肠道病毒ECHO20血清型鉴定和VP1序列初步分析

肠道病毒(Enterovirus)是最常见的人类致病病毒之一,包括脊髓灰质炎病毒、柯萨奇A组病毒、柯萨奇B组病毒和ECHO病毒。一般认为大多数肠道病毒感染症状轻微或不明显,然而有时肠道病毒感染也可能是严重甚至致命的[1]。2004年云南省潞西县局部地区发生小规模的甲肝流行,我们从当地     

河北省石家庄市手足口病流行中健康人肠道病毒带毒情况及病原分析

为了解河北省石家庄市健康儿童中肠道病毒带毒情况及血清型构成,对2010~2012年石家庄市的3个县区1 223例0~6岁的健康儿童及406名监护人(健康成人)采集咽拭子和粪便标本进行核酸检测鉴定肠道病毒血清型,并进行分子流行病学分析,为肠道病毒感染相关疾病的防控和治疗提供基础资料。1 223名健康儿童的标本检测结果中,肠道病毒(Enterovirus,EV)阳性的283例,阳性率为23.14%(283/1 223)。其中,以非肠道病毒71型非柯萨奇病毒A组16型的EV(Other-Enterovirus,other-EVs)阳性为主,占EV阳性的62%(175/283),而引起手足口病常见的EV病原体肠道病毒71型(Enterovirus A71,EV71)和柯萨奇病毒A组16型(Coxsackievirus A16,CVA16)阳性率较低,分别占19%(55/283)和18%(51/283);将结果为other-EVs阳性的175名健康儿童的标本全部进行病毒分离鉴定,共分离到25株病毒,分离率为14.29%(25/175),其中柯萨奇病毒B组5型(Coxsackievirus B5,CVB5)分离率最高,为40%(10/25)、柯萨奇病毒B组13型(Coxsackievirus B3,CVB3)分离率为24%(6/25)、埃可病毒21型(Enteric cytopathic human orphan virus 21,ECHO21)分离率为16%(4/25)、其他EV株分离率为20%(5/25)。提示,应加强对CVB3和CVB5等other-EVs的监测。     

2009年云南省边境地区健康儿童肠道病毒测序定型和ECHO7、ECHO13病毒的基因特征分析

了解2009年缅甸入境健康儿童和云南省口岸地区健康儿童肠道病毒(enterovirus,EV)带毒情况并对埃柯病毒7型(ECHO7)和埃柯病毒13型(ECHO13)的基因特征进行了描述。采集9个边境口岸小于15岁的健康儿童粪便标本271份,进行病毒分离和基因测序定型。271份便标本中共检测到EV30株(带毒率为11.1%),其中脊髓灰质炎病毒(poliovirus,PV)6株(阳性率2.8%),均为疫苗株,未发现脊灰野病毒;检测到非脊灰病毒(NPV)24株(阳性率8.9%)。经VP1区核苷酸序列测定,24株NPV全部为人类肠道病毒B组(HEV-B,6个血清型),其中13株为埃柯病毒7型(echovirus 7,ECHO7,占54.17%),5株为ECHO13(占20.83%)。未分离到HEV-A组,HEV-C组和HEV-D组病毒。2009年缅甸入境健康儿童和云南省口岸地区健康儿童中肠道病毒携带率较高,且均为HEV-B组病毒,其中主要型别为ECHO7和ECHO13,这两种病毒存在基因多样性特点(即存在不同的基因型)。     

一起传染病暴发中肠道病毒血清型鉴定和ECHO30基因特征分析

2003年5～9月,山东省泰安市发生了由肠道病毒(Enterovirus,EV)感染所致的传染病暴发,临床症状以手足口病(HFMD)为主,同时有心肌炎和无菌性脑膜炎等中枢神经系统症状患者也占较大比例。131份病人(粪便、咽拭子、脑脊液)标本中共分离到EV62株,其中ECHO1939株,EV716株,ECHO304株,其它肠道病毒13株。4株ECHO30病毒中的2株分离自2个患者的粪便标本,但用WHO肠道组合血清中和试验未能定出型别。另外2株分离自同一患者的粪便和脑脊液标本。病原学分析表明,ECHO30是引起该患者无菌性脑膜炎的病原。抗E—CHO30标准株的血清中和这4株病毒的滴度低于标准株5～20倍。VP1区全基因序列测定和同源性比较分析表明,4株ECHO30分离株病毒核苷酸同源性在98．0％～98．5％,氨基酸同源性在98．9％～99．3％,提示这4株病毒来源于同一传播链,2003年5～9月ECHO30在该地区可能有局部流行。系统进化树分析表明,ECHO30病毒可以划分为6个基因型,其中基因型1～5为GenBank中已发表的ECHO30分离株,山东分离株与其它5个基因型成员核苷酸差异分别在9．4％～24．4％,在进化树上形成了较独立的分支,是一个新基因型,将其划分为第6基因型。     

川金丝猴柯萨奇病毒的分离鉴定

利用细胞培养方法从长春某动物园送检的死亡川金丝猴心脏中分离获得1株柯萨奇病毒,经系统的形态学、理化学、动物回归试验和RT-PCR扩增,符合柯萨奇B型病毒特征;进而对其VP1基因部分序列和特异性血清抗体分析,证明所分离的病毒为柯萨奇B3型病毒.这是国内外首次从金丝猴分离到该病毒,暂命名为CVB/SGM-05.     

肠道病毒溶瘤作用的研究进展

溶瘤病毒(oncolytic virus,OV)是一类能选择性地在肿瘤细胞中复制并且能够溶解肿瘤细胞,对正常组织细胞无损伤的自然状态或基因改造过的病毒。肠道病毒(enterovirus)是一类单股正链RNA病毒,包括脊髓灰质炎病毒(Poliovirus, PV)、柯萨奇病毒和埃可病毒等。研究证实多种肠道病毒具有溶瘤作用,如已在拉脱维亚等国上市的RIGVIR~?(埃可病毒7型,Echovirus 7, ECHO7),已进入Ⅱ期临床试验的柯萨奇病毒A组21型(Coxsackievirus A21, CVA21),以及处于临床前研究阶段的柯萨奇病毒B组3型(Coxsackievirus B3, CVB3)及PV等。现就有关肠道病毒的溶瘤作用作一概述。     

肠道病毒ECHO13中国分离株的基因特征

为研究ECHO13病毒中国分离株的分子特征及其与世界其它分离株之间的基因关系,对1998年、2000年从中国福建省分离到2株ECHO13病毒进行基因序列对比分析.2株病毒分别命名为Fujian98-1和Fujian00-1,用逆转录-聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)扩增出VP1蛋白编码基因全长861个核苷酸片段并进行序列测定,将2株ECHO13病毒的VP1序列与所有已发表的ECHO13病毒VP1基因全长进行同源性比较.结果显示,福建分离株之间核苷酸同源性为79.6%,氨基酸同源性为93.4%;与遗传距离最近的法国CF1089-91(AJ537604)毒株的核苷酸同源性分别为80%和88%,与代表株Del Carmen的核苷酸同源性分别为75.8%和77.9%.通过VP1基因分析,福建2株病毒均属于ECHO13病毒,与血清中和试验鉴定结果一致.下载所有已发表的ECHO13病毒VP1序列并构建进化树,发现福建2株病毒分属不同的分枝,提示这2株病毒来自不同的病毒传播链.进一步分析发现,整个ECHO13病毒可划分为3个不同的基因型:A、B和C基因型.福建Fujian98-1和Fujian00-1分别被划分在基因型B和C中,各基因型之间的核苷酸差异均大于20%.为验证该分型方法,将26株来自不同国家和时间的ECHO13病毒和2株福建分离ECHO13病毒部分VP1基因序列进行对比分析,建立进化树.结果显示,所有ECHO13病毒被分在A、B和C3个基因型中,而2株福建分离病毒仍然被分在B和C基因型中.除了B基因型1株病毒以外,所有3个基因型之间的核苷酸差异均大于15%,与VP1全长分型结果基本一致,说明部分VP1序列的基因分析也能用于对ECHO13病毒进行规律和分子流行病学的研究中.该研究首次报道了ECHO13病毒中国分离株的VP1蛋白基因全长序列,并推荐按VP1基因全长核苷酸差异≥20%作为划分基因型的标准,将已知的ECHO13病毒划分为A、B和C3个基因型.同时也可用病毒VP1基因5′端部分序列替代VP1全长序列来划分基因型.     

云南省外环境中人类埃柯病毒7型分子流行病学分析

为掌握云南省外环境中肠道病毒流行和进化趋势,对从云南省外环境标本中分离到的4株病毒进行VP1基因序列测定。用肠道病毒通用引物187、188、189/011扩增病毒VP1区,直接对聚合酶链反应产物进行测序。所得序列在基因库进行广泛搜索,并与所有EV基因的相同区域进行比较。结果4株病毒为ECHO7。运用Mega软件与从GenBank中搜索到的68个ECHO7VP1区基因序列进行同源性分析,发现云南省外环境和人际间ECHO7病毒位于不同的分支。说明不同ECHO7病毒流行有地域特点和时间流行特点,同一时间同一个地区内存在不同的传播链,中国云南省同一时间内外环境和人际间ECHO7病毒有不同的传播链且进化速度不同,值得关注。利用分子生物学方法持续对云南省外环境中肠道病毒进行监测,可为肠道病毒病的预警提供有力支持。     

引起甘肃省一起病毒性脑炎疫情的ECHO30全基因组序列分析

为了解引起2015年甘肃省酒泉市瓜州县病毒性脑炎疫情的ECHO30的基因特点,分析其重组变异和进化规律,对从患者脑脊液标本中分离到的3株ECHO30进行全基因序列测定和分析,采用Simplot3.5.1软件进行重组分析,并利用MEGA6.0软件构建系统进化树。结果表明,本次疫情中分离到的ECHO30与E30/SD/2010/CHN株的相似度最高(92%~99%)。重组分析表明甘肃ECHO30株在非结构蛋白区P2区和P3区出现了多处重组现象。由于对当地流行的肠道病毒谱不清楚,虽然发现此次流行的病毒存在重组,但是对重组片段的来源尚不明确,因此需要加强对甘肃省流行肠道病毒的本底调查工作和遗传背景的研究工作。     

龙岩市一起暴发性脑炎疫情分离的埃可病毒6型基因特征分析

对2010年福建省龙岩市长汀县埃可病毒6型(ECHO6)肠道病毒引起的暴发性脑炎,进行病原学分析,为该病的防控提供有价值的信息。对病例脑脊液标本进行荧光RT-PCR、病毒分离(RD细胞)、中和鉴定进行病原确认,再经PCR法对其中4株毒株进行VP1片段或全基因组核苷酸序列测定,用DNAStar软件中的MegAlign等软件进行同源性分析,Mega 4.0软件进行进化树分析。经病原学检测方法确认为ECHO6型肠道病毒,VP1片段核苷酸序列分析显示为C2亚型。全基因组序列共7 407个核苷酸,与其他ECHO病毒和CVB(Coxsackie virus B)病毒基因组构成相似,同源性为78.5%~87.3%。此次暴发性脑炎是由肠道病毒ECHO6C2亚型引起,病毒株全基因组序列长度与标准株(U16283)相近,同源性达80.4%。     

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.