PCR—ELISA检测HBV DNA的研究

目的：建立一种敏感、特异的乙型肝炎病毒（HBV）DNA检测方法。方法：应用PCR扩增技术和核酸杂交技术结合酶促显色技术（即PCR－ELISA技术）来检测血清中的HBV DNA。结果：应用PCR－ELISA技术能够检出许多PCR琼脂张胶电泳所检测不到的HBV DNA,大大地提高了检出率,而且,特异性强。结论：PCR－ELISA方法灵敏度高,行异性强,检测结果数据化,不受主观因素的影响。     

血源性乙型肝炎病毒、丙型肝炎病毒和艾滋病病毒核酸筛查系统的建立与应用

目的：建立同时实现乙型肝炎病毒（hepatitisBvirus,HBV）、丙型肝炎病毒（hepatitisCvirus,HCV）、艾滋病病毒（humanImmunodeficiencyVirus,HIV）检测的多重核酸筛查系统。方法：以HBV、HCV、HIV的保守序列为模板设计特异性引物和探针,通过核酸自动提取系统结合一步法RT-PCR技术平台,优化相关反应体系和条件,建立多重多色实时荧光PCR检测血源性传播病毒的核酸筛查系统。将该系统用于101387例血浆样本的筛查。结果：本研究建立的核酸筛查系统特异性好,HBV灵敏度可以达到20IU／ml,HCV灵敏度可以达到100IU／ml,HIV灵敏度可以达到50IU／mL。结论：本研究建立的核酸筛查系统具有高度自动化、高灵敏度、低成本等特点,适合我国血站系统推广使用。     

土拨鼠肝炎病毒感染模型在乙型肝炎研究中的应用

乙型肝炎病毒(hepatitis B virus, HBV)是嗜肝DNA病毒的原型,HBV感染所致的乙型肝炎是严重危害我国人民身体健康的公共卫生问题。现有的抗乙肝药物包括核苷类似物和干扰素均难以达到临床治愈,研究新的抗乙肝药物、评价新的联合治疗策略均离不开合适的动物模型。土拨鼠肝炎病毒(woodchuck hepatitis virus, WHV)于1978年美国费城动物园患肝癌的土拨鼠中首次被发现,因其基因组结构、复制周期与HBV高度近似,被归类为嗜肝DNA病毒。WHV感染土拨鼠后的自然史与HBV感染人高度近似,因此土拨鼠模型很早就被用于乙肝DNA疫苗、抗HBV药物的评价。近年来土拨鼠多种细胞因子及其受体、免疫细胞表面标志先后被克隆和鉴定,T细胞应答的检测方法包括淋巴细胞增殖实验、CD107a脱颗粒实验逐步被建立,大大促进了土拨鼠模型在HBV发病机制及免疫调节治疗中的应用。本文主要综述了WHV感染土拨鼠模型的免疫学特征,以及该模型在抗乙肝病毒药物评价和免疫调节治疗中的应用。     

大鼠冠状病毒和仙台病毒的双重PCR检测方法的建立与应用

目的建立快速检测实验大鼠冠状病毒和仙台病毒的双重PCR方法。方法根据大鼠冠状病毒N基因、仙台病毒L基因设计特异性引物;经过双重PCR优化,特异性和敏感性的检测,建立双重PCR体系。应用该PCR体系检测人工感染仙台病毒组织DNA样本和实验动物组织样本,并与ELISA方法比对。结果双重PCR扩增出大鼠冠状病毒(168 bp)和仙台病毒(262 bp)目的条带,PCR扩增产物测序结果利用核酸BLAST功能进行同源序列对比,仙台病毒和大鼠冠状病毒同源性分别为100%和99%。仙台病毒和大鼠冠状病毒的检测下限为1.56×10~2 copies/μL。特异性检测对小鼠肝炎病毒扩增,产生片段大小近似大鼠冠状病毒产物。应用建立的双重PCR体系检测人工感染仙台病毒组织DNA样本,30份DNA标本均被检出;检测94份实验动物肺组织样本,结果均阴性。结论建立的双重PCR方法操作简单、快速、特异性强、灵敏度高,能够实现对实验动物仙台病毒和大鼠冠状病毒病原体的快速检测。     

基于LAMP技术建立解脲支原体基因试纸条检测方法

目的建立一种灵敏度高、特异性强、检测速度快的方法检测解脲支原体。方法基于环介导恒温扩增技术（LAMP）,根据解脲支原体序列特征设计3对引物进行解脲支原体DNA切口酶核酸恒温扩增,扩增过程在一对引物中标记生物素,随着扩增的进行生物素直接引入扩增片段中,扩增结束后产物在密闭装置中进行免疫试纸条显色反应,根据显色卡的颜色判定结果的阴阳性。结果该技术检测解脲支原体较实时荧光PCR技术灵敏度要高10倍以上,其它病原体检测均阴性该方法特异性与实时荧光PCR技术相当。结论恒温扩增联合试纸条技术检测解脲支原体具有较高的敏感性和特异性,检测速度快,适合各医院开展。     

PCR-ELISA检测HBV DNA的研究

目的:建立一种敏感、特异的乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)DNA检测方法。方法:应用PCR扩增技术和核酸杂交技术结合酶促显色技术(即PCRELISA技术)来检测血清中的HBVDNA。结果:应用PCRELISA技术能够检出许多PCR琼脂糖凝胶电泳所检测不到的HBVDNA,大大地提高了检出率,而且,特异性强。结论:PCRELISA方法灵敏度高,特异性强,检测结果数据化,不受主观因素的影响 。     

随机聚合酶链反应检测未知病毒方法学的建立

目的 探索并建立一种用于快速检测未知病毒的分子生物学方法。 方法 分别以乙型肝炎病毒（hepatitis B virus, HBV）、丙型肝炎病毒（hepatitis C virus, HCV）为假定的未知DNA、RNA病毒,验证随机聚合酶链反应（polymerase chain reaction, PCR）检测未知病毒的可行性。分离HBV、HCV的阳性血清,去除宿主DNA后,提取病毒核酸。锚定随机引物经Klenow酶处理（模板为DNA）或反转录酶作用（模板为RNA）退火至模板,随后用锚定特异引物对模板进行非特异性扩增。扩增产物经纯化后克隆、测序,最后与BLAST进行比对。结果 经BLAST比对证实,插入序列中有HBV和HCV的基因组片段,在病毒拷贝数为1&;#61620;106拷贝/ml时,被检测克隆的阳性率约为15%。目前我们利用本法能达到的检测低限大致为1&;#61620;104拷贝/ml。 结论 成功建立了一种基于随机PCR的未知病毒检测方法,其优点在于不依赖病毒的细胞培养及其核酸序列信息。此种方法的建立为快速诊断不明原因疾病和新发传染病病原体提供了新的思路。     

环介导逆转录等温扩增技术(RT-LAMP)在丙型肝炎病毒基因检测中的应用

该文介绍了一种便捷、灵敏而又特异的环介导逆转录等温扩增基因检测技术,该技术分别使用特异对应于靶序列中8个基因区段的3对特殊引物,并在反转录酶和Bst-DNA聚合酶的作用下对靶序列进行等温核酸扩增反应,整个检测反应只需1~2h。利用这种技术成功检测了丙型肝炎病毒基因,对60份经Real-time PCR或RT-PCR验证阳性的血清样品检测,阳性符合率为98%。同时,对扩增终产物进一步进行酶切分析,并与HIV、HBV和不同亚型流感病毒RNA进行交叉反应和特异性测试,均与预期结果吻合。将Real-time PCR定量后的RNA系列稀释后对检测方法的灵敏度进行了测试。结果显示,该技术的检测灵敏度在理论上可达到10个拷贝的RNA分子。以上结果证明,RT-LAMP扩增技术是一种检测程序简单、灵敏度和特异性较高的基因检测手段,在丙型肝炎病毒的快速检测方面具有一定的开发潜力。     

基于 LUX 引物的 HBV 实时 PCR检测方法的建立

实时PCR技术因其快速、准确、灵敏度和重复性高、可减少交叉污染等特点而广泛应用于分子生物学和医学研究领域。本研究建立了一种基于LUX （Light Upon eXtension）引物的HBV病毒载量检测的实时定量PCR检测方法。通过检测系列稀释的HBV DNA（5-5×108拷贝/反应）来验证LUX实时分析的性能和灵敏度。结果表明该检测方法在Ct值和log10 HBV DNA浓度之间存在很好的线形关系,并且具有很高的灵敏度,检测低限可达每毫升血清中50拷贝的HBV。对91份阳性血清样品的检测和熔解曲线分析表明该方法具有很高的特异性。新建立的LUX实时检测方法为检测治疗效果、研究HBV病毒载量和疾病发展之间的关系提供了一种理想的工具。     

鼠棒状杆菌PCR检测方法的建立及其应用

目的建立鼠棒状杆菌PCR检测方法并应用于临床样本检测。方法用脑心浸出液培养基复苏、培养鼠棒状杆菌（corynebacteriumkutscheri,C．kutscheri）并提取基因组DNA作模板;根据GenBank中C．kutsche6的16S基因序列设计合成引物,建立鼠棒状杆菌PCR检测方法并进行敏感性和特异性的评价;人工感染昆明鼠,建立小鼠棒状杆菌感染模型,采集肝脏和肾脏,提取DNA进行检测。结果成功建立了鼠棒状杆菌PCR检测方法,该方法可检测到100个阳性质粒;对小鼠沙门氏菌、肺炎链球菌和巴氏杆菌无交叉反应;全部8个人工感染样本全部检测为阳性。结论建立的鼠棒状杆菌PCR检测方法灵敏度高、特异性好,可作为鼠棒状杆菌感染的快速检测方法。     

Failure to detect polyalbumin-binding sites on the woodchuck hepatitis virus surface antigen: implications for the pathogenesis of hepatitis B virus in humans.

Binding sites for polymerized albumin on hepatitis B virus components were reported in human hepatitis B virus chronic carriers predominantly with active viral replication (HB e antigen positive). The presence of comparable albumin-binding sites in the woodchuck hepatitis virus (WHV) model was examined on WHV components obtained from woodchucks with active viral replication (DNA polymerase positive). Binding sites for polymerized woodchuck serum albumin were not detected on the intact WHV virion, on 22-nm woodchuck hepatitis surface antigen (WHsAg), or on WHsAg polypeptides. Woodchuck albumin was not detected in purified 22-nm WHsAg, and anti-albumin antibodies were not detected in WHV chronic-carrier woodchucks. Our results in the WHV model argue against a role for viral polyalbumin-binding sites in tissue- and host-specific virus infectivity.     

Monitoring of early events of experimental woodchuck hepatitis infection: Studies of peripheral blood mononuclear cells by cytofluorometry and PCR

Abstract The peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of woodchucks experimentally infected by woodchuck hepatitis virus (WHV) were examined simultaneously for the presence of membrane associated WHV antigens by cytofluorometry, and for WHV DNA and RNA sequences by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Four woodchucks were inoculated: two with a well-defined infectious inoculum and two with an inoculum obtained from an animal at the late incubation phase, which was positive for WHV DNA by PCR but still devoid of WHV markers. Infection was demonstrated in all four inoculated woodchucks by the appearance at different times of WHV DNA and WHV antigens in both leucocytes and serum. WHV DNA was first detected by PCR either in the serum (two cases) or in leucocytes (two cases). The mean percentage of cells positive for membrane associated WHsAg or WHcAg detected by cytofluorometry were 37%±25 and 17%±15 respectively. After 8 weeks, all inoculated animals were WHsAg positive in serum. These data suggest that PBMC are involved in the early events of hepadnavirus infection. They also show that sera which are positive by PCR for WHV DNA may transmit viral infection even while still seronegative for WHV markers and for WHV DNA by dot blot.     

Immunization of Woodchucks with Plasmids Expressing Woodchuck Hepatitis Virus (WHV) Core Antigen and Surface Antigen Suppresses WHV Infection

DNA vaccination can induce humoral and cellular immune response to viral antigens and confer protection to virus infection. In woodchucks, we tested the protective efficacy of immune response to woodchuck hepatitis core antigen (WHcAg) and surface antigen (WHsAg) of woodchuck hepatitis virus (WHV) elicited by DNA-based vaccination. Plasmids pWHcIm and pWHsIm containing WHV c- or pre-s2/s genes expressed WHcAg and WHsAg in transient transfection assays. Pilot experiments in mice revealed that a single intramuscular injection of 100 μg of plasmid pWHcIm DNA induced an anti-WHcAg titer over 1:300 that was enhanced by boost injections. However, two injections of 100 μg of pWHcIm did not induce detectable anti-WHcAg in woodchucks. With an increase in the dose to 1 mg of pWHcIm per injection, transient anti-WHcAg response and WHcAg-specific proliferation of peripheral mononuclear blood cells (PMBCs) appeared in woodchucks after repeated immunizations. Four woodchucks vaccinated with pWHcIm were challenged with 10⁴ or 10⁵ of the WHV 50% infective dose. They remained negative for markers of WHV replication (WHV DNA and WHsAg) in peripheral blood and developed anti-WHs in week 5 after challenge. In contrast, woodchucks not immunized or immunized with the control vector pcDNA3 developed acute WHV infection. Two woodchucks immunized with 1 mg of pWHsIm developed WHsAg-specific proliferative response of PBMCs but no measurable anti-WHsAg response. A rapid anti-WHsAg response developed during week 2 after virus challenge. Neither woodchuck developed any signs of WHV infection. These data indicate that DNA-based vaccination with WHcAg and WHsAg can elicit immunity to WHV infection.     

Protection of chimpanzees from type B hepatitis by immunization with woodchuck hepatitis virus surface antigen.

Two chimpanzees immunized with woodchuck hepatitis virus (WHV) surface antigen (WHsAg) developed antibodies cross-reactive with hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface antigen (HBsAg). After challenge with HBV, one animal was completely protected and the other experienced a subclinical infection, without evidence of liver disease. Three woodchucks immunized with HBsAg developed antibodies to HBsAg which did not cross-react with WHsAg. After challenge with WHV, all three woodchucks developed typical acute infections with associated hepatic lesions. Serological studies with the cross-reactive antibodies raised in chimpanzees suggested that the protective epitopes of WHsAg were related to the group a specificity of HBsAg. These studies indicated that cross-protective epitopes are shared by HBV and WHV; however, the humoral response to these epitopes can vary among species.     

Correlation of Virus and Host Response Markers with Circulating Immune Complexes during Acute and Chronic Woodchuck Hepatitis Virus Infection

Woodchuck hepatitis virus (WHV) is an established model for human hepatitis B virus. The kinetics of virus and host responses in serum and liver during acute, self-limited WHV infection in adult woodchucks were studied. Serum WHV DNA and surface antigen (WHsAg) were detected as early as 1 to 3 weeks following experimental infection and peaked between 1 and 5 weeks postinfection. Thereafter, serum WHsAg levels declined rapidly and became undetectable, while WHV DNA levels became undetectable much later, between 4 and 20 weeks postinfection. Decreasing viremia correlated with transient liver injury marked by an increase in serum sorbitol dehydrogenase (SDH) levels. Clearance of WHV DNA from serum was associated with the normalization of serum SDH. Circulating immune complexes (CICs) of WHsAg and antibodies against WHsAg (anti-WHs) that correlated temporarily with the peaks in serum viremia and WHs antigenemia were detected. CICs were no longer detected in serum once free anti-WHs became detectable. The detection of CICs around the peak in serum viremia and WHs antigenemia in resolving woodchucks suggests a critical role for the humoral immune response against WHsAg in the early elimination of viral and subviral particles from the peripheral blood. Individual kinetic variation during WHV infections in resolving woodchucks infected with the same WHV inoculum and dose is likely due to the outbred nature of the animals, indicating that the onset and magnitude of the individual immune response determine the intensity of virus inhibition and the timing of virus elimination from serum.     

中国西伯利亚幼獭肝内接种美国土拨鼠肝炎病毒的实验研究

研究肝炎和肝癌关系的实验动物中,唯有土拨鼠感染土拨鼠肝类病毒(WoodchuckHepatitis Virus,WHv)后,其病程、结局与人类感染乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)相似,WHV DNA可与宿主肝细胞DNA整合并产生肝癌。中国旱獭(Marmota marmota)在     

Coadministration of gamma interferon with DNA vaccine expressing woodchuck hepatitis virus (WHV) core antigen enhances the specific immune response and protects against WHV infection

DNA vaccinations are able to induce strong cellular immune responses in mice and confer protection against infectious agents. However, DNA vaccination of large animals appears to be less effective and requires repeated injections of large amounts of plasmid DNA. Enhancement of the efficiency of DNA vaccines may be achieved by coapplication of cytokine-expressing plasmids. Here we investigated, with woodchucks, whether coadministration of an expression plasmid for woodchuck gamma interferon (IFN-gamma), pWIFN-gamma, can improve DNA vaccination with woodchuck hepatitis virus core antigen (WHcAg). Animals were immunized with pWHcIm (a plasmid expressing WHcAg) alone or with a combination of pWHcIm and pWIFN-gamma using a gene gun. Six weeks postimmunization, all animals were challenged with 10(5) genome equivalents of woodchuck hepatitis virus (WHV). The antibody and lymphoproliferative immune responses to WHV proteins were determined after immunization and after challenge. Vaccination with pWHcIm and pWIFN-gamma led to a pronounced lymphoproliferative response to WHcAg and protected woodchucks against subsequent virus challenge. Two of three animals vaccinated with pWHcIm alone did not show a detectable lymphoproliferative response to WHcAg. A low-level WHV infection occurred in these woodchucks after challenge, as WHV DNA was detectable in the serum by PCR. None of the pWHcIm-vaccinated animals showed an anti-WHcAg antibody response after DNA vaccination or an anamnestic response after virus challenge. Our results indicate that coadministration of the WIFN-gamma gene with pWHcIm enhanced the specific cellular immune response and improved the protective efficacy of WHV-specific DNA vaccines.     

Antigenic analysis of woodchuck hepatitis virus surface antigen with site-specific radioimmunoassays

Monoclonal antibodies to five nonoverlapping antigenic domains of woodchuck hepatitis virus surface antigen (WHsAg) were used to develop site-specific radioimmunoassays. The assays were based on the solid-phase sandwich principle in which different combinations of individual domain-specific antibodies were used as immunoadsorbents and radioiodinated probes. Over 85% of the combinations tested were able to detect serum WHsAg, including those using the same antibody as immunoadsorbent and probe. The limits for antigen detection in one site-specific system ranged between 16 and 80 ng of WHsAg per ml. The antigenic similarity of serum WHsAg from 13 colony woodchucks was shown with several combination assay systems. WHsAg was equally immunoreactive in these assay systems whether obtained by immunoaffinity chromatography or standard rate zone centrifugation methods. Further site-specific analysis demonstrated that Formalin treatment of purified antigen did not affect the immunoreactivity of these WHsAg sites.     

新生与成年土拨鼠肝组织中部分差异表达的基因比较分析

目的新生土拨鼠感染土拨鼠肝炎病毒后,大部分发展为慢性肝炎,而成年土拨鼠感染后则多发生急性自限性肝炎。本实验目的就是寻找其肝组织中可能导致这种预后差异的关键基因。方法采用全基因组表达谱芯片技术,对比新生与成年小鼠肝组织基因表达差异,选取目的基因,再通过多个物种序列比对,设计简并引物,在土拨鼠肝组织eDNA中扩增对应基因,测序,再次设计引物,进行实时荧光定量PCR。结果与新生土拨鼠相比,成年土拨鼠肝细胞中与钙离子重吸收相关基因DNMl（Dynamin1）、DNM3（Dynamin3）及Prkcc（proteinkinaseC,gamma）表达率明显升高,分别上升2．65±0．25倍、1．90±0．34倍、2．94±0．54倍。结论在钙离子重吸收通路中,在两组小鼠肝脏中表达差异最明显的上述三个基因,在新生组与成年组土拨鼠之间也有明显差异。此类基因造成肝细胞内钙离子浓度的差别,间接影响其中肝炎病毒的复制。这种表达差异很可能是导致两个年龄段动物感染土拨鼠肝炎病毒后转归不同的原因之一。     

Electroporation enhances immunogenicity of a DNA vaccine expressing woodchuck hepatitis virus surface antigen in woodchucks

The development of therapeutic vaccines for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection has been hampered by host immune tolerance and the generally low magnitude and inconsistent immune responses to conventional vaccines and proposed new delivery methods. Electroporation (EP) for plasmid DNA (pDNA) vaccine delivery has demonstrated the enhanced immunogenicity of HBV antigens in various animal models. In the present study, the efficiency of the EP-based delivery of pDNA expressing various reporter genes first was evaluated in normal woodchucks, and then the immunogenicity of an analog woodchuck hepatitis virus (WHV) surface antigen (WHsAg) pDNA vaccine was studied in this model. The expression of reporter genes was greatly increased when the cellular uptake of pDNA was facilitated by EP. The EP of WHsAg-pDNA resulted in enhanced, dose-dependent antibody and T-cell responses to WHsAg compared to those of the conventional hypodermic needle injection of WHsAg-pDNA. Although subunit WHsAg protein vaccine elicited higher antibody titers than the DNA vaccine delivered with EP, T-cell response rates were comparable. However, in WHsAg-stimulated mononuclear cell cultures, the mRNA expression of CD4 and CD8 leukocyte surface markers and Th1 cytokines was more frequent and was skewed following DNA vaccination compared to that of protein immunization. Thus, the EP-based vaccination of normal woodchucks with pDNA-WHsAg induced a skew in the Th1/Th2 balance toward Th1 immune responses, which may be considered more appropriate for approaches involving therapeutic vaccines to treat chronic HBV infection.