细菌菌影在DNA疫苗研究中的作用

免疫应答水平低下是制约DNA疫苗发展的一个障碍。细菌菌影(bacterialghost,BG)是利用φX174噬菌体的裂解蛋白将革兰氏阴性细菌裂解后形成的空腔,它保留了细菌结构的完整性,具有免疫佐剂的特性,可以作为递送载体,靶向性的将DNA疫苗导入到抗原递呈细胞,从而提高DNA疫苗的免疫应答水平,此外,装载核酸疫苗的细菌菌影可以通过多种方式进行免疫,例如,肌肉注射、皮下注射、口服、黏膜免疫等,更是从根本上提高了DNA疫苗的免疫水平,因此可以说BG是一个极具潜力的核酸疫苗递送载体。现就BG的特性及其在DNA疫苗递送载体中应用的最新进展做一综述。     

靶向M细胞的抗原递送¾¾增强黏膜免疫应答的关键策略

黏膜是阻止病原入侵的第一道防线,黏膜免疫系统在抵抗感染方面起着至关重要的作用。通过黏膜途径接种疫苗可以同时诱导黏膜和全身免疫反应,因此,理论上针对黏膜的免疫策略是最合理和有效的。但黏膜免疫系统的复杂性和屏障作用造成抗原诱导的免疫应答水平低下,制约了黏膜疫苗的发展。M细胞(Microfoldcells)是黏膜免疫系统所独有的,其具有捕获腔内抗原和启动抗原特异性免疫应答的功能。M细胞摄取抗原的多少直接关系到黏膜疫苗的免疫效力,而利用M细胞配体可将抗原靶向递呈给M细胞,从而实现高效的黏膜免疫应答。靶向M细胞的抗原递送策略及其应用可以提高黏膜免疫应答水平,促进黏膜疫苗的研制。尽管如此,要成功研制安全高效的黏膜疫苗,今后依然有漫长的路要走,这可能有赖于进一步探究M细胞的特性和功能及黏膜免疫机制。     

运送DNA疫苗的减毒沙门氏菌载体系统

减毒沙门氏菌通过自然感染的方式高效地将DNA疫苗直接运送给体内的抗原提呈细胞(APCs)如树突细胞(DCs)和巨噬细胞,在粘膜和全身淋巴组织诱发以Th1型应答为主的细胞免疫和体液免疫,APCs尤其是DCs可能在其中起到了关键作用.减毒沙门氏菌已被应用于运送病毒、细菌和肿瘤DNA疫苗并取得一定效果,该途径所诱发的细胞免疫要强于肌注途径接种的相同DNA疫苗,原核表达的重组沙门氏菌和接种蛋白质抗原等免疫方法.本文还对如何增强携带DNA疫苗的重组减毒沙门氏菌的免疫效果作了探讨.     

流感疫苗呼吸道黏膜免疫效应的研究进展

流感病毒通过感染呼吸道黏膜上皮细胞而入侵机体,呼吸道黏膜是机体最先接触大量病毒、细菌等吸入抗原的部位。呼吸道黏膜既可以在黏膜局部又可以引起全身对病原体感染的保护性免疫应答。近年来,随着呼吸道黏膜免疫疫苗的发展,诱导呼吸道黏膜的防御机制得到进一步深入研究。黏膜免疫分子、细胞在其中的作用逐步明确,又为黏膜免疫疫苗的发展奠定了基础。本文将从呼吸道黏膜免疫角度论述流感病毒呼吸道免疫防御机制及其滴鼻疫苗的应用。     

黏膜免疫与结核疫苗研发CSCD

结核病是全球重要的传染性疾病之一,在全球范围内保持着较高的发病率和死亡率。卡介苗是目前临床上唯一应用的结核疫苗,虽然对儿童有较好的保护作用,但对成人的免疫保护效果并不明显。研发新的结核疫苗对于结核病的防控具有重要的意义。由于结核病的致病菌结核分枝杆菌主要通过呼吸道传播,机体的黏膜成为抵御结核分枝杆菌的第一道防线。设计稳定高效的抗结核黏膜免疫疫苗是目前结核疫苗研究的新方向之一。选择合适的黏膜免疫途径、佐剂及抗原递送系统是黏膜疫苗研发成功的关键。本文对抗结核分枝杆菌的黏膜免疫应答作简短的概述,并重点阐明黏膜免疫在结核疫苗研发中的研究进展。     

HIV-1复制型DNA疫苗与非复制型重组痘苗病毒疫苗在小鼠体内细胞免疫效果的研究

目的:用HIV-1复制型DNA疫苗和非复制型重组痘苗病毒疫苗(rNTV-C)进行单独免疫和联合免疫的研究(2种疫苗分别包含HIV-1 B’/C亚型的gp160、gag-pol、rev-tat-nef等6种基因),以了解这2种新型HIV疫苗单独免疫及联合免疫的效果,并为临床免疫方案的制定提供实验依据。方法:将HIV-1 DNA疫苗和rNTV-C疫苗免疫BALB/c小鼠,设计rNTV-C单独免疫组、DNA单独免疫组,以及DNA初免、rNTV-C加强的联合免疫组,并设计不同免疫途径和不同剂量的各种组合。用IFN-γELISPOT检测各组的细胞免疫效果,用统计学方法分析比较各组细胞免疫效果的差异。结果:DNA疫苗和rNTV-C疫苗单独免疫时,二者都能诱发针对各抗原的特异性免疫反应;联合免疫能够诱发比DNA或rNTV-C单独免疫都强的特异性细胞免疫反应。统计分析显示,2种疫苗采用肌肉注射途径的免疫效果显著高于皮内注射,1μg和5μg DNA疫苗的免疫效果差异不显著,而1×108 PFU的rNTV-C比2×107PFU的免疫效果要强。结论:联合免疫策略能够显著增强HIV-1疫苗各抗原的免疫原性,通过对2种HIV-1疫苗单独免疫及二者联合免疫的细胞免疫反应的分析比较,确定了较好的免疫方案,为疫苗临床前免疫效果评价和临床方案的制定提供了实验依据。     

结核DNA疫苗免疫策略研究进展

近年来,结核DNA疫苗的研制得到飞速发展,在传统结核DNA疫苗的基础上构建新型DNA疫苗以及基于结核DNA疫苗的PrimeBoost免疫策略的研究成为热点,新的接种途径及接种技术有助于提高DNA疫苗在试验动物的免疫保护作用,同时对结核DNA疫苗的安全性也不可忽视。     

黏膜疫苗的研究进展及相关佐剂的作用

<正>疫苗接种是一种提高人类寿命和健康质量的最成功的免疫学方法。疫苗的原料包括病原体的抗原和增强疫苗接种效果的佐剂。以多种不同的标准对疫苗进行分类,包括疫苗的原料和接种方式。传统上,疫苗经由针头注射。然而,考虑到大多数病原体首先感染黏膜表面,因此研究者们对通过黏膜途径接种获得具有保护性的黏膜免疫的研究兴趣逐渐增加,就目前的黏膜疫苗研发进展及其相关佐剂作简     

黏膜免疫与结核疫苗研发

结核病是全球重要的传染性疾病之一,在全球范围内保持着较高的发病率和死亡率。卡介苗是目前临床上唯一应用的结核疫苗,虽然对儿童有较好的保护作用,但对成人的免疫保护效果并不明显。研发新的结核疫苗对于结核病的防控具有重要的意义。由于结核病的致病菌结核分枝杆菌主要通过呼吸道传播,机体的黏膜成为抵御结核分枝杆菌的第一道防线。设计稳定高效的抗结核黏膜免疫疫苗是目前结核疫苗研究的新方向之一。选择合适的黏膜免疫途径、佐剂及抗原递送系统是黏膜疫苗研发成功的关键。本文对抗结核分枝杆菌的黏膜免疫应答作简短的概述,并重点阐明黏膜免疫在结核疫苗研发中的研究进展。     

黏膜免疫:结核疫苗免疫的新途径

结核分枝杆菌主要是通过呼吸道传播,而机体的呼吸道黏膜免疫又是抵御从黏膜途径入侵的外来物质的第一道防线。因此,诱导有效的黏膜免疫应答对结核分枝杆菌感染的预防和治疗性疫苗的研制具有重要的价值。     

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.     

Selection with two alleles and complete dominance

For a plant selection model with frequency-independent viabilities, fertilities and selfing rates, it is shown that apart from global fixation, for certain parameter combinations a protected polymorphism and facultative fixation (either allele may become fixed according to initial frequencies) may both occur. Facultative fixation requires different selling rates for the dominant and recessive type. Protection of the polymorphism requires resource allocation for male and female function. In this connection the problem of purely genetically caused population extinction is discussed.
For general frequency dependence and regular segregation, the chances for establishment of a completely recessive gene are compared to those of a completely dominant gene. It is proven that the process of establishment of the recessive gene, despite a fitness advantage, may be considerably endangered by drift effects if random mating prevails. The recessive gene may reach the same effectivity in establishment as a dominant gene, only if the recessive homozygote mates exclusively with its own type during the period of establishment.     

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).