【Animal modeling】-Effect of hydroxychloroquine on spleen lymphocytes in 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 assigned. The experimental group was given hydroxychloroquine by gavage [10 mg/(kg·d)], and the control group was given normal saline [10 mg/(kg·d)] by gavage. d)], a total of 5 weeks of treatment. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect the level of anti-dsDNA antibody in peripheral blood of mice, hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining was used to detect the pathological changes of kidney tissue, and flow cytometry was used to detect the proportion of spleen lymphocytes in mice. .

  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 proportion of spleen B lymphocytes and germinal center B lymphocytes in the experimental group was significantly lower than that of the control group (P<0.05). 0. 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 levels of anti-dsDNA antibodies and the proportion of Th17 lymphocytes between the two groups (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.