乙型肝炎血清标志模式与病毒载量的关系及意义

为探讨乙型肝炎 (以下简称乙肝 )血清标志模式与病毒载量的关系及临床意义 ,作者选择符合 2 0 0 0年《全国病毒性肝炎诊断标准》的慢性肝炎血清 1343份 ,分别用ELISA法、PCR ELISA法检测HB血清标志、HBV -DNA和 1896位点变异株。结果显示 :HBsAg阳性血清 10 97份 (81.6 8%、)HBsAg阴性血清 2 4 6份 (81.31% )。在HBsAg阳性血清中 ,HBsAg、HBeAg、抗 HBc(1 3 5 )阳性组 4 0 4份 (30 .l% ) ,HBV -DNA阳性 347份 (85 .89% ) ,DNA阳性值呈递增趋势 (10 4～ 10 6拷贝 /ml,各占 8.6 5 %、33.71%、5 3.6 1% ) ;而HBsAg、抗 HBe阳性组血清 6 0 6份 (45 .12 % ) ,DNA阳性值 10 5拷贝 /ml,占优势 (6 4 .18% )。在HBsAg阴性血清中 ,抗 HBs、抗 HBe、抗 HBc(2 4 5 )阳性组 2 32份 (17.2 7% ) ,DNA阳性占 7.32 % ,DNA阳性值递减由 10 4～ 10 6拷贝 /ml,各占 5 2 .9%、4 1.l%、5 .9%。结论 ,各血清标志模式中的病毒载量为HBsAg阳性组 >HBsAg阴性组 ,阳性组 1 3 5 >1 4 5 >l 5 >2 4 5。但 1 3 5阳性组中 14 %在界值以下 ,1 4 5阳性组中 1896位点自然变异达 78.6 % ,2 4 5阳性组中仍存在DNA+ 血清 ,以上提示在临床判定和治疗时要慎重对待(注 :l=HBsAg,2 =抗 HBs,3=HBeAg ,4 =抗 HBe ,5 =抗 HBc)     

乙型肝炎病毒复制水平对原发性肝癌发病的影响

目的:探讨乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)复制水平对原发性肝细胞肝癌(HCC)发病的影响.方法:调查226例HCC患者和51例乙型肝炎后肝硬化(LC)患者,分别应用ELISA法和聚合酶链式反应(PCR)检测血清乙型肝炎病毒标志物(HBV-M)和DNA含量.结果:HCC患者中HBsAg阳性率为96.9%;168例HCC患者和51乙型肝炎后LC患者接受HBV DNA定量检测.阳性率分别为85.1%、88.2%,两组患者lg HBV DNA均服从正态分布,HBV DNA的均数为105.49±1.49拷贝/ml、106.15±1.38拷贝/ml,乙型肝炎后LC组患者血清HBV DNA含量较高(P＜0.05);乙型肝炎后LC患者中HBeAg阳性率较HCC组高(P＜0.05);HCC患者血清HBVDNA含量与HBeAg阳性没有明显的相关性(P＞0.05),乙型肝炎后LC患者血清HBV DNA含量与HBeAg阳性密切相关(P＜0.05);两组患者血清HBV DNA含量与性别、年龄、感染HBV的时间等因素均无明显的相关性(均为P＞0.05).结论:我国HCC的发病与HBV感染密切相关,但可能与患者是否存在HBV高水平复制无关.     

乙型肝炎病毒前S1抗原与HBV血清标志物同时检测及临床意义

目的 :了解前S1抗原与HBV血清标志物的关系。方法 :采用ELSIA方法同时检测 2 1 0 1例乙型肝炎病毒感染者的前S1抗原和HBV血清标志物。结果 :2 9例HBsAg( )、HBeAg( )标本中 ,有 2 8例前S1抗原阳性 ,阳性率 96.5 5 % ;784例HBsAg( )、HBeAg( )、抗HBc( )标本中 ,有 679例前S1抗原阳性 ,阳性率 86.61 % ;2 76例HBsAg( )、抗HBc( )标本中 ,有 1 97例前S1抗原阳性 ,阳性率 71 .38% ;1 0 1 2例HBsAg( )、抗Hbe( )、抗HBc( )标本中 ,有 468例前S1抗原阳性 ,阳性率 46.2 5 %。结论 :前S1抗原作为病毒复制的指标与HBeAg具有很好的一致性 ,又具有其独立的检测价值 ,可弥补HBV血清标志物检测的不足。     

哈尔滨市部分人群乙型肝炎病毒血清标志的流行病学调查

为了解哈尔滨地区乙型肝炎的免疫状况和流行趋势及HBV感染者的血清标志模式与谷丙转氨酶(ALT)的关系 ,采用ELISA法检测血清中乙肝病毒感染标志物 ,酶法测定谷丙转氨酶。结果在 10 47份血清中 ,HBV感染率为 6 .5 9% ,HBsAg阳性率为 4.5 8% ,HBsAb阳性率为 5 9.41%。在年龄分布上 ,5 0岁以上人群HBV感染率为最高 ( 13 .0 4% ,P <0 .0 5 ) ;在职业分布上 ,户外作业人群HBV感染率最高 ( 13.49% ,P <0 .0 0 5 ) ,HBsAb阳性率最低 ( 46 .6 3 % ,P <0 .0 0 5 ) ,五项指标全阴者百分率最高 ( 40 .87% ,P <0 .0 5 )。此外 ,大三阳和HBsAg ,HBcAb两项阳性者多数伴有血清中ALT的异常。了解了哈尔滨地区部分人群乙型肝炎流行情况 ,并证明HBV感染与年龄、职业、疫苗接种有一定相关性。     

13039例乙型肝炎患者血清HBV DNA水平流行病学分析

目的了解本地区近四年乙型肝炎患者HBV DNA阳性率与病毒载量分布特点。方法采用荧光定量聚合酶链反应(PCR)检测2012年至2015年间13 039例HBsAg阳性患者HBV DNA载量,并进一步分析24例HBeAg阳性、31例HBeAg阴性初诊乙肝患者4年间接受正规治疗后HBV DNA变化趋势。结果本地区近4年间血清HBV DNA阳性率依次为48.6%、46.18%、38.69%、37.66%,呈逐年下降趋势,差异具有统计学意义(P0.01);各年度病毒载量均值的对数值分别为(5.48±1.56),(5.27±1.72),(5.29±1.68),(5.35±1.85)拷贝/mL。2013年、2014年、2015年分别与2012年相比,差异均有统计学意义(P0.01、P0.01、P0.05),而低病毒载量(即病毒拷贝数的对数值小于5拷贝/mL)患者比例2012年明显大于其他年份,2012年分别与2013年、2014年、2015年相比,差异具有统计学意义(P0.01,P0.01,P0.05);HBeAg阳性/阴性乙肝患者接受正规治疗后,其HBV DNA载量均呈逐年下降趋势,其中第一年下降显著(P0.01)。结论近4年本地区血清HBV DNA阳性率呈逐年下降趋势,且低病毒载量比例明显增加。     

乙型肝炎病毒前S1抗原与HBV血清标志物同时检测及临床意义

目的：了解前S1抗原与HBV血清标志物的关系。方法：采用ELSIA方法同时检测2101例乙型肝炎病毒感染者的前S1抗原和HBV血清标志物。结果：29例HBsAg( )、HBeAg( )标本中,有28例前S1抗原阳性,阳性率96．55％;784例HBsAg( )、HBeAg( )、抗HBc( )标本中,有679例前S1抗原阳性,阳性率86．6l％;276例HBsAg( )、抗HBc( )标本中,有197例前S1抗原阳性,阳性率71．38％;1012例HBsAg( )、抗Hbe( )、抗HBc( )标本中,有468例前S1抗原阳性,阳性率46．25％。结论：前S1抗原作为病毒复制的指标与HBeAg具有很好的一致性,又具有其独立的检测价值,可弥补HBV血清标志物检测的不足。     

乙肝病毒载量与血清标志物及ALT相关性研究

探讨了乙型肝炎病毒核酸(HBV-DNA)水平与乙型肝炎免疫标志物(HBVM)和丙氨酸氨基转移酶(ALT)的关系。分别采用实时荧光定量聚合酶链反应(FQ-PCR),酶联免疫法和连续监测法检测了345例血清标本HBV-DNA含量,HBVM(HBsAg、HBsAb、HBeAg、HBeAb、抗HBcIgM)表达及ALT水平。HBsAg、HBeAg(和抗HBcIgM)阳性患者HBV DNA阳性率要明显高于HBsAg、HBeAb(和抗HBcIgM)阳性患者、仅HBsAg阳性患者及HBsAb、HBeAb阳性患者(P<0.01)。血清HBeAg阳性标本HBV-DNA阳性率为98.7%,明显高于HBeAg阴性标本的61.6%(P<0.01),并且血清HBeAg阳性标本HBV-DNA含量(log值,7.42±1.43)也明显高于HBeAg阴性标本(4.36±1.73)(P<0.01);在HBV-DNA含量小于107copy/mL的标本中,ALT与HBV-DNA含量呈正相关(P<0.01)。血清中HBV DNA含量与乙型肝炎免疫标志物以及肝细胞损伤三者之间存在密切的关系,在临床工作中应对血清HBVM、ALT和HBV-DNA含量联合检测,这样才能更准确地判断患者病情、预后及指导抗病毒药物的应用。     

乙型肝炎病毒DNA在患者血清及肝组织中存在状态的研究

对29例肝炎,1例尸检肝组织和血清中乙型肝炎病毒的DNA(HBV DNA)进行了研究,发现HBsAg( )/HBeAg( )患者中,有9/17(52.94％)血清HBV DNA阳性;HBsAg( )/抗-HBe( )患者中,2/6(33.33％)也为阳性。从30例肝组织中提取DNA经琼脂糖电泳,Southern吸印转移及分子杂交试验结果表明,27例HBV DNA阳性,全部有游离型HBV DNA。27例中有5例经用标记pBR322探针杂交排除非特异杂交带后,在高分子量区有HBV DNA特异的杂交带,提示有HBV DNA整合。     

乙型肝炎病毒表面抗原-抗体复合物治疗慢性乙型肝炎患者病毒S基因变异研究

目的 研究应用乙型肝炎病毒表面抗原(HBsAg)-抗体复合物治疗性疫苗(YIC)治疗慢性乙型肝炎患者是否会诱生S基因免疫逃逸变异株的出现。方法 选取5例用30μg或60μgYIC治疗后血清乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)DNA水平下降>2log10、伴有乙型肝炎病毒e抗原(HBeAg)转阴应答,但在随访6个月后病毒DNA水平重复升高的患者作为研究对象,另选取1例对YIC治疗始终无应答患者和1例注射安慰剂患者作为对照,用聚合酶链反应(PCR)方法扩增治疗前(0周)及治疗后(44周)血清中HBV DNA的S基因、前-核心基因、核心基因启动子片段,并进行序列比对分析。结果 S基因“a”决定簇及前-核心基因均未发生变异,但YIC治疗后有3例HBV的核心基因启动子1762/1764位点序列有变异,另有2例在核心基因启动子的其他位点有核苷酸变异。结论 研究显示5例出现病毒重新复制的患者并非由于发生了病毒S基因逃逸变异所致。     

HBsAb标记胶体金探针对HBV阳性血清感染HPT-8细胞的示踪研究

目的:为临床诊断提供HBV进入HPT-8的依据。方法:HBV阳性血清(1.5×10~8拷贝/毫升)体外感染HPT-8细胞48h,设感染组、阴性对照组和空白对照组,ELISA检测细胞培养上清中HBsAg、HBeAg,提取感染后传代的各代细胞中DNA用于PCR检测HBV DNA。免疫荧光定量PCR检测细胞培养上清中HBV DNA的滴度。采用乙肝表面抗原单克隆抗体标记的胶体金探针对感染的HPT-8细胞中的乙肝表面抗原进行标记示踪。结果:ELISA检测感染组细胞第1、2代培养上清中HBsAg阳性,PCR检测感染组第1、2代细胞HBV DNA,结果均阳性。免疫荧光定量PCR检测感染组细胞上清在第1、2代、3代48h的HBV滴度分别为8×10~4、4.6×10~3、<10~3(拷贝/毫升)。通过胶体金探针的标记:乙肝表面抗原存在于感染细胞的溶酶体内、细胞膜和绒毛上。结论:血清中的HBV病毒能进入胎盘滋养细胞,并可从感染滋养细胞的树脂切片中获得乙肝表面抗原的超微结构定位。     

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.