There are about 12.49 million clonorchiasis patients in China with increasing morbidity. Among which 1.5 to 2 million patients developed to the late stage, liver fibrosis. Clonorchis sinensis induced Liver fibrosis is the main reason for serious disease burden of clonorchiasis. Our previous studies showed that excretory secretory products (CsESPs) from adult worm of the parasite play important roles in liver fibrosis by regulating the host immune response and promoting them to product pro-fibrogenic cytokines besides mechanical obstruction induced by the worms. are ribonuclease T2 (CsRNASET2) and lysophospholipids (CsLysoPLA) as key components of CsESPs has been identified in our previous study. CsRNASET2 involved in regulating host immune response by modulating DCs maturation and promoting TH2 cells to product IL-13. CsLysoPLA involved the pathogenesis by stimulating macrophages to secrete IL-25. In the present project, the aim is to investigate the potential roles of CsRNASET2 and CsLysoPLA in clonorchis sinensis-induced liver fibrosis, elucidate the molecular mechanisms in detail and analyze the cooperated effects of the two molecules on hepatic fibrosis . The study is expected to provide support to prevention and treatment of clonorchiasis.
肝吸虫病发病呈现上升趋势,我国约1249万肝吸虫病患者,其中150~200万患者发展至晚期——肝纤维化甚至肝硬化,这是导致肝吸虫病疾病负担严重的主要因素。我们前期研究发现,肝吸虫分泌排泄蛋白(CsESPs)调节宿主免疫应答引起促纤维化因子高表达在肝吸虫感染所致肝纤维化中至关重要,其中CsESPs的关键成分核糖核酸酶T2和溶血磷脂酶分别通过对树突状细胞的作用调节宿主Th1/Th2免疫应答、促进IL-13分泌和激活宿主巨噬细胞、促进IL-25分泌而发挥致肝纤维化的作用。本研究拟对核糖核酸酶T2和溶血磷脂酶的作用机制及协同作用效应进行探究,并采取适合的干预措施进行反向验证,为阐明肝吸虫致宿主肝纤维化的发生机制奠定基础,为肝吸虫病防控提供支撑。
华支睾吸虫病(肝吸虫病)是我国最常见的寄生虫病之一,由华支睾吸虫(肝吸虫)寄生于肝胆管引起,虫体在其中可长期寄生,甚至达到30年。肝纤维化是肝吸虫病常见的病理变化。肝吸虫分泌排泄蛋白是其与宿主相互作用的分子基础,我们以前的研究发现肝吸虫CsRNASET2 和CsLysoPLA是其中两个重要分子。本项目进一步确定了CsRNASET2能显著地调节骨髓来源树突状细胞(BMDCs)产生细胞因子,及表达表面活化分子的能力;同时,CsRNASET2也可以促进小鼠脾细胞分泌IL-4和IL-13,其可能通过甘露醇受体(MR)调节BMDCs状态来促进Th2型细胞极化、促进IL-13分泌,从而在肝吸虫致肝纤维化中的作用。本项目还证实了CsLysoPLA刺激肝脏巨噬细胞产生IL-25从而在肝吸虫致肝纤维化中发挥作用,其作用通路可能是PKA依赖的Braf-ERK1/2信号通路介导的。我们还发现,肝吸虫寄生过程中,CsRNASET2、CsLysoPLA作为独立因素可能通过促进IL-13、IL-25生成或分泌增加,从而激活Th2免疫应答,进而促进肝星状细胞激活、细胞外基质生成增加;但CsLysoPLA也可使IL-3的促纤维化作用减弱,提示CsRNASET2、CsLysoPLA作为肝吸虫寄生宿主时分泌的两种蛋白,两者的协同调控宿主免疫应答的效应可能取决于虫体在长期的寄生生活中两者分泌的时间、分泌量,而两者的作用可能达到的最终平衡,使得宿主对于虫体的寄生、损害产生纤维修复,而又不至于矫枉过正,最终使虫体得以在人体内长期寄生。本项目的研究结果为阐明肝吸虫与宿主相互关系、肝吸虫病肝纤维化机制夯实了基础。
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