HIV-1 gagpol重组腺病毒疫苗的构建及其免疫原性的研究

目的：构建HIV-1重组腺病毒疫苗并初步鉴定其免疫原性。方法：用Adeno-XExpressionSystem试剂盒将HIV—lgagpol基因片段插入到腺病毒载体上,通过脂质体介导将获得的重组腺病毒质粒Adeno—X-gagpol转染至293细胞,使之自主包装成有感染活性的重组腺病毒tad—gagpol,用western-blotting法鉴定其表达情况;用CsCl密度梯度离心法纯化该重组腺病毒,以5×10^8 pfu／mL的滴度lmL单次免疫小鼠,15天后测小鼠体液免疫效果。结果：克隆序列与设计相符,重组腺病毒疫苗能稳定表达gag—pol蛋白,体液免疫中检测出抗p55和p24的特异性抗体。结论：HIV—lgagpol重组腺病毒构建成功,具有一定的体液免疫原性。     

血清中Epstein-Barr病毒膜抗原IgA抗体检测法的改进及应用

用萄葡球菌菌体A蛋白(SPA)预先处理被检血清,以去除抗体IgG部份的竞争性结合,提高了间接免疫荧光法检查鼻咽癌病人血清中EB病毒膜抗原IgA(IgA/MA)抗体的敏感性及特异性,检查48例鼻咽癌病人血清IgA/MA抗体,阳性率为100％,血清几何平均滴度为141;40例其它恶性肿瘤病人和46例正常人都检不出IgA/MA抗体,免疫荧光法测得IgA/MA抗体阴性的6例鼻咽癌病人血清,SPA吸收后呈阳性反应,此改进方法可用以追踪观察鼻咽癌病的病程及预后。     

Rapid Detection of Viral Antibody by Cellulose Acetate Electrophoresis

An immunoelectrophoretic procedure utilizing microprecipitation and cellulose acetate electrophoresis was developed for detection of antibody to specific virus. A model system of tobacco mosaic virus and homologous rabbit antiserum is described.     

Serologic distribution of antibodies against adenoviruses in sheep of large-scale farms.

The common soluble antigen of the first subgroup of bovine adenoviruses was used for assaying 793 sheep sera by the agar gel diffusion test. Of the 50 farms included in the study 43 were found infected. The ratio of reacting samples was 73.7% of the sera obtained from infected farms. Virus neutralization tests revealed that a considerable number of sera reacted specifically with all types of ovine adenoviruses, even with serotypes which had never been isolated in Hungary. The results yielded by the agar gel diffusion tests were compared with the results of virus neutralization tests. Of 850 cattle serum samples, agar gel diffusion tests gave positive results in 33.4%. Virus neutralization test was done only with the bovine and adenovirus type 2. No differences could be detected in antibody titres when the prototype strains (No. 19) and the strain isolated from sheep (ORT/111) were compared in parallel titrations. Both ruminant species were found to be infected with hovine adenovirus type 2. Neverthless, inapparent infection with these strains seemed to be less frequent among cattle than in sheep flocks.     

应用明胶颗粒凝集试验检测人免疫缺陷病病毒(HIV-1)抗体

明胶颗粒凝集试验是测定HIV-1抗体的新方法。本研究将明胶颗粒凝集试验与ELISA法、蛋白印迹法和间接免疫荧光试验做了比较,观察本方法的敏感性和特异性。共检测了195份来自法国和非洲象牙海岸的血清,凡是蛋白印迹法阳性的血清,明胶颗粒凝试验都是阳性。这表明本方法是特异和敏感的,方法简便,不需特殊仪器,省时,可用于HIV-1抗体的筛选,但多数蛋白印迹法可疑的血清,明胶颗粒试验均阴性。因此,对蛋白印迹法测出的可疑者应该用数种方法进行追踪检测。     

Detection of Sendai virus antibody in mouse and guinea pig sera by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with protein A

An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using horseradish peroxidase (HRPO)-labeled protein A (P-ELISA) was established for detection of Sendai virus (SV) antibody in mouse and guinea pig sera. Sensitivity and specificity of P-ELISA were compared with those of ordinary ELISA using HRPO-labeled immunoglobulin G (IgG-ELISA) and the hemagglutination inhibition (HI) test. P-ELISA was 100 to 1,000 times more sensitive than the HI test for detection of the antibody in SV-naturally infected mice. P-ELISA and IgG-ELISA showed similar sensitivities for detection of the antibody in naturally infected mouse and guinea pig sera. A high specificity was demonstrated in P-ELISA with a cut-off optical density value of 0.2 (492 nm), while a non-specific reaction was observed when IgG-ELISA was used to both mouse and guinea pig sera at a low dilution (1:10-20). The antibody in rat sera was not detected by P-ELISA although it was realized by IgG-ELISA.     

Detection of circulating immune complexes by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in sera from cattle infected with Fasciola hepatica

Polyethylene glycol-precipitated immune complexes (PIC) from the sera of 5 calves with Fasciola hepatica worm burdens ranging between 27 and 70 flukes were examined for parasite antigen content at 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 16 wk postinfection (PI) by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Three assays were devised using an affinity-processed rabbit antibody to worm excretory/secretory (FhES) antigens. The PIC plate assay detected parasite antigen by adherence of anti-FhES antibody to PIC incubated overnight on ELISA plates, and tests were visualized using anti-rabbit peroxidase-linked antibody. The serum complex and PIC capture assay utilized the anti-FhES immunoglobulin as an antigen capture antibody linked to the solid phase. The attached complexes were then detected by the adhering bovine antibody, either soluble complexes in serum or as PIC. All assays showed circulating immune complex (CIC) values elevated at 6-8 wk PI, which generally coincided with increased host circulating antibody to FhES antigens. The greatest detection rate for all of the immune complex (IC) detection assays occurred with the PIC capture assay. It detected antigen in almost 90% of sera tested at 6 and 8 wk PI. Both the serum complex and PIC capture assay detected greatest amounts of CIC in those animals with the largest worm burdens, whereas the PIC plate assay showed no such trend. This study shows that F. hepatica antigen detection in CIC can be used to aid immunologic diagnosis of fascioliasis.     

Application of agar-gel precipitin test for the detection of Sendai virus antibody in rat sera.

A simplified agar-gel precipitin test was performed for the detection of Sendai virus antibody in rat sera. A close correlation was observed between detection of antibodies by complement-fixation test and agar-gel precipitin test. No correlation was found between results obtained by hemagglutination-inhibition test and agar-gel precipitin test in sera with HI titer of less than 1:8.     

Detection and Assay of Avian Tumor Virus Group-Specific Antigen and Antibody by the Paired Radioiodine-Labeled Antibody Technique

The paired radioiodine-labeled antibody technique (PRILAT) was applied to the detection and quantitation of avian tumor virus group-specific (gs) antigens and antibody. The technique proved to be specific, repeatable, and appreciably more sensitive than the microcomplement-fixation test for avian leukosis (COFAL). The PRILAT facilitated direct measurement of comparative antigen content of several types of transformed, neoplastic, or virus-infected cells and the magnitude of nonspecific antibody binding by appropriate control cells. The versatility of the technique was illustrated by application to the detection and quantitation of gs antibody content of chicken, turkey, pigeon, and hamster sera. Antibodies were detected in COFAL-negative sera from hamsters bearing tumors induced by the Schmidt-Ruppin strain of Rous sarcoma virus. Sera from chickens bearing similar tumors were not positive for gs antibodies, although sera from turkeys and chickens immunized with avian leukosis virus did contain gs antibodies.     

Circulating immune complexes in Graves' disease.

Circulating immune complexes in Graves' disease sera were detected by the 125I Clq deviation test. High titers of immune complexes were detected and correlated significantly with the microsomal antibody but not with the thyroglobulin antibody titer nor with serum thyroxine levels. Serum fractionation studies in a patient with high titer of immune complexes revealed these to be heterogeneous in size, sedimenting in 19S, intermediate and 7S regions. The data suggest a role for immune complexes in the pathogenesis of Graves' disease.     

应用ELISA法检测风疹病毒IgG抗体

实验证明,将0.1％脱氧胆酸钠制备的风疹病毒粗制抗原,用于ELISA法检测风疹病毒IgG抗体,效果较满意,方法的特异性好,与常规血凝抑制试验(HI)的相关性也好,所测抗体的几何平均值为HI的4倍。用本法初步调查了北京市不同年龄人群的风疹感染率,证明随年龄增长风疹感染率迅速上升,18岁以上人群达94％。检测河北省沧州地区孕妇的风疹IgG阳性率为99％。用於风疹病人的血清学诊断,获得较好结果。     

Diagnosis of Corynebacterium pyogenes infection in pigs by immunodiffusion test with protease antigen.

A protease antigen was prepared from the culture supernatant of Corynebacterium pyogenes by concentrating with a flash evaporator and ultrafiltration. It was adjusted to the concentration of 32 units by the single radial immunodiffusion with a tentative standard serum. In the immunodiffusion test, the antigen of 4 units reacted enough with sera having an antibody titer ranging from 1 to 128. As a result, it was decided that the antigen of 4 units should be used in the immunodiffusion test for the detection of protease antibody. By the immunodiffusion test, protease antibody was demonstrated in about 35% of 443 sera from pigs collected at random. The antibody titer showed the distribution of 2 peaks. The summits of the two peaks were seen at 4 and 32 of antibody titer, respectively. The valley between the two peaks was seen at 16 of titer. From the result, a diagnostic criterion of the immunodiffusion test was decided provisionally as follows: above 16 of antibody titer is positive, 1 to 8 suspect, and less than 1 negative. On the other hand, protease antibody was demonstrated in sera from 13 of 14 pigs carrying abscesses from which C. pyogenes had been isolated. Its titer was 8 (in 2 pigs), 16 (in 1), 32 (in 3), 64 (in 6), and 128 (in 1). From these results, it was proposed that the immunodiffusion test with protease antigen be used for the diagnosis of C. pyogenes infection in pigs.     

Evidence for Interference by Immune Complexes in the Serodiagnosis of Cryptococcosis

The latex agglutination test was used to compare cryptococcal antigen titers before and after protease treatment in 19 patients with pulmonary cryptococcosis. Antigen was detected by the LA test in 13 of 33 serum samples before protease treatment, and in an additional 13 samples following treatment. Of 26 antigen-positive serum samples, 22 (84.6%) showed an increased antigen titer after protease treatment. Using the cell slide agglutination test, antibody was detected in 3 of 19 cases. In one of these 3, antigen could only be detected after protease treatment. Soluble immune complex was prepared in vitro using anti-C. neoformans rabbit antiserum and polysaccharide antigen of C. neoformans, and the effects of immune complexes on the LA test were examined. In this experimental model, soluble immune complexes seemed to be observed in antibody excess region, because the antigen titers were increased after the protease treatment. We concluded that C. neoformans capsular polysaccharide antigen and anti-C. neoformans antibody formed soluble immune complexes in patients' sera, which interfered with antigen detection by the latex agglutination test without protease treatment.     

Solid Phase Radioimmunoassay for Identification of Herpesvirus hominis Types 1 and 2 from Clinical Materials

A solid phase radioimmunoassay (RIA) was developed for typing Herpesvirus hominis (HVH) strains isolated from clinical materials, and it also proved to be applicable to the direct detection and typing of HVH antigen in human and animal brain tissue. The procedure utilized virus-infected human fetal diploid cells or brain tissue smears in the bottom of 1-dram glass vials, antigen was detected through the use of intermediate HVH antisera produced in rabbits or hamsters and cross-absorbed with the HVH heterotype, and (125)I-labeled anti-species (rabbit or hamster) globulins produced in goats were used for detection of immune complexes. The cross-absorbed HVH antisera could be used at high dilutions in the RIA test, and they reacted with marked type-specificity in the RIA system. Specificity of the test was also improved by determining and using optimal concentrations of intermediate sera and of (125)I-labeled anti-species globulins. Results of typing HVH isolates by the RIA procedure agreed in all instances with those obtained by direct fluorescent antibody staining with cross-absorbed conjugates. The RIA procedure was effective and more sensitive than direct fluorescent antibody for demonstrating and typing HVH antigen directly in smears of infected human brain tissue.     

Relative Sensitivity of Gel Diffusion, Complement Fixation, and Immunoelectroosmophoresis Tests for Detection of Hepatitis-Associated Antigen and Antibody

The immunoelectroosmophoresis (IEOP) test was compared with gel diffusion and complement fixation (CF) tests for sensitivity in detecting hepatitis-associated antigen (HAA) in the sera of hepatitis patients, for titration of HAA, and for detection of antibody to HAA. The IEOP test was found to be slightly more sensitive than either gel diffusion or CF tests for detection of antigen in the patients' sera. Titers of HAA demonstrated by IEOP were higher than those seen in gel diffusion tests but lower than CF titers. The gel diffusion test with an "enhancement" pattern was found to be more reliable than the other two procedures for detection of low levels of anti-HAA, due to the greater inhibitory effect of an antigen excess in the IEOP system and the possible masking of low levels of antibody by anticomplementary activity in the CF test system. Staining of immunoprecipitates in the IEOP test contributed little to the sensitivity of the test for detection of HAA.     

测定Epstein-Barr病毒IgA/EA抗体的改进方法

用免疫酶法(IE)检查鼻咽癌(NPC)病人血清中IgA/EA抗体,阳性率为73％,几何平均滴度为25,将血清用马抗人IgG血清或葡萄球菌菌体A蛋白(SPA)处理后,以除去竞争性IgG类抗体后,阳性率可增高至92％,几何平均滴度提高到89,有15例NPC病人血清,经马抗人IgG血清处理前IgA/EA抗体为阴性,处理后均呈阳性反应。     

Radioimmunoassay of human serum antibody specific for adenovirus type 5-purified fiber.

A radioimmunoassay (RIA), utilizing a second antibody to separate immune complexes, was developed to provide a sensitive and specific measure of serum antibody to adenovirus type 5 (Ad 5) fiber. Purity of fiber antigen was ascertained by sodium dodecyl sulfate urea-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and isoelectric focusing in ampholyte pH gradients. After labeling with 125I to high specific activity, the iodinated fiber did not exhibit loss of antigenic reactivity and remained stable for 3 weeks when stored at minus 20 degrees C with supplemental protein. Rabbit anti-Ad 5 serum with a neutralization titer of 1:320 precipitated 50% of the labeled fiber at a serum dilution of 1:50,000 when tested by the RIA. In competition assays as little as 0.5 ng of unlabeled fiber per millimeter was sufficient to inhibit the 125I fiber-antibody reaction. Serum specimens from 20 volunteers, obtained before and after vaccination with purified Ad 5 fiber or hexon subunit vaccine, were tested by RIA, hemagglutination-inhibition (HI), and neutralization tests. A comparison of mean antibody titers of post-inoculation sera showed that the RIA was 300 and 1000 times more sensitive than the HI and neutralization tests, respectively. Moreover, 19 of the men who were negative by the standard serologic tests before vaccination were shown to have anti-fiber antibody, with a mean RIA titer of 1:1028. Specificity of the RIA was demonstrated by the lack of an increase in antibody to Ad 5 fiber among those individuals vaccinated with the hexon subunit. Thus, the development of a highly sensitive and reproducible RIA allows for the detection of antibody specific for the Ad 5 fiber in serum which contains antibodies to the different virion antigenic determinants associated with Ad 5.     

A dot-immunobinding assay on nitrocellulose with psoralen inactivated Herpesvirus simiae (B virus)

An enzyme-immunoassay performed with Herpesvirus simiae (B virus) and H. simplex antigens inactivated with a psoralen derivative and long-wavelength ultraviolet light irradiation is described. Although B virus is a known human pathogen requiring extreme care in its handling, the use of inactivated antigens in the test allows its performance without biosafety containment. The test utilizes nitrocellulose sheets dotted with antigen for the assay of antibody against B virus in nonhuman primate sera. Antigen-antibody complexes are detected visually as red dots by the use of enzyme-conjugated antiglobulin second antibody and a substrate that produces an insoluble product. The test is more rapid, sensitive and specific than the serum neutralization test it is intended to replace. Of 150 macaque monkey sera tested, 83 were negative by the enzyme and neutralization tests, 56 were positive by both tests and 11 were positive by enzyme-assay but negative by neutralization. Positive sera reacted with both simian and human viral antigens in the enzyme assay but with greater intensity against B virus. Absorption with H. simplex removes reactivity with this virus without reducing the B virus response.     

Serology of Rubella—Comparison of Fluorescent Antibody,Complement Fixation and Neutralization Tests for Diagnosis of Current Infections and Determination of Sero-immunity

Neutralization, complement fixation (CF) and indirect fluorescent antibody (FA) assays for rubella virus were compared for sensitivity in the serologic diagnosis of infection, for demonstrating antibody in the sera of infants with suspected rubella syndrome, and in the detection of antibody elicited by past infection (determination of immunity status). The combination of CF and FA tests was shown to be the most useful for serologic diagnosis of infection, largely eliminating the need for the slower and more cumbersome interference neutralization test.Neutralizing antibodies were found to appear rapidly in the course of infection, antibodies demonstrable by immunofluorescent staining appeared slightly later, and CF antibodies were rarely demonstrable in sera collected earlier than 14 days after onset of illness. Antibodies detected by all three techniques showed good correlation in infants with clinical evidence of rubella syndrome and corresponding maternal sera. The indirect FA technique compared favorably with the neutralization test for the detection of antibody elicited by past infection (determination of immunity status) and offered distinct advantages in ease of technical performance and more rapid results. In both current and past infections, FA titers tended to be higher than neutralizing antibody titers.