【Animal Experiment】-The effect of hydroxychloroquine on spleen lymphocytes of lupus mice

  Objective To observe the effect of hydroxychloroquine on the distribution of lymphocytes in peripheral immune organs (spleen) of mice with systemic lupus erythematosus (TC mice).

  Methods 30-week-old female TC mice were randomly allocated. The experimental group was given hydroxychloroquine treatment by gavage [10 mg / (kg·d)], and the control group was given normal saline treatment by gavage [10 mg / (kg·d)]. d)], a total of 5 weeks of treatment. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect mouse peripheral blood anti-dsDNA antibody titer, hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining method was used to detect renal tissue pathological changes, and flow cytometry was used to detect mouse spleen lymphocyte ratio. .

  Results Compared with the control group, the renal histopathological score of the experimental group was significantly lower than that of the control group (P<0.05); the ratio of splenic B lymphocytes and germinal center B lymphocytes in the experimental group was significantly lower than that of the control group (P<0.05). 05); the proportion of spleen regulatory T lymphocytes (Treg) in the experimental group was significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0.05); there was no significant difference in the changes in the levels of anti-dsDNA antibodies and the proportion of Th17 lymphocytes in the two groups of mice (P<0.05);>0. 05).

  Conclusion Hydroxychloroquine has a regulatory effect on the immune response of lymphocytes in peripheral immune organs of lupus mice and can alleviate the pathological damage of kidney tissue in TC mice.