(fl/fl)Foxp3^(cre)mice were blurred,and the lymphoid follicles were missing,a feature not observed in AMPKα1^(fl/fl)mice.Furthermore,the knockout of AMPKα1 in Tregs reduced the CD3^(+)T cell population,particularly the CD8^(+)T cell population,in lymph nodes.Although the mature Treg cell population was significantly lower in AMPKα1^(fl/fl)Foxp3^(cre)mice,the percentage of CD4^(+)T cells was markedly in⁃creased.In contrast,there was no statistically significant difference in granulocyte populations between AMPKα1^(fl/fl)Foxp3^(cre)and AMPKα1^(fl/fl)mice.CONCLUSION:The populations of mature Tregs,CD8^(+)T cells and eosinophils in various im⁃mune organs were significantly altered in mice with Treg-specific AMPKα1 knockout,suggesting a potential remodeling of the host immune microenvironment in response to inflammatory stimuli.展开更多
文摘目的:通过对C3H10T1/2细胞分化为成熟棕色脂肪细胞的培养、诱导分化及鉴定,深入探讨棕色脂肪细胞的生物学特性,为人类棕色脂肪细胞的相关研究提供实验参考与理论依据。方法:C3H10T1/2细胞经细胞接种、培养及诱导分化处理,利用光学显微镜观察细胞形态变化,并通过油红O染色、免疫荧光法、线粒体探针法以及线粒体电镜技术对分化细胞进行鉴定分析。结果:未分化的C3H10T1/2细胞形态多样,具有突触伸展特征;分化后的细胞逐渐变为圆形或椭圆形,形成环形脂滴;未分化组细胞形态无明显变化。油红O染色显示,未分化组细胞基本无染色,而分化组中约90%的细胞红染,脂滴分布于细胞核周围,吸光度值显著升高(P<0.05)。分化组解偶联蛋白1(uncoupling protein 1,UCP1)、过氧化物酶体增殖激活受体γ(peroxisome proliferator-activated receptorγ,PPARγ)辅激活因子1α(PPARγco-activator-1α,PGC-1α)、PPARγ和转录因子PRDM16的相对荧光强度和蛋白表达量显著高于未分化组(P<0.05),且线粒体活性增强。结论:本研究成功诱导C3H10T1/2细胞分化为成熟棕色脂肪细胞,结合细胞形态观察、关键蛋白表达检测及线粒体功能分析进行综合评估,证实了细胞的有效分化及成熟棕色脂肪细胞的功能特性。
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81800423)the Guangdong Medical Science and Technology Research project(No.B2022102)。
文摘AIM:Regulatory T cells(Tregs)are a specialized subset of CD4^(+)T cells primarily involved in im⁃munosuppressive functions.AMP-activated protein kinase(AMPK)serves as a metabolic sensor that governs the differen⁃tiation,maturation,and immune functions of Tregs through metabolic reprogramming.However,the impact of AMPKα1(the catalytic subunit of AMPK)knockout specifically in Tregs on the host's immune microenvironment remains largely un⁃explored.METHODS:Histological changes in immune organs were assessed using HE staining.The types of immune cells and their relative population percentages in immune organs and blood were quantified through flow cytometry in both AMPKα1flox/flox(AMPKα1^(fl/fl))mice and Treg-specific AMPKα1 knockout mice(AMPKα1^(fl/fl)Foxp3^(cre)mice).RESULTS:Compared to AMPKα1^(fl/fl)mice,the percentage of eosinophils in the bone marrow of AMPKα1^(fl/fl)Foxp3^(cre)mice was significant⁃ly reduced.Additionally,while the thymus of AMPKα1^(fl/fl)Foxp3^(cre)mice exhibited normal structure,both its size and the ratio of thymus weight to body weight were significantly decreased.The knockout of AMPKα1 in Tregs led to a notable reduction in the total percentage of immature double-negative(DN)cells.Consequently,the percentage of CD4^(+)T cells derived from these DN cells also decreased,even though the percentages of DN1 and DN4 cells were higher in the thymus of AMPKα1^(fl/fl)Foxp3^(cre)mice compared to AMPKα1^(fl/fl)mice.Importantly,the proportion of Siglec-F+CD11b^(+)eosinophils in the thymus was significantly lower in AMPKα1^(fl/fl)Foxp3^(cre)mice.Knockout of AMPKα1 in Tregs resulted in a marked increase in the percentage of CD4^(+)T cells in peripheral blood,alongside a decrease in the proportion of mature CD8^(+)T cells.Similarly,the proportion of CD4^(+)T cells in the spleen of AMPKα1^(fl/fl)Foxp3^(cre)mice was elevated compared to AMPKα1^(fl/fl)mice.In contrast,the proportion of neutrophils significantly decreased,while mononuclear cell proportions increased in the spleen of AMPKα1^(fl/fl)Foxp3^(cre)mice.In lymph nodes,the medullary boundaries in AMPKα1^(fl/fl)Foxp3^(cre)mice were blurred,and the lymphoid follicles were missing,a feature not observed in AMPKα1^(fl/fl)mice.Furthermore,the knockout of AMPKα1 in Tregs reduced the CD3^(+)T cell population,particularly the CD8^(+)T cell population,in lymph nodes.Although the mature Treg cell population was significantly lower in AMPKα1^(fl/fl)Foxp3^(cre)mice,the percentage of CD4^(+)T cells was markedly in⁃creased.In contrast,there was no statistically significant difference in granulocyte populations between AMPKα1^(fl/fl)Foxp3^(cre)and AMPKα1^(fl/fl)mice.CONCLUSION:The populations of mature Tregs,CD8^(+)T cells and eosinophils in various im⁃mune organs were significantly altered in mice with Treg-specific AMPKα1 knockout,suggesting a potential remodeling of the host immune microenvironment in response to inflammatory stimuli.
