M细胞在肠黏膜免疫中作用的研究进展

M细胞是肠道一种免疫细胞,同时,也是一种特殊的抗原运转细胞。M细胞具有特殊的形态结构特点,与肠黏膜免疫功能密切相关。目前认为,位于肠淋巴滤泡上皮中特化的M细胞是大多数黏膜病原体侵入机体的靶细胞,它能特异性的结合肠道大分子物质及微生物,并将其摄取、转运至位于其下的APC进行识别、处理,并激活T、B淋巴细胞,继而激发肠道黏膜免疫应答作用。本研究就目前国内外学者所做M细胞在肠黏膜免疫中作用的研究进展做一综述。     

消化道屏障与树突状细胞免疫研究进展

肠相关淋巴组织在防御病毒、细菌、寄生虫等有害物质入侵中发挥着重要作用,是消化道屏障的组成部分,其中肠道树突状细胞尤为重要,作为目前所知的机体内功能最强的专职性抗原呈递细胞,在肠道内,树突状细胞不但能对病原菌产生免疫应答,还能对肠腔内的正常菌群和各种食物蛋白产生免疫耐受,因此了解树突状细胞的功能及相关作用机制有着重要意义.现就对树突状细胞的生物学特性,以及其在肠道免疫中的作用进行综述.     

黏膜上皮细胞:病毒侵染与机体免疫的初始交汇处

黏膜上皮细胞构成了包括呼吸道、消化道、泌尿生殖道在内的一个广阔的黏膜界面。黏膜上皮细胞、免疫细胞、免疫分子共同组成黏膜相关淋巴组织,构成了一个完整的黏膜免疫防御系统。黏膜上皮细胞通常是病毒感染的初始靶细胞。大多数DNA和RNA病毒都能直接感染黏膜上皮细胞。黏膜上皮细胞在病毒复制过程中可通过各种模式识别受体感应病毒的病原相关分子模式,从而识别病毒,并启动抗病毒固有免疫应答。近10年来,巨噬细胞炎症小体和caspase-1信号通路激活及其相应的抗感染效应成为固有免疫研究一个热点。病原相关分子模式被巨噬细胞识别,启动形成不同类型的炎症小体,激活caspase-1信号通路,诱导炎性细胞因子IL-1β和IL-18产生,造成细胞焦亡。对巨噬细胞炎症小体的研究,加深了人们对固有免疫的理解,促进了免疫识别、免疫信号转导、免疫应答、免疫调节、免疫病理等各个方面的研究。与固有免疫细胞一样,黏膜上皮细胞具有自身特征性的模式识别受体表达和分布。黏膜上皮细胞通过模式识别受体识别病毒病原相关分子模式,并激活NF-κB信号通路,产生炎性细胞因子、I型和III型干扰素,实现快速的炎性应答和发挥抗病毒作用。黏膜上皮细胞的这种快速应答释放出的各类细胞因子共同招募、激活和协调固有免疫细胞发挥固有免疫应答,并进一步调节、诱导特异性免疫细胞产生特异性抗体和T细胞应答。可见,黏膜上皮细胞是病毒侵染与机体免疫的一个最初的重要交汇处。在这个初始交汇处,黏膜上皮细胞不仅对局部黏膜免疫应答起作用,而且对系统免疫应答起着决定性调节作用。然而,黏膜上皮细胞对病原相关分子模式的识别以及相关炎症通路的激活尚处于启蒙时期。黏膜上皮细胞与炎症小体的关系值得进一步研究。新发现的III型干扰素及其在黏膜上皮细胞的独特表达分布,以及其在固有免疫应答中的抗病毒功能近年逐渐得到关注,详细机制需深入研究。此外,黏膜上皮细胞还是黏膜免疫应答特异效应因子Ig A抗体分泌和发挥功能的平台。Ig A特异性抗病毒功能,尤其是Ig A独特的上皮细胞内中和病毒复制的功能机制值得进一步探讨。现将概述病毒入侵黏膜上皮细胞并起始病毒复制过程,以及黏膜上皮细胞识别病毒感染启动固有免疫应答,调节特异免疫应答的研究进展,并探讨部分研究的交叉前沿。     

旋毛虫感染与肠黏膜免疫应答作用的研究进展

旋毛虫病是一种常见的人兽共患寄生虫病,也是一种重要的食源性寄生虫病,严重危害着人类的健康。肠黏膜是肠道寄生虫（包括旋毛虫等）进入宿主的重要门户,即机体非特异性抗感染的第一道防线,也是宿主抵御肠道寄生虫入侵的重要固有屏障,后者发挥着固有性免疫和适应性免疫功能的作用。宿主的肠黏膜免疫应答反应决定旋毛虫与宿主相互作用和适应关系。本研究就目前国内外学者研究旋毛虫感染与宿主免疫的现状,分别从肠道黏膜组织学结构、免疫细胞、细胞因子和小肠上皮细胞4个方面,综述一下肠黏膜对旋毛虫感染的免疫应答作用,目的在于揭示宿主肠黏膜对旋毛虫感染的免疫应答机制。     

卵形鲳鯵对刺激隐核虫的免疫应答和免疫保护研究

用刺激隐核虫(Cryptocaryon irritans)的幼虫对卵形鲳鯵(Trachinotus ovatus)进行腹腔注射和体表感染,然后每隔一周用阻动试验(Immobilization assay)检测免疫鱼的抗血清和皮肤培养液对刺激隐核虫幼虫的阻动效价,在第14周中,分别用亚致死剂量和致死剂量的刺激隐核虫幼虫对免疫鱼攻毒以检测所产生的免疫保护力。实验结果显示:两种免疫方法都能让卵形鲳鯵的血清和皮肤生成阻动刺激隐核虫幼虫的特异性抗体,并能使被免疫鱼获得明显的免疫保护,但是体表感染免疫组的血清和皮肤培养液的阻动效价都要比腹腔注射免疫组高,所获得的免疫保护力也更强。同时还发现,免疫鱼血清和皮肤培养液中的抗体存在明显的差异:两者的最初生成时间、达到峰值的时间、变化规律以及阻动效价等都不一致。因此,我们推测鱼类的系统免疫应答和皮肤黏膜免疫应答有可能是相互独立的,或者是不同步的。鱼类的体液免疫应答,特别是黏膜免疫应答对抵御刺激隐核虫的感染起了重要的作用,采用刺激隐核虫虫体疫苗可能成为预防海水鱼类白点病的一种选择。       

卵形鲳鲹对刺激隐虫的免疫应答和免疫保护研究

用刺激隐核虫(Cryptocaryon irritans)的幼虫对卵形鲳NFDA8(Trachinotus ovatus)进行腹腔注射和体表感染,然后每隔一周用阻动试验(Immobilization assay)检测免疫鱼的抗血清和皮肤培养液对刺激隐核虫幼虫的阻动效价,在第14周中,分别用亚致死剂量和致死剂量的刺激隐核虫幼虫对免疫鱼攻毒以检测所产生的免疫保护力.实验结果显示:两种免疫方法都能让卵形鲳鲹的血清和皮肤生成阻动刺激隐核虫幼虫的特异性抗体,并能使被免疫鱼获得明显的免疫保护,但是体表感染免疫组的血清和皮肤培养液的阻动效价都要比腹腔注射免疫组高,所获得的免疫保护力也更强.同时还发现,免疫鱼血清和皮肤培养液中的抗体存在明显的差异:两者的最初生成时间、达到峰值的时间、变化规律以及阻动效价等都不一致.因此,我们推测鱼类的系统免疫应答和皮肤黏膜免疫应答有可能是相互独立的,或者是不同步的.鱼类的体液免疫应答,特别是黏膜免疫应答对抵御刺激隐核虫的感染起了重要的作用,采用刺激隐核虫虫体疫苗可能成为预防海水鱼类白点病的一种选择.     

鲫鱼(Carassius auratus)外周血细胞显微和亚显微结构的观察

本文记载了用光镜和电镜观察鲫鱼外周血细胞所得的结果。 用光镜观察以Wright氏染液染色的血涂片,可区分出下列各种类型的血细胞:红血细胞,淋巴细胞,血栓细胞,单核细胞,中性、嗜酸和嗜碱粒细胞。此外,在外周血液中还可以看到少量未成熟的红血细胞。 在外周血液中,嗜酸和嗜碱粒细胞的数量极少。但在头肾和脾等造血组织中这类细胞的数量较多。 鲫鱼外周血液中各种血细胞的超微结构,基本上和人类以及其他鱼类相应血细胞的超微结构相似。     

强壮粗体虫寄生引起的鳜肠道病理

强壮粗体虫是鳜肠道最常见寄生蠕虫。通过光镜及电镜对自然感染强壮粗体虫的鳜肠道进行了组织病理观察。强壮粗体虫的寄生引起鳜肠上皮细胞脱落、肠固有膜层结缔组织增生及白细胞向病灶处浸润,并可观察到嗜酸性粒细胞附着在与肠上皮及固有膜接触的虫体的体壁及吻部。在虫体吻部与肠固有膜层接触处依次观察到纤维细胞、成纤维细胞、嗜酸性粒细胞等,其中嗜酸性粒细胞又可分为未成熟嗜酸性粒细胞、成熟的嗜酸性粒细胞及正在脱颗粒的嗜酸性粒细胞。另外在肠壁的固有膜层观察到包裹虫体的结缔组织纤维囊,囊壁由三层结构构成,同时在鳜肠壁相同的位置观察到被宿主细胞浸润了的组织空腔,推测其为结缔组织纤维囊退化所形成       

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。     

花尾胡椒鲷血细胞在光镜和扫描电镜下的结构

本文以花尾胡椒鲷血细胞进行光镜及扫描电镜观察。结果在血涂片中可分辨出红细胞、淋巴细胞、单核细胞、嗜酸性料细胞。嗜中性粒细胞与血栓细胞,没有发现嗜碱性粒细胞。白细胞中,以淋巴细胞的比例最高,嗜酸性粒细胞数量最少。在扫描电镜下,红细胞椭圆形,表面光滑,无突起;而各种白细胞为圆形,细胞表面不平,具有各种突起,揭示白细胞具有活跃的变形运动的吞噬能力。还见到红细胞、血栓细胞可在外周血液中通过直接分裂产生。     

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.     

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     

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.     

Entwicklungsgeschichte und Ultrastruktur von Pollenkitt und Exine bei nahe verwandten entomophilen und anemophilen Angiospermensippen derAlismataceae,Liliaceae, Juncaceae,Cyperaceae, Poaceae undAraceae

Some closely related members of the monocotyledonous familiesAlismataceae, Liliaceae, Juncaceae, Cyperaceae, Poaceae andAraceae with variable modes of pollination (insect- and wind-pollination) were studied in relation to the ultrastructure of pollenkitt and exine (amount, consistency and distribution of pollenkitt on the surface of pollen grains). The character syndromes of pollen cementing in entomophilous, anemophilous and intermediate (ambophilous or amphiphilous) monocotyledons are the same in principal as in dicotyledons. Comparing present with former results one can summarize: 1) The pollenkitt is always produced in the same manner by the anther tapetum in all angiosperm sub-classes. 2) The variable stickiness of entomophilous and anemophilous pollen always depends on the particular distribution and consistency of the pollenkitt, but not its amount on the pollen surface. 3) The mostly dry and powdery pollen of anemophilous plants always contains a variable amount of inactive pollenkitt in its exine cavities. 4) A step-by step change of the pollen cementing syndrome can be observed from entomophily towards anemophily. 5) From the omnipresence of pollenkitt in all wind-pollinated angiosperms studied one can conclude that the ancestors of anemophilous angiosperms probably have been zoophilous (i.e. entomophilous) throughout.

     

Identification and Characterization of the First Equine Parainfluenza Virus 5

正Dear Editor,Parainfluenza virus 5 (PIV5), known as canine parainfluenza virus in the veterinary field, is a negative-sense,nonsegmented, single-stranded RNA virus belonging to the Paramyxoviridae family (Chen 2018). The virus was first reported in primary monkey kidney cells in 1954 (Hsiung1972), then it has been frequently discovered in various     

Pathogenic Characterization and Full Length Genome Sequence of a Reassortant Infectious Bursal Disease Virus Newly Isolated in Pakistan

<正>Dear Editor,Infectious bursal disease (IBD) is one of the most important diseases of the poultry. The IBD virus (IBDV), a nonenveloped virus belonging to the Birnaviridae family with a genome consisting of two segments of double-stranded RNA (segments A and B), targets B lymphocytes of bursa of Fabricious leading to immunosuppression. In Pakistan,poultry farming is the second biggest industry and IBD is the second biggest disease threating the poultry sector.However, there is limited genome information of IBDV