细菌蛋白的免疫学特性及其作为多糖蛋白结合疫苗载体的可行性

多糖蛋白结合疫苗(polysaccharide-protein conjugate vaccine)是将病原菌的荚膜多糖与载体蛋白通过共价结合的方式制备而成的疫苗。在上市的多糖蛋白结合疫苗中,载体蛋白(carrier protein)预先接种或共同接种时可能介导免疫干扰,降低结合物中多糖的免疫应答,影响疫苗接种效果。另外,多糖作为疫苗抗原有血清型别的限制,疫苗中所含的血清型别无法保护所有型别的细菌感染。因此,考虑将细菌自身具有保护性的抗原蛋白作为载体蛋白,其中,肺炎链球菌溶血素蛋白、金黄色葡萄球菌蛋白、B群链球菌菌毛蛋白和沙门菌表面蛋白都是目前经过实验室证实的具有免疫原性的载体蛋白。现对这些细菌蛋白的免疫学特性及其作为多糖蛋白结合疫苗载体的可行性作一概述。     

rBS-WC霍乱疫苗的动物免疫方案及免疫持久性

用小鼠、家兔观察了rBS-WS疫苗免疫的部分方案的效果。rBS与WC单独使用的免疫效果不如组合使用的效果好;小鼠或家兔的免疫间隔作适当缩短对免疫保护影响不大;小鼠一次大剂量口服疫苗后亦可获得良好保护。家兔肌肉注射免疫条件下rBS-WC与吸附霍乱类毒素菌苗(上海苗)及吸附霍乱菌苗(武汉苗)进行比较,武汉苗无抗CT反应,对CT攻击无保护,对Eltor(小川)攻击保护效果较差,上海苗则抗CT反应较低。家兔口服rBS-WC半年后,抗CT及杀弧菌抗体维持较高水平,显示其动物免疫的持久性。     

多糖蛋白结合物的纯化方法及应用

多糖蛋白结合疫苗相对于多糖疫苗成功的关键是其诱导了对于多糖的免疫记忆,增强了机体对病原菌的免疫应答。而结合物的纯度对结合疫苗的效果起着至关重要的作用。纯化方法的选择对于结合物制备的产率和成本具有重要意义,常用的结合物纯化方法种类多样,目前主要使用的纯化方法基于被分离物所带电荷、溶解度、分子大小进行分离纯化。现就这3类常用的多糖蛋白结合物的纯化方法及应用作一概述,为今后的研究提供参考。     

伤寒Vi-rEPA结合疫苗在小鼠中的免疫原性研究

以伤寒Vi多糖疫苗及结合物含量分别为20％、40％、60％的伤寒Vi-rEPA结合疫苗经皮下免疫小鼠后眼眶采血分离血清,用ELISA法测血清抗体浓度。血清抗体分析表明,伤寒Vi多糖疫苗和伤寒Vi-rEPA结合疫苗均有良好的免疫原性,但伤寒Vi-rEPA结合疫苗的免疫原性优于伤寒Vi多糖疫苗;伤寒Vi多糖疫苗无加强免疫应答效应,而伤寒Vi-rEPA结合疫苗有加强免疫应答效应;不同高分子结合物含量的伤寒Vi-rEPA结合疫苗免疫小鼠,其结合物含量为40％、60％的伤寒Vi-rEPA结合疫苗比结合物含量为20％的结合疫苗具有更好的免疫原性,而前二者的免疫原性无显著性差异。     

宋内氏痢疾杆菌O-SP-TT结合疫苗的制备及其免疫学特性的研究

宋内氏痢疾杆菌（S.Sonnei)的一个重要保护性抗原是菌体抗原（O抗原）即细菌细胞壁中的脂多糖（LPS）成分,已证实血清中足够水平的抗LPS IgG抗体抗体即能对该菌提供免疫保护作用。本文选用Westphal热酚法提纯宋内氏痢疾菌LPS,经酸水解法进一步脱毒处理后得到无毒但却具弱免疫原性的O-特异性多糖（O－SP）,然后采用化学方法即通过连接剂己二酸二肼（ADH）将其共价结合到破伤风类毒素（TT）上,共制备得到了三批宋内氏痢疾杆菌O－SP－TT结合疫苗。经生化和免疫学方法检测证实我们提纯的LPOS,OSP及其合成的L－SP－AH衍生物,O－SP－TT结合物均具有宋内氏痢疾杆菌O抗原特异性,同时其核酸和杂蛋白质含量低（≤2%),表明纯度较高。同时经小鼠免疫原性试验证实三批结合物免疫小鼠后产生的抗LPS IgG抗体滴度均比单一O－SP免疫后产生的要高出10倍以上,且结合物再次注射后存在加强应答。补体介导的体外杀菌力试验表明结合物免疫小鼠后诱导产生的血清抗LPSIgG抗体对宋内氏痢疾杆菌具特异性杀菌活性。本文结果表明宋内氏痢疾杆菌O-SP-TT结合疫苗可望作为一种有效的侯选痢疾疫苗做进一步的大规模人体观察。     

登革病毒血清型特异单克隆抗体的制备和鉴定

登革病毒 (Dengue virus,DENV) 是全球传播最为广泛的虫媒病毒,由于缺乏快速鉴别感染病毒血清型的诊断技术,导致异型交叉感染引起重症登革出血热病例居高不下。为实现免疫学方法快速鉴别诊断不同血清型DENV感染,本研究采用哺乳动物细胞293T表达并纯化了4种DENV血清型NS1蛋白,免疫小鼠后通过杂交瘤技术制备了针对NS1蛋白的单克隆抗体。利用酶联免疫吸附方法 (Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay,ELISA)、间接免疫荧光法 (Indirect immunofluorescence assay,IFA)、免疫斑点杂交试验 (Dot blotting) 以及蛋白质免疫印迹试验 (Western blotting) 确认所制备的单克隆抗体能够有效识别天然病毒NS1以及重组NS1蛋白。获得的单克隆抗体包含2株可识别1–4型DENV NS1蛋白的通用型抗体及3株分别针对DENV-1、DENV-2和DENV-4的血清型特异抗体。以所制备的DENV NS1抗体为基础,采用双抗体夹心ELISA可快速鉴别不同血清型DENV。DENV血清型特异单克隆抗体的制备和甄别DENV血清型ELISA方法的建立为快速鉴别感染DENV血清型的临床诊断奠定了基础。     

C群脑膜炎球菌结合物小鼠免疫原性的研究

目的比较C群脑膜炎球菌多糖蛋白质结合物(简称结合物)的相对分子质量大小和免疫剂量对其在小鼠体内免疫原性的影响,为结合物的分子大小的质控和结合疫苗成品免疫剂量的选择提供实验依据。方法利用CDAP活化法制备C群脑膜炎球菌结合物,通过硫酸铵盐析进行纯化,然后利用Sepharose CL-4B凝胶过滤层析分析,并根据化学检测结果将结合物分为KD0-0.2(组分1)、KD0.2-0.4(组分2)、KD0.4-0.7(组分3)等3个不同相对分子质量组分,每份分别采用1.0μg、0.2μg的免疫剂量免疫小鼠,并对血清进行ELISA分析。结果采用1.0μg免疫剂量时,3种不同相对分子质量的C群脑膜炎球菌结合物均能产生较高水平的抗体,具有典型的加强效应,第2剂免疫即可产生高水平的抗体,而第2、3剂免疫后的抗体水平差异无统计学意义;采用0.2μg免疫剂量时,三种不同相对分子质量的C群脑膜炎球菌结合物只有在第3剂免疫后才能产生较高水平抗体,第1、2剂免疫后的抗体水平差异无统计学意义,组分1和组分2在第3剂免疫后产生的抗体水平优于组分3;对于相同相对分子质量结合物,用1.0μg免疫小鼠产生的抗体水平优于0.2μg免疫组,而且有显著的统计学意义。结论高剂量时,多糖相对分子质量大小对C群脑膜炎球菌结合物的免疫原性没有显著性影响;低剂量时,小相对分子质量结合物对其免疫原性有影响。同等相对分子质量时,1.0μg比0.2μg的免疫剂量可以激发更高的抗体水平。     

铜绿假单胞菌6型O-特异性多糖与破伤风类毒素结合物免疫原性研究

目的研制有效防治铜绿假单胞菌感染的疫苗。方法用热酚水法提取铜绿假单胞菌6型(IATS 6)菌株的脂多糖(LPS),去除类脂A并纯化O-特异性多糖(O-SP),用CDAP活化O-SP,己二酸二肼作连接臂,在EDAC作用下,与破伤风类毒素结合制备出O-SP-TT结合物并对该结合物进行小鼠免疫原性试验和免疫保护性试验。结果制备的结合物在小鼠免疫原性试验中,产生了高效价的IgG抗体,与O-SP试验组相比,差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05);免疫保护性试验表明,结合物免疫小鼠能很好的保护5～10 LD50活菌的腹腔攻击。结论该结合物有望成为防治IATS 6型铜绿假单胞菌感染的有效疫苗。     

O1/O139新型霍乱疫苗口服免疫动物后的自动免疫保护及被动保护试验研究

O1／O139霍乱口服疫苗是一种新型疫苗。本文通过2种不同途径免疫动物,检测血清抗菌抗体和肠道分泌性IgA抗体以及保护力试验,并探讨了它们之间的关系。通过家兔肠袢试验和细胞四甲基偶氮唑盐(MTT)试验检测免疫后抗血清的被动保护作用。试验提示：在霍乱的保护性免疫应答中,除粘膜免疫可能占主导作用外,血清抗菌抗体也发挥了一定的作用。     

合成疫苗的研究

<正>疫苗预防疾病是免疫学最成功地实际应用之一。但在实践中还存在许多问题和困难。有的疫苗由灭活病原体制备,常常免疫效果不理想;有的疫苗用减毒的活病原体制备,不易生产和保存,有时会出现毒力返祖影响安全性。目前一些经常使用的疫苗所提供的保护作用,仅限于特异的一种细菌或一种病毒的感染,很少是多价制剂。此外,有     

Phenotypic and genetic characterization of Vibrio cholerae O1 clinical isolates collected through national antimicrobial resistance surveillance network in Nepal

Cholera occurs in sporadic cases and outbreaks in Nepal each year. Vibrio cholerae O1 (n = 522) isolated during 2007-2010 from diarrheal patients at 10 different hospital laboratories in Nepal were characterized. Biochemical and serologic identifications showed that all the isolates belonged to serogroup O1, El Tor biotype. Except 72 isolates of Inaba serotype isolated in the year 2007, all the remaining isolates were of Ogawa serotype. All isolates were resistant to nalidixic acid and furazolidone. Resistance to tetracycline, ciprofloxacin, erythromycin and co-trimoxazole were 21, 4, 16 and 90 % respectively. Seventy-seven of these isolates were selected for further characterization for ctxB gene and MLVA typing. Two different variants of classical type cholera toxin were observed. Ogawa strains from 2007 and 2010-Western Nepal outbreak harbored CTX-3 type cholera toxin, whereas Inaba serotypes in 2007 and the remaining Ogawa serotypes in 2008-2010 harbored CTX 3b-type toxin. MLVA analysis showed circulation of four different groups of altered V. cholerae O1 El Tor strains. Two different profiles were seen among 2007 Inaba (9, 3, 6, x, x) and Ogawa (10, 7, 6, x, x) isolates. The MLVA profile of 2008 and 2009 Ogawa isolates were similar to those of Inaba strains of 2007. Isolates from 2010 also showed three different MLVA profiles; profile 9, 3, 6, x, x in 3 isolates, 11, 7, 6, x, x among 2010 Western Nepal outbreak strains and profile 8, 3, 6, x, x among isolates from Butwal and Kathmandu.     

Variable gene family usage of protective and non‐protective anti‐Vibrio cholerae O1 LPS antibody heavy chains

Vibrio cholerae causes cholera, an enteric disease of humans that is a worldwide problem. The O1 serogroup of Vibrio cholerae contains two predominant serotypes (Inaba and Ogawa) of LPS, a proven protective antigen for humans and experimental animals. We generated B‐cell hybridomas from mice immunized with either: (i) two doses of purified Inaba LPS; (ii) two doses of an Inaba hexasaccharide conjugate (terminal six perosamine bound to a protein carrier), (iii) four doses of purified Inaba LPS; or (iv) a low dose of purified Inaba LPS followed by a booster with the Inaba conjugate. We showed previously that the first and third immunization protocols induce vibriocidal antibodies, as does the fourth; the second protocol induces antibodies that bind Inaba and Ogawa LPS but are not vibriocidal. Anti‐LPS mAbs derived from hybridomas resulting from each immunization protocol were characterized for binding to Inaba and Ogawa LPS, their vibriocidal or protective capacity, and the variable heavy chain family they expressed. LPS immunogens selected different LPS‐specific B cells expressing six different Vh chain families. Protective and non‐protective mAbs could express variable regions from the same family. One mAb was specific for Inaba LPS, the other mAbs were cross‐reactive with both LPS serotypes. Sequence comparison suggests that the pairing of a specific light chain, somatic mutation, or the specific VDJ recombination can modulate the protective capacity of mAbs that express a common variable heavy chain family member.     

Molecular Epidemiology of Vibrio cholerae O1 Isolated from Sporadic Cholera Cases in Okinawa,Japan

In July 1994, 6 cholera cases due to Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor Ogawa sporadically appeared in Okinawa. All 6 patients had no history of traveling abroad. In the period of this cholera outbreak, a strain of V. cholerae O1 El Tor Ogawa was detected from an imported fish at the Naha port quarantine station. The isolates were characterized to clarify whether or not, they belonged to a common clone. Phenotypes were identical except that one strain revealed cured Celebes and the others were original Celebes in kappa phage typing. The restriction fragment patterns of DNA of the isolates hybridized with an enzyme-labeled oligonucleotide probe for cholera toxin gene (ctx) were identical. Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA of the isolates were identical when a primer was used, but 2 patterns were seen when another primer was used. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis of the chromosomal DNA digested with NotI restriction enzyme showed 3 patterns. The DNA fragment pattern of the strain isolated from the imported fish was different from the clinical isolates. These results suggested that there was no epidemiological relation among the strains of V. cholerae O1 isolated during this period.     

Major Shift of Toxigenic V. cholerae O1 from Ogawa to Inaba Serotype Isolated from Clinical and Environmental Samples in Haiti

In October of 2010, an outbreak of cholera was confirmed in Haiti for the first time in more than a century. A single clone of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 biotype El Tor serotype Ogawa strain was implicated as the cause. Five years after the onset of cholera, in October, 2015, we have discovered a major switch (ranging from 7 to 100%) from Ogawa serotype to Inaba serotype. Furthermore, using wbeT gene sequencing and comparative sequence analysis, we now demonstrate that, among 2013 and 2015 Inaba isolates, the wbeT gene, responsible for switching Ogawa to Inaba serotype, sustained a unique nucleotide mutation not found in isolates obtained from Haiti in 2012. Moreover, we show that, environmental Inaba isolates collected in 2015 have the identical mutations found in the 2015 clinical isolates. Our data indicate that toxigenic V. cholerae O1 serotype Ogawa can rapidly change its serotype to Inaba, and has the potential to cause disease in individuals who have acquired immunity against Ogawa serotype. Our findings highlight the importance of monitoring of toxigenic V. cholerae O1 and cholera in countries with established endemic disease.     

Cholera toxin gene-positive Vibrio cholerae O1 Ogawa and Inaba strains produce the new cholera toxin

Abstract Two strains of cholera toxin (CT) gene-positive Vibrio cholerae O1, Ogawa, isolated from patients with diarrhoea and the hypertoxigenic V. cholerae O1, Inaba (569B), were found to produce the new cholera toxin that has earlier been demonstrated to be elaborated by CT gene-negative human and environmental isolates of V. cholerae O1. The CT gene-positive strains produce the new cholera toxin simultaneously with CT, indicating that they contain the gene coding for the new cholera toxin in addition to that of CT.     

Immunogenicity of synthetic saccharide fragments of Vibrio cholerae O1 (Ogawa and Inaba) bound to Exotoxin A

Recombinant exotoxin A (rEPA) from Pseudomonas aeruginosa conjugated to Vibrio cholerae O1 serotype-specific polysaccharides (mono-, di- and hexasaccharide) were immunogenic in mice. Monosaccharide conjugates boosted the humoral responses to the hexasaccharide conjugates. Prior exposure to purified Ogawa lipopolysaccharide (LPS) enabled contra-serotype hexasaccharide conjugates to boost the vibriocidal response, but Inaba LPS did not prime for an enhanced vibriocidal response by a contra-serotype conjugate. Prior exposure to the carrier, and priming B cells with the LPS of either serotype, resulted in enhanced vibriocidal titers if the Ogawa hexasaccharides were used, but a diminished response to the Inaba LPS. These studies demonstrate that the 'functional' B cell epitopes on the LPS differ from those of the neoglycoconjugates and that the order of immunization and the serotype of the boosting conjugate can influence the epitope specificity and function of the antisera.     

The agglutinability of cholera O-monoclonal immunoglobulins]

A set of 10 monoclonal antibodies specific for vibrio species and of 5 monoclonal antibodies specific for serovar (Ogawa) was studied. These monoclonal antibodies were directed toward V. cholerae O1 antigen in agglutination reaction and on slide plates. Monoclonal antibodies agglutinating typical strains of cholera vibrios with titration range from 1: 6000 to 1: 25,000 were selected. MA were revealed to interact with cholera vibrio strains with reduced agglutinability. The set of agglutinating O monoclonal immunoglobulins was developed for laboratory identification of cholera O1 vibrios.     

Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics and epidemiological significance of ctx+ strains of Vibrio cholerae isolated from seafood in Malaysia

Of 97 strains of Vibrio cholerae isolated from various seafoods in Malaysia in 1998 and 1999, 20 strains carried the ctx gene and produced cholera toxin. Fourteen, one, and five of these toxigenic strains belonged to the O139, O1 Ogawa, and rough serotypes, respectively. The rough strains had the rfb gene of the O1 serotype. The toxigenic strains varied in their biochemical characteristics, the amount of cholera toxin produced, their antibiograms, and the presence or absence of the pTLC plasmid sequence. DNA fingerprinting analysis by arbitrarily primed PCR, ribotyping, and a pulsed-field gel electrophoresis method classified the toxigenic strains into 3, 7, and 10 types, respectively. The relatedness of these toxigenic strains to clinical strains isolated in other countries and from international travelers was examined by using a dendrogram constructed from the pulsed-field gel electrophoresis profiles. The results of the examination of the antibiogram and the possession of the toxin-linked cryptic plasmid were consistent with the dendrogram-based relatedness: the O139 strains isolated from Malaysian seafoods could be separated into two groups that appear to have been introduced from the Bengal area independently. The rough strains of Malaysian seafood origin formed one group and belonged to a cluster unique to the Thailand-Malaysia-Laos region, and this group may have persisted in this area for a long period. The single O1 Ogawa strain detected in Malaysian seafood appears to have an origin and route of introduction different from those of the O139 and the rough strains.     

Strains of Vibrio cholerae serogroups O1 and O139 that produce the basic protective antigens

To find out stable and effective producers of major protective antigens intended for use as components of cholera chemical vaccine against V. cholerae strains of serogroups O and O139, the comparative analysis of the production of cholera toxin, toxin-coregulated pili (TCP), antigens O1 and O139, polysaccharide capsule and outer membrane protein OmpU in different V. cholerae strains groups O1 and O139 has been made. V. cholerae strain KM68, serogroup O1, has been found capable of the production of antigen O1, serovar Ogawa, protein OmpU at a sufficiently high level and the hyperproduction of cholera toxin and TCP, and thus suitable for use in the manufacture of cholera bivalent vaccine as the source of these antigens. Specially selected alysogenic noncapsular strain KM137 of serogroup O139, characterized by a high and stable level of the biosynthesis of this somatic antigen when grown in both laboratory and production conditions, may serve as the produces of antigen O139.     

Investigation towards bivalent chemically defined glycoconjugate immunogens prepared from acid-detoxified lipopolysaccharide of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Vibrio cholerae</Emphasis> O1, serotype Inaba

A free amino group present on the acid-detoxified lipopolysaccharide (pmLPS) of V. cholerae O1 serotype Inaba was investigated for site-specific conjugation. Chemoselective pmLPS biotinylation afforded the corresponding mono-functionalized derivative, which retained antigenicity. Thus, pmLPS was bound to carrier proteins using thioether conjugation chemistry. Induction of an anti-LPS antibody (Ab) response in BALB/c mice was observed for all conjugates. Interestingly, the sera had vibriocidal activity against both Ogawa and Inaba strains opening the way to a possible bivalent vaccine. However, the level of this Ab response was strongly affected by both the nature of the linker and of the carrier. Furthermore, no switch from IgM to IgG, i.e. from a T cell-independent to a T cell-dependent immune response was detected, a result tentatively explained by the possible presence of free polysaccharide in the formulation. Taken together, these results encourage further investigation towards the development of potent pmLPS-based neoglycoconjugate immunogens, fully aware of the challenge faced in the development of a cholera vaccine that will provide efficient serogroup coverage.