同位素与生物素标记的HCMV DNA探针检测婴儿肝炎综合症血和尿标本的比较

用~(32)P和生物素标记的克隆化的人巨细胞病毒(HCMV)AD169株DNA片段作探针,采用DNA-DNA斑点杂交法,对照检测了27例婴儿肝炎综合症患者(血清学检测为非甲非乙型肝炎者)临床血、尿标本的HCMV-DNA。其中16份血标本呈阳性,占59％;9份尿标本呈阳性,占33％。初步结果表明,血标本中HCMV DNA检出率比尿标本检出率高26％。标记的~(32)P探针可检测10pg同源DNA,生物素探针可检测50Pg同源DNA,均不与其它疱疹病毒及未感染的人胚肺细胞DNA杂交。将其中26份血标本的HCMV DNA杂交结果与抗HCMV IgM ELISA检测结果相比较,符合率为65％。     

单克隆抗体间接免疫荧光法检测巨细胞病毒分离培养中的抗原

应用抗巨细胞病毒(HCMV)蛋白抗原(分子量为20千道尔顿)的单克隆抗体(McAb-20k)和HCMV IgG特异性阳性血清以间接免疫荧光试验检测28例器官移植病人尿标本接种人胚肺细胞后的HCMV感染情况,结果前法于接种后48小时检测到HCMV阳性病人9例,后者于接种6天检测到阳性病人11例。与病毒分离结果相比较,两法的敏感性分别为81.8％和90.9％,特异性相应为100％和94.12％,符合率均为92.9％,比病毒分离提前数天至数周作出诊断,重复性良好。因此,抗HCMV蛋白抗原的单克隆抗体间接免疫荧光法是一种有效的、早期快速而又敏感特异的诊断方法,操作简便,既使没有单抗,可用HCMV IgG阳性血清代替,也可取得较好效果,值得在一般实验室推广应用。     

巨细胞病毒参与动脉粥样硬化致病机制研究新进展

人巨细胞病毒(human cytomegalovirus, HCMV)是β疱疹病毒家族成员,在人群中感染率极高,全球成人中血清阳性率可达40%～100%。研究表明,HCMV感染患者更易患心脑血管疾病。动脉粥样硬化(atherosclerosis,AS)是心血管系统疾病中危害健康的一种常见病。大量流行病学研究证明,在AS组织中可检测出较高的HCMV DNA和抗原、抗体,同时回顾性研究发现AS患者多有HCMV暴露因素,提示HCMV可能参与AS致病。本文就HCMV致AS的依据和机制进行综述, 为研究HCMV在AS病理过程中的作用提供全新视角。     

利用早孕绒毛组织和PCR技术检测先天性人巨细胞病毒感染

人的巨细胞病毒(Human cytomegalovirus,HCMV)已成为引起宫内感染的重要原因。在新生儿中先天性HCMV的感染率为0.2-2.2％。为了建立一种可行的先天性HCMV感染产前诊断技术,我们利用早孕绒毛组织和聚合酶链反应(Polymerase chain reaction,PCR)技术对孕早期的先天性HCMV感染进行了研究。现简报如下:     

单克隆抗体酶联免疫吸附法检测尿标本中人巨细胞病毒抗原

本文运用抗人巨细胞病毒(HCMV)包膜20KD或/和130KD结构蛋白的单克隆抗体分别建立了4类酶联免疫吸附试验(ELISA)夹心法,共对44人份临床尿标本进行HCMV抗原检测。方法的敏感度可高达10.3—32.8ng HCMV抗原/ml尿,与尿标本中的HSV-Ⅰ、HSV-Ⅱ和EBV抗原无交叉反应,重复性良好,与病毒分离比较,敏感性和特异性在71—83％和88—100％之间;与核酸杂交比较,敏感性和特异性也可分别高达60—100％和83.3—100％。混合使用多种单克隆抗体作为包被抗体会得到较好的技术参数。上述结果提示运用单克隆抗体ELISA将有助于一般临床实验室对HCMV感染的快速诊断。     

系统性红斑狼疮患者外周血单个核细胞中HCMV基因表达谱及其特异性抗体特征

人类巨细胞病毒（Human cytomegalovirus,HCMV）感染是系统性红斑狼疮（Systemic lupus erythematosus,SLE）的重要病因,并会加剧疾病进展。然而,SLE患者外周血单个核细胞（Peripheral blood mononuclear cell,PBMC）中HCMV基因的表达谱及其特异性抗体特征尚未完全阐明,并且HCMV蛋白特异性抗体水平与SLE患者临床特征的相关性尚未得到证实。通过Poly(A)建库的mRNA转录组测序（Poly(A)RNA-Seq）检测3例SLE患者和3例健康对照者（Healthy control,HC）的PBMC中的HCMV基因表达谱。然后在10例SLE患者和10例HC的链特异性建库的mRNA转录组测序（strand-specific RNA-seq）结果中验证检测到的HCMV基因。除此之外,通过免疫信息学分析筛选HCMV基因的B细胞表位。ELISA用于检测120例SLE患者和75例HC血清中的HCMV特异性抗体水平,并将其与患者的临床特征相关联。本研究在SLE患者和HC的PBMC中检测到8个HCMV基因。免疫信息学分析...     

HPV和HCMV在慢性宫颈炎病人中的分布及相关性研究

本文采用DNA-DNA分子杂交技术对病理组织学确诊的87例慢性宫颈炎患者和25例健康宫颈的宫颈活检组织DNA进行了HPV 6、11、16、18型DNA及HCMV HindⅢE片段检测。结果表明,对照宫颈检出率全部为0,慢性宫颈炎检出率HPV 6为16％,HPVll为12.6％,HPV16为11.5％,HPVl8为5％,总的HPV DNA相关序列为29.0％,HCMV为12.64％。经显著性检验,HPV DNA相关序列检出率在慢性宫颈炎与对照组间具显著性差异,HPV DNA相关序列阳性者患慢性宫颈炎的危险性为HPV DNA相关序列阴性者20.81的倍。本实验结果还表明HCMV阳性患者中72.7％的病人同时有HPV感染,提示HCMV感染与HPV感染有关。     

血液病患者革兰阳性菌感染病原菌构成及耐药性分析

目的 探讨血液病患者革兰阳性菌感染发生率、病原菌构成及其耐药性,为临床抗菌药物的合理使用提供参考.方法 对浙江大学医学院附属第一医院血液病患者临床标本进行细菌培养、细菌鉴定、药敏检测及耐药性分析.结果 革兰阳性菌分离率由2007年19.9％上升到2011年32.9％.耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌(MRSA)与耐甲氧西林表皮葡萄球菌(MRSE)的检出率分别为61.4％、43.1％,MRSA、MRSE、肠球菌呈多重耐药,但未发现耐万古霉素菌株.结论 近年来血液病患者革兰阳性菌感染呈上升趋势,且多重耐药现象严重,应根据药敏试验结果合理选用抗生素,谨慎使用万古霉素,以减少或避免新耐药菌株的出现.     

人巨细胞病毒检测技术现状

人巨细胞病毒(Human Cytomegalovirus,HCMV)属疱疹病毒科,在人群中广泛感染,引起多种疾病:①可引起人类先天性畸形和婴幼儿感染。据报道,HCMV先天性感染占全部新生儿感染的0.5～2.5％,其中5％的婴儿有不同程度的损伤,如神经系统的退行性变化,     

孕中期巨细胞病毒宫内感染与血Free-β-HCG水平的相关性研究

目的:通过检测孕中期妇女人巨细胞病毒(HCMV)活动性感染、宫内感染以及血Free-β-HCG水平,分析血Free-β-HCG水平与HCMV宫内感染的相关性,初步探讨其可能影响机制.方法:通过酶免法测孕妇血HCMV-IgM和定荧光定量PCR对孕中期妇女血清和羊水中HCMV-DNA的检测以及DILFIA法(时间分辨免疫荧光法)定量检测孕中期妊娠妇女血Free-β-HCG的含量,研究HCMV感染状况与Free-β-HCG之间的相关性,探讨HCMV对母血Free-β-HCG水平的影响.结果:718例样本中共检出HCMV-IgM阳性和(或)HCMV-DNA阳性者共43例并进一步行产前诊断羊水HCMV-DNA阳性14例.孕中期HCMV活动性感染率为5.98％,HCMV宫内感染率为2.22％.孕中期感染组Free-β-HCG含量:7.32± 2.25 ng/ml,非感染组:8.47± 3.17 ng/ml,对照组:10.10± 3.67 ng/ml.结论:HCMV宫内感染组比非感染组孕中期外周血Free-β-hcG的测定水平降低,两者结果之间的差异具有统计学意义.HCMV可通过损伤胎盘绒毛滋养层细胞,使Free-β-hcG的分泌减少.     

Recent advances in the study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and pathogenesis

It has now been over twenty years since a novel herpesviral genome was identified in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies. Since then, the cumulative research effort by molecular biologists, virologists, clinicians, and epidemiologists alike has led to the extensive characterization of this tumor virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus(KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8)), and its associated diseases. Here we review the current knowledge of KSHV biology and pathogenesis, with a particular emphasis on new and exciting advances in the field of epigenetics. We also discuss the development and practicality of various cell culture and animal model systems to study KSHV replication and pathogenesis.     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

Synthesis and antimicrobial studies of hydrazone derivatives of 4-[3-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-4-formyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]benzoic acid and 4-[3-(3,4-difluorophenyl)-4-formyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]benzoic acid

Microbial resistance to antibiotics is an unresolved global concern, which needs urgent and coordinated action. One of the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) to combat antibiotic resistance is the development of new antibiotics to treat drug-resistant bacteria. In our effort to find new antibiotics, we report the synthesis and antimicrobial studies of 30 new pyrazole derivatives. These novel molecules have been synthesized by using readily available starting materials and benign reaction conditions. Some of these molecules have shown activity with MIC values as low as 0.78?µg/mL against four bacterial strains; Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-resistant S. aureus, Bacillus subtilis, and Acinetobacter baumannii. Furthermore, active molecules are non-toxic to mammalian cell line.

     

Novel compounds with potent CDK9 inhibitory activity for the treatment of myeloma

Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) and Polo-like kinases (PLKs) play key role in the regulation of the cell cycle. The aim of our study was originally the further development of our recently discovered polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) inhibitors. A series of new 2,4-disubstituted pyrimidine derivatives were synthesized around the original hit, but their PLK1 inhibitory activity was very poor. However the novel compounds showed nanomolar CDK9 inhibitory activity and very good antiproliferative effect on multiple myeloma cell lines (RPMI-8226).