炭疽灭活和裂解芽胞抗原免疫家兔后血清中的IgG抗体应答

炭疽杆菌芽胞在炭疽免疫中发挥基本作用。实验中以炭疽活芽胞疫苗为原形,建立了制备灭活和裂解炭疽芽胞的方法,研究了各种灭活和裂解炭疽芽胞疫苗不同浓度、不同剂次免疫家兔的抗芽胞和毒素IgG应答,总结分析了各种灭活和裂解炭疽芽胞疫苗用于新疫苗成分之一的可能性。甲醛灭活炭疽芽胞疫苗设芽胞浓度2.5×108剂量组、5×108剂量组、1×109剂量组,于0、4、8周时3次免疫。在3剂免疫后血清抗炭疽芽胞IgG水平持续升高,首次免疫后4、8、12周时家兔血清中抗芽胞IgG几何平均滴度可达到600～16000。裂解炭疽芽胞疫苗的制备和动物免疫中,只采取了2.5×108芽胞浓度,两剂免疫,免疫时间为0、4周。在首次免疫后4、8、12周时家兔血清中抗芽胞IgG几何平均滴度分别为362、776和388。各时间点采集的家兔血清未能测出或只测出极微量的抗炭疽毒素IgG。通过上述研究认为,以裂解炭疽芽胞抗原作为炭疽疫苗成分之一,其抗原性和免疫原性是适宜的;免疫剂量可以设定为2.5×108芽胞浓度上下;免疫次数可定为2剂间隔1个月。     

炭疽芽胞杆菌疫苗研究进展

炭疽芽胞杆菌引起的炭疽病死亡率非常高 ,当前的疫苗具有效力不稳定、对吸入性炭疽的保护率低、免疫程序繁琐、存在副作用等缺点。近年来人们在改造传统疫苗的同时又有一些新的发现 ,如保护性抗原 (PA)的抗体在体内可杀死芽胞 ;通过粘膜免疫能够诱导机体分泌IgA抗体 ;抗多聚谷氨酸 (γ D PGA)抗体可以同炭疽杆菌的繁殖体作用 ,从而杀死繁殖体 ;寻找到新的免疫原。DNA疫苗、活载体疫苗的出现为新一代安全、免疫程序简单、具更高保护率的疫苗奠定了基础     

核酸疫苗初免-蛋白疫苗加强的免疫策略提高日本血吸虫核酸疫苗免疫效果

为研制抗血吸虫疫苗提供实验依据,探讨了抗血吸虫SjGST-32核酸疫苗与蛋白疫苗联合免疫的免疫增强效应及免疫应答特征。将日本血吸虫DNA疫苗VR1012-SjGST-32与重组蛋白疫苗rSjGST-32分别在第0、2和4周免疫小鼠,在第6周攻击感染日本血吸虫尾蚴,攻击感染45 d后剖杀小鼠,计算减虫率、检卵率以及检测肝脏病理变化,观察免疫保护效果;检测小鼠血清中特异性IgG抗体滴度,T细胞增殖反应和抗原特异性CD4+IFN-γ+、CD4+IL-4+和CD4+IL-10+的数量,探讨免疫应答特征。结果显示,DNA初免-蛋白加强的联合免疫组的保护作用优于单独免疫组,显著提高了减虫率(42.3%)和减卵率(59.6%),并且能够显著减轻血吸虫虫卵对肝脏的病理损害;进一步发现,DNA疫苗和蛋白疫苗联合应用增强了机体T淋巴细胞增殖反应、抗体IgG滴度以及抗原特异性CD4+IFN-γ+的产生。这些研究为新型血吸虫疫苗的优化设计和合理应用提供了依据。     

不同蛋白载体的痢疾多糖结合疫苗小鼠免疫原性对比试验

试验中以小鼠为动物模型,对不同蛋白载体的痢疾多糖结合疫苗进行免疫效果观察。3种福氏2a痢疾结合疫苗和3种宋内氏痢疾结合疫苗分别皮下免疫NIH小鼠,同时设置O-SP(O-特异性多糖)对照组,免疫3针,在不同免疫针次间采血,用ELISA测定抗体滴度。单独使用福氏2aO-SP和宋内氏O-SP免疫后,小鼠血清中几乎没有抗LPS IgG抗体产生,而用结合疫苗免疫后,小鼠血清中产生了抗LPS IgG抗体,且第二次、第三次免疫后,小鼠血清中抗LPS IgG抗体水平有显著升高,表明结合疫苗具有加强免疫应答效应。三种不同的痢疾结合疫苗相比较,F2a-O-SP-rEPA结合疫苗较F2a-O-SP-TT结合疫苗和F2a-0-SP—DT结合疫苗的小鼠抗LPS IgG抗体水平高,S-O-SP-rEPA结合疫苗较S-O-SP-TT结合疫苗和S-O-SP—CRM9,结合疫苗的小鼠抗LPS IgG抗体水平高。以rEPA作为载体的痢疾结合疫苗比DT,TT作为载体的痢疾结合疫苗的免疫原性要强。     

炭疽疫苗免疫小鼠外周血TH2，TH1和浆细胞免疫应答动态观察

为了深入了解炭疽两种疫苗——A16R芽孢苗与炭疽无菌培养滤液佐剂吸附苗（anthrax vaccine adsorbed,AVA苗）诱导小鼠免疫应答类型的差异,筛选疫苗免疫评价有效的免疫学参数,分别从抗体及细胞应答水平上对炭疽两种疫苗免疫Balb／C小鼠后免疫应答产生过程进行了动态观察．抗体检测结果分析显示,A16R芽孢苗免疫小鼠血清中可同时检测到抗芽孢抗体与抗AVA抗体,AVA免疫可诱导小鼠产生高效价的抗AVA抗体;两种疫苗免疫小鼠血清IgG抗体亚型均以kG1和IgG2b为主,A16R免疫组IgG2a明显高于AvA免疫组．细胞应答结果分析显示,两种疫苗免疫外周血中均可检测到抗原特异性的TH2,TH1和浆细胞应答．TH2应答于免疫后5天即可在外周血中检测到,至观察末期仍可维持在较高水平;TH1应答,A16R免疫组出现早于AVA免疫组,免疫后5天即可检测到,AVA免疫组于二次免疫的7天才出现,观察末期两组均可检测到低水平的TH1应答;两种疫苗免疫小鼠外周血中均可检测到抗原特异性的浆细胞,A16R免疫组出现早,维持时间长,至观察末期仍呈现上升趋势,AVA免疫组,浆细胞出现较晚,维持时间较短,观察末期仅检测到低水平的浆细胞．上述结果表明,多抗原刺激物的A16R芽孢苗较AVA能更有效的诱导细胞免疫应答;炭疽疫苗免疫后小鼠外周血中TH2,TH1和浆细胞细胞应答,可以同抗体一起,作为疫苗有效性的免疫评价指标．     

炭疽致死毒素中和试验检验标准

提出了一种毒素中和试验的操作细节标准。此实验室试验,测量含炭疽致死毒素抗体抗血清的特异性保护J774A．1细胞抗炭疽芽胞杆菌致死毒素的细胞毒性作用的能力,其比色试验建立在活细胞降解MTT的基础上,用炭疽吸附疫苗(AVA)制备的人和家兔抗血清验证这个试验结果。试验结果显示高水平的重复性和复现性,尤其是     

表达乙型脑炎病毒抗原的非复制型重组痘苗病毒能在小鼠中诱发免疫保护

使用2×107PFU乙脑病毒野毒株GSS抗原preM-E-NS1-NS2a的非复制型重组痘苗病毒NTV-JEV免疫3周龄BALB/c小鼠,小鼠体内乙脑病毒特异性抗体滴度1∶71,IgG2a/IgG1为1.5,中和抗体滴度为1∶8,免疫组小鼠产生特异性补体介导的细胞杀伤作用。以10 LD50乙脑P3株病毒对小鼠进行了脑内攻击,NTV-JEV免疫组小鼠存活率为100%,与乙脑减毒活疫苗SA14-14-2免疫组存活率相同。100 LD50P3株病毒攻击后NTV-JEV免疫组存活率28.6%,与SA14-14-2组免疫效果无明显差别。存活小鼠体内乙脑病毒特异性抗体升高为1∶179,IgG2a/IgG1比值为1.9,中和抗体大于1∶16。以30 LD50GSS株病毒进行攻击后,NTV-JEV免疫组和SA14-14-2组保护率均为8.3%。上述结果表明,NTV-JEV与乙脑减毒活疫苗SA14-14-2株具有相近的保护力,NTV-JEV不仅可以保护小鼠抵抗同株病毒GSS的攻击,而且可以抵抗异株病毒P3的攻击。     

炭疽菌保护性抗原受体结合区的表达及其多克隆抗体的制备

原核表达炭疽杆菌保护性抗原受体结合区并制备该蛋白的多克隆抗体.从炭疽芽胞杆菌A16R中经PCR扩增得到了炭疽菌保护性抗原(PA)受体结合区基因,即PA的第四结构域(PA-D4),将其克隆至含有6×His编码序列的原核表达载体pET-2b(+)中,将重组质粒转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3),在IPTG诱导下进行蛋白表达;用HiTrapTM Chelating HP柱纯化重组蛋白,Western blot进一步鉴定;以纯化后的蛋白为抗原,免疫新西兰大耳白兔制备该蛋白的多克隆抗体;用ELISA和Western blot检测抗血清.结果表明,目的蛋白在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中获得了可溶性表达,纯化后纯度可达90%以上;制备了针对PA-D4融合蛋白的高效价抗血清,ELISA抗体滴度为1∶ 102 400;其抗体能特异性识别内源性的PA.PA-D4重组蛋白及其多克隆抗体的获得,为后续研究其功能和炭疽疫苗免疫保护机制奠定了基础.     

四联活菌苗气雾免疫研究——Ⅲ.炭疽、布氏、鼠疫、土拉活菌苗联合气雾免疫家兔血清抗体测定及炭疽菌苗的保护力试验

一、炭疽活菌苗单价气雾或与布氏、鼠疫、土拉联合气雾一次吸入免疫均能产生较好的免疫力,每只动物剂量3亿,攻击80个绝对致死量可保护70-100%。二、应用炭疽乳胶抗原测定免疫血清抗体水平,可见动物保护在70-100%时,其血清几何平均滴度为1：12-1：18之间。在四联气雾免疫中,不论是血清抗体的产生还是对强毒菌的攻击,都与单价结果相近,看不出有干扰现象。三、应用炭疽、鼠疫乳胶抗原,布氏、土拉菌体染色抗原测定血清抗体,结果表明上述四种菌苗免疫后六天半数以上动物产生抗体,十二天内可达100%阳转。四、用炭疽、鼠疫乳胶抗原在免疫前测定动物自然抗体,全部为阴性,免疫后血清滴度达到1：5者,玻片全血凝集即为阳性。玻政策全血凝集具有特民、敏感、简易、快速等特点,可作为炭疽、鼠疫活菌苗免疫后效果观察的辅助方法。     

改良炭疽菌苗开发中克隆的保护性效力和进展

<正>以往的研究致力于开发更安全、有效的人用炭疽菌苗,已经证明无论化学菌苗或活菌苗必须含有一种或几种毒素成份方可保护活芽胞攻击。我们近期的研究致力于∶畜苗炭疽杆菌Sterne株Aro_突变株,产保护性抗原(PA)的重组活菌苗,和含PA,PA片段和新佐剂配方的非活菌苗。 炭疽杆菌Aro—1和Aro—2 用四环素抗性转座子Tn916致突变,使炭疽杆菌链霉素抗体、产毒素、无荚膜株UM23—1产生两个独立的Aro~-突变株,此二株Aro~-突变株的生长需要几种芳香族复合物,命名为Aro—1、Aro~-—2,它们对小鼠和豚鼠比UM23—1株毒力弱,但用其免疫小鼠和豚鼠,对强毒炭疽杆菌芽胞致死量非肠道攻击提供明显保护。当体外无四环素培养时,两种Aro~-突变株回变到亲本表型。     

Postinfection and postvaccinal antianthrax immunity in human subjects

Antibodies to Bacillus anthracis protective antigen (PA) and to the lethal factor (LF) of B. anthracis exotoxin in the blood sera of anthrax patients and of subjects with a history of the disease, as well as of persons immunized with STI live vaccine, were studied by the heterogeneous enzyme immunoassay. In 1-6 years after convalescence the levels of anti-PA and anti-LF antibodies (at 75% and 96% detection rates respectively) were higher than on weeks 1-4 from the onset of the disease. In persons having had anthrax antibodies belonged mainly to IgG, and the anti-LF antibody level was higher than the anti-PA antibody level. In persons immunized with STI vaccine the detection rate of antibodies somewhat increased in 2-7 months after immunization, reaching, on the average, 72%, the antibody levels after primary immunization and regular annual booster immunization being similar. In 1-2 years after primary (booster) immunization the isolation rate of antibodies decreases to 21%. Specific features of postinfectious and postvaccinal immunity to anthrax and problems of retrospective diagnosis of this disease are discussed.     

Immunological dynamics in response to two anthrax vaccines in mice

In order to understand the variation of humoral and cellular immune responses to A16R live spore and AVA vaccine and to identify efficient immunological parameters for the early evaluation of post immunization in mice, we dynamically monitored the antibody production and cellular responses after the vaccination of Balb/C mice with the anthrax vaccines. The results show that both anti-AVA and anti-Spore antibodies were detectable in the A16R live spore vaccinated group while high titers of anti-AVA antibodies but not anti-Spore antibodies existed in the AVA-immunized group. IgG1 and IgG2 were the major subtypes of IgG in both of the two groups. However, the IgG2a level was significantly higher in the A16R group than in the AVA group. At the cellular level, responses of antigen-specific TH2, TH1 and plasma cells were detected. The peripheral T_H2 responses could be seen on day 5 after vaccination, and remained at a high level throughout the experiment (from day 5 post primary immunization to day 60 post the tertiary immunization); the T_H1 responses to A16R vaccine appeared on day 5, while the responses to AVA could only be detected by day 7 after the secondary immunization; a low level of T_H1 responses could be observed at the end of the experiment. Antigen-specific plasma cells could be found in the peripheral blood of both the immunized groups, however, the responses in the A16R group appeared earlier, lasted longer, and shown an ascending tendency until the end of the experiment when the plasma cell responses in the AVA group were reduced to a very low level. The results suggest that the multiple antigen containing A16R live spore vaccine induces better immune responses than AVA. Combined with serum antibody titers, T_H2, T_H1 and plasma cell responses could be used as immunological parameters for the evaluation of vaccine efficacy. These findings may afford new insight into the early evaluation of vaccination as well as being a powerful strategy for vaccine development.     

Recent progress in the development of anthrax vaccines

Bacillus anthracis is the etiological agent of anthrax. Although anthrax is primarily an epizootic disease; humans are at risk for contracting anthrax. The potential use of B. anthracis spores as biowarfare agent has led to immense attention. Prolonged vaccination schedule of current anthrax vaccine and variable protection conferred; often leading to failure of therapy. This highlights the need for alternative anthrax countermeasures. A number of approaches are being investigated to substitute or supplement the existing anthrax vaccines. These relied on expression of Protective antigen (PA), the key protective immunogen; in bacterial or plant systems; or utilization of attenuated strains of B. anthracis for immunization. Few studies have established potential of domain IV of PA for immunization. Other targets including the spore, capsule, S-layer and anthrax toxin components have been investigated for imparting protective immunity. It has been shown that co-immunization of PA with domain I of lethal factor that binds PA resulted in higher antibody responses. Of the epitope based vaccines, the loop neutralizing determinant, in particular; elicited robust neutralizing antibody response and conferred 97% protection upon challenge. DNA vaccination resulted in varying degree of protection and seems a promising approach. Additionally, the applicability of monoclonal and therapeutic antibodies in the treatment of anthrax has also been demonstrated. The recent progress in the direction of anthrax prophylaxis has been evaluated in this review.     

Immunological dynamics in response to two anthrax vaccines in mice

In order to understand the variation of humoral and cellular immune responses to A16R live spore and AVA vaccine and to identify efficient immunological parameters for the early evaluation of post immu- nization in mice, we dynamically monitored the antibody production and cellular responses after the vaccination of Balb/C mice with the anthrax vaccines. The results show that both anti-AVA and anti-Spore antibodies were detectable in the A16R live spore vaccinated group while high titers of anti-AVA antibodies but not anti-Spore antibodies existed in the AVA-immunized group. IgG1 and IgG2 were the major subtypes of IgG in both of the two groups. However, the IgG2a level was significantly higher in the A16R group than in the AVA group. At the cellular level, responses of antigen-specific TH2, TH1 and plasma cells were detected. The peripheral TH2 responses could be seen on day 5 after vac- cination, and remained at a high level throughout the experiment (from day 5 post primary immuniza- tion to day 60 post the tertiary immunization); the TH1 responses to A16R vaccine appeared on day 5, while the responses to AVA could only be detected by day 7 after the secondary immunization; a low level of TH1 responses could be observed at the end of the experiment. Antigen-specific plasma cells could be found in the peripheral blood of both the immunized groups, however, the responses in the A16R group appeared earlier, lasted longer, and shown an ascending tendency until the end of the ex- periment when the plasma cell responses in the AVA group were reduced to a very low level. The re- sults suggest that the multiple antigen containing A16R live spore vaccine induces better immune re- sponses than AVA. Combined with serum antibody titers, TH2, TH1 and plasma cell responses could be used as immunological parameters for the evaluation of vaccine efficacy. These findings may afford new insight into the early evaluation of vaccination as well as being a powerful strategy for vaccine development.     

Conformation-dependent antibody response to Pseudomonas aeruginosa outer membrane proteins induced by immunization in humans

Outer membrane proteins (OMPs) of pathogenic bacteria have been used as protective antigens in developing bacterial vaccines. In the present study, we compared the antibody responses to a Pseudomonas aeruginosa OMP vaccine elicited in humans and rabbits by immunization. Immunization with the vaccine induced high titers of serum IgG antibody both in rabbits and humans but reactivities of the induced antibodies with the OMPs were different. The rabbit immune sera recognized most of the OMPs in the vaccine both in immunoblot and immunoprecipitation analyses. In contrast, a great variation in band pattern and intensity was observed among the human immune sera in immunoblot analysis, but not in immunoprecipitation analysis. Denaturation of the OMPs did not affect the binding activity of the rabbit immune sera as determined by ELISA, but substantially reduced those of the human immune sera and anti-OMP IgG purified from a pooled normal human plasma. These data suggest that antibody response to P. aeruginosa OMPs elicited by immunization in humans is mainly directed against discontinuous or conformation-dependent epitopes, which should be taken into account in developing vaccines, especially for OMP-derived synthetic peptides.     

Immunogenicity and efficacy of an anthrax/plague DNA fusion vaccine in a mouse model

The efficacy of multi-agent DNA vaccines consisting of a truncated gene encoding Bacillus anthracis lethal factor (LFn) fused to either Yersinia pestis V antigen (V) or Y .?pestis F1 was evaluated. A/J mice were immunized by gene gun and developed predominantly IgG1 responses that were fully protective against a lethal aerosolized B.?anthracis spore challenge but required the presence of an additional DNA vaccine expressing anthrax protective antigen to boost survival against aerosolized Y.?pestis.     

HCV多表位抗原基因重组减毒口服活菌苗的研究

把丙型肝炎病毒(hepatitis C virus,HCV)复合多表位抗原基因PCX与β半乳糖苷酶基因(GZ)融合后,构建重组减毒鼠伤寒沙门氏菌口服活菌苗SL3261(pWR/PCX),免疫小鼠及家兔后,于第6周始可检测到低水平的抗GZPCX IgG(1∶200),至3月时最高滴度分别达1∶800及1∶25 600,均显著高于宿主菌SL3261组及空白对照组。在免疫小鼠的肠道灌洗液中可检测到抗GZPCX sIgA\.GZPCX抗原可促进免疫小鼠及家兔淋巴细胞增殖,诱发明显的迟发性超敏反应(DTH)。口服免疫后小鼠体重出现一过性下降,但未见其它明显的毒性作用,安全性较好。本研究从新的角度探讨了HCV复合多表位重组口服活菌苗的可行性,为HCV疫苗的研究提供新的实验依据。     

Characterisation of the immune response to the UK human anthrax vaccine

The UK human anthrax vaccine consists of the alum-precipitated culture supernatant of Bacillus anthracis Sterne. In addition to protective antigen (PA), the key immunogen, the vaccine also contains a number of other bacteria- and media-derived proteins. These proteins may contribute to the transient side effects experienced by some individuals and could influence the development of the PA-specific immune response. Bacterial cell-wall components have been shown to be potent immunomodulators. B. anthracis expresses two S-layer proteins, EA1 and Sap, which have been demonstrated to be immunogenic in animal studies. These are also immunogenic in man so that convalescent and post-immunisation sera contain specific antibodies to Ea1, and to a lesser extent, to Sap. To determine if these proteins are capable of modifying the protective immune response to PA, A/J mice were immunised with equivalent amounts of recombinant PA and S-layer proteins in the presence of alhydrogel. IgG isotype profiles were determined and the animals were subsequently challenged with spores of B. anthracis STI. The results suggest that there was no significant shift in IgG isotype profile and that the presence of the S-layer proteins did not adversely affect the protective immune response induced by PA.