上海交通大学学报(医学版) ›› 2020, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (4): 464-.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8115.2020.04.008

• 论著·基础研究 • 上一篇    下一篇

雷帕霉素靶蛋白复合物1对肠道3型固有淋巴细胞功能的影响

刘健悦1, 2,沈 蕾1, 2   

  1. 1. 上海交通大学基础医学院免疫学与微生物学系,上海200025;2. 上海市免疫学研究所,上海200025
  • 出版日期:2020-04-28 发布日期:2020-05-22
  • 通讯作者: 沈 蕾,电子信箱:lshen@shsmu.edu.cn。
  • 作者简介:刘健悦(1995—),女,硕士生;电子信箱:jianyue.liu@sjtu.edu.cn。

Effect of mTORC1 on intestinal group 3 innate lymphocytes function

LIU Jian-yue, SHEN Lei   

  1. 1. Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University College of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai 200025, China; 2. Shanghai Institute of Immunology, Shanghai 200025, China
  • Online:2020-04-28 Published:2020-05-22

摘要: 目的·探究雷帕霉素靶蛋白复合物1(mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1,mTORC1)对3型固有淋巴细胞(group 3 innate lymphoid cell,ILC3)功能的影响。方法·使用mTORC1信号通路的特异性抑制剂雷帕霉素体外刺激野生型C57BL/6小鼠肠道固有层淋巴细胞(lamina propria leukocyte,LPL),初步观察ILC3细胞数量及功能的变化;之后采用流式细胞技术分选出小鼠肠道ILC3,用白细胞介素23(interleukin 23,IL-23)刺激使其活化,再通过实时荧光定量PCR检测活化后ILC3中编码转录因子视黄酸受体相关的孤儿核受体(retinoic acid receptor related orphan receptor,RORγt)、IL-22及mTORC1关键组分Raptor(regulatory associated protein of mTOR)的基因mRNA水平;构建ILC3细胞特异性敲除Raptor的基因工程小鼠,使用苏木精-伊红染色、流式细胞技术和实时荧光定量PCR检测mTORC1功能缺失后对肠道结构、结肠ILC3细胞数量及功能的影响。结果·雷帕霉素刺激后LPL中ILC3数量无变化,但分泌IL-22减少;ILC3被IL-23激活后,检测到编码Raptor、RORγt和IL-22的基因mRNA表达水平同步上调;Raptor缺失的小鼠肠道结构无明显损伤,结肠ILC3数量和亚群比例与对照小鼠无明显差异,但ILC3活化后分泌细胞因子IL-22的水平显著下降。结论·mTORC1功能缺失显著抑制ILC3分泌IL-22的能力,对肠道结构及肠道ILC3的发育无影响,可见mTORC1信号对肠道ILC3功能具有正向调控作用。

关键词: 雷帕霉素靶蛋白复合物1, 3型固有淋巴细胞, 白细胞介素22, 雷帕霉素, 肠道稳态

Abstract:

Objective · To investigate the effect of mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) on group 3 innate lymphoid cells (ILC3) function. Methods · Intestinal lamina propria leukocytes (LPL) of C57BL/6 wild type mice were stimulatedrapamycin, the specific inhibitor of mTORC1 signaling pathway, in vitro, and then quantity and function of ILC3 were detectedflow cytometry. Next, purified ILC3 mice intestinal LPL were sortedflow cytometry. After the activation of ILC3 with IL-23, mRNA levels of Rorc (the gene encoding retinoic acid receptor related orphan receptor, i.e. RORγt), Il22 and Rptor (the gene encoding key component protein of mTORC1, i.e. Raptor) were detectedreal-time qPCR. For further study, a genetically engineered momodel specifically knocked out Raptor in ILC3 was constructed. Effects of mTORC1 loss on the quantity and function of ILC3 as well as gut structure were detectedflow cytometry, real-time qPCR and hematoxylin-eosin staining. Results · The total ILC3 number had no change, but the secretion of IL-22ILC3 reduced after stimulation with rapamycin. Il22, Rorc and Rptor mRNA levels were upregulated simultaneously in ILC3 after activation with IL-23. In addition, there was no significant difference in the numbers and proportions of total ILC3 and ILC3 subsets as well as gut structure in Raptor-deficient mice, but the cytokine IL-22 secretion level of ILC3 significantly decreased in these mice. Conclusion · Loss of mTORC1 function inhibits ILC3 secreting IL-22 but has no effect on the intestinal structure and intestinal ILC3 development, which reveals the positive regulation of mTORC1 signaling on intestinal ILC3 function.

Key words: mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1), group 3 innate lymphoid cell (ILC3), interleukin 22 (IL-22), rapamycin, intestinal homeostasis