戊型肝炎病毒（HEV）合成肽及基因重组抗的免疫反应性研究

用ＯＲＦ２、ＯＲＦ３合成肽抗原（１－１０号）及基因工程重组的ＯＲＦ２抗原（１和２号）分别建立了酶联免疫方法（ＥＩＡ）,检测６０份戊型肝炎病人血清中ＨＥＶＩｇＧ及ＩｇＭ１０个合成肽抗原及２人重组抗原,均和ＨＥＶ阳性血清发生特异反应,但阳性率和反应强度差别很大。以Ｒｅｌ（ＯＲＦ２,４０２－６６０）检测的抗体阳性率最高,为９６．７％;Ｓｐ６（ＯＲＦ３,８８－１２３）次之,为９３．３％（５６／６０）;以上     

戊型肝炎病毒(HEV)合成肽及基因重组抗原免疫反应性研究

用ＯＲＦ２、ＯＲＦ３合成肽抗原（１～１０号）及基因工程重组的ＯＲＦ２抗原（１和２号）分别建立了酶联免疫方法（ＥＩＡ）,检测６０份戊型肝炎病人血清中ＨＥＶＩｇＧ及ＩｇＭ１０个合成肽抗原（Ｓｐ１－Ｓｐ１０）及２个重组抗原（Ｒｅ１、Ｒｅ２）,均和ＨＥＶ阳性血清发生特异反应,但阳性率和反应强度差别很大。以Ｒｅ１（ＯＲＦ２,４０２～６６０）检测的抗体阳性率最高,为９６．７％（５８／６０）;Ｓｐ６（ＯＲＦ３,８８～１２３）次之,为９３．３％（５６／６０）;以上两种抗原混合使用阳性率为１００％（６０／６０）。Ｓｐ６、Ｒｅ１及这两种抗原混合使用检测抗ＨＥＶＩｇＭ,阳性率分别为１８．３％（１１／６０）、６６．７％（４０／６０）和６６．７％（４０／６０）。研究结果表明：合成肽６号（Ｓｐ６）及重组抗原１号（Ｒｅ１）是制备戊肝抗体诊断试剂的理想抗原。     

戊肝病毒活性肽的选择,合成与应用

对戊型肝炎病毒（ＨＥＶ）编码蛋白序列进行了亲水性分析及二级结构预测,选择亲水性强、具有β－转角与β－折叠的区段,采用多肽固相合成法合成了ＨＥＶ基因组３个开读框架（ＯＲＦ１,ＯＲＦ２和ＯＲＦ３）中可能的抗原表位,以免疫学方法进行鉴定并选出了分别来自ＨＥＶ３个ＯＲＦ的、具有重要生物活性与应用前景的３段肽（ＥＨ１７４、ＥＨ２６５、ＥＨ３６２）。在此基础上,进行了抗ＨＥＶＥＬＩＳＡ新型检测试剂盒的实验室研究及临床试用。结果表明,所研究的戊肝抗体检测试剂盒特异性高、临床符合性好、具有可重复性,在戊肝辅助诊断及流行病学调查中具有重要意义。     

猪圆环病毒2型ORF2基因序列分析及真核表达载体的构建

根据ＧｅｎＢａｎｋ中猪圆环病毒２型（ＰＣＶ－２）ＯＲＦ２基因序列,设计一　对引物,应用ＰＣＲ从疑患断奶仔猪多系统消耗综合症（ＰＭＷＳ）的死亡仔猪组织病料中扩增出ＯＲＦ　２全基因（７０２ｂｐ）。将此片段克隆入ｐＧＥＭ－Ｔ　ｅａｓｙ载体,筛选获得重组质粒ｐＴＯＲＦ２,并对此质　粒中的插入序列进行了测序分析,结果表明本试验克隆的ＯＲＦ２与美国ＰＣＶ－２分离株ＡＦ２６４０３９　的核苷酸及氨基酸序列同源性均达到１００％,与其他ＰＣＶ－２毒株同源性分别为９２．３％～９８．　６％和　９２．３％～９６．６％。重组质粒ｐＴＯＲＦ２经　Ｂａｍ　Ｈ　Ｉ、Ｅｃｏ　Ｒ　Ｖ双酶切,回收ＯＲＦ２基因,转　移入真　核表达载体ｐＳｅｃＴａｇ２／ＨｙｇｒｏＢ的相应酶切位点之间,构建成重组质粒ｐＳｅｃＴａｇＯＲＦ２。此重组表　达载体的构建成功为进一步研究ＯＲＦ２编码蛋白的生物学活性及建立ＰＣＶ诊断试剂盒打下基础。     

传染性法氏囊病病毒中国强毒株A节段cDNA基因的克隆和序列分析

以来自哈尔滨传染性法氏囊病病毒（ＩＢＤＶ） 强毒株（Ｈａｒｂｉｎ 毒株,Ｈ） 的基因组ＲＮＡ为模板,用反转录聚合酶链反应（ＲＴ－ ＰＣＲ） 的方法得到了其Ａ 节段的全长ｃＤＮＡ 片段,分５＇端（１ ６５９ｂｐ） 和３＇端（１ ４４４ｂｐ） 上下两段分别克隆到ｐＧＥＭＢ○Ｒ － Ｔ 载体上,测定了其核苷酸顺序,在长为３ １０１ ｂｐ 中含有两个阅读框ＯＲＦＡ１ 和ＯＲＦＡ２ ,分别编码１ ０１２ 个氨基酸的前体蛋白（ＶＰ２ － ４ －３） 和１４５ 个氨基酸的ＶＰ５,ＯＲＦＡ１ 和ＯＲＦＡ２ 有部分的重叠。将核苷酸序列及推测出的氨基酸序列与已报道的ＩＢＤＶ 血清Ⅰ型和Ⅱ型毒株的相应序列进行了比较,结果表明：Ｈ 毒株与其它血清Ⅰ型毒株之间,在核苷酸水平上存在２５ｂｐ － ２６７ｂｐ 的差异;在氨基酸水平上存在１７ ～４０ 个氨基酸的差异。在ＶＰ２ － ４ － ３ 内比较显示,Ｈ 毒株与Ｐ２ 、Ｃｕ－ １ 之间氨基酸的差异最小为１ ．７％ ,Ｈ 毒株与ＵＫ６６１ 之间氨基酸的差异最大为３ ．９ ％ 。变异主要发生在ＶＰ２ 的可变区（２０６ － ３５０ 位氨基酸） ,在Ｈ 毒株所特有的１２ 个氨基酸当中,该区就占５ 个,代表１ ．７６ ％ 的变异。ＶＰ４、ＶＰ３ 和ＶＰ５区各有     

新型HCV EIA诊断试剂盒的研制

丙型肝炎病毒（ＨＣＶ）基因组结构区核壳蛋白（Ｃ）区抗原、膜蛋白Ｅ１和Ｅ２区抗原,以及非结构区ＮＳ３－ＮＳ５区抗原的区段,已经在原核细胞中获得有效的表达。同时,相应区段中的优势抗原表位肽也经化学合成法大规模地制备。ＨＣＶ基因组上各区段抗原性的分析发现,由Ｃ区和ＮＳ３区分别编码的Ｃ抗原和Ｃ３３ｃ抗原是ＨＣＶ基因组上两个优势抗原区段。其相应的抗体出现早（感染后６周可检出抗Ｃ３３ｃ抗体）,阳转率高（约９９％阳性检出率）,特异性和重复性均优于其它区段抗原。以中国人ＨＣＶ的Ｃ３３ｃ重组蛋白和分支状合成肽ＭＡＰ－Ｃ－１９为复合抗原,研制了适合我国抗ＨＣＶ抗体检测的新型丙型肝炎病毒酶免疫测定（ＨＣＶＥＬＡ）诊断试剂盒。它同当代美国Ａｂｂｏｔｔ／ＵＢＩＨＣＶＥＬＡ诊断试剂的符合率约９８％,同加拿大ＹＥＳ公司ＨＣＶＥＩＡ诊断试剂的符合率约９７．８％,阳性检出率提高了约２％,３次重复性达１００％,表明其特异性、敏感性和重复性均达到了当代第二代ＪＣＶＥＬＡ诊断试剂的水平。我国人群中抗ＨＣＶ抗体的分布情况为：正常人群的检出率１％－２％;外科类住院病人检出率约２８．８％;肝炎患者抗ＨＣＶ阳性率为３４．４％,慢活肝、肝硬化和重症肝炎患者     

戊型肝炎病人血清抗—HEV IgG与IgM和HEV RNA的动态变化

利用酶联免疫试验（ＥＩＡ）及逆转录－聚合酶链反应（ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ）,检测了２１０份急性非甲非乙非丙肝炎患者血清和４０例戊型肝炎（戊肝）病人系列血清。在急性非甲非乙非丙肝炎血清中,抗－ＨＥＶ ＩｇＧ、抗－ＨＥＶ ＩｇＭ和ＨＥＶ ＲＮＡ阳性率分别为６２．８６％、４５．２３％和４０．４８％。在戊肝系列血清检测中,抗－ＨＥＶ ＩｇＧ阳性率发病１个月内为９２．５％,发病２￣６个月１００％,１２个月９４．７％,     

福州地区庚型肝炎病毒重叠感染

为研究庚型肝炎病毒在福州地区的重叠感染,采用ＥＬＩＳＡ法检测本院住院的２８６例病毒性肝炎（ＨＶ）患者和５００名供血员的抗－ＨＧＶ。结果表明,甲、乙、丙、戊型肝炎患者和供血员的抗－ＨＧＶ检出率分别为２．０％、２．２％、４．０％、１０．０％和０．２％。急性肝炎、慢性肝炎、慢性重型肝炎、肝硬化、原发性肝癌和抗－ＨＣＶ阳性供血员的检出率分别为７．９％、４．３％、３３．３％、０％、７．１％和６．３％,慢性重型肝炎检出率较慢性肝炎显著升高（Ｐ＜０．０５）。各型肝炎患者和供血员均存在庚型肝炎病毒重叠感染,以慢性重型肝炎为著。     

清洁级实验动物四种病毒抗体玻片酶免疫检测试剂盒的研制

本文报道对清洁级实验动物应排除的四种病毒（淋巴细胞脉络丛脑膜炎病毒、小鼠脱脚病病毒、鼠肝炎病毒和仙台病毒）抗体玻片酶免疫（ＥＩＡ）检测试剂盒的研制。四种病毒感染的细胞和对照细胞经冷丙酮固定于载玻片上制成特异性抗原和对照抗原,此四种病毒的抗血清各１０份和ＳＰＦ小鼠血清２０份分别与四种病毒的特异性抗原和对照抗原进行ＥＩＡ交叉试验,结果显示,抗原只与其相应抗血清发生特异性显色反应,与非特异性小鼠血清和ＳＰＦ小鼠血清不显色。与ＨＩ或ＥＬＩＳＡ方法比较,通过对１１２份普通小鼠血清进行测试,结果表明,ＥＩＡ对仙台病毒抗体的检出率（１９．６％）显著高于（＜０．００５）ＨＩ（６．３％）,对小鼠脱脚病病毒抗体的检出率（２３．３％）与ＨＩ（２１．４％）无显著性差异（Ｐ＞０．０５）。ＥＩＡ对淋巴细胞脉络丛脑膜炎病毒和鼠肝炎病毒抗体的检出率分别为１．８％和７１．２％,ＥＬＩＳＡ对两种病毒抗体的检出率分别为１．８％和６７．６％,两种方法对两种病毒抗体的检出率无显著性差异（Ｐ＞０．０５）。重复性试验表明两批四种病毒抗体试剂盒对１０８份小鼠血清两次测定的符合率为９６～１００％。四种病毒的ＥＩＡ抗原在－１８℃保存１２个月或在２－８℃保存３     

以人工合成多肽为抗原的戊型肝炎病毒抗体检测方法的建立和评价

酶联法是ＨＥＶ感染的主要检测方法,多采用基因表达产物为抗原。近来由于人工合成多肽抗原克服了基因重组抗原制备复杂、非特异结构多、难以纯化的缺点,已广泛用于多种病毒感染的检测。根据已发表的ＨＥＶ氨基酸序列的保守性及亲水性等特点,设计合成了两个多肽ＥＳＰ１和ＥＳＰ２,分别位于ＯＲＦ２和ＯＲＦ３区,以此为混合抗原建立了检测ＨＥＶ抗体的间接ＥＬＬＳＡ法,与市售优质试剂比较,其阳性符合率为９７．７５％,阴性符合率为９９．４３％,总符合率为９８．８６％。该方法灵敏度高、特异性强、安全快速,是检测ＨＥＶ感染和流行病学调查的理想方法。     

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.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.