一种基于流式细胞术的牛多细胞因子检测方法

Development of a flow cytometry method for detection of bovine multi-cytokines

摘要:

本研究旨在建立一种基于流式细胞术的牛多细胞因子检测方法。对前期制备并筛选出的针对牛细胞因子IFN-γ、IL-2、TNF-α、IP-10和MCP-1的单克隆抗体进行荧光标记，与细胞表面分子抗体组合搭配，进行牛多细胞因子流式检测方法的建立和优化。随后利用建立的方法进行BCG体外感染牛外周血单个核细胞的细胞因子表达规律测定，并结合CFP10-ESAT6蛋白刺激剂评价上述细胞因子作为牛结核诊断标识的潜力。建立的牛多细胞因子流式检测方法可以有效测定BCG感染牛外周血T淋巴细胞的细胞因子表达，其中IFN-γ、IL-2、TNF-α在感染40 h后持续上升，而IP-10和MCP-1表达水平呈现下降趋势；对于牛外周血CD4⁺ T淋巴细胞IFN-γ、IL-2、TNF-α的联合检测能有效区分牛结核阳性和阴性样品。这一方法为牛病原菌感染、疫苗注射后细胞免疫应答水平评价以及疫病诊断提供了重要技术手段。

Abstract:

This study aims to develop a method to detect bovine multi-cytokines based on flow cytometry. Previously we have prepared and screened monoclonal antibodies against bovine cytokines IFN-γ, IL-2, TNF-α, IP-10 and MCP-1. These bovine cytokine monoclonal antibodies were fluorescently labeled, and the combination of antibody and cell surface molecules were used to develop the method for detecting bovine multi-cytokines. Subsequently, the developed method was used to determine the cytokine expression profile of Mycobacterium bovis BCG infected bovine peripheral blood mononuclear cells in vitro, and evaluate the cytokine expression level of peripheral blood CD4⁺T cells of tuberculosis-positive cattle. The bovine multi-cytokine flow cytometry detection method can effectively determine the cytokine expression of BCG-infected bovine peripheral blood T lymphocytes. Among them, the expression levels of IFN-γ, IL-2, and TNF-α continue to increase after 40 hours of infection, while the expression levels of IP-10 and MCP-1 decreased. The combined detection of IFN-γ, IL-2, and TNF-α on CD4⁺ T lymphocytes in peripheral blood of cattle can effectively distinguish tuberculosis-positive and tuberculosis-negative samples. This method may facilitate evaluating the level of cellular immune response after bovine pathogen infection and vaccine injection.