Effect of short-chain fatty acids on M1/M2 polarization of microglia during spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats
WANG Liping LI Fan ZHOU Kunming LIN Simeng
Department of Anesthesiology, Fuzhou General Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University Dongfang Hospital Affiliated to Xiamen University (School of Medicine of Xiamen University) Teaching Base of 900th Hospital of Joint Logistic Support Force for Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fujian Province, Fuzhou 350025, China
Abstract:Objective To investigate the effect of short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) on M1/M2 polarization of microglia during spinal cord ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) in rats. Methods A total of 72 healthy male SD rats with SPF grade, aged 6 to 8 weeks and weight 200 to 250 g, were divided into sham operation group (group S), IRI group, SCFA group and SCFA+ free fatty acid receptor type 2 (FFAR2) blocker GLPG0974 group (GLPG group) by random number table method, with 18 rats in each group. The drinking water of SCFA group and GLPG group contained 25.9 mmol/L sodium acetate, 40.0 mmol/L sodium propionate and 67.5 mmol/L sodium butyrate, and the drinking water of S group and IRI group contained 133.4 mmol/L sodium chloride. After four weeks, IRI model was established in IRI group, SCFA group, and GLPG group, sham operation was performed in S group. In the GLPG group, 2 mg/kg GLPG0974 was intraperitoneally injected immediately after reperfusion and at the 1st to 6th day of reperfusion, and corresponding water was continuously supplied during the reperfusion period. Hind limb behavioral scores were performed at 1, 3, 5, and 7 days after reperfusion. Blood-spinal cord barrier (BSCB) permeability, spinal neuron survival rate, acetic acid, propionic acid, and butyric acid concentrations in stool and cerebrospinal fluid were measured at 7 d after reperfusion. The levels of spinal cord microglia differentiation cluster (CD) 86, CD206, and spinal tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin(IL)-1β, IL-4, phosphorylated nuclear factor κB p65 (p-NF-κB p65), and phosphorylated signal transduction and transcriptional activator 3 (p-STAT3) were detected. Results Compared with S group, the behavioral score of the posterior limb, neuronal survival rate, acetic acid, propionic acid, and butyric acid concentrations in stool and cerebrospinal fluid were decreased in IRI group, while BSCB permeability, CD86, TNF-α, IL-1β, and P-NF-κB p65 were increased (P<0.01). Compared with IRI group, the behavioral score, neuronal survival rate, acetic acid, propionic acid, and butyric acid concentrations in stool and cerebrospinal fluid in SCFA group were increased, BSCB permeability, CD86, TNF-α, IL-1β, and P-NF-κB p65 were decreased, while CD206, IL-4, and P-Stat3 were increased (P<0.01). Compared with SCFA group, there was no significant difference in the concentrations of acetic acid, propionic acid, and butyric acid in stool and cerebrospinal fluid of GLPG group (P>0.05). Conclusion SCFA can promote M1-type to M2-type polarization of microglia in rat spinal cord during IRI and reduce inflammation.
王丽萍 李帆 周坤明 林斯梦. 短链脂肪酸对大鼠脊髓缺血再灌注损伤时小胶质细胞M1/M2型极化的影响[J]. 中国医药导报, 2023, 20(23): 23-27.
WANG Liping LI Fan ZHOU Kunming LIN Simeng. Effect of short-chain fatty acids on M1/M2 polarization of microglia during spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats. 中国医药导报, 2023, 20(23): 23-27.