川崎病患儿外周血单个核细胞基质细胞衍生因子-1和其受体的变化及意义

Expressions of plasma SDF-1 and its receptor CXCR4 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of children with Kawasaki disease

摘要:

目的：观察川崎病(KD)患者血浆基质细胞衍生因子1(SDF1)水平及外周血单个核细胞(PBMC)中SDF1的受体CXCR4mRNA表达变化,并分析其与KD及冠状动脉损害的相关关系。方法：采用ELISA方法及荧光定量PCR技术分别测定12例合并冠脉损害和44例无冠脉损害KD患者的急性期与缓解期血浆SDF1浓度及PBMC中CXCR4mRNA表达变化,并与60例正常人比较。结果：KD患者急性期血浆SDF1蛋白水平为1833±395ng/L;PBMC中CXCR4mRNA表达水平为6.57±2.81较对照组升高(P<0.05,P<0.01);缓解期血浆SDF1蛋白和CXCR4mRNA表达水平较急性期下降(P<0.01),但仍显著高于对照组。KD患者合并冠脉损害者PBMC中CXCR4mRNA表达为8.19±2.39,显著高于无冠脉损害者的6.13±2.77(P<0.01)。结论：KD患者血浆SDF1水平及PBMC中CXCR4mRNA表达是增高的,有可能作为判断KD病情活动状态及冠脉损害的免疫学指标。

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE: This study examined the expressions of plasma stromal cell derived factor-1 (SDF-1) and CXCR4 mRNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of children with Kawasaki disease (KD) and aimed to explore the significance of SDF-1 and CXCR4 mRNA in KD. METHODS: Fifty-six children with KD (12 cases complicated by coronary artery lesions) and 60 age and gender-matched healthy children (normal controls) were enrolled in this study. Plasma SDF-1 levels and CXCR4 mRNA expression in PBMC were measured using ELISA and real-time quantitative PCR at the acute and convalescence stages of KD. RESULTS: Plasma SDF-1 levels (1 833±395 ng/L vs 1 126±408 ng/L; P<0.05) and the CXCR4 mRNA expression in PBMC (6.57±2.81 vs 2.58±1.01; P<0.01)in KD patients were significantly higher than those in normal controls at the acute stage. Both plasma SDF-1 levels and CXCR4 mRNA expression in KD patients decreased significantly at the convalescence stage, but nevertheless remained higher than those in the normal controls. The patients with concomitant coronary artery lesions showed higher CXCR4 mRNA levels than without at the acute stage (8.19±2.39 vs 6.13±2.77; P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Plasma SDF-1 concentration and CXCR4 mRNA expression in PBMC increased in KD patients. CXCR4 mRNA might be involved in the development of coronary artery lesions in KD.