用单克隆抗体研究鸡新城疫病毒抗原变异与流行病学的相关性

用19株抗鸡新城疫病毒(NDV)单克隆抗体(简称单抗)测定与14个NDV国际参考株和16个NDV国内分离株的反应性,将毒株分为a～h 8个群。该组单抗能较精细地测出流行病学上不同的毒株间的抗原变异,毒株分群显示了抗原变异与流行病学特征的相关性。     

应用新城疫病毒治疗肿瘤的研究进展

新城疫病毒可以特异地杀伤肿瘤细胞,而对正常细胞没有伤害,目前在临床实验中认为是安全、有效的溶瘤试剂。随着近年来反向遗传操作技术的日趋成熟,该技术开始应用到新城疫病毒溶瘤效果的优化方面,通过改造新城疫病毒的F基因,及表达重组粒细胞巨噬细胞集落刺激因子,干扰素-γ,白细胞介素-2和肿瘤坏死因子-α等肿瘤杀伤因子,使该病毒具备更加优越的肿瘤杀伤能力,成为肿瘤治疗领域一个新兴的亮点,为癌症的临床治疗提供了崭新的前景。以下将简要介绍应用反向遗传操作技术重组新城疫病毒优化肿瘤治疗效果的研究进展,以及本实验室在相关领域的研究情况。     

新城疫病毒抗肿瘤研究进展

新城疫病毒(Newcastle disease virus,NDV)为副黏病毒科,禽腮腺炎病毒属(Avulavirus)的禽副黏病毒Ⅰ型(APMV-Ⅰ),可对250多种禽类造成致死性感染,给世界范围内的家禽养殖造成了巨大损失。目前,研究发现NDV对人肿瘤细胞具有溶瘤作用,能够选择性地在癌细胞中复制。并且一些研究已经进行了人体临床试验,取得了良好的效果。因此,新城疫病毒是肿瘤治疗的潜在治疗剂。文中就NDV结构蛋白与毒力的关系、NDV直接溶瘤作用、NDV为载体的肿瘤基因治疗、NDV抗肿瘤与自噬等进行了综述。     

几株益生菌的体外抗新城疫病毒作用

【目的】探讨益生菌的抗新城疫病毒(NDV)作用并分析其可能的机制。【方法】采用NDV血凝试验和MTT比色法,分别在体外和鸡胚成纤维细胞(CEF)上评价益生菌对NDV血凝价和抑制率的影响。【结果】所选择的5株益生菌及其代谢产物都极显著地降低了NDV的血凝价,而2株致病菌及其代谢产物对NDV的血凝价均没有影响,这一结果说明益生菌可能对NDV具有直接破坏的作用,并且具有菌株特异性。益生菌可以显著地提高CEF对NDV的抑制率,并且这种作用具有量效关系(P0.01)。益生菌与细胞作用后再感染病毒,对NDV抑制率升高的结果反映了益生菌对NDV吸附细胞的阻断作用;从益生菌与病毒同时接入细胞后降低病毒对细胞侵害的现象,可以看出益生菌可能对病毒具有直接破坏作用;在细胞感染病毒后再接入益生菌对NDV抑制率极低的现象说明,病毒感染后益生菌再很难起作用。【结论】益生菌对NDV既具有直接破坏的作用,又可以阻断NDV对细胞的感染、抑制其在细胞内的增殖。     

抗鸡新城疫病毒单克隆抗体的研制

我们于1984年开始以鸡新城疫病毒(NDV)强毒株F48E8为抗原,研究抗鸡新城疫病毒单克隆抗体,得到两株杂交瘤细胞系:NDV-Hy-23和NDV-Hy-33。经3次克隆后,这两株杂交瘤细胞系均能稳定地分泌高滴度抗鸡新城疫病毒特异抗体,培养上清中McAb的免疫荧光滴度为1:50～1:100,小鼠腹水中Mc-Ab的免疫荧光滴度为1:100,000～1:1,000,000。免疫扩散试验证明:NDV-Hy-23分泌小鼠IgG1型抗     

抗鸡新城疫病毒单克隆抗体及所测定的毒株的抗原差异

作者以3种不同毒力型的新城疫病毒(NDV)为免疫抗原,获得21株特异单克隆抗体(以下简称单抗),按其血凝抑制、溶血抑制和病毒中和能力的不同,将它们分成3组。21株单抗中有15株与所有被试的35个国内外分离的参考毒株起反应,另外6株单抗仅与部份毒株起反应。根据与上述单抗的不同反应谱,将这些NDV毒株分成7个群,同一群内的毒株在重要的流行病学和生物学特征方面一致。单抗LD_2、LC10-5只与疫苗毒株B1、La Sota及其克隆化毒株N79及1株生物学特性不明的野外分离物起反应。     

The structure of the fusion glycoprotein of Newcastle disease virus suggests a novel paradigm for the molecular mechanism of membrane fusion

BACKGROUND: Membrane fusion within the Paramyxoviridae family of viruses is mediated by a surface glycoprotein termed the "F", or fusion, protein. Membrane fusion is assumed to involve a series of structural transitions of F from a metastable (prefusion) state to a highly stable (postfusion) state. No detail is available at the atomic level regarding the metastable form of these proteins or regarding the transitions accompanying fusion. RESULTS: The three-dimensional structure of the fusion protein of Newcastle disease virus (NDV-F) has been determined. The trimeric NDV-F molecule is organized into head, neck, and stalk regions. The head is comprised of a highly twisted beta domain and an additional immunoglobulin-like beta domain. The neck is formed by the C-terminal extension of the heptad repeat region HR-A, capped by a four-helical bundle. The C terminus of HR-A is encased by a further helix HR-C and a 4-stranded beta sheet. The stalk is formed by the remaining visible portion of HR-A and by polypeptide immediately N-terminal to the C-terminal heptad repeat region HR-B. An axial channel extends through the head and neck and is fenestrated by three large radial channels located approximately at the head-neck interface. CONCLUSION: We propose that prior to fusion activation, the hydrophobic fusion peptides in NDV-F are sequestered within the radial channels within the head, with the central HR-A coiled coil being only partly formed. Fusion activation then involves, inter alia, the assembly of a complete HR-A coiled coil, with the fusion peptides and transmembrane anchors being brought into close proximity. The structure of NDV-F is fundamentally different than that of influenza virus hemagglutinin, in that the central coiled coil is in the opposite orientation with respect to the viral membrane.     

On the inhibition mechanism of the sialidase activity from Newcastle disease virus.

N-Acetylneuraminic, 2-deoxy-2,3-didehydro-N-acetylneuraminic acid and the beta anomer of methoxyneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac, Neu5Ac2en, MeONeu) have been used as probes for the catalytic mechanism of the activities of the outer membrane-bound haemagglutinin-neuraminidase (HN) from newcastle disease virus (NDV). Neu5Ac and Neu5Ac2en produced a competitive inhibition of the sialidase (= neuraminidase) activity, whereas MeONeu had no effect on this activity. This lack of inhibition can be explained by the free amino-acid group lacking the acetyl substituent in the MeONeu. Neu5Ac2en produced the highest inhibition. Based on the effect of the inhibitors, a reaction mechanism is suggested. On the other hand, the above mentioned inhibitors of the sialidase activity had no effect on haemagglutinating activity, suggesting different active sites for the both activities.     

Modification of tumor cells by a low dose of Newcastle disease virus

Summary Augmented tumor-specific T cell responses were observed against the high metastatic murine lymphoma variant ESb when using as immunogen ESb tumor cells that had been modified by infection with a low dose of Newcastle disease virus (NDV). Such virus-modified inactivated tumor cells (ESb-NDV) were potent tumor vaccines when applied postoperatively for active specific immunotherapy of ESb metastases. We demonstrate here that immune spleen cells from mice immunized with ESb-NDV contain enhanced immune capacity in both the CD4⁺, CD8^– and the CD4^–, CD8⁺ T cell compartments to mount a secondary-tumor-specific cytotoxic T cell response in comparison with immune cells from mice immunized with ESb. ESb-NDV immune CD4⁺, CD8^– helper T cells also produced more interleukin 2 after antigen stimulation than the corresponding ESb immune cells. There was no participation of either CD4⁺ or CD8⁺ virus-specific cells in the augmented response. The specificity of the T cells for the tumor-associated antigen remaind unchanged. Thus, there is the paradox that the virus-mediated augmentation of the tumor-specific T cell response in this system involves increased T helper activity but does not involve the recognition of viral epitopes as potential new helper determinants.Abbreviations CTL cytolytic T lymphocytes - IL-2 interleukin 2 - rIL-2 recombinant IL-2 - mAb monoclonal antibody - NDV Newcastle disease virus - SSC syngeneic spleen cell     

Noncytopathic mutants of Newcastle disease virus

We have isolated a novel class of mutants of Newcastle disease virus which are less cytopathic than their virulent parent but are still capable of infectious virus production. Unlike wild-type virus, the mutants did not form plaques after 2 days of incubation; they did, however, make hemadsorbing spots. The mutants range in production of infectious virus from 10 to 200% of that of the wild type. They were less cytopathic in a single cycle of infection by light microscopy, loss of protein from the plate, and inhibition of total protein accumulation. All of the mutants exhibited extended mean embryo death times, a correlate of virulence in the adult animal.