ISCOM的研究进展

ISCOM(免疫刺激复合物)是当今研究较多的一种抗原佐剂复合物。ISCOM不仅是疫苗抗原的呈递者,且由于含有佐剂成分,可呈递免疫刺激。所以,ISCOM可刺激产生较强烈而持久的免疫应答。 ISCOM除用于非经口免疫外,也可用于粘膜免疫。 现已广泛进行ISCOM作为预防各种细菌、病毒和寄生虫感染的疫苗的研究。经试验的所有抗原在ISCOM中的免疫原性均提高。     

试论多快好省地发展疫苗生产

由细菌、病毒、寄生虫等病原体引起的传染病,至今仍占非洲、南美及东南亚许多发展中国家人、畜发病率和死亡率的第一位,而病毒病的发病率及所造成的损失在所有疾病中占第一位。病毒病目前尚无特效药可治,有效的办法是通过接种疫苗来预防。细菌、寄生虫所致的传染病虽有药物可治疗,又因细菌对抗生素具有抗药性,杀灭寄生虫的药物对人体有一定毒性等等原因,以致在使用上和疗效上都受到影响,所以人们一直在研究和生产预防病毒病的疫苗及预防细菌病的菌苗(统称疫苗)。接种疫苗是预防疾病最经济的方法之一。一、国外对疫苗研究和开发的情况传统的疫苗有通过减弱或钝化病原体的毒力,以及将其灭活来创造一种能引起机体产生免疫力但不致病的微生物,用这些微生物制成疫苗,即所谓的弱毒苗和灭活疫苗;另外还有     

乳酸乳球菌载体疫苗

乳酸乳球菌是一种在食品工业中广泛应用的安全级微生物,应用基因工程手段能使乳酸乳球菌表达多种病毒、细菌、寄生虫的外源蛋白。乳酸乳球菌可经粘膜途径免疫,能有效递呈抗原,诱导外源蛋白的特异性免疫应答,并能同时诱导粘膜免疫与全身免疫,因此可作为潜在的疫苗载体。本文对乳酸乳球菌载体疫苗的优势、应用以及疫苗设计时需要考虑的问题进行了概述。     

减毒沙门氏菌作为DNA疫苗载体的研究进展

随着沙门氏菌基因组学的深入研究以及DNA重组技术的发展,使得对沙门氏菌进行精确的不可回复性的基因缺失减毒成为可能。减毒沙门氏菌可作为DNA疫苗载体,特异性地将其携带的质粒DNA靶向性的传递给巨噬细胞、树突细胞等抗原递呈细胞,从而有效激发相应的体液与细胞免疫应答。减毒沙门氏菌已作为疫苗载体在针对细菌、病毒、寄生虫等的DNA疫苗研究中得以广泛应用。     

乙肝病毒核心抗原作为载体用于病毒样颗粒疫苗研究的主要进展

乙肝病毒核心抗原(Hepatitis B virus core antigen,HBcAg)是乙肝病毒的核壳结构蛋白,由183～185个氨基酸组成,大小约21～23kD。HBcAg由于其能自我组装成病毒样颗粒(Virus-like particle,VLP)、高表达、易纯化以及强免疫原性等特点,使其成为一个高效安全且应用广泛的VLP载体,可用于各种病原的疫苗研发。发展至今已有数十种病毒、细菌以及寄生虫的相关基因的抗原表位成功表达在HBcAg VLP颗粒上,成为新型疫苗研发的重要平台。     

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。     

核酸疫苗双表达载体的构建及表达

将微小病毒内部核糖体进入位点(IRES)基因克隆到质粒pVAXI载体多克隆位点,构建出核酸疫苗双表达载体pVI。将绿色荧光蛋白(EGFP)基因和新霉素磷酸转移酶(neor)基因作为报告基因,连接到pVI载体IRES基因的前后两处多克隆位点,构建出表达载体pEIN。通过脂质体介导的方法将该载体转染COS-7细胞,筛选到同时表达绿色荧光蛋白和新霉素磷酸转移酶的表达株,表明成功地构建了核酸疫苗双表达载体,为构建多价核酸疫苗及带有分子佐剂的核酸疫苗打下了基础。     

人乳头瘤病毒样颗粒组装研究进展

病毒样颗粒(Virus-like particles,VLPs)作为一种形态结构与真病毒高度相似的空心颗粒,具有真病毒类似特性,在机体内能刺激免疫系统产生高滴度的中和抗体,又因为其缺乏核酸无法复制,近年来一直被作为理想的候选疫苗蛋白。目前上市的三种人类乳头瘤病毒(Human papillomavirus,HPV)疫苗都是属于基因工程VLP疫苗。对于HPV VLP组装的研究能够更好的为疫苗研发方面提供更多的优化手段。该文旨在总结这十几年人乳头瘤病毒VLP组装的研究进展,为HPV以及其它病毒的基因工程疫苗研发提供更多有价值的信息,为人类健康作出贡献。     

立谷热基因工程疫苗的研究

<正>近几年来有关立谷热(RVF)人用灭活疫苗和减毒活疫苗的研究均取得了明显的进展。但灭活疫苗存在疫苗产量低和需多次免疫及有副反应等缺点,而减毒活疫苗短期内尚难实际应用,故有关RVF的基因工程疫苗研究具有重要意义。随着RVF病毒核酸分子生物学研究的日益完善,有关RVF的基因工程疫苗的研究工作也取得了不少进展。不少学者分别在细菌、哺乳动物细胞和昆虫细胞等中表达了RVF病毒糖蛋白(G_1和G_2)基因(M基因)的     

对我国乙肝疫苗研究与开发的讨论

由细菌、病毒、寄生虫等病原体引起的传染病,至今仍占非洲、南美及东南亚许多发展中国家人、畜发病率和死亡率的第一位,造成很大的威胁和损失,而病毒引起的传染病就其发病率及所造成的损失在所有传染病中又占第一位,病毒所致传染病目前尚无特效药可治。接种疫苗是预防传染病的最有效和最经济的方法之一。     

丙型肝炎病毒多表位DNA疫苗的研究进展

丙型肝炎病毒（hepatitis C virus,HCV）是非甲非乙型肝炎的主要病原,目前还没有有效的预防和治疗手段。多表位DNA疫苗(multi-epitope DNA vaccine, minigenes/epigenes)是指通过筛选与组合优势抗原表位(包括T细胞、B细胞表位)基因,以能产生高效细胞、体液免疫应答进而清除HCV病毒为目的的新型核酸疫苗。其优势在于通过选择最具免疫保护潜力的表位以覆盖尽量多的病毒亚型和诱导全面的机体抗病毒免疫应答,并尽量减少无关、干扰和抑制序列可能产生的负面影响。本文介绍近年来国内外在丙型肝炎多表位DNA疫苗方面的研究进展,并展望了其发展方向。     

结核病免疫机制及疫苗研究进展

结核病是一种棘手的重大传染病.虽然存在一些有一定疗效的治疗药物,亦有预防性疫苗--卡介苗(BCG);但结核病仍在世界范围流行,且发病率和病死率居高不下.结核病的免疫病理机制及疫苗研究近年来取得了一定的进展.结核分枝杆菌通过Toll样受体(TLR)等模式识别受体,激活巨噬细胞的天然免疫反应,清除细菌和调节获得性免疫反应....     

HIV-1结构蛋白gag-gp120与白细胞介素2联合基因免疫

在真核表达载体pVAX1中的CMV启动子下游插入IL-2基因,构建真核表达质粒pVAXIL2。将它与表达I型人免疫缺陷病毒(Humanimmunodeficiencyvirus1,HIV-1)gag-gp120的核酸疫苗质粒pVAXGE共同肌肉注射BALB/c小鼠,免疫3次后,以ELISA法检测免疫小鼠血清中抗HIV-1抗体水平,结果显示联合免疫组小鼠在免疫2周后已有抗体产生,6周后进入高峰。乳酸脱氢酶释放法检测免疫小鼠脾特异性CTL杀伤活性,结果显示联合免疫组小鼠脾特异性CTL杀伤活性显著高于pVAXGE单独免疫组(P<0.05)和载体质粒pVAX1对照组(P<0.01)。以上结果表明:HIV-1核酸疫苗质粒pVAXGE与真核表达质粒pVAXIL2联合免疫可诱导特异性体液免疫和细胞免疫应答,且免疫应答水平高于pVAXGE单独免疫组,IL-2发挥了免疫佐剂的作用,增强了核酸疫苗的免疫原性。     

Immunological, cellular and molecular events in typhoid fever

Salmonella, a facultative intracellular Gram-negative bacterium infects a wide range of hosts causing several gastrointestinal diseases and enteric fever in humans and certain animal species. Typhoid caused by Salmonella typhi remains a major health concern in India and worldwide. Also, with emergence of multidrug resistant strains, Salmonella has acquired increased virulence, communicability and survivability, resulting in increased morbidity and mortality. Though a number of vaccines for typhoid are available against S. typhi (or also against S. typhimurium), these have certain undesirable side effects and the search for new immunogens suitable for vaccine formulation is still continuing. The immune response to primary Salmonella infection involves both humoral and cell-mediated responses. The protective immunity against Salmonella depends on host- parasite interaction, however; the detailed mechanism of virulence, innate resistance and susceptibility of host remains unclear. This review focuses on the molecular, immunological and cellular mechanisms of pathogenesis of Salmonella infection to provide an insight to counteract bacterial infections and allow a better understanding of its clinical manifestations. It also reviews better technological possibilities combined with increased knowledge in related fields such as immunology and molecular biology and allow for new vaccination strategies. Some new approaches such as subunit and nucleic acid vaccines and recombinant antigen which are becoming increasingly important for the development of potential vaccines have also been discussed. A significant progress has been made in our understanding of Salmonella pathogenesis. Despite these efforts, however, many challenges exist, especially for investigators who aim to understand how the pathogenic mechanisms operating in vitro apply to in vivo model systems. However, unyielding work and collaborations between Salmonella researchers and clinicians worldwide have made significant contributions to understanding the interaction between virulence determinants and immunity required to stop the spread of this pathogen.     

Liposome-Antigen-Nucleic Acid Complexes Protect Mice from Lethal Challenge with Western and Eastern Equine Encephalitis Viruses

Alphaviruses are mosquito-borne viruses that cause significant disease in animals and humans. Western equine encephalitis virus (WEEV) and eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV), two New World alphaviruses, can cause fatal encephalitis, and EEEV is a select agent of concern in biodefense. However, we have no antiviral therapies against alphaviral disease, and current vaccine strategies target only a single alphavirus species. In an effort to develop new tools for a broader response to outbreaks, we designed and tested a novel alphavirus vaccine comprised of cationic lipid nucleic acid complexes (CLNCs) and the ectodomain of WEEV E1 protein (E1ecto). Interestingly, we found that the CLNC component, alone, had therapeutic efficacy, as it increased survival of CD-1 mice following lethal WEEV infection. Immunization with the CLNC-WEEV E1ecto mixture (lipid-antigen-nucleic acid complexes [LANACs]) using a prime-boost regimen provided 100% protection in mice challenged with WEEV subcutaneously, intranasally, or via mosquito. Mice immunized with LANACs mounted a strong humoral immune response but did not produce neutralizing antibodies. Passive transfer of serum from LANAC E1ecto-immunized mice to nonimmune CD-1 mice conferred protection against WEEV challenge, indicating that antibody is sufficient for protection. In addition, the LANAC E1ecto immunization protocol significantly increased survival of mice following intranasal or subcutaneous challenge with EEEV. In summary, our LANAC formulation has therapeutic potential and is an effective vaccine strategy that offers protection against two distinct species of alphavirus irrespective of the route of infection. We discuss plausible mechanisms as well the potential utility of our LANAC formulation as a pan-alphavirus vaccine.     

Cancer therapy using a self-replicating RNA vaccine.

'Naked' nucleic acid vaccines are potentially useful candidates for the treatment of patients with cancer, but their clinical efficacy has yet to be demonstrated. We sought to enhance the immunogenicity of a nucleic acid vaccine by making it 'self-replicating'. We accomplished this by using a gene encoding an RNA replicase polyprotein derived from the Semliki forest virus, in combination with a model antigen. A single intramuscular injection of a self-replicating RNA immunogen elicited antigen-specific antibody and CD8+ T-cell responses at doses as low as 0.1 microg. Pre-immunization with a self-replicating RNA vector protected mice from tumor challenge, and therapeutic immunization prolonged the survival of mice with established tumors. The self-replicating RNA vectors did not mediate the production of substantially more model antigen than a conventional DNA vaccine did in vitro. However, the enhanced efficacy in vivo correlated with a caspase-dependent apoptotic death in transfected cells. This death facilitated the uptake of apoptotic cells by dendritic cells, providing a potential mechanism for enhanced immunogenicity. Naked, non-infectious, self-replicating RNA may be an excellent candidate for the development of new cancer vaccines.     

In vivo protective anti-HIV immune responses in non-human primates through DNA immunization

Abstract: An effective immune response involves the specific recognition of and elimination of an infectious organism at multiple levels. In this context DNA immunization can present functional antigenic proteins to the host for recognition by all arms of the immune system, yet provides the opportunity to delete any genes of the infectious organism which code for antigens or pieces of antigens that may have deleterious effects. Our group has developed the use of nucleic acid immunization as a possible method of vaccination against Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) [1,2,3,10,11,12]. Sera from non-human primates immunized with DNA vectors that express the envelope proteins from HIV-1 contain antibodies specific to the HIV-1 envelope. These sera also neutralize HIV-1 infection in vitro and inhibit cell to cell infection in tissue culture. Analysis of cellular responses is equally encouraging. T cell proliferation as well as cytotoxic T cell lysis of relevant env expressing target cells were observed. In addition, evidence that DNA vaccines are capable of inducing a protective response against live virus was demonstrated using a chimeric SIV/HIV (SHIV) challenge in vaccinated cynomologous macaques. We found that nucleic acid vaccination induced protection from challenge in one out of four immunized cynomolgus macaques and viral load was lower in the vaccinated group of animals versus the control group of animals. These data encouraged us to analyze this vaccination technique in chimpanzees, the most closely related animal species to man. We observed the induction of both cellular and humoral immune responses with a DNA vaccine in chimpanzees. These studies demonstrate the utility of this technology to induce relevant immune responses in primates which may ultimately lead to effective vaccines.     

共表达结核杆菌Ag85A-ESAT-6融合抗原与IL-21核酸疫苗的构建及免疫效果研究

目的：构建结核杆菌Ag85A-ESAT-6融合抗原与细胞因子IL-21共表达核酸疫苗pIRES-IL-21-Ag85A-ESAT-6,研究其对小鼠免疫功能的影响。方法：用PCR方法分别扩增出Ag85A和IL-21编码基因,并先后插入质粒pIRES-ESAT-6中,构成共表达核酸疫苗pIRES-IL-21-Ag85A-ESAT-6;免疫小鼠后,通过CTL和NK细胞杀伤活性和脾细胞增殖试验,以及小鼠血清抗体、IFN-γ和IL-4的检测,评价该核酸疫苗的免疫效果。结果：pIRES-IL-21-Ag85A-ESAT-6核酸疫苗免疫鼠的CTL活性、脾细胞增殖反应、IFN-γ水平及血清抗体产生明显高于对照组,差异有显著性意义。结论：pIRES-IL-21-Ag85A-ESAT-6核酸疫苗能够诱导小鼠产生有效的免疫反应,可作为新型结核疫苗的候选组分。     

汉坦病毒核酸疫苗在小鼠体内表达分布的初步研究

运用生物荧光技术,肌肉免疫接种小鼠含汉坦病毒S抗原基因片段的核酸疫苗,观察重组核酸疫苗在其体内的表达分布。进一步探讨汉坦病毒核酸疫苗的应用前景。扩增纯化已构建好的含有汉坦病毒S抗原基因片段和绿色荧光蛋白(GFP)基因的重组质粒pEGFP/S;免疫接种小鼠胫前肌,观察pEGFP/S在小鼠体内的表达分布。免疫接种3 d后在实验组小鼠肝、肾、脾、肌肉各组织均检测到较强的绿色荧光。重组质粒pEGFP/S能在小鼠的多个组织器官表达,为深入研究汉坦病毒核蛋白和有效的核酸疫苗奠定了基础。