China Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine ›› 2020, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (4): 1225-1232.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2020.04.029

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Effects of RFRP-3 on Morphological Structure and Immune Function of Spleen in Rats

ZHANG Duoni1, HUO Konglin1, LI Changle2, ZHANG Xin1, SONG Xingxing1, HU Wen1, LUO Rongrong1, XU Wenhao1, CHEN Lei1, CHEN Xinyi1, LI Xun1, WANG Xiaoye1   

  1. 1. College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China;
    2. Dezhou Agricultural and Rural Development Center, Dezhou 253000, China
  • Received:2019-11-05 Online:2020-04-20 Published:2020-04-17

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of different RFRP-3 treatment on morphological structure and immune function of spleen in SD rats.The experiment was comprised of two parts:10 SD rats were chosen for the study about the distribution of RFRP-3 and GPR147.In the other part,30 SD rats were randomly assigned into 3 groups.They were control group (0.9% NaCl),low-dose group and high-dose group (1 and 10 μg/100 μL,total 200 μL of RFRP-3).Intraperitoneal injection was continued for 14 days.The expression of RFRP-3 and its receptor (GPR147) were investigated by using semi-quantitative RT-PCR and Western blotting.The distribution of RFRP-3 and GPR147 were determined by using immunohistochemistry.Blood was collected and serum was isolated to detect immune-related factors by using a protein chip array after anesthesia.Spleen length was measured and spleen index was calculated after the autopsy.The effect of RFRP-3 on morphology of spleen was detected by HE staining.The expression of IL-β and TNF-α mRNA in spleen was detected by Real-time quantitative PCR.Results showed that no RFRP-3 mRNA expression was observed in spleen,GPR147 mRNA was moderately expressed.The results of Western blotting showed that both RFRP-3 and GPR147 were detected in spleen.RFRP-3 was mainly distributed in red pulp,while GPR147 was mainly distributed in white pulp of spleen.The concentrations of IL-1α,IL-1β,MCP-1 and TNF-α were significantly increased in the rats treated with RFRP-3.The length of spleen increased and spleen index increased,too.The results of HE showed that the white pulp area expanded with more splenic sinus and the red blood cell in red pulp were evidently increased.The results of Real-time quantitative PCR showed that the expression of IL-1β and TNF-α mRNA in spleen of SD rats were extremely significantly or significantly increased (P<0.01;P<0.05).The above results showed that RFRP-3 might act on the spleen via GPR147 through the paracrine manner and promote immune response.

Key words: RFRP-3; rat; spleen; immune function; cytokines

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