【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. The titer of anti-dsDNA antibody in peripheral blood of mice was detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), the pathological changes of kidney tissue were detected by hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining, and the proportion of spleen lymphocytes in mice was detected by flow cytometry .

  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 level of anti-dsDNA antibody 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.