河南省1～74岁人群乙型病毒性肝炎血清流行病学调查

目的了解河南省城乡1～74岁人群乙型肝炎病毒(hepatitis B virus, HBV)血清标志物的流行状况,评价乙型肝炎(hepatitis B)防控效果,为河南省疾病预防控制部门未来制定防治策略提供依据。方法采用多阶段随机抽样方法,在全省随机抽取30个县区中60个居委会/行政村。根据乙型肝炎表面抗原(hepatitis B surface antigen, HBsAg)感染率估算预期调查人数为30 300人(实际调查人数32 077人);采用流行病学调查方法,使用ELISA对HBV血清标志物进行检验;采用EPIdate 3.1软件建立数据库,用SPSS 13.0统计软件进行数据的统计分析。结果全省1～74岁人群HBsAg、HBsAb和HBcAb流行率分别为3.26%、46.56%和21.75%。HBsAg流行率1～4岁最低为0.35%,1～24岁人群流行率随年龄增加,不同年龄组差异有统计学意义(χ~2=308.540,P0.05)。HBsAb流行率不同年龄组差异有统计学意义(χ~2=114.887,P0.05)。HBcAb流行率1～4岁组最低为2.22%,不同年龄组差异有统计学意义(χ~2=2 993.071,P0.05)。城市人群HBsAg流行率为2.70%,农村为3.62%,城市低于农村,差异有统计学意义(χ~2=22.404,P0.05));城市人群HBsAb流行率为49.08%,农村为44.98%,城市高于农村,差异有统计学意义(χ~2=55.606,P0.05);城市人群HBcAb流行率为20.21%,农村为23.11%,城市低于农村,差异有统计学意义(χ~2=48.248,P0.05)。男女性别分布,男女HBsAg流行率分别为4.03%、2.64%,男性高于女性,差异有统计学意义(χ~2=17.082,P0.05)。职业情况,农民HBsAg阳性率最高为4.35%,医护人员最低为2.21%。文化程度,小学以下的HBsAg阳性率最高为5.29%,本科及以上学历人员最低为2.04%。结论河南省乙肝防控成就显著,乙肝病毒感染率显著降低,特别是保护了小年龄组人群免受乙肝病毒的危害。保持新生儿乙肝疫苗首针、及时接种率和全程接种率;加大在农村、偏远等重点地区乙肝疫苗接种的防控工作及知识宣传;加强农民、工人等重点人群的及时接种、补种是今后乙肝防控的工作重点。     

黑龙江省乙型肝炎血清流行病学调查分析

为了掌握黑龙江省乙型肝炎(乙肝)病毒(HBV)流行现状和人群免疫水平,评价我省儿童乙肝疫苗预防接种效果,为制订乙肝预防控制策略提供依据。采用横断面调查方法,选择全省7个国家级疾病监测点,在每个监测点随机抽取2个乡级单位,1～59岁作为目标人群共调查3337名人群。黑龙江省1～59岁人群乙肝病毒表面抗原(HBsAg)阳性率、乙肝病毒表面抗体(抗-HBs)阳性率和乙肝病毒核心抗体(抗-HBc)阳性率经标化后为5.65%、55.45%、30.50%,1～3岁人群乙肝表面抗原阳性率明显低于15～59岁人群。1～3岁、4～10岁和11～14岁人群乙肝疫苗全程接种率为99.43%、89.40%和64.81%;首针及时接种率分别为86.64%、75.57%和49.87。城市和农村HbsAg阳性率分别为3.26%和5.04%。医院出生儿童乙肝疫苗首针及时接种率高于在家出生儿童。结果显示接种乙肝疫苗可明显提高抗-HBs阳性率,提高人群对HBV的免疫保护能力,降低HBsAg携带率。     

HBsAg阴性母亲及其婴儿乙肝疫苗接种情况和免疫效果研究

目的：了解乙肝表面抗原阴性（HBsAg阴性）母亲及其婴儿乙肝疫苗接种情况及抗-HBs滴度水平,从而为今后针对该特殊人群进行更好的乙肝疫苗免疫策略提供依据。方法：2010年5月～2010年10月,对陕西省227对HBsAg阴性母亲及其婴幼儿（月龄为8～24月）进行流行病学调查并采集血液标本,对母婴血清抗-HBs进行定性及定量检测。结果：母亲乙肝表面抗体（抗-HBs）阳性率为45.4%,抗-HBs平均滴度为12.88 mIU/mL（95%CI：8.91-18.19）。婴儿乙肝疫苗首针、第二针和第三针的及时接种率分别为95.2%,93.8%和85.9%。婴儿抗-HBs阳性率为77.1%,抗-HBs平均滴度为37.15 mIU/mL（95%CI：28.18-48.98）。结论：婴儿乙肝疫苗首针及时接种率较高,但三针全程及时接种率仍需提高。母亲抗-HBs阳性率较低,应当重视HBsAg阴性孕龄妇女的乙肝疫苗接种及乙肝标志物的检测,从而提高该人群的乙肝免疫水平。     

百色市1～6岁儿童乙肝疫苗接种后免疫水平状况分析

掌握百色市乙型肝炎疫苗纳入儿童免疫规划后的免疫效果,客观评价免疫规划工作现状。方法按现况研究原理,全市12个县(区),每个县(区)各抽取150名儿童,每个县在东、西、南、北、中五个方位随机抽取5个行政村,每个行政村抽取6个年龄组(1～6岁儿童),每个年龄组抽取5名常住儿童(当地居住三个月以上),收集血清样本进行乙肝病毒感染相关标志表面抗原及抗体检测。结果全市共调查1～6岁儿童1 809名儿童,乙肝表面抗原携带率为0.66%,低于2006年全国调查的1～4岁人群乙肝表面抗原携带率(0.96%),达到中国《2006—2010年全国乙型病毒性肝炎防治规划》提出的5岁以下儿童乙肝表面抗原携带率<1%的控制目标要求;1～6岁儿童乙肝表面抗体阳性率为77.77%,高于2006年全国调查的1～4岁人群乙肝抗体阳性率(71.24%)。结论百色市自2003年将乙肝疫苗纳入免疫规划管理后,乙肝免疫效果显著,乙肝病毒表面抗原阳性率大幅度下降,婴幼儿体内保护性抗体水平也高于全国水平。加强对孕产妇住院分娩率和婴幼儿乙肝疫苗接种工作,尤其是乙肝疫苗首针及时接种是今后乙肝预防控制的重点。     

新生儿国产重组(酵母)乙型肝炎疫苗免疫效果考核

为了考核新生儿接种国产重组(酵母)乙型肝炎(乙肝)疫苗后的免疫效果,并与血源乙肝疫苗效果比较。对1997年出生并接种重组(酵母)乙肝疫苗的新生儿隔年随访一次,采血检测乙肝病毒表面抗原(HBsAg),乙肝病毒表面抗体(抗-HBs)和乙肝病毒核心抗体(抗-HBc),1998年以后对乙肝免疫人群开展急性乙肝发病监测。显示五年期间3次随访检测HBsAg阳性率平均为1.5%,较免前本底的HBsAg阳性率呈较大幅度下降,疫苗保护率为83%(95%可信区间为76.97%~89.02%),无论母亲HBsAg阳性或阴性,使用不同乙肝疫苗的儿童HBsAg阳性率没有统计学差异。接受重组(酵母)乙肝疫苗免疫的对象中,无一例急性乙肝病例报告。重组(酵母)乙肝疫苗有较好的近期保护效果和免疫原性,与以前使用血源乙肝疫苗效果相当。     

乙肝疫苗对中小学生的保护效果

为进一步了解中小学生乙肝病毒的感染率及乙肝疫苗的保护效果,用固相放免方法检测1 134名小学生和358名中学生的HBsAg和抗-HBs。判定:S/N≥2.1;以≥10 mIU/mL为阳性。乙肝疫苗接种率,市区小学生高于郊区学生(χ2=54.58,P<0.01),HBsAg的阳性率呈下降趋势,检测到的1 134名小学生中,抗-HBs阳性率平均在89.2%。HBsAg阳性率随乙肝疫苗接种率的增高而下降,但市区学生(2.65%)与郊区学生(2.76%)差异无显著意义(χ2=1.35,P>0.05)。近期加强接种了重组乙肝疫苗的中学生,抗HBS-抗体阳性率97.7%。随着乙肝疫苗接种率和抗-HBs阳性率的增高,HBsAg阳性率呈下降趋势。在乙肝高发区,尽管推行了乙肝疫苗全程免疫规划,但从长远的免疫策略考虑,有必要制定加强免疫计划。     

潍坊市坊子区2012年产前HBsAg筛检及新生儿首针乙肝疫苗接种情况分析

目的：了解住院分娩产妇乙肝病毒表面抗原（ HBsAg）检测及其所生新生儿首针乙肝疫苗及时接种情况,为进一步完善新生儿乙型肝炎的免疫预防策略提供依据。方法对2012年坊子区设有产科的医院每月上报的产妇HBsAg 检测和新生儿首针乙肝疫苗接种资料进行分析。结果坊子区2012年设有产科的医疗机构共报告住院分娩产妇2975名,产前HBsAg筛检2881名,筛检率为96．84％,各医疗机构筛检率在96．55％和97．50％之间;检出HBsAg阳性者66例,阳性率为2．29％,各医疗机构阳性率在0．00％和5．52％之间。新生儿共2975名,其中常住者所生新生儿2612名,流动者所生新生儿363名,常住和流动的新生儿乙肝疫苗接种率分别为96．13％和94．21％,及时接种率分别为93．87％和90．36％,差异均无统计学意义（χ2＝2．98、3．67,P＞0．05）。122名未及时接种首针乙肝疫苗的新生儿系患各种疾病所致。结论坊子区2012年设有产科的医院对住院的孕产妇产前HBsAg筛查率较高,其所生的新生儿24 h内乙肝疫苗及时接种率较高。     

乙型肝炎疫苗接种与康泰疫苗事件引发的思考

<正>乙型肝炎(乙肝)是由乙型肝炎病毒(乙肝病毒)引起的严重危害人民健康的传染病,主要通过血液、医源、性生活和母婴等途径传播,是急慢性肝炎、肝硬化及肝癌的重要原因.成人感染乙肝病毒多数都可以痊愈,但婴幼儿感染则多数成为慢性持续性感染者.1979年全国乙肝流行病调查人群中乙肝病毒表面抗原(hepatitis B surface antigen,HBsAg)平均携带率为9.76%,儿童4岁时HBsAg携带率就已达或接近高     

2017—2020年聊城地区乙型肝炎感染及免疫状况分析

目的 了解聊城地区患者的乙型肝炎(hepatitis B,简称乙肝)感染和免疫状况,为当地乙肝的防治提供依据。方法 采用磁微粒化学发光法对2017—2020年36 600例门诊及住院患者进行乙肝5项标志物定量检测,对HBsAg阳性、单HBsAb阳性、5项全阴及HBsAb滴度进行分析。结果 检出HBsAg阳性1 406例,HBsAb阳性率最高,为52.05%;HBsAg阳性率呈逐年下降趋势;HBsAg阳性率男性高于女性;>4～14岁组HBsAg阳性率最低,为0.00%;>34～44岁组阳性率最高,为7.44%;0～4岁组单HBsAb阳性率最高,为76.34%;5项阴性率最低,为17.07%;“乙肝小三阳”阳性率最高,为62.67%。HBsAb 0～<10 IU/L滴度的人群占比最高,为46.01%。结论 聊城地区应将男性和>34～44岁人群体作为重点防控人群,并加强对大三阳模式、小三阳模式和全阴模式人群的监测,积极开展对这些人群乙肝疫苗的补种及预防工作,降低乙肝病毒传播和感染。     

阳江市健康人群乙型肝炎血清流行病学调查

目的了解阳江市健康人群乙型肝炎表面抗体(抗-HBs)水平,评价乙型肝炎疫苗免疫效果。方法采用整群随机抽样方法,在阳江市辖区内随机抽取20个乡镇的常住健康人群为调查对象。采用电化学发光免疫法定量检测抗-HBs水平,运用SPSS18.0和Excel 2007软件进行数据整理和分析。结果共采集1 054人份血清进行检测,人群中乙肝疫苗接种率为94.88%,抗-HBs阳性率为63.47%、抗-HBs高应答率及GMT分别为29.51%和2 3.47 m IU/m L。乙肝疫苗接种率显示,随着年龄的增长疫苗接种率越低;20岁以下和20岁以上人群疫苗接种率分别为98.35%和54.22%,且男性高于女性;各地区间疫苗接种率差异无统计学意义(χ2=5.99,P=0.11)。抗-HBs阳性率显示,1~14岁儿童抗-HBs阳性率为63.00%。其中,1~岁组儿童最高为87.20%,7~岁组最低为54.56%;江城区抗-HBs阳性率最高(70.61%),阳西县最低(56.60%)。1岁以下儿童的抗-HBs应答率和GMT均最高,分别为61.22%和(91.56±2.15)m IU/m L。5~岁组最低,分别为13.74%和(12.44±1.46)m IU/m L,差异均有显著的统计学意义(χ2=57.31,P=0.00,F=5.77,P=0.00)。结论阳江市健康人群乙肝疫苗接种率高,初步形成免疫屏障。积极开展20岁以下人群的加强免疫和成人的乙肝疫苗的接种工作。     

Detection of core antibody in hepatitis B infection.

Hepatitis B core antigen (HBcAg) is found on the decoated Dane particle and on a morphologically similar particle detected mainly in the nucleus of hepatocytes of patients with hepatitis B. HBcAg prepared from the liver of a chimpanzee infected with hepatitis B virus was used to test human serum for core antibody (anti-HBc) by complement fixation. Anti-HBc was found in serum collected from patients with hepatitis B in both the acute and convalescent stages, from carriers of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and from patients with chronic liver or renal disease who were carriers of HBsAg. It was not found in patients with hepatitis A or infectious mononucleosis, or in healthy persons who were not carriers of HBsAg.     

Development of HBsAg-Binding Aptamers that bind HepG2.2.15 cells via HBV surface antigen

Hepatitis B virus surface antigen(HBsAg),a specific antigen on the membrane of Hepatitis B virus (HBV)-infected cells,provides a perfect target for therapeutic drugs.The development of reagents with high affinity and specificity to the HBsAg is of great significance to the early-stage diagnosis and treatment of HBV infection.Herein,we report the selection of RNA aptamers that can specifically bind to HBsAg protein and HBsAg-positive hepatocytes.One high affinity aptamer,HBs-A22,was isolated from an initial ...     

Increased severity and morbidity of acute hepatitis in drug abusers with simultaneously acquired hepatitis B and hepatitis D virus infections.

Hepatitis D virus (delta agent) markers were present in 111 (36%) of 308 intravenous drug abusers who were positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 52 of these having hepatitis D virus antigenaemia. IgM antibody to hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc IgM) was present in 92 out of 95 subjects tested, indicating that hepatitis D virus and hepatitis B virus infections had been acquired simultaneously. Hepatitis D virus markers were present in three out of four patients with fulminant hepatitis, and in 80 of 223 (36%) with mild or moderate hepatitis compared with four of 29 (14%) of those who were asymptomatic. These proportional differences were significant (p less than 0.001). Hepatitis D virus markers were present in twice as many patients positive for anti-HBc IgM requiring admission to hospital with acute hepatitis compared with outpatients attending a drug treatment centre. Tests on one patient showed complete disappearance of HBsAg, but hepatitis D antigen (HDAg or delta antigen) and hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) were still present in serum samples. All five patients with chronic active hepatitis had hepatitis D antibody (anti-HD) compared with seven of 24 (29%) with chronic persistent hepatitis (p = 0.008). Blocking anti-HD persisted for long periods after simultaneous infections with hepatitis B virus and hepatitis D virus but at lower titres than in patients with chronic liver disease.     

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 major neutralizing determinant exposed on hepatitis B surface antigen particles is highly immunogenic in primates.

Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) produced by recombinant DNA technology is now widely and safely used worldwide for hepatitis B vaccination. We used the HBsAg particle as a carrier molecule for presentation of selected human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) determinants to the immune system. Immunization of rhesus monkeys with an HBsAg chimera carrying the HIV-1 envelope major neutralizing determinant allowed us to generate proliferative T-cell responses and, in some cases, neutralizing antibodies and antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity. Since there is an overlap between populations at risk for hepatitis B virus and HIV, HBsAg recombinant particles may be relevant carriers for HIV-1 epitopes and could offer a new approach to the development of an AIDS vaccine.     

Hepatitis delta virus: protein composition of delta antigen and its hepatitis B virus-derived envelope.

Hepatitis delta virus (HDV)-associated particles were purified from the serum of an experimentally infected chimpanzee by size chromatography and by density centrifugation. Hepatitis delta antigen (HDAg) was detected after mild detergent treatment at a column elution volume corresponding to 36-nm particles and banded at a density of 1.25 g/ml. The serum had an estimated titer of 10(9) to 10(10) HDV-associated particles and had only a 10-fold excess of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) not associated with HDAg. Therefore, HDV appears to be much more efficiently packed and secreted than is its helper virus, hepatitis B virus (HBV), which is usually accompanied by a 1,000-fold excess of HBsAg. The protein compositions of the HDAg-containing particles were analyzed by immunoblotting with HDAg-, HBsAg-, and hepatitis B core antigen-specific antisera and monoclonal antibodies to HBV surface gene products. The HBsAg envelope of HDAg contained approximately 95% P24/GP27s, 5% GP33/36s, and 1% P39/GP42s proteins. This protein composition was more similar to that of the 22-nm particles of HBsAg than to that of complete HBV. The significant amount of GP33/36s suggests that the HBsAg component of the HDV-associated particle carries the albumin receptor. Two proteins of 27 and 29 kilodaltons which specifically bound antibody to HDAg but not HBV-specific antibodies were detected in the interior of the 36-nm particle. Since these proteins were structural components of HDAg and were most likely coded for by HDV, they were designated P27d and P29d.     

The full-length clone of cucumber green mottle mosaic virus and its application as an expression system for Hepatitis B surface antigen

A cucumber green mosaic mottle virus (CGMMV) full-length clone was developed for the expression of Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). The expression of the surface displayed HBsAg by the chimeric virus was confirmed through a double antibody sandwich ELISA. Assessment of the coat protein composition of the chimeric virus particles by SDS-PAGE analysis showed that 50% of the coat proteins were fused to the HBsAg. Biological activity of the expressed HBsAg was assessed through the stimulation of in vitro antibody production by cultured peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). PBMC that were cultured in the presence of the chimeric virus showed up to an approximately three-fold increase in the level of anti HBsAg immunoglobulin thus suggesting the possible use of this new chimeric virus as an effective Hepatitis B vaccine.     

Paradoxical HBsAg and anti-HBs coexistence among Chronic HBV Infections: Causes and Consequences

Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and Hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs) were reported simultaneously among Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections. HBsAg is a specific indicator of acute or chronic HBV infections, while anti-HBs is a protective antibody reflecting the recovery and immunity of hosts. HBsAg and anti-HBs coexist during seroconversion and then form immune complex, which is rare detected in clinical cases. However, with the promotion of vaccination and the application of various antiviral drugs, along with the rapid development of medical technology, the coexistence of HBsAg and anti-HBs has become more prevalent. Mutations in the viral genomes, immune status and genetic factors of hosts may contribute to the coexistence. Novel HBsAg assays, with higher sensitivity and ability to detect mutations or immune complexes, can also yield HBsAg/anti-HBs coexistence. The discovery of coexistence has shattered the idea of traditional serological patterns and raised questions about the effectiveness of vaccines. Worth noting is that HBsAg/anti-HBs double positivity is strongly associated with progressive liver diseases, especially hepatocellular carcinoma. In conclusion, viral mutations, host factors, and methodology impacts can all lead to the coexistence of HBsAg and anti-HBs. This coexistence is not an indicator of improvement, as an increased risk of adverse clinical outcomes still exists.     

Genetic vaccination. Perspectives for the prevention and treatment of hepatitis B

Genetic vaccination by intramuscular injection of a plasmid vector encoding the hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) induces antibodies in mice that are specific for the hepatitis B virus envelope proteins. The antibody titres were very high and remained constant for more than 6 months after a single injection. Transgenic (Tg) mice that constitutively express the HBsAg in the liver were used as a model for hepatitis B virus chronic carriers. Intramuscular injection of a plasmid encoding the HBsAg in Tg mice resulted in the complete clearance of circulating HBsAg and in the long-term control of transgene mRNA expression in hepatocytes. Genetic vaccination appears therefore as a promising method for both prevention and treatment of hepatitis B.     

Expression of hepatitis B surface antigen in unselected cell culture transfected with recircularized HBV DNA

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA was isolated from the recombinant plasmid pA01 -HBV and recircularized . Immediately after introduction of this DNA into mouse fibroblasts (NIH 3T3) we observed increasing release of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) into the culture medium. Later production of HBsAg declined to a lower but constant level. No dominant selective marker and foreign promoter were necessary in this system, which therefore can be used for the study of regulation of HBsAg expression.     

Induction of immunity against hepatitis B virus surface antigen by intranasal DNA vaccination using a cationic emulsion as a mucosal gene carrier

Delivery of DNA vaccines to airway mucosa would be an ideal method for mucosal immunization. However, there have been few reports of a suitable gene delivery system. In this study we used a cationic emulsion to immunize mice via the intranasal route with pCMV-S coding for Hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg). Complexing pCMV-S with a cationic emulsion dramatically enhanced HBsAg expression in both nasal tissue and lung, and was associated with increases in the levels of HBs-specific Abs in serum and mucosal fluids, of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) in the spleen and cervical and iliac lymph nodes, and of delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) against HBsAg. In contrast, very weak humoral and cellular immunities were observed following immunization with naked DNA. In support of these observations, a higher proliferative response of spleenocytes was detected in the group immunized with the emulsion/pCMV-S complex than in the group immunized with naked pCMV-S. These findings may facilitate development of an emulsion-mediated gene vaccination technique for use against intracellular pathogens that invade mucosal surfaces.