Objective To clear the developing characteristics of airway Club cells in mice model. Methods The lung tissues and serum were collected from neonatal (1-week-old), infant (3-week-old) and adult (6-week-old) BALB/c mice. The immunofluorescence method was performed to detect the distribution and expression abundance of Club cells in main bronchi and bronchioles. The flow cytometry was used to determine the quantity proportion and proliferation ability, and ELISA was used to detect the levels of Club cell secreted protein (CC16) in lung homogenate and serum. Results The Club cells unevenly distributed in main bronchus of all ages of mice, while was relatively flat and uniform in bronchioles in BALB/c mice model. With increasing of mice age, the mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) of Club cells decreased in main bronchus accompanied by an increase in bronchioles with significant difference (main bronchus: 0.73±0.12, 0.43±0.05, 0.26±0.08, respectively, P<0.05; bronchioles:0.49±0.07, 0.73±0.08, 1.02±0.19, respectively, P<0.05). The proportion of Club cells in airway epithelium was significantly lower in neonatal (9.49%±2.38%) than those in infant (15.45%±3.86%) and adult (17.23%±4.82%) (P<0.05). Meanwhile, the proliferative ability of Ki67 in Club cells was significantly higher in neonatal (6.12%±1.89%) than those in infant (2.36%±0.98%)and adult (1.94%±0.75%) (P<0.01). The CC16 levels in lung homogenates and serum had a statistically significant increase in infant [(89.31±5.41) ng/ml, (25.77±4.68) ng/ml] and adult [(95.74±3.31) ng/ml, (28.02±3.99) ng/ml] than those in neonatal [(64.02±12.70) ng/ml, (13.91±3.36) ng/ml] (P<0.01). Conclusion Small airway is the prominent area for Club cells developing after birth, and neonatal is the critical period for Club cells proliferating and secreting CC16.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |