幽门螺杆菌诊断的最新进展

幽门螺杆菌(Helicobacter pylori,H.pylori)是一种常见的引起多种胃肠道疾病的病原体。临床中通常利用具有不同灵敏度和特异性的侵入性或非侵入性诊断方法来检测H.pylori的感染。目前,诊断H.pylori的方法包括尿素呼气试验、粪便抗原试验、血清学、内镜检查、胃活检组织学、快速尿素酶试验、培养、分子生物学方法等。在实际临床实践中,考虑不同的医疗条件、医生的专业水平、检测成本、敏感性和特异性等多方面因素,如何合理地选择一种或多种方法来诊断H.pylori感染进而指导临床预防和治疗,是一项重要的临床研究课题。本文将对H.pylori感染诊断方法的最新进展、不同方法的优缺点以及其在临床实践中的应用作一综述。     

布拉酵母菌联合奥美拉唑阿莫西林克拉霉素治疗顽固性幽门螺杆菌感染的临床研究

目的 探讨布拉酵母菌联合奥美拉唑阿莫西林克拉霉素三联疗法对幽门螺杆菌(Helicobacter pylori,H.pylori)顽固性感染的治疗效果.方法 将120例H.pylori顽固性感染患者分成两组,分别采用奥美拉唑的三联疗法和布拉酵母菌联合奥美拉唑三联疗法治疗14 d.结果 两组患者治疗14d后,奥美拉唑三联组和布拉酵母菌联合奥美拉唑三联组的H.pylori清除率分别是94.6％和96.6％,两组间差异无统计学意义;在不良反应方面,奥美拉唑三联治疗组中发生16例,明显高于布拉酵母菌联合奥美拉唑三联组的5例(P＜0.05).结论 布拉酵母菌联合奥美拉唑三联治疗方案不仅具有良好的H.pylori清除效果,而且不良反应少,是治疗顽固性H.pylori感染患者比较好的方法.     

抗重组VacA IgY体内抗幽门螺杆菌感染的实验研究

目的在构建H.pylori的基因工程菌pQE30-v-DH5a的基础上,诱导表达VacA重组蛋白,以此为抗原,制备抗VacA的蛋黄抗体（VacA IgY）。通过小鼠口服试验,证实VacA IgY治疗H.pylori感染的作用,为进一步制备抗H．pylori感染的IgY制剂提供实验依据。方法用重组H.pylori VacA蛋白免疫母鸡,水稀释结合氯仿有机沉淀法提取IgY,ELISA法测定其针对VacA的效价。建立H.pylori感染的Balb／c小鼠动物模型,治疗组在小鼠灌喂菌液后灌喂不同剂量的VacA IgY。以H.pylori培养和病理切片观察胃黏膜H.pylori定植和炎症反应程度。结果制备了高效价的IgY（1：12800）。动物实验阳性对照组H.pylori的总感染率为70．4％,12周后的感染率为88．9％。治疗组的感染率与同期阳性对照组相似,胃黏膜的炎症反应程度比阳性对照组弱,随IgY剂量的增加,炎症减弱明显,IgY剂量为4mg／ml时,能达到较理想的治疗效果。结论成功制备了高效价的特异性VacA IgV,小鼠体内实验证实了口服VacA IgY具有治疗H.pylori感染的作用,可用于制备口服制剂。     

幽门螺杆菌感染对不同细胞自噬影响的研究进展

幽门螺杆菌(Helicobacter pylori,H.pylori)是一种广泛定植于人胃黏膜的革兰阴性菌,与多种胃部疾病密切相关。近年来H.pylori感染与细胞自噬的关系受到广泛关注,人们发现H.pylori感染影响胃上皮细胞和巨噬细胞的自噬过程,其中H.pylori的毒力因子和宿主自噬相关蛋白发挥关键作用。而且,细胞自噬在决定H.pylori的胞内存活状态中扮演重要角色。本文就H.pylori感染对不同细胞自噬的影响进行综述。     

幽门螺杆菌疫苗诱导的免疫保护反应及临床试验研究进展

幽门螺杆菌(Helicobacter pylori,Hp)是一种微需氧、寄生于胃黏膜表面的革兰阴性致病菌,可导致各种不同的疾病,如慢性活动性胃炎、胃和十二指肠溃疡,甚至包括胃黏膜相关淋巴样组织(mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue,MALT)淋巴瘤和胃腺癌等恶性疾病。目前根除Hp主要依靠包括2种抗生素、铋剂和质子泵抑制剂(proton pumpinhibitors,PPI)在内的四联疗法。随着Hp耐药性的增强,研发Hp疫苗成为防治Hp感染的新途径。Hp疫苗能够诱导机体产生抗原特异性血清IgG和黏膜sIgA体液免疫反应以及抗原特异性CD4+T细胞免疫反应等的有效免疫保护反应。     

幽门螺杆菌感染的微生态治疗

幽门螺杆菌 (H elicobacter pylori,H.pylori)是慢性胃炎、消化性溃疡的主要致病因素 ,也是胃癌的主要诱发因子 ,世界卫生组织已将其列为 类致癌物质 [1 ] 。有效地治疗和根除 H.pylori感染已成为人们关注的焦点。治疗 H.pylori的方案很多 ,目前多采用抗生素多联疗法 ,但细菌抗药性的出现导致 H.pylori根除率降低 ,并可能造成菌失调、霉菌感染 ,甚至发生肝功能异常性改变。 Adamasson等 [2 ] 报道了几例使用抗生素治疗 H.pylori导致的菌群失调 :口腔内出现抗药性链球菌和葡萄球菌 ;胃粘膜中细菌数增加 ,且出现抗药性共生菌 ;肠道内微生…     

儿童再发性腹痛中幽门螺杆菌不同检测方法

目的 评价幽门螺杆菌（H.pylori）的不同检测方法及H.pylori感染在儿童再发性腹痛（RAP）诊断中的应用.方法 对在我院诊治的儿童RAP 72例,分为学龄期组24例,少年组48例,同时进行细菌培养、快速尿素酶试验、病理组织学检查、血清学H.pylori抗体检测和粪便H.pylori抗原（HpSA）检测.将前3项检查中2项阳性或细菌培养一项阳性作为诊断H.pylori感染的金标准.结果 金标准诊断H.pylori感染,阳性占37例,阴性占35例,总阳性率为51.4%;学龄期儿童组H.pylori检出阳性率为37.5%,少年组H.pylori检出阳性率为58.3%,两组比较差异有显著性（P＜0.01）;比较6种不同检测方法的敏感性、特异性、准确性,经x2检验,差异均无显著性（P＞0.10）.结论 H.pylori感染与儿童RAP之间存在一定的联系,少年组H.pylori感染率高于学龄期儿童组,而粪便HpSA检测有较高的敏感性和特异性,是一种简便可靠,非侵入性的诊断H.pylori感染的方法,尤其适合儿童.     

幽门螺杆菌napA基因在乳酸菌中的表达及免疫原性分析

本实验目的是在乳酸菌中表达幽门螺杆菌（Helicobacter pylori,H.pylori） 中性粒细胞激活蛋白(NAP),口服免疫小鼠后检测其免疫原性。在实验中利用了分子克隆技术构建携带nap基因的重组原核表达质粒pNICE:sec-nap,将重组质粒转化乳酸菌NZ9000株,筛选鉴定阳性菌落,诱导表达的NAP蛋白用SDS-PAGE和Western blot进行鉴定。将雌性ICR（CV级）小鼠随机分为4组,分别用PBS、携带空质粒的乳酸菌、携带pNICE:sec-nap的乳酸菌、灭活的H.pylori 灌胃。免疫7次后检测其特异性IgG和IgA的产生。成功扩增了nap基因并构建了重组原核表达质粒pNICE:sec-nap,转化乳酸菌NZ9000后经nisin诱导可表达Mr约17kDa的重组蛋白,表达量约占菌体总蛋白量的9.5%,表达的蛋白能与兔抗H.pylori 血清特异性反应,具有良好的免疫原性。携带pNICE:sec-nap质粒的乳酸菌刺激产生的IgG水平明显高于携带空质粒组,与灭活H.pylori组没有明显的差异,但其刺激产生的IgA水平明显高于其他组。以上结果说明表达NAP蛋白的乳酸菌口服免疫小鼠后,能够刺激小鼠产生特异的IgG和IgA,对幽门螺杆菌疫苗的研究开发具有理论的意义。为乳酸菌作为抗原递送载体的研究和H.pylori口服疫苗的开发提供一定的实验基础。     

幽门螺杆菌在胃内定植的相关影响因素

胃内定植是引起幽门螺杆菌(Helicobacter pylori,H.pylori)感染的先决条件。H.pylori可穿过胃黏液层并与胃上皮细胞相互作用。这个定植过程主要受到H.pylori动力和尿素酶的影响。同时H.pylori形态、胃内pH、外膜蛋白及益生菌等也在其中扮演重要角色。该研究主要对H.pylori胃内定植过程中的相关影响因素进行综述。     

幽门螺杆菌napA基因在乳酸菌中的表达及免疫原性分析

为在乳酸菌中表达幽门螺杆菌（Helicobacter pylori,H.pylori）中性粒细胞激活蛋白(NAP),口服免疫小鼠后检测其免疫原性。在实验中利用了分子克隆技术构建携带nap基因的重组原核表达质粒pNICE:secnap,将重组质粒转化乳酸菌NZ9000株,筛选鉴定阳性菌落,诱导表达的NAP蛋白用SDSPAGE和Western blot进行鉴定。将雌性ICR（CV级）小鼠随机分为4组,分别用PBS、携带空质粒的乳酸菌、携带pNICE:secnap的乳酸菌、灭活的H.pylori 灌胃。免疫7次后检测其特异性IgG和IgA的产生。成功扩增了nap基因并构建了重组原核表达质粒pNICE:secnap,转化乳酸菌NZ9000后经nisin诱导可表达Mr约17kDa的重组蛋白,表达量约占菌体总蛋白量的9.5%,表达的蛋白能与兔抗H.pylori 血清特异性反应,具有良好的免疫原性。携带pNICE:secnap质粒的乳酸菌刺激产生的IgG水平明显高于携带空质粒组,与灭活H.pylori组没有明显的差异,但其刺激产生的IgA水平明显高于其他组。以上结果说明表达NAP蛋白的乳酸菌口服免疫小鼠后,能够刺激小鼠产生特异的IgG和IgA,对幽门螺杆菌疫苗的研究开发具有理论意义。为乳酸菌作为抗原递送载体的研究和H.pylori口服疫苗的开发提供了一定的实验基础。     

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.     

Enterovirus 71 3C proteolytically processes the histone H3 N-terminal tail during infection

Highlights
1. The N-terminal tail of histone H3 is specifically cleaved during EV71 infection.
2. Viral protease 3C is identified as a protease responsible for proteolytically processing the N-terminal H3 tail.
3. Our finding reveals a new epigenetic regulatory mechanism for Enterovirus 71 in virus-host interactions.     

Detection of EBV and HHV6 in the Brain Tissue of Patients with Rasmussen’s Encephalitis

Rasmussen’s encephalitis (RE) is a rare pediatric neurological disorder, and the exact etiology is not clear. Viral infection may be involved in the pathogenesis of RE, but conflicting results have reported. In this study, we evaluated the expression of both Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpes virus (HHV) 6 antigens in brain sections from 30 patients with RE and 16 control individuals by immunohistochemistry. In the RE group, EBV and HHV6 antigens were detected in 56.7% (17/30) and 50% (15/30) of individuals, respectively. In contrast, no detectable EBV and HHV6 antigen expression was found in brain tissues of the control group. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in 20.0% (6/30) of individuals. In particular, a 4-year-old boy had a typical clinical course, including a medical history of viral encephalitis, intractable epilepsy, and hemispheric atrophy. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in neurons and astrocytes in the brain tissue, accompanied by a high frequency of CD8⁺ T cells. Our results suggest that EBV and HHV6 infection and the activation of CD8⁺ T cells are involved in the pathogenesis of RE.     

Perinatal Vertical Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Ruili,a Town on the Border between China and Myanmar

正Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an arbovirus in the family of Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus, is transmitted by the A.aegyptii or A. albopictus mosquito, and causes disease in humans characterized by fever, rash, and arthralgia (Silva and Dermody 2017; Suhrbier 2019). It was first reported in 1953 in Tanzania, and caused only a few outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia in last century. However, in the epidemic in 2004, CHIKV acquired mutations that conferred enhanced transmission by the A. albopictus mosquito(Schuffenecker et al. 2006). Since then, it has successively caused outbreaks in Africa, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, the South America, and Europe (Zeller et al. 2016).     

Development of a Novel Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2

In conclusion, the novel visual RT-LAMP assay is a simple, rapid, and sensitive approach for detection of SARS-CoV-2, and it is ready for application in primary care and community hospitals or health care centers, and even patients' own houses in response to the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemic because the assay does not require sophisticated equipment and skilled personnel. Furthermore, it is also ready to be used in fields for screening samples from wild animals and environments to facilitate the identification of potential intermediate hosts that mediate the cross-species transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans.