结核与肺部疾病杂志 ›› 2025, Vol. 6 ›› Issue (6): 747-752.doi: 10.19983/j.issn.2096-8493.20250101

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pks5基因(Rv1527c)缺失削弱结核分枝杆菌巨噬细胞内生存能力并调控炎症因子表达

刘权贤1, 赵昭亮2, 宗兆婧1, 陈玲1, 兰远波1()   

  1. 1遵义医科大学附属医院结核病科,遵义 563000
    2贵州航天医院呼吸与危重病医学科,遵义 563000
  • 收稿日期:2025-07-16 出版日期:2025-12-20 发布日期:2025-12-08
  • 通信作者: 兰远波,Email:lybivy@163.com
  • 作者简介:注:赵昭亮和刘权贤对本文有同等贡献,为并列第一作者
  • 基金资助:
    贵州省卫生健康委科学技术基金项目(gzwjkj2019-1-085);贵州省卫生健康委科学技术基金项目(gzwkj2024-335);贵州省基础研究计划重点项目(黔科合基础-ZK〔2023〕重点060);遵义市科技局科学技术基金项目(遵义科合HZ字(2020)255号)

Deletion of the pks5 gene (Rv1527c) impairs intracellular survival in macrophages and modulates inflammatory cytokine expression in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Liu Quanxian1, Zhao Zhaoliang2, Zong Zhaojing1, Chen Ling1, Lan Yuanbo1()   

  1. 1Tuberculosis Ward, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, China
    2Department of Respiratory Medicine, Guizhou Aerospace Hospital, Zunyi 563000, China
  • Received:2025-07-16 Online:2025-12-20 Published:2025-12-08
  • Contact: Lan Yuanbo, Email: lybivy@163.com
  • Supported by:
    Guizhou Provincial Health Commission Science and Technology Fund Project(gzwjkj2019-1-085);Guizhou Provincial Health Commission Science and Technology Fund Project(gzwkj2024-335);Guizhou Provincial Basic Research Program Key Project (QKHJC-ZK〔2023〕ZD060);Zunyi Science and Technology Bureau Fund Project (ZYKJHZ(2020)255)

摘要:

目的: 探究pks5(Rv1527c)基因在结核分枝杆菌致病机制中的作用。方法: 利用噬菌体介导的同源重组技术构建结核分枝杆菌标准株H37RvΔRv1527c基因敲除株;通过抗酸杆菌染色和固体培养基生长曲线,分析细菌形态与生长特性;建立RAW264.7巨噬细胞感染模型,检测细菌胞内存活率;采用实时荧光定量PCR(qPCR)检测感染巨噬细胞中炎症因子[白细胞介素(IL)-1β,肿瘤坏死因子(TNF)-α,IL-6]的mRNA表达水平。结果: pks5敲除株(H37RvΔRv1527c)与野生型H37Rv(H37Rv-WT)菌株在形态上无明显差异。感染72h后,H37RvΔRv1527c在RAW264.7巨噬细胞内的存活率(13.13%±1.05%)较H37Rv-WT的存活率(41.04%±2.11%)明显降低68%(t=15.732,P<0.001)。此外,与感染H37Rv-WT菌株相比,H37RvΔRv1527c感染后巨噬细胞IL-1βmRNA表达量在感染2h即明显上调(H37Rv-WT:1.05±0.08;H37RvΔRv1527c:1.52±0.11;t=3.245,P=0.023),并在感染4h、8h及12h持续维持于更高水平;TNF-α mRNA表达量亦在感染后4h(H37Rv-WT:1.12±0.10;H37RvΔRv1527c:1.98±0.15;t=4.562,P=0.010)与12h(H37Rv-WT:2.05±0.16;H37RvΔRv1527c:3.12±0.21;t=5.328,P=0.006)均出现明显升高。而对于IL-6,在感染24h后,H37RvΔRv1527c感染组的表达水平(1.42±0.10)较H37Rv-WT感染组(3.15±0.22)被明显抑制(t=11.732,P<0.001)。结论: pks5基因是结核分枝杆菌的一个潜在关键毒力因子,通过影响细菌在巨噬细胞内的存活能力并调控宿主炎症反应(促进 IL-1β/TNF-α表达,抑制 IL-6 表达),从而参与其致病过程。

关键词: 分枝杆菌,结核, 聚酮合成酶类, 巨噬细胞, 白细胞介素类, 肿瘤坏死因子α

Abstract:

Objective: To investigate the role of the pks5 (Rv1527c) gene in the pathogenic mechanism of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Methods: The H37RvΔRv1527c knockout strain was constructed using phage-mediated homologous recombination. Bacterial morphology and growth characteristics were analyzed via acid-fast staining and solid-medium growth curves. A RAW264.7 macrophage infection model was established to assess bacterial intracellular survival rates. qPCR was employed to detect mRNA expression levels of inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6) in infected macrophages. Results: The ΔRv1527c knockout strain showed no significant morphological differences compared to wild-type H37Rv. At 72 hours post-infection, the intracellular survival rate of the ΔRv1527c knockout strain in RAW264.7 macrophages (13.13%±1.05%) was significantly reduced by 68% compared to that of the wild-type strain (41.04%±2.11%)(t=15.732, P<0.001). Furthermore, relative to infection with the wild-type H37Rv strain, macrophages infected with the ΔRv1527c knockout strain exhibited a significant upregulation of IL-1β mRNA expression as early as 2 h (H37Rv-WT:1.05±0.08; H37RvΔRv1527c: 1.52±0.11; t=3.245, P=0.023), which remained at significantly higher levels at 4 h, 8 h, and 12 h. Similarly, TNF-α mRNA expression was significantly elevated at 4 h (H37Rv-WT: 1.12±0.10; H37RvΔRv1527c: 1.98±0.15; t=4.562, P=0.010) and 12 h (H37Rv-WT: 2.05±0.16; H37RvΔRv1527c: 3.12±0.21; t=5.328, P=0.006) post-infection. In contrast, for IL-6, its expression level in the ΔRv1527c knockout strain-infected group (1.42±0.10) was significantly suppressed at 24 h post-infection compared to the wild-type H37Rv-infected group (3.15±0.22)(t=11.732, P<0.001). Conclusion: The pks5 gene is a potential key virulence factor in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It contributes to pathogenesis by impairing bacterial survival within macrophages and modulating host inflammatory responses (promoting IL-1β/TNF-α expression and suppressing IL-6 expression).

Key words: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Polyketide synthases, Macrophages, Interleukins, Tumor necrosis factor-alpha

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