鸡痘的诊断与防治技术研究

鸡痘是危害养鸡业发展的一种传染病,不分日龄大小均可发病,肉鸡和蛋鸡均可感染,发病期1—2周,雏鸡死亡率较高,可达5％～30％不等,近年来发病率和死亡率有上升趋势,并且免疫失败的病例时有发生。为了建立接种疫苗后抗体监测手段和研究感染鸡痘病毒后抗体产生规律,我们建立了间接     

传染性喉气管炎病毒gB基因和新城疫病毒F基因在重组禽痘病毒中共表达

在重组禽痘病毒中表达多个禽类病原的主要免疫原基因是构建多价基因工程疫苗的前提 ,但相关研究很少。在表达传染性喉气管炎病毒 (ILTV)gB基因重组禽痘病毒的转移载体的基础上 ,构建了含有ILTVgB基因和新城疫病毒 (NDV)F基因的重组禽痘病毒转移载体pSY-gB-F ,采用脂质体转染禽痘病毒感染的鸡胚成纤维 (CEF)细胞后 ,通过蓝斑试验筛选出重组禽痘病毒 (rFPV-gB-F) ,并进行了 6轮蚀斑纯化。Western blot试验和间接免疫荧光试验证明ILTVgB基因和NDVF基因在rFPV-gB-F感染的CEF细胞中获得表达。为传染性喉气管炎、新城疫与鸡痘活载体多价疫苗的研制奠定基础。     

传染性喉气管炎病毒gB基因和新城疫病毒F基因在重组禽痘病毒中共表达

在重组禽痘病毒中表达多个禽类病原的主要免疫原基因是构建多价基因工程疫苗的前提,但相关研究很少。在表达传染性喉气管炎病毒(ILTV)gB基因重组禽痘病毒的转移载体的基础上,构建了含有ILTV gB基因和新城疫病毒(NDV)F基因的重组禽痘病毒转移载体pSY-gB-F,采用脂质体转染禽痘病毒感染的鸡胚成纤维(CEF)细胞后,通过蓝斑试验筛选出重组禽痘病毒(rFPv-gB-F),并进行了6轮蚀斑纯化。Western-blot试验和间接免疫荧光试验证明ILTV gB基因和NBVF基因在rFPV-gB-F感染的CEF细胞中获得表达。为传染性喉气管炎、新城疫与鸡痘活载体多价疫苗的研制奠定基础。     

表达H5亚型禽流感病毒HA基因和鸡IL-18基因重组禽痘病毒的构建

[目的]获得共表达H5亚型AIV HA基因和鸡IL-18基因的重组禽痘病毒.[方法]将含痘病毒启动子LP2EP2的HA基因和鸡IL-18基因插入到禽痘病毒转移载体pSY681中,获得重组转移载体pSYHA/IL-18.用脂质体将其转染已感染亲本禽痘病毒S-FPV-017株的鸡胚成纤维细胞,使其在鸡胚成纤维细胞内与禽痘病毒基因组发生同源重组,产生表达HA和IL-18的重组禽痘病毒(rFPV-HA-IL-18).在含有X-gal的营养琼脂培养基上进行蓝斑筛选后,对重组禽痘病毒又进行了多次蚀斑克隆.[结果]以重组禽痘病毒DNA为模板,利用HA基因和鸡IL-18基因引物进行PCR,分别扩增出1条约1.7 kb带和1条0.6 kb左右的带.以间接免疫荧光试验、T细胞转化试验和SPF雏鸡免疫接种证实重组禽痘病毒能表达HA和鸡IL-18,并初步证明鸡IL-18增强HA免疫作用.[结论]重组禽痘病毒能表达具有生物学活性的HA和鸡IL-18.     

表达猪瘟病毒石门株E0基因重组鸡痘病毒的构建及动物免疫试验

应用PCR从质粒pMD18-T-E0中扩增编码CSFV E0蛋白的基因片段,定向克隆到重组鸡痘病毒表达载体FPV-P11上,进一步构建出重组鸡痘病毒转移载体FPV-pSY-E0.用脂质体将该质粒转染至鸡痘病毒感染的鸡胚成纤维细胞(CEF)后,通过蓝斑纯化实验筛选出重组鸡痘病毒FV282-CSFV-E0.PCR证实E0基因已整合至鸡痘病毒基因组中,Western blot检测到重组病毒感染CEF细胞中E0蛋白的表达.重组病毒3次腹腔接种小鼠,ELISA检测血清抗体滴度高达1∶4 096.重组病毒免疫猪3次之后,接种猪瘟病毒强毒进行攻毒试验,结果对免疫组产生75%的保护率,为研制猪瘟活载体疫苗奠定了基础.     

共表达HIV-1中国流行株gp120与IL-18重组鸡痘病毒的构建及其免疫原性观察

为筛选我国的HIV-1疫苗候选株,以鸡痘病毒282E4中国疫苗株为载体,构建了共表达中国流行株HIV-1外膜蛋白gp120和IL-18的重组鸡痘病毒,并将该重组鸡痘病毒免疫BALB/c小鼠,检测免疫小鼠脾特异性CTL杀伤活性和血清抗体水平。结果显示,HIV_1外膜蛋白gp120和IL-18不但可在重组鸡痘病毒感染的鸡胚成纤维细胞中表达,而且可在重组鸡痘病毒感染的哺乳动物细胞中表达。重组病毒具有良好的免疫原性,可诱导小鼠产生特异性抗体和脾特异性CTL反应,且IL_18发挥了免疫佐剂的作用。本研究结果为制备安全、有效的HIV-1基因工程活载体疫苗奠定了基础。     

检测小鹅瘟感染抗体的Dot-ELISA方法研究*

以GPV VP1-VP3非重叠序列重组原核表达多肽为检测抗原,建立了鉴别GPV感染抗体的Dot-ELISA方法,试验确定检测抗原包被浓度分别为700ng; 兔抗鹅IgG-HRP-标记抗体的最适稀释度为1∶200;被检血清最佳稀释度为1∶400。检测GPV血清抗体的阳性率为100%;检测鸡抗GPV VP3禽痘重组病毒血清的阳性率为0 %。     

共表达H5N1、H7N1亚型AIV HA与鸡IL-18多价重组鸡痘病毒免疫保护性研究

用本实验室构建的重组鸡痘病毒rFPV-H5HA-IL18、rFPV-H5HA-H7HA-IL18和rFPV-H5HA,经翼蹼免疫1日龄SPF鸡和7日龄商品Leghorn蛋鸡,同时以H5亚型AIV全病毒灭活疫苗作为对照.免疫后测定HI抗体效价、淋巴细胞转化指标、重组疫苗对增重的影响、免疫后的攻毒保护效力、免疫后的抑制排毒情况.免疫后不同时间分别测定特异性抗体和淋巴细胞刺激指数.试验结果表明,3株重组鸡痘病毒株均能诱导鸡体产生血凝抑制抗体（HI）;共表达鸡IL-18的rFPV-H5HA-IL18和rFPV H5HA-H7HA-IL18诱导商品蛋鸡的细胞免疫水平明显高于非共表达鸡IL-18的rFPV-H5HA.重组鸡痘疫苗免疫SPF和商品蛋鸡后第21d进行攻毒实验,rFPV-H5HA-IL18和rFPV-H5HA-H7HA-IL18免疫攻毒保护率达10/10,rFPV-H5HA免疫攻毒保护率达9/10,与常规疫苗相当.免疫的商品蛋鸡于攻毒后7d采集泄殖腔棉试子样品,检测排毒情况.结果表明,rFPV-H5HA-IL18、rFPV-H5HA-H7HA-IL18免疫组在攻毒后第7d无排毒,其抑制免疫鸡排毒效果优于常规疫苗和单独表达HA的rFPV-H5HA重组鸡痘病毒.rFPV-H5HA-IL18和rFPV-H5HA-H7HA-IL18免疫组鸡,在14日龄时的体重明显高于rFPV-H5HA免疫组和常规疫苗对照免疫组,表明共表达的鸡IL-18能降低鸡痘病毒载体对雏鸡增重的影响.     

共表达H5N1、H7N1亚型AIV HA与鸡IL-18多价重组鸡痘病毒免疫保护性研究

用本实验室构建的重组鸡痘病毒rFPV-H5HA-IL18、rFPV-H5HA-H7HA-IL18和rFPV-H5HA,经翼蹼免疫1日龄SPF鸡和7日龄商品Leghorn蛋鸡,同时以H5亚型AIV全病毒灭活疫苗作为对照.免疫后测定HI抗体效价、淋巴细胞转化指标、重组疫苗对增重的影响、免疫后的攻毒保护效力、免疫后的抑制排毒情况.免疫后不同时间分别测定特异性抗体和淋巴细胞刺激指数.试验结果表明,3株重组鸡痘病毒株均能诱导鸡体产生血凝抑制抗体(HI);共表达鸡IL-18的rFPV-H5HA-IL18和rFPV H5HA-H7HA-IL18诱导商品蛋鸡的细胞免疫水平明显高于非共表达鸡IL-18的rFPV-H5HA.重组鸡痘疫苗免疫SPF和商品蛋鸡后第21d进行攻毒实验,rFPV-H5HA-IL18和rFPV-H5HA-H7HA-IL18免疫攻毒保护率达10/10,rFPV-H5HA免疫攻毒保护率达9/10,与常规疫苗相当.免疫的商品蛋鸡于攻毒后7d采集泄殖腔棉试子样品,检测排毒情况.结果表明,rFPV-H5HA-IL18、rFPV-H5HA-H7HA-IL18免疫组在攻毒后第7d无排毒,其抑制免疫鸡排毒效果优于常规疫苗和单独表达HA的rFPV-H5HA重组鸡痘病毒.rFPV-H5HA-IL18和rFPV-H5HA-H7HA-IL18免疫组鸡,在14日龄时的体重明显高于rFPV-H5HA免疫组和常规疫苗对照免疫组,表明共表达的鸡IL-18能降低鸡痘病毒载体对雏鸡增重的影响.     

表达新城疫病毒F48E8株血凝素-神经氨酸酶的重组鸡痘病毒的构建和鉴定

在克隆和鉴定新城疫病毒（NDV）F48E8株血凝素－神经氨酸酶（HN）基因的基础上,应用分子克隆技术将HN基因导入鸡痘病毒插入载体pFG1175－1中启动子P7．5的下游,得到携带NDV-HN基因的质粒pFGHN1175－1。将此质粒pFGHN1175－1以脂质体转染中国鸡痘病毒疫苗株282E4株感染3～4h的鸡胚成纤维细胞,采用蓝斑筛选方法纯化3次,得到稳定的重组鸡痘病毒。用NDV—HN基因特异性探针进行斑点杂交试验以及用HN基因特异性引物作PCR检测,表明NDV—HN基因已插入鸡痘病毒基因组中。以NDV－HN蛋白特异性单克隆抗体进行间接免疫荧光试验,证实重组鸡痘病毒在感染细胞中表达了HN糖蛋白,从而成功建立了表达新城疫病毒F48E8株血凝素-神经氨酸酶的重组鸡痘病毒。     

Ectogenesis and the case against the right to the death of the foetus

Ectogenesis, or the use of an artificial womb to allow a foetus to develop, will likely become a reality within a few decades, and could significantly affect the abortion debate. We first examine the implications for Judith Jarvis Thomson’s violinist analogy, which argues for a woman’s right to withdraw life support from the foetus and so terminate her pregnancy, even if the foetus is granted full moral status. We show that on Thomson’s reasoning, there is no right to the death of the foetus, and abortion is not permissible if ectogenesis is available, provided it is safe and inexpensive. This raises the question of whether there are persuasive reasons for the right to the death of the foetus that could be exercised in the context of ectogenesis. Eric Mathison and Jeremy Davis have examined several arguments for this right, doubting that it exists, while Joona Räsänen has recently criticized their reasoning. We respond to Räsänen’s analysis, concluding that his arguments are unsuccessful, and that there is no right to the death of the foetus in these circumstances.     

On the diversity of the Cladocera in the tropics

The mythical concept of an impoverished tropical cladoceran fauna is refuted. On a planetary scale, around half of the cladoceran species presently known occur exclusively in the tropics-subtropics, often with considerable restriction to particular geographical subzones. On a regional (political) scale, the situation is often unclear because of the continued fragmentary nature of studies, and because political units are not a good basis for biogeographical comparisons. At the finest level of resolution (lake-perlake comparisons), there appears to be an upper limit of c. 50 cladoceran species per individual lake. No significant difference between lakes in the temperate zone and in the tropics could be established here. Daphnia is largely absent from the tropics, but is replaced by more Sidids, Moinids, and Bosminids, such that the average cladoceran community in the limnetic zone of a tropical lake is not characterized by less species but rather by lower population densities. This, in turn, is considered a consequence of higher prevalent predation levels in the tropics.     

Tubular networks in the terminal endings of the visual receptor cells in the human,the monkey,the cat and the dog

Summary A tubular network was found in the terminal endings of the visual receptor cells in the human, the monkey (Macaca mulatta), the cat and the dog. These tubules are arranged in close groups in the vicinity of the synaptic lamellae and the invaginated dendrites. According to the form, diameter, density of the tubules and to the consistence of the network formed by them one can distinguish at these places an initial type (type I), a transitory (type II) and a vesicular one (type III). In the the type III branching, bizarre forms are frequent. The diameter of all the tubules reaches 500–600 Å, their density and walls being the same as in the synaptic vesicles.Similar networks also occur in the axons of the visual receptor cells of the monkey.

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Zusammenfassung In den Endigungen der Photorezeptorzellen von Mensch, Affe (Macaca mulatta), Katze und Hund kommen aus Tubuli bestehende Komplexe vor. Organellenartig in geschlossenen Gruppen angeordnet, liegen sie in Nähe der synaptischen Lamellen und der invaginierten Dendriten. An diesen Stellen kann man nach Form, Durchmesser, Dichte und Konsistenz der von den Tubuli gebildeten Komplexe drei Typen unterscheiden: 1. einen initialen (Typus I), 2. einen Übergangstypus (Typus II) und 3. einen vesiculären Typus (Typus III). In letzterem kommen häufig verzweigte, bizarre Formen vor. Der Durchmesser sämtlicher Tubuli erreicht 500–600 Å. Ihre Dichte und ihre Wand gleicht denen der synaptischen Vesikel.Ähnliche Komplexe fanden wir auch in den Axonen der Photorezeptorzellen vom Affen.

     

Assessing the Physiological State of the Fucoids from the Barents Sea Littoral by the End of the Polar Night

Methods of amperometry and potentiometric titration were used to follow dark respiration (DR) and apparent photosynthesis (AP) in the fucoids Ascophyllum nodosum (L.) Le Jol, Fucus vesiculosus L., and F. serratus L. from the Barents Sea littoral by the end of the 40-day-long polar night. The macroalgae were shown to manifest species-specific low rates of photosynthesis and respiration. However, in spite of their low photosynthetic status due to the effects of subzero temperature and prolonged low or zero illumination, the macroalgae have been able to restore DR and AP to the initial level already by the day 9; the ability to restore AP depended on the level of illumination. The study of the changes in the carbonate–bicarbonate system in the light and darkness demonstrated that the macroalgae grown in darkness, in contrast to those grown in twilight, could absorb bicarbonate in darkness; however, they lost this capacity after two-day-long illumination at an irradiance of 7 mol/(m² s). Bicarbonate uptake in darkness and the capacity to restore the systems of photosynthesis and respiration in fucoid cells are discussed in the context of algal energy metabolism under the polar night conditions.     

Arranging the elements of the potassium channel: the T1 domain occludes the cytoplasmic face of the channel

The voltage-gated potassium channel is currently one of the few membrane proteins where functional roles have been mapped onto specific segments of sequence. Although high-resolution structures of the transmembrane portions of three bacterial potassium channels, the tetramerization domain and the cytoplasmic ball are available, their relative spatial arrangement in mammalian channels remains a matter of ongoing debate. Cryo-electron microscopic images of the six transmembrane voltage-gated Kv channel have been reconstructed at up to 18 Å resolution, revealing that the T1 domain tetramerizes and is suspended below the transmembrane segments. However, the resolution of these images is insufficient to reveal the location of the third piece of the puzzle, the inactivating ball domain. We have used the aberrant interactions observed in a series of chimæric channels to establish that an assembled T1 domain restricts access to the cytoplasmic face of the channel, suggesting that the N-terminal ball and chain may be confined in the space between the T1 domain and the transmembrane portion of the channel.     

Observations on the permeability of the choriocapillaris of the eye

Summary The choriocapillaris is a fenestrated capillary bed located posterior to the retinal pigment epithelium. It serves as the main source of supply to the photoreceptors, retinal pigment epithelium, and other cells of the outer retina. The permeability of these capillaries to intravenously injected ferritin (MW — approx. 480,000; mol. diam. 11 nm) was examined in the mouse, rabbit, and guinea pig, each of which is characterized by a different type of retinal vascularization. In all three species, the bulk of the ferritin remained in the capillary lumina, where it appeared to be blocked at the level of the diaphragmed fenestrae. Some ferritin was present in endothelial cell vacuoles. The results confirm previous work on the rat choriocapillaris and indicate that the barrier function of the choriocapillary endothelium is present even among species in which the retinal circulation differs significantly.Supported by NIH grant EY03418     

Separation of the pineal vesicle from the wall of the third ventricle during the post-hatching development of the chicken

Summary According to light- and electron-microscopic observations the pineal organ of the 3-day-old chicken consists of a prominent end vesicle and a tapering parenchymal stalk. During this stage the pineal lumen is in open communication with the third ventricle. However, in the 40-day-old chicken, which still possesses a well-developed end vesicle, the proximal portion of the pineal stalk displays regressive changes leading to local fragmentation. At this stage the pineal stalk is reduced, and the pineal lumen is missing. In 1-year-old chickens the parenchyma of the proximal portion of the stalk is further diminished, and in 3-year-old domestic fowl is completely displaced by bundles of collagenous fibers, only some nerve fibers being present. This post-hatching pineal development may reflect the sequence of changes leading from pineal sense organs to pineal glands.This work was supported by a grant-in-aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture of Japan     

On the Dependence of the Quadratic Risk of the Classical Predictor and the Prediction-Horizon

When constructing predictors on the basis of the linear model of time series of various indicators often the question arises on the dependence of forecasting accuracy and the changing prediction horizon. The dependency of the quadratic risk of the classical predictor and the time horizon is considered.