从系统生物学角度探讨细胞因子表达谱研究在V型狼疮性肾炎患者中的作用

目的 探讨Th1和Th2细胞因子表达谱研究在V型疮性肾炎(V-LN)患者中的作用.方法 分离血清,通过抗体芯片技术同时检测4种Th1和5种Th2细胞因子表达谱,并探讨其与临床指标之间的相关性.结果 ①细胞因子表达谱:在同时检测的9种细胞因子中,V-LN患者有4种表达上调,除了IL-2属于Th1细胞因子外,其他三种(IL-4、IL-10和IL-13)均属于Th2细胞因子,其中IL-10较健康对照升高了10倍以上.②相关性研究:Pearson相关分析显示IL-10与SLIEDAI呈正相关、与血红蛋白浓度呈负相关;此外,IL-4和IL-13均与尿蛋白浓度呈负相关,IL-1与血肌苷之间呈正相关.结论 V-LN患者体内细胞因子表达异常以Th2细胞因子为主,提示抗Th2细胞因子可能在V型狼疮患者中具有一定的治疗作用.

Role of study on cytokine profiling in class V lupus nephritis from the perspective of systemic biology

Objective To study the effects of cytokines Th1 and Th2 in Class V lupus nephritis (V-LN). Methods Serum concentration of Th1 cytokines (IFN-γ, IL-1, IL-2 and TNF-α) and Th2 cytokines (IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-10 and IL-13) were simultaneously analyzed using fast quant human Th1/Th2 protein array, and Pearson analysis was used to evaluate the association between cytokines and clinical parameters. Results ① Cytokine profiling: Among the 9 cytokines detected simultaneously by fast quant human Th1/Th2 protein array, the expression of four cytokines was up-regulated obviously, namely, Th1 cytokines (IL-2) and Th2 cytokines (IL-4, IL-10 and IL-13); that of IL-10 was 10 times above the normal control. ② Pearson correlation analysis: There was a positive correlation between IL-10 and SLEDAI (r=0.877, P<0.01), but a negative correlation between IL-10 and hemoglobin concentration (r=-0.856, P<0.01). There was also a negative correlation between IL-4 and 24h urine protein (r=-0.754, P<0.05), between IL-13 and 24h urine protein (r=-0.769, P<0.05). Besides, IL-1 and creatinine were positively correlated (r=0.784, P<0.05). Conclusion There were extensively abnormal Th2 cytokines in V-LN patients, suggesting that anti-Th2 therapy may produce a marked effect on V-LN.