伤寒Vi多糖结合疫苗免疫小鼠后的抗体类型及动态分析

伤寒Vi多糖结合疫苗和Vi多糖疫苗分别免疫小鼠,分离血清,采用间接ELISA法测定不同时点血清中特异性IgA、IgM、IgG及其亚类(IgG1、IgG2a、IgG3)的抗体滴度。结果显示,免疫一针后,Vi多糖结合疫苗组的IgG抗体GMT值明显升高,第二针有加强效应(P<0.01);所测3种IgG亚型中IgG2a抗体滴度升高明显;Vi多糖和结合疫苗免疫小鼠后,血清中IgA和IgM抗体滴度均有显著升高,但无加强应答。显示Vi多糖结合疫苗在诱导小鼠血清IgG应答方面有加强效应。     

不同剂量伤寒Vi多糖蛋白结合疫苗在小鼠体内诱导的抗体水平分析

目的研究伤寒Vi多糖蛋白结合疫苗免疫效果及不同剂量伤寒Vi多糖蛋白结合疫苗在小鼠体内诱导的抗体水平,以确定合适的免疫剂量。方法将150只清洁级NIH雌性小鼠随机分为5组,分别为A组(0.625μg结合疫苗组)、B组(1.250μg结合疫苗组)、C组(2.500μg结合疫苗组)、D组(2.500μg多糖组)及阴性组(10mmol/L PBS),每组30只;另领取10只为空白对照(不接种)。A、B、C、D组及阴性组小鼠经腹股沟皮下注射,剂量0.1 m L/只,每隔2周免疫1次,共免疫3次,每次免疫后第7天采血。采用ELISA检测小鼠血清抗体效价,同时对不同剂量伤寒Vi多糖蛋白结合疫苗在小鼠体内诱导的抗体效价进行分析比较。结果与D组相比,A、B、C三组诱导的抗体水平与之均有统计学意义(P<0.05);A组与B组、A组与C组之间的抗体水平也具有统计学意义(P<0.05),而B组与C组之间的抗体水平无统计学意义(P>0.05)。说明与多糖疫苗相比,伤寒Vi多糖蛋白结合疫苗能够诱导更高的抗体水平,且具有明显的剂次加强效应。同时证明1.250μg的伤寒Vi多糖蛋白结合疫苗可诱导与2.500μg伤寒Vi多糖蛋白结合疫苗相同的抗体水平。结论伤寒Vi多糖蛋白结合疫苗的两种免疫剂量在小鼠体内可诱导相同的抗体水平,在选择接种剂量时,可致免疫应答的无统计学意义的低剂量可能是较为经济和安全的选择。     

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。     

鼠伤寒结合疫苗研制的初步探讨

通过对鼠伤寒沙门菌LH株的发酵培养,热酚水法提取脂多糖LPS,1%乙酸沸水浴水解90m in脱毒,Super-dex 200柱层析,收集第一峰为鼠伤寒O-SP抗原;然后用CDAP对O-SP活化、ADH衍生后,在EDAC的缩合作用下,结合到破伤风类毒素TT上,制备出鼠伤寒结合疫苗;用含2.5μg多糖鼠伤寒结合疫苗免疫小鼠,以2.5μgO-SP多糖生理盐水溶液以及生理盐水溶液为对照组,间隔14天,免疫三针;以LPS为包被抗原,用间接ELISA法测定血清中抗鼠伤寒LPS IgG抗体。鼠伤寒结合疫苗三针免疫后,小鼠血清抗鼠伤寒LPS IgG抗体效价达到1:80以上的比例为84.2%,而总的几何平均滴度(GMT)达到796;说明制备的鼠伤寒结合疫苗有良好的免疫原性,而且鼠伤寒结合疫苗在小鼠和豚鼠体内有良好的安全性。     

5型肺炎链球菌荚膜多糖结合疫苗的不同糖蛋白比与免疫原性的关系

实验中比较了以不同糖蛋白比结合的5型肺炎链球菌荚膜多糖结合疫苗的免疫原性。以氨还原法制备的不同糖蛋白比的5型多糖结合疫苗分别经腹腔注射NIH小鼠,共免疫3次,间隔2周。末次免疫2周后采血分离血清,以间接ELISA测定血清抗体,t检验统计分析数据。结果显示,生理盐水组(R组)无免疫原性;5型荚膜多糖组(H组)免疫原性低,无免疫加强效应;结合疫苗M组、N组第1、2针有免疫加强效应,第2、3针无免疫加强效应,而F组和Q组的两针次间均有明显的免疫加强效应。说明5型肺炎链球菌荚膜多糖结合疫苗的糖与蛋白比较高时能获得较好的免疫原性。     

A群奈瑟氏脑膜炎球菌荚膜多糖-破伤风类毒素结合疫苗的制备及其免疫原性研究

采用溴化氰(CNBr)活化多糖,以无水己二酸二肼(ADH)作为连接剂,1乙基13(3二甲基氨基丙基)碳化二亚胺(EDAC)为偶联剂制备A群奈瑟氏脑膜炎球菌荚膜多糖(GAMP)与破伤风类毒素(TT)的结合物,经皮下免疫NIH小鼠,用ELISA检测小鼠血清中抗GAMP及抗载体蛋白的IgG抗体水平。用补体介导的体外杀菌试验检测血清中GAMP抗体的杀菌活性。结果显示,实验中制备的多糖衍生物和多糖蛋白质结合物都具有GAMP抗原特异活性。结合物免疫小鼠后可诱生比多糖单独免疫更高水平的GAMP血清IgG抗体,并能形成免疫记忆,产生再次应答。结合物免疫小鼠所诱生的血清GAMP抗体较之多糖组具有更强的体外杀菌活性。表明此方法制备的结合物可获得优于多糖的、稳定的特异免疫原性。     

冻干伤寒Vi＋A群流脑二联多糖疫苗的研究

将现行伤寒多糖疫苗和A群脑多糖疫苗各1人份,联合后以乳糖为保护剂冻干,制备成1人份二联冻干疫苗。并对该疫苗进行鉴别试验、伤寒Vi多糖含量测定、A群流脑多糖磷含量测定、安全试验、冻干二联苗与单价苗Sepharose CL-4B柱层析图比较以及免疫保护效果、动物血清抗体滴度和稳定性试验。试验初步表明,该二联多糖疫苗是安全的,混合后不会引起各自的主要成份、免疫保护效果和抗体应答水平发生变化。即相互没有干扰。一年后各项指标检测表明稳定性良好。可以作为二联苗接种同时预防伤寒和A群汉脑所引起的传染。     

C群脑膜炎球菌结合物小鼠免疫原性的研究

目的比较C群脑膜炎球菌多糖蛋白质结合物(简称结合物)的相对分子质量大小和免疫剂量对其在小鼠体内免疫原性的影响,为结合物的分子大小的质控和结合疫苗成品免疫剂量的选择提供实验依据。方法利用CDAP活化法制备C群脑膜炎球菌结合物,通过硫酸铵盐析进行纯化,然后利用Sepharose CL-4B凝胶过滤层析分析,并根据化学检测结果将结合物分为KD0-0.2(组分1)、KD0.2-0.4(组分2)、KD0.4-0.7(组分3)等3个不同相对分子质量组分,每份分别采用1.0μg、0.2μg的免疫剂量免疫小鼠,并对血清进行ELISA分析。结果采用1.0μg免疫剂量时,3种不同相对分子质量的C群脑膜炎球菌结合物均能产生较高水平的抗体,具有典型的加强效应,第2剂免疫即可产生高水平的抗体,而第2、3剂免疫后的抗体水平差异无统计学意义;采用0.2μg免疫剂量时,三种不同相对分子质量的C群脑膜炎球菌结合物只有在第3剂免疫后才能产生较高水平抗体,第1、2剂免疫后的抗体水平差异无统计学意义,组分1和组分2在第3剂免疫后产生的抗体水平优于组分3;对于相同相对分子质量结合物,用1.0μg免疫小鼠产生的抗体水平优于0.2μg免疫组,而且有显著的统计学意义。结论高剂量时,多糖相对分子质量大小对C群脑膜炎球菌结合物的免疫原性没有显著性影响;低剂量时,小相对分子质量结合物对其免疫原性有影响。同等相对分子质量时,1.0μg比0.2μg的免疫剂量可以激发更高的抗体水平。     

含有PspA家族1和2的双价结合疫苗具抗广谱肺炎链球菌菌株和伤寒沙门菌的潜力

正先前作者发现,无需添加佐剂,肺炎球菌表面蛋白A(PspA)与伤寒沙门菌Vi荚膜多糖结合可增强抗PspA的免疫应答。目前研究由PspA家族1或2的α螺旋区结合到Vi多糖组成结合物用于免疫小鼠,以检测它抗静脉注射的能致死的肺炎链球菌各种菌株的能力。包含PspA家族1成分的结合疫苗对PspA家族1菌株的攻击提供了良好的保护作用,但对PspA家族2菌株的攻击没有保护作用。同样,     

伤寒Vi多糖蛋白结合疫苗原液稳定性研究

目的评价伤寒Vi多糖蛋白结合疫苗原液的稳定性,为该疫苗原液的制备、储存提供有力的数据支持。方法选取3批伤寒Vi多糖蛋白结合疫苗原液分别放置于(37±2)℃、(25±2)℃和2~8℃温度下,根据稳定性研究方案定期取样,对其主要评价指标(多糖含量、结合物含量、相对分子质量、鉴别试验)进行检测,评估疫苗原液的稳定性。结果伤寒Vi多糖蛋白结合疫苗原液于2~8℃放置22个月,(25±2)℃放置52 w,(37±2)℃放置24 w时,各项主要评价指标均符合其质量标准的要求。结论伤寒Vi多糖蛋白结合疫苗原液稳定性良好,在2~8℃可稳定存放22个月。     

Conjugation of yeast mannans with protein employing cyanopyridinium agent (CDAP) – an effective route of antifungal vaccine preparation

The possibility of using 1-cyano-4-dimethylaminopyridinium tetrafluoroborate (CDAP) for activation of saccharide hydroxyl groups (instead of hazardous cyanogen bromide) is examined with cell-surface mannans of the yeasts Candida albicans Candida tropicalis,Candida lambicaand galactoglucoxylomannan of Cryptococcus laurentii.Direct conjugation with human serum albumin yielded soluble products with increased molecular size in comparison with the original polysaccharides. Immunodiffusion experiments revealed that conjugation did not affect the immunospecificity of the antigen epitope.     

Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of DSTA4637A: A novel THIOMAB™ antibody antibiotic conjugate against Staphylococcus aureus in mice

DSTA4637A, a novel THIOMAB? antibody antibiotic conjugate (TAC) against Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), is currently being investigated as a potential therapy against S. aureus infections. Structurally, TAC is composed of an anti-S. aureus antibody linked to a potent antibiotic, dmDNA31. The goal of the current study was to characterize the pharmacokinetics (PK) of TAC in mice, assess the effect of S. aureus infection on its PK, and evaluate its pharmacodynamics (PD) by measuring the bacterial load in various organs at different timepoints following TAC treatment. Plasma concentrations of 3 analytes, total antibody (TAb), antibody-conjugated dmDNA31 (ac-dmDNA31), and unconjugated dmDNA31, were measured in these studies. In non-infected mice (target antigen absent), following intravenous (IV) administration of a single dose of TAC, systemic concentration-time profiles of both TAb and ac-dmDNA31 were bi-exponential and characterized by a short distribution phase and a long elimination phase as expected for a monoclonal antibody-based therapeutic. Systemic exposures of both TAb and ac-dmDNA31 were dose proportional over the dose range tested (5 to 50 mg/kg). In a mouse model of systemic S. aureus infection (target antigen present), a single IV dose of TAC demonstrated PK behavior similar to that in the non-infected mice, and substantially reduced bacterial load in the heart, kidney, and bones on 7 and 14 d post dosing. These findings have increased our understanding of the PK and PK/PD of this novel molecule, and have shown that at efficacious dose levels the presence of S. aureus infection had minimal effect on TAC PK.     

Synthetic peptides as carriers for cellular import of drugs

Summary We describe the solid phase synthesis of an amphipathic peptide C-terminated by a cysteamide group which allows further addition after removal from the resin and cleavage of the side-chain protecting groups. The peptide is shown to be rapidly internalized by cells with a nuclear localization of the peptide. When the peptide is linked to an oligonucleotide, the conjugate is also internalized with a final localization that is mainly cytoplasmic.     

Adaptation to high salinity in poplar involves changes in xylem anatomy and auxin physiology

To investigate the physiological basis of salt adaptation in poplar, we compared the effect of salt stress on wood anatomy and auxin physiology of the salt-resistant Populus euphratica and salt-sensitive Populus x canescens. Both poplar species showed decreases in vessel lumina associated with increases in wall strength in response to salt, however, in P. euphratica at three-fold higher salt concentrations than in P. x canescens. The predicted hydraulic conductivity of the wood formed under salt stress decreased in P. x canescens, while in P. euphratica, no significant effects of salt on conductivity and transpiration were observed. The concentration of free indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) decreased under salt stress in the xylem of both poplar species, but to a larger extent in P. x canescens than in P. euphratica. Only salt-treated P. euphratica exhibited an increase in IAA-conjugates in the xylem. Genes homologous to the auxin-amidohydrolase ILL3 were isolated from the xylems of P. euphratica and P. x canescens. For functional analysis, the auxin-amidohydrolase from P. x canescens was overexpressed in Arabidopsis. Transgenic Arabidopsis plants were more resistant to salt stress than the wild-type plants. Increased sensitivity of the transgenic Arabidopsis to IAA-Leu showed that the encoded hydrolase used IAA-Leu as a substrate. These results suggest that poplar can use IAA-amidoconjugates in the stem as a source of auxin to balance the effects of salt stress on auxin physiology.     

Tandem mass spectrometric characterization of bile acids and steroid conjugates based on low-energy collision-induced dissociation

We examined the characteristics of several bile acids and some steroid conjugates under low-energy-collision-induced dissociation conditions using a triple quadrupole tandem mass spectrometer. According to conjugation types, we observed characteristic product ions and/or neutral losses in the product ion spectra. Amino acid conjugates afforded specific product ions. For example, glycine-conjugated metabolites routinely produced a product ion at m/z 74, and taurine-conjugated metabolites produced product ions at m/z 124, 107, and 80. When a strong peak appeared at m/z 97, the molecule contained a sulfate group. In contrast to amino acid conjugates, carbohydrate conjugates required a combination of product ions and neutral losses for identification. We could discriminate a glucoside from an acyl galactoside according to the presence or absence of a product ion at m/z 161 and a neutral loss of 180 Da. Discrimination among esters, aliphatic ethers, and phenolic ether types of glucuronides was based upon differences in the intensities of a product ion at m/z 175 and a neutral loss of 176 Da. Furthermore, N-acetylglucosamine conjugates showed a characteristic product ion at m/z 202 and a neutral loss of 203 Da, and the appearance of a product ion at m/z 202 revealed the existence of N-acetylglucosamine conjugated to an aliphatic hydroxyl group without a double bond in the immediate vicinity.Together, the data presented here will help to enable the identification of unknown conjugated cholesterol metabolites by using low-energy collision-induced dissociation.     

Synthesis and activity of a folate targeted monodisperse PEG camptothecin conjugate

A folate targeted camptothecin small molecule drug conjugate (SMDC) was synthesized using a monodisperse PEG spacer linked to folate via a releasable disulfide carbonate linker. Cell cytotoxicity in human KB cells exhibited an IC₅₀ of 6 nM. Importantly, activity of the prodrug was blocked by excess folate, demonstrating receptor-mediated celluar uptake of the PEG conjugate.     

Morphological and cytoskeletal changes caused by non-membrane damaging cytotoxin of Vibrio cholerae on Int 407 and HeLa cells

End-group mediated conjugation of bacterial polysaccharides (PSs) to carrier proteins containing T-helper cell epitopes renders such polysaccharides immunogenic also in young infants. Optimal construction of such conjugate vaccines requires fragmentation of the PS prior to the coupling reaction. In the present study a general simple and inexpensive method for the fragmentation of PSs is presented. It is based on the irradiation of isolated PSs in an electron beam accelerator. Exposure of isolated pneumococcal capsular polysaccharides (PnPSs) to ionizing radiation resulted in their partial depolymerization in a radiation dose-dependent manner. Radiation, unlike sonication, generated PnPS fragments of molecular size lower than 50 kDa and as small as 1.5 kDa when high radiation doses were used. These PnPS fragments have terminal reducing groups that can be easily used for chemical activation and subsequent coupling to any chosen carrier protein. The radiation-produced PnPS fragments retained their antigenic epitopes, when compared to native, full-size PnPSs as determined by enzyme-linked immunoassay.     

The novel gene trs1 encodes an essential protein for the transition from mitotic cell cycle to resting state in Schizosaccharomyces pombe

A novel gene trs1 in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe has been genetically defined. The trs1 mutant showed several intriguing phenotypes. Cells were sensitive to starvation and rapidly lost viability in the stationary phase; cells in the stationary phase were sensitive to heat shock. Some heat-shock proteins were not induced and the heat-shock response in log-phase cells was defective. These mutant phenotypes strongly suggest a vital function of the trs1 gene product for transition from the G1 to G0 phase on starvation and for the normal heat-shock response.