小鼠皮肤切创愈合过程中caspase-6、-7表达的免疫组织化学研究

目的　观察皮肤切创损伤愈合过程中 ,caspase 6、 7在损伤周边区内的表达及其变化规律。方法　应用免疫组织化学技术观察伤后不同时间小鼠皮肤切创组织中caspase 6、 7的表达 ,以非切创小鼠皮肤组织作对照。 结果　伤后 6h的损伤皮肤组织中可见少量多核粒细胞表达caspase 6、 7,伤后 12～ 2 4h ,大部分浸润的多核粒细胞及部分单核细胞为caspase 6、 7阳性。随伤后时间延长 ,caspase 6、 7阳性细胞以单核细胞及成纤维细胞为主。伤后 0～ 3h ,caspase 6、 7阳性细胞比率较低 ,12h后逐渐增加 ,伤后 3d达高峰 ,其后逐渐下降。 结论　小鼠皮肤损伤愈合过程中 ,caspase 6、 7在损伤周边区内中性粒细胞 ,单核细胞及成纤维细胞中表达 ,其时序性变化规律可望用于皮肤损伤时间的推断。

An immunohistochemical study on the expressions of caspase-6、-7 during the skin incised wound healing in mice

Objective To investigate the expressions of caspase-6,-7 during skin wound healing and the applicability of the time-dependent expressions of caspase-6,-7 to determination of the wound age.Method The expressions of caspase-6,-7 were studied in skin incised wound in mice by immunohistochemical SABC method,and the non-incised mouse skin was used as control.Results Expressions of caspase-6,-7 were detectable in polymorphonuclear cells (PMNs) in the wound specimens aged 6h. In the wound specimens aged from 12h to 24h after injury, caspase-6,-7 were identified in a large number of infiltrating PMNs and part of mononuclear cells (MNCs). Afterwards, the MNCs and fibroblastic cells (FBCs) accounted for the most part of the caspase-6,-7-positive cells. Morphometrically, the ratios of the number of the caspase-6,-7-stained PMNs, MNCs and FBCs to total number of the cells in the wounds were evaluated and calculated. The ratios of the caspase-6,-7-positive cells were low in the wound specimens aged from 0h to 3h, and maximized in the wound specimens aged 3 day. Thereafter, the ratios decreased and minimized in the specimens aged 14 day.Conclusion The results suggest that caspase-6,-7 were expressed in neutrophils, macrophages and fibroblasts during healing process of skin incised wound in mice. Caspase-6,-7 may be used as a marker for the wound age determination.