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摘要:
目的 探讨谷胱甘肽对小鼠急性光损伤的作用及其机制。 方法 该研究为成组设计实验研究。取15只8周龄雄性C57BL/6小鼠,剃去背部毛发后按随机数字表法分为空白对照组、模型组、低剂量干预组、中剂量干预组、高剂量干预组,每组3只。模型组小鼠背部皮肤每日接受中波紫外线联合长波紫外线照射造成急性光损伤,然后经腹腔注射磷酸盐缓冲液（PBS）；空白对照组小鼠不照射紫外线,仅每日经腹腔注射PBS；低剂量干预组、中剂量干预组、高剂量干预组小鼠在每日紫外线照射结束后分别经腹腔注射50、100、200 mg/kg的谷胱甘肽。伤后第7天、末次注射后2 h时（即伤后7 d）,大体观察各组小鼠背部皮肤色泽、形态,然后切取小鼠背部皮肤组织进行下述检测。采用苏木精-伊红染色检测皮肤组织的角质层、表皮层和真皮层结构,毛囊、汗腺、皮脂腺等附属器官的形态,有无出血现象及炎症细胞浸润等情况,并统计表皮厚度；采用Masson染色检测皮肤组织中胶原沉积情况；采用蛋白质印迹法检测皮肤组织中的炎症相关蛋白[白细胞介素-1β（IL-1β）、IL-6、肿瘤坏死因子-α（TNF-α）、基质金属蛋白酶1（MMP-1）]的表达情况。 结果 伤后7 d,与空白对照组相比,模型组小鼠皮肤出现大范围皮屑、红肿、痂壳；与模型组相比,低剂量干预组、中剂量干预组、高剂量干预组小鼠皮肤的光损伤程度依次减轻。伤后7 d,与空白对照组相比,模型组小鼠皮肤组织结构紊乱,角质层增厚、剥脱,表皮层细胞层数增多、排列紊乱,真皮层水肿,毛囊、汗腺、皮脂腺等附属器官形态异常,可见散在出血灶及大量炎症细胞浸润。与模型组相比,低剂量干预组、中剂量干预组、高剂量干预组小鼠皮肤组织结构紊乱程度依次减轻。伤后7 d,模型组小鼠皮肤的表皮厚度为（116.4±6.4）μm,明显厚于空白对照组的（20.9±1.6）μm,P<0.05；与模型组相比,中剂量干预组、高剂量干预组小鼠皮肤的表皮厚度[依次为（77.7±5.6）、（56.9±0.8）μm]明显减小（P值均<0.05）。伤后7 d,与空白对照组相比,模型组小鼠皮肤组织中胶原纤维含量显著增加,且纤维排列紊乱,呈现出一定程度的胶原纤维增生现象；与模型组相比,低剂量干预组、中剂量干预组、高剂量干预组小鼠皮肤组织中胶原纤维的排列依次趋于规则,整体组织结构逐渐恢复至接近正常皮肤。伤后7 d,与空白对照组相比,模型组小鼠皮肤中IL-1β、IL-6、TNF-α和MMP-1的表达水平显著升高（P值均<0.05）；与模型组相比,低剂量干预组小鼠皮肤中IL-1β、IL-6表达水平均明显降低（P值均<0.05）,中剂量干预组、高剂量干预组小鼠皮肤中IL-1β、IL-6、TNF-α和MMP-1的表达水平显著降低（P值均<0.05）。 结论 谷胱甘肽可显著减轻中波紫外线与长波紫外线联合诱导的小鼠皮肤急性光损伤,且具有明显的剂量依赖性保护作用,其机制可能与抑制炎症因子表达、减少MMP-1介导的胶原降解及改善真皮胶原结构有关。 Abstract:Objective To investigate the effects of glutathione on acute photodamage in mice and its underlying mechanism. Methods This study was a group-designed experimental study. Fifteen 8-week-old male C57BL/6 mice were shaved on the dorsal skin and randomly divided into blank control group, model group, low-dose intervention group, medium-dose intervention group, and high-dose intervention group using a random number table, with 3 mice in each group. Mice in model group received daily combined irradiation of ultraviolet B and ultraviolet A on the dorsal skin to cause acute photodamage, followed by intraperitoneal injection of phosphate-buffered saline (PBS). Mice in blank control group received no ultraviolet irradiation but only daily intraperitoneal injection of PBS. Mice in the low-dose intervention group, medium-dose intervention group, and high-dose intervention group received intraperitoneal injections of 50, 100, and 200 mg/kg of glutathione, respectively, after daily ultraviolet irradiation. On day 7 post-injury (2 hours after the last injection), the color and morphology of the dorsal skin of mice in each group were observed grossly. Then, dorsal skin tissues were excised for the following assays. Hematoxylin-eosin staining was used to examine the structure of the stratum corneum, epidermis, and dermis, the morphology of appendages (hair follicles, sweat glands, sebaceous glands), the presence of hemorrhage, and inflammatory cell infiltration, and to measure epidermal thickness. Masson staining was used to detect the collagen deposition in the skin tissue. Western blotting was used to detect the expression levels of inflammation-related proteins (interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-6, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and matrix metalloproteinase 1 (MMP-1)) in the skin tissue. Results On day 7 post-injury, compared with that in blank control group, the skin of mice in model group showed extensive scaling, redness, swelling, and crusting. Compared with that in model group, the severity of photodamage on the skin of mice in low-intervention group, medium-intervention group, and high-dose intervention group was alleviated successively. On day 7 post-injury, compared with that in blank control group, the dorsal skin tissue structure of mice in model group was disorganized, characterized by thickened and detached stratum corneum, increased number and disordered arrangement of epidermal cell layers, dermal edema, abnormal morphology of appendages (hair follicles, sweat glands, sebaceous glands), scattered hemorrhagic foci, and extensive inflammatory cell infiltration. Compared with those in model group, the degree of tissue disorganization in the skin of mice in low-intervention group, medium-intervention group, and high-dose intervention group was alleviated successively. On day 7 post-injury, the epidermal thickness of the skin of mice in model group was (116.4±6.4) μm, which was significantly greater than (20.9±1.6) μm in blank control group (P<0.05). Compared with that in model group, the epidermal thickness of the skin of mice in medium-dose intervention group and the high-dose intervention group ((77.7±5.6) μm and (56.9±0.8) μm, respectively) was significantly decreased (both P values <0.05). On day 7 post-injury, compared with that in blank control group, the dorsal skin tissue of mice in model group showed a significant increase in collagen fiber content and disorganized fiber arrangement, indicating a certain degree of collagen fiber proliferation. Compared with that in model group, the arrangement of collagen fibers in the dorsal skin tissue of mice in low-intervention group, medium-intervention group, and high-dose intervention group became progressively more regular, and the overall tissue structure gradually recovered to normal. On day 7 post-injury, compared with those in blank control group, the expression levels of IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, and MMP-1 in the skin of mice in model group were significantly increased (all P values <0.05). Compared with those in model group, the expression levels of IL-1β and IL-6 in the skin of mice in low-dose intervention group were significantly decreased (both P values <0.05), while the expression levels of IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, and MMP-1 in the skin of mice in medium-dose intervention group and high-dose intervention group were significantly decreased (all P values <0.05). Conclusions Glutathione can significantly alleviate acute skin photodamage induced by combined irradiation of ultraviolet B and ultraviolet A in mice, with a clear dose-dependent protective effect, and its mechanism may be related to inhibiting the expression of inflammatory factors, reducing MMP-1-mediated collagen degradation, and improving dermal collagen structure. -
Key words:
- Ultraviolet rays /
- Glutathione /
- Skin /
- Inflammation /
- Oxidative stress /
- Light damage /
- Wound repair
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图 1 各组小鼠伤后7 d皮肤外观。1A、1B、1C、1D、1E.分别为空白对照组、模型组、低剂量干预组、中剂量干预组、高剂量干预组,图1B中小鼠皮肤组织的光损伤程度最严重,图1C、1D、1E依次减轻,其中图1E的外观最接近图1A
注：模型组小鼠背部皮肤每日接受中波紫外线联合长波紫外线照射,然后经腹腔注射磷酸盐缓冲液（PBS）；空白对照组小鼠不照射紫外线,仅每日腹腔注射PBS；低剂量干预组、中剂量干预组、高剂量干预组小鼠在每日紫外线照射结束后分别经腹腔注射50、100、200 mg/kg的谷胱甘肽
图 2 各组小鼠伤后7 d皮肤组织病理沉积情况 苏木精-伊红 ×50。2A、2B、2C、2D、2E.分别为空白对照组、模型组、低剂量干预组、中剂量干预组、高剂量干预组,图2B中的小鼠皮肤组织结构紊乱,角质层增厚、剥脱,表皮层细胞层数增多、排列紊乱,真皮层水肿,毛囊、汗腺、皮脂腺等附属器官形态异常,可见散在出血灶及大量炎症细胞浸润,图2C、2D、2E中的小鼠皮肤组织结构紊乱程度依次减轻,表皮层依次趋于规整,真皮层水肿及炎症细胞浸润情况依次减轻
注：模型组小鼠背部皮肤每日接受中波紫外线联合长波紫外线照射,然后经腹腔注射磷酸盐缓冲液（PBS）；空白对照组小鼠不照射紫外线,仅每日腹腔注射PBS；低剂量干预组、中剂量干预组、高剂量干预组小鼠在每日紫外线照射结束后分别经腹腔注射50、100、200 mg/kg的谷胱甘肽
图 3 各组小鼠伤后7 d皮肤组织中胶原沉积情况 Masson ×50。3A、3B、3C、3D、3E.分别为空白对照组、模型组、低剂量干预组、中剂量干预组、高剂量干预组,图3B中的小鼠皮肤组织中胶原纤维大量增生、排列疏松紊乱,胶原沉积明显增多,图3C、3D、3E中小鼠皮肤中胶原纤维沉积与排列紊乱程度依次减轻
注：模型组小鼠背部皮肤每日接受中波紫外线联合长波紫外线照射,然后经腹腔注射磷酸盐缓冲液（PBS）；空白对照组小鼠不照射紫外线,仅每日腹腔注射PBS；低剂量干预组、中剂量干预组、高剂量干预组小鼠在每日紫外线照射结束后分别经腹腔注射50、100、200 mg/kg的谷胱甘肽
图 4 各组小鼠伤后7 d皮肤组织中炎症相关蛋白的表达水平
注：条带图上方的1、2、3、4、5分别指空白对照组、模型组、低剂量干预组、中剂量干预组、高剂量干预组；模型组小鼠接受中波紫外线联合长波紫外线照射后腹腔注射磷酸盐缓冲液（PBS）；空白对照组不进行照射,仅腹腔注射PBS；低剂量干预组、中剂量干预组、高剂量干预组小鼠接受联合照射后,分别腹腔注射50、100、200 mg/kg的谷胱甘肽；
Table 1. 各组小鼠伤后7 d皮肤组织中炎症相关蛋白的表达水平比较
组别 样本数 白细胞介素-1β 白细胞介素-6 肿瘤坏死因子-α 基质金属蛋白酶1 空白对照组 5 1.00±0.00 1.00±0.00 1.00±0.00 1.00±0.00 模型组 5 5.97±0.17a 11.17±1.56a 3.62±0.18a 5.74±1.20a 低剂量组 5 4.17±0.44b 5.86±0.64b 3.69±0.40 5.56±1.35 中剂量组 5 2.88±1.02b 5.03±2.37b 2.60±0.27b 2.61±0.08b 高剂量组 5 2.31±0.38b 1.80±0.24b 1.80±0.47b 1.76±0.63b F 37.983 28.727 41.566 19.669 P <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 注：模型组小鼠背部皮肤每日接受中波紫外线联合长波紫外线照射,然后经腹腔注射磷酸盐缓冲液（PBS）；空白对照组小鼠不照射紫外线,仅每日腹腔注射PBS；低剂量干预组、中剂量干预组、高剂量干预组小鼠在每日紫外线照射结束后分别经腹腔注射50、100、200 mg/kg的谷胱甘肽；与空白对照组相比,aP<0.05；与模型组相比,bP<0.05 
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