上海交通大学学报(医学版) ›› 2022, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (9): 1188-1196.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8115.2022.09.005

• 创新团队成果专栏 • 上一篇    

免疫抑制性受体LILRB2促进新型冠状病毒刺突蛋白介导的炎症过程

杨文倩1(), 陈迟琪1(), 赵路1, 曹力元1, 夏一秋1, 卢智刚2(), 郑俊克1()   

  1. 1.上海交通大学医学院细胞分化与凋亡教育部重点实验室,上海 200025
    2.复旦大学生物医学研究院,上海 200032
  • 收稿日期:2022-06-13 接受日期:2022-08-21 出版日期:2022-09-28 发布日期:2022-09-28
  • 通讯作者: 卢智刚,郑俊克 E-mail:117710910043@sjtu.edu.cn;zhiganglu@fudan.edu.cn;zhengjunke@shsmu.edu.cn
  • 作者简介:杨文倩(1994—),女,博士生;电子信箱:117710910043@sjtu.edu.cn
    杨文倩(1994—),女,博士生;电子信箱:117710910043@sjtu.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(81825001);上海市科学技术委员会科学基金(19XD1422100)

Immune inhibitory receptor LILRB2 enhances SARS-CoV-2 spike protein-mediated immune inflammation

YANG Wenqian1(), CHEN Chiqi1(), ZHAO Lu1, CAO Liyuan1, XIA Yiqiu1, LU Zhigang2(), ZHENG Junke1()   

  1. 1.Key Laboratory of Cell Differentiation and Apoptosis of Chinese Ministry of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
    2.Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
  • Received:2022-06-13 Accepted:2022-08-21 Online:2022-09-28 Published:2022-09-28
  • Contact: LU Zhigang,ZHENG Junke E-mail:117710910043@sjtu.edu.cn;zhiganglu@fudan.edu.cn;zhengjunke@shsmu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(81825001);Scientific Project of Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality(19XD1422100)

摘要:

目的·探究免疫抑制性受体白细胞免疫球蛋白样受体亚家族B成员2(leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor subfamily B member 2,LILRB2)在新型冠状(新冠)病毒感染所导致的免疫细胞炎症因子释放中的作用及机制,为新冠病毒肺炎治疗提供潜在靶点。方法·收集包含刺突蛋白胞外段(S-ECD)的细胞上清液,分别使用Western blotting及流式细胞术检测上清液中蛋白表达情况及活性;通过流式细胞术及免疫共沉淀技术检测该上清液中S-ECD与LILRB2的结合;用刺突蛋白处理人单核细胞系THP1或人外周血单个核细胞(peripheral blood mononuclear cell,PBMC),24 h后收集细胞,使用实时定量PCR技术检测相关炎症因子基因mRNA水平改变,同时使用酶联免疫吸附法检测细胞培养液中白细胞介素6(interleukin-6,IL-6)及IL-1β含量;将siLILRB2通过Lipofectamine 3000试剂转染至人外周血CD33+髓系细胞中,24 h后使用流式细胞术检测基因干扰效果;在对照组及LILRB2敲低的CD33+髓系细胞中加入刺突蛋白培养24 h,使用酶联免疫吸附试剂盒检测细胞培养液中IL-6的含量变化。结果·实验成功构建可分泌具有生物活性的新冠病毒S-ECD的293T细胞转染体系;免疫共沉淀实验显示刺突蛋白与LILRB2蛋白存在相互作用,且流式细胞术结果提示刺突蛋白胞外段能够与细胞表面的LILRB2结合;与对照组相比,经刺突蛋白处理24 h的THP1细胞中IL-6IL-8、精氨酸酶(arginase 1)及IL-2基因表达水平均有明显上调(均P<0.05);PBMC经刺突蛋白处理24 h后,IL-6、转化生长因子-β(transforming growth factor-β,TGF-β)、IL-8IL-10IL-1β的mRNA水平均显著上升(均P<0.05);酶联免疫吸附实验结果显示,在PBMC培养液中加入刺突蛋白能够提高上清液中IL-6及IL-1β的浓度(均P<0.05);使用S-ECD或刺突蛋白处理CD33+髓系细胞,IL-1β及IL-6含量随之升高(均P<0.05);并且过表达LILRB2的THP1细胞经刺突蛋白刺激后展现了更强的IL-6分泌能力(P<0.05);流式细胞术检测结果显示,2条siRNA均能敲低CD33+髓系细胞中的LILRB2,且siLILRB2-1敲除效果更好;LILRB2缺失后,刺突蛋白则不能促进CD33+髓系细胞的IL-6分泌。结论·新冠病毒刺突蛋白通过与细胞表面分子LILRB2结合,引起髓系细胞释放IL-6、IL-1β等炎症因子,导致患者出现细胞因子释放综合征。

关键词: 新型冠状病毒, 刺突蛋白, 白细胞免疫球蛋白样受体亚家族B成员2, 炎症因子, 髓系细胞

Abstract:

Objective ·To explore the possible roles of immune inhibitory receptor leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor subfamily B member 2 (LILRB2) in the immune inflammation after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, and provide a potential therapeutic way for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Methods ·The supernatants containing the extracellular domain of spike protein (S-ECD) were collected, and the detection of the protein expression and activity in the conditional medium by Western blotting and flow cytometric analysis was followed by. The binding of S-ECD with LILRB2 was measured by co-immunoprecipitation and flow cytometric analysis. The mRNA expression levels of several inflammation genes in a human mononuclear cell line (THP1) or peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were measured after spike protein stimulation for 24 h by quantitative RT-PCR. The protein levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) in the conditional medium were examined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The siLILRB2 was transferred into CD33+ myeloid cells purified from human peripheral blood with Lipofectamine 3000 reagents. The knockdown efficiency was detected 24 h after transfection by flow cytometric analysis. The difference in the protein levels of IL-6 between the control cells and LILRB2-knocked-down cells after spike protein treatment was evaluated by ELISA. Results ·The study established a transfection system with 293T cells by which the SARS-CoV-2 S-ECD could be secreted to supernatants with normal biological activities. The interaction and the binding of spike protein with LILRB2 were evaluated by a co-immunoprecipitation assay and flow cytometric analysis, respectively. The mRNA expression levels of IL-6, IL-8, arginase 1 and IL-2 in THP1 cells were significantly up-regulated 24 h after spike protein treatment compared to the control cells (all P<0.05). Consistently, the mRNA levels of IL-6, transforming growth factor-β(TGF-β), IL-8, IL-10 and IL-1β in PBMC were notably increased after spike protein stimulation (all P<0.05). In addition, spike protein could also induce the release of IL-6 and IL-1β in PBMC as measured by ELISA (all P<0.05). More importantly, spike protein was able to increase the secretion of IL-1β and IL-6 by CD33+ myeloid cells 24 h after treatment (both P<0.05). LILRB2-overexpressing THP1 cells produced more IL-6 24 h after treatment with spike protein than the control cells (P<0.05). Two siRNAs could efficiently down-regulate the expression of LILRB2 in CD33+ cells as evaluated by flow cytometric analysis. Consistently, spike protein had no effect on the IL-6 secretion to supernatant from LILRB2-knockdown CD33+ myeloid cells. Conclusion ·SARS-CoV-2 can induce cytokine release syndrome by inflammatory factors, such as IL-6 and IL-1β, released by myeloid cells through spike protein binding to LILRB2.

Key words: severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), spike protein, leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor subfamily B member 2 (LILRB2), inflammatory cytokine, myeloid cell

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