含禽流感病毒M2e 氨基端抗原表位的重组传染性法氏囊病毒VP2 蛋白的免疫原性鉴定

【目的】构建传染性法氏囊病毒VP2蛋白展示禽流感M2e抗原表位的重组蛋白,研发预防H5或H9亚型禽流感和传染性法氏囊的基因工程疫苗。【方法】根据现有禽流感疫苗株M2e的氨基端12个氨基酸多肽序列(nM2e)序列,结合GenBank中H5和H9亚型禽流感病毒nM2e的比对结果,确定nM2e序列。用融合PCR分别将1拷贝H5或H9的nM2e序列插入IBD B87株VP2基因的PBC区,获得VP2BCnM2e重组基因。将重组基因克隆至杆状病毒表达系统,转染Sf9细胞进行表达。经间接免疫荧光和Western blotting检测Sf9细胞表达重组基因后,扩繁重组病毒,制备疫苗,间隔4周对非免鸡作2次重复免疫,用间接ELISA和鸡胚成纤维细胞中的病毒血清中和试验检测血清中VP2和nM2e的抗体效价。【结果】成功构建含H5或H9 nM2e的VP2BCnM2e重组基因,该重组基因在Sf9细胞中得到表达。经免疫鸡,两重组蛋白均能激发针对VP2和nM2e的抗体,VP2BCnM2eH5组抗体效价高于VP2BCnM2eH9组。【结论】两重组蛋白均具有免疫原性,VP2BCnM2eH5免疫原性更佳。     

A型禽流感病毒M2e重组T7噬菌体疫苗构建及免疫原性研究

构建展示A型禽流感病毒M2e多肽的重组T7噬菌体,检测其对SPF鸡的免疫保护效果。比对GenBank近期发表的A型禽流感病毒M2e基因序列进行人工合成并重复至两拷贝,将其克隆到T7Select 415-1b噬菌体多克隆位点,构建重组噬菌体T7-M2e。经PCR鉴定并序列测定筛选阳性重组噬菌体,SDS-PAGE和Westernblot检测重组噬菌体表面M2e多肽。重组噬菌体以1×1010pfu/只剂量免疫SPF鸡,免疫后不同时间段采血通过ELSIA检测血清中抗M2e抗体,免疫荧光检测血清抗体与H9亚型禽流感病毒的结合能力,并以200个EID50/只剂量进行攻毒保护效率检测。成功构建重组噬菌体T7-M2e,插入两拷贝M2e基因获得表面展示,并与M2e抗体有免疫反应活性。噬菌体疫苗免疫后均产生抗M2e抗体,其抗血清能跟病毒粒子特异性结合,攻毒保护率达4/5(80%)。获得了展示禽流感病毒M2e多肽的重组噬菌体,噬菌体疫苗免疫鸡产生较高血清抗体并提供攻毒保护,为新型通用禽流感疫苗研制提供新思路。     

以结核杆菌hsp70为载体的“通用型”禽流感疫苗构建及免疫效力研究

化学合成H5N1亚型禽流感病毒M2蛋白N端胞外域基因序列3拷贝基因(3M2e),与人结核杆菌hsp70蛋白基因融合,克隆至原核表达载体pET-32a(+),构建表达载体pET-3M2e 与pET-3M2e-hsp70。重组质粒转化大肠杆菌BL21,经IPTG诱导重组蛋白获得表达,通过镍亲和层析获得纯化的融合蛋白,利用Western blot鉴定重组蛋白免疫原性。将纯化的重组蛋白免疫20日龄的禽流感非免鸡,以人工合成的M2e与KLH偶联后免疫鸡作为阳性对照,以pET-32a(+)载体蛋白注射组作为阴性对照,初免后2周加强免疫。通过抗M2e抗体检测、 细胞病变抑制试验与间接免疫荧光试验评价重组蛋白免疫后产生的体液免疫反应; 利用流式细胞分群及细胞因子产量检测评价重组蛋白免疫后产生的细胞免疫反应。加强免疫后4周用100EID50的H9N2亚型AIV攻毒,通过Real-time PCR检测攻毒后3、5、7天免疫鸡泄殖腔棉拭子中病毒的含量。结果表明,重组蛋白3M2e hsp70免疫组能够刺激免疫鸡产生较高的抗体水平及细胞免疫应答,并且攻毒后泄殖腔棉拭子中病毒含量明显降低。     

呼吸道合胞病毒重组蛋白候选疫苗的质粒构建、表达及免疫原性和保护性研究

PCR扩增呼吸道合胞病毒（respiratory syncytial virus,RSV）M2 蛋白的CD8＋T细胞表位F/M2:81-95和RSV-G蛋白的B细胞表位片段G:125～225（简称G1）,以一个Linker连接,插入质粒pET-DsbA中构建原核表达重组质粒, 转染E.coli BL21(DE3)后成功表达了融合蛋白DsbA-G1-Linker-F/M2:81-95（简称D-G1LF/M2）,Western-blot结果表明该融合蛋白是RSV特异性的,采用Ni+螯合亲和层析法纯化变性的包涵体溶液,经梯度透析法复性,用该蛋白免疫BALB/c小鼠,结果表明被免疫小鼠肺部及血清中产生了高滴度的抗D-G1LF/M2及抗RSV IgG抗体和中和抗体,同时还诱导产生了RSV特异性的CTL应答;IgG的亚型IgG1/IgG2a的比值为2.66;用RSV攻击免疫后的小鼠,病毒滴定法检测肺部RSV滴度,结果表明D-G1LF/M2对小鼠肺部具有保护作用。     

流感病毒M2e与白喉毒素无毒突变体CRM197融合蛋白的抗原性和免疫原性分析

流感病毒严重威胁人类健康且流行株不断变化,传统疫苗对流感预防具有局限性。流感病毒M2蛋白胞外区(M2e)氨基酸序列高度保守,可诱导产生特异性抗体,是通用流感疫苗研究的主要靶标之一。白喉毒素突变体(CRM197)是一种理想的蛋白载体,可增强小分子抗原的免疫原性,商业化的肺炎球菌疫苗采用CRM197结合形式提高多糖分子的免疫原性。本实验通过重组蛋白融合的方式,将M2e与CRM197(aa 1~535)、CRM197-N190(aa 1~190)、CRM197-N389(aa 1~389)的C端或N端进行融合表达,并考察融合蛋白的反应活性以及免疫原性。融合蛋白中的M2e和CRM197均具有反应活性;超速离心分析和四聚体特异构象单抗反应均表明融合蛋白(CRM197-N190)-M2e及M2e-(CRM197-N190)主要以类似M2e天然构象的四聚体形式存在;融合蛋白可与多株流感M2e特异性单抗以及CRM197特异性单抗反应,M2e融合至CRM197N末端形成的重组蛋白的反应活性高于C端融合蛋白;相比融合GST,与CRM197-N190的融合显著增强了M2e蛋白的免疫原性,为流感通用疫苗研究提供了新思路。     

SARS灭活病毒免疫兔后IgG特异抗体应答

将灭活的SARS冠状病毒抗原每隔两周多点注射免疫兔,共免疫3次,以观察SARS灭活病毒免疫兔后兔血清中IgG特异性抗体的应答变化。免疫前及第一次免疫后第8、14、21、28、35天耳静脉取血,分离血清。间接ELISA法测得血清中特异性IgG抗体持续升高,并表现出一定的剂量依赖性：第35天G1、G2、G3组血清IgG抗体滴度分别为1：51200、1：49600、1：25600;中和试验测得G1组第28天血清样品中和抗体效价为1：2560;蛋白芯片测得M、N、3CI,、S1、S2、S3、S4等病毒蛋白抗原都可特异性结合抗血清中的IgG抗体,但是不同蛋白抗原结合能力有差别。因此可认为SARS灭活病毒经皮下注射免疫兔后,可诱导全身性IgG抗体应答,产生SARS冠状病毒特异性抗体。     

禽IL-2与传染性法氏囊VP2融合蛋白免疫学特性

为研究禽细胞因子IL-2与IBDV主要保护性抗原VP2基因融合蛋白的免疫学特性,将重组的rVP2-IL-2融合蛋白免疫鸡,通过IBDV-VP2 ELISA抗体效价、抗体亚型(IgG1和IgG2a)、淋巴细胞增殖、INF-γ和IL-4细胞因子的分泌水平、中和抗体以及动物攻毒试验检测评价其对鸡体免疫水平的影响。抗体滴度测定和淋巴细胞增殖试验结果显示,rVP2-IL-2融合蛋白免疫鸡体的体液和细胞免疫应答水平均明显高于单独的VP2蛋白免疫组。抗体亚型测定结果显示,rVP2-IL-2融合蛋白免疫组鸡体能产生一个平衡的IgG1和IgG2a抗体反应。细胞因子ELISA试验结果表明rVP2-IL-2融合蛋白能有效平衡Th1(γ-IFN)和Th2(IL-4)类型的细胞免疫反应。动物攻毒试验rVp2-IL-2融合蛋白免疫组鸡体获得了85%的保护率,表明构建的rVP2-IL-2融合蛋白对IBDV的攻击具有较好的免疫保护作用。本研究为进一步研制IBD高效的基因工程疫苗奠定了基础。     

禽流感病毒M2、NP融合蛋白与多种佐剂的联合运用及对免疫原性影响

以禽流感病毒保守的基质蛋白2胞外区(M2e) 基因与核蛋白的两个T细胞表位(NP1、NP2)基因为基础构建原核表达载pET-3M2e-NP1-NP2。利用IPTG诱导,目的蛋白以可溶性形式获得高效表达,Western-Blot分析表明重组蛋白能够与抗AIV M2e蛋白的抗体发生反应。将纯化的融合蛋白分别与弗氏佐剂、白油、壳聚糖三种佐剂进行混合以及适量诱导后的菌体与白油混合制成疫苗,肌肉注射免疫20日龄非免鸡,首免3周后加强免疫一次。免疫后每周定期采血, 用ELISA方法检测抗M2e抗体水平;并在MDCK细胞上检测血清与病毒的结合能力;在鸡胚上检测血清的中和能力;利用流式细胞计数技术测定CD4+、CD8+T淋巴细胞数量的变化。结果表明,原核表达的融合蛋白能够刺激机体产生免疫反应,抗血清能够跟H9N2亚型禽流感病毒特异性结合,血清不能中和病毒但在低病毒含量感染时候抑制病毒的复制。流式细胞仪检测显示外周血CD4+、CD8+T淋巴细胞数量在免疫后明显升高(P<0.05),具有细胞免疫的特征。佐剂对于免疫反应影响明显,其中弗氏佐剂组产生抗体最高,白油佐剂组次之,壳聚糖组抗体水平最低,菌体白油组产生抗体水平与白油佐剂组相当但维持时间较长。构建的融合蛋白可用于禽流感的预防,而选择高效的佐剂增强亚单位苗的免疫效果也是目前急需解决的问题。     

寨卡病毒感染者血液、尿液和唾液中IgA抗体水平初步研究

为研究寨卡病毒(ZIKV)感染者血清、尿液和唾液样本中特异性IgA抗体水平,进一步了解ZIKV感染免疫机制,本研究重组表达制备寨卡病毒NS1蛋白,对其浓度、纯度进行鉴定,初步评估了NS1蛋白抗原性,并建立间接酶联免疫(Indirect-ELISA)方法,检测患者临床血清、尿液和唾液样本中的寨卡特异性IgA抗体。利用健康人群血清、尿液和唾液标本,评估检测方法的特异性,并确定以阴性对照的均值加3倍标准差作为判定检测结果的阈值,特异性为100%。对经病毒核酸检测所确诊病例的33份血清样本、4份尿液样本和3份唾液样本进行检测。选择3份具有较高IgA抗体水平的血清,通过2倍系列稀释的方法评价了血清样本中特异性IgA抗体的滴度,可有效检出经3 200倍以上稀释的血清样本中的IgA抗体。重复性检测实验显示板间变异系数为(3.0±0.8)%,板内变异系数为(2.7±1.0)%。寨卡患者血清、尿液和唾液样本中的特异性IgA抗体的检出率分别为75.8%(25/33)、100%(4/4)和33.3%(1/3),提示IgA抗体在3种体液标本中均具有显著的存在,具有充当体外诊断指标的意义。同时尿液、唾液标本中特异性IgA抗体的存在,提示潜在的粘膜免疫效应,有助于增强对病毒体内播散和体外传播的理解,也初步提示了寨卡病毒NS1蛋白可用于相关免疫学诊断试剂的研发。     

流感病毒M2蛋白胞外区与铜绿假单胞菌外毒素A融合蛋白的表达及其免疫原性研究

本研究构建了表达甲型流感病毒M2蛋白胞外区与铜绿假单胞菌外毒素A(PEA)融合蛋白的原核表达载体,根据铜绿假单胞菌外毒素A(PEA)核苷酸序列设计突变PCR引物并实施突变PCR,以获得PEA基因编码区第553位氨基酸密码子缺失的突变PEA(ntPE),从而产生无毒性的PEA突变基因,然后用合成的M2e编码区替换ntPE基因中的非必需区Ib,产生ntPE-M2e嵌合基因。将该嵌合基因导入pET表达载体以构建原核表达载体,将表达产物胶回收后与弗氏不完全佐剂联合皮下免疫BALB/c小鼠,终免两周后用5个LD50流感病毒A/PR/34/8株进行攻击。取动物血清作ELISA并取脾脏作ELISPOT试验结果表明,免疫组可以诱导小鼠产生抗M2e特异性抗体反应和细胞免疫反应并能够抑制病毒在肺内的复制。本研究为甲型流感病毒广谱疫苗的进一步研发打下了基础。     

骨关节炎患者血清中ANA滴度与M蛋白鉴别的相关性

目的:探讨骨关节炎患者血清中抗核抗体(Antinuclear antibody,ANA)滴度与M蛋白(IgG、IgA、IgM)鉴别的相关性.方法:2017年2月至2020年1月选择在本院诊治的骨关节炎患者220例作为骨关节炎组,同期选择在本院进行体检的健康人220例作为对照组,对比血清两组ANA滴度与IgG、IgA、I...     

Sublingual vaccination with fusion protein consisting of the functional domain of hemagglutinin A of Porphyromonas gingivalis and Escherichia coli maltose-binding protein elicits protective immunity in the oral cavity

This study demonstrated that sublingual immunization with a fusion protein, 25k-hagA-MBP, which consists of a 25-kDa antigenic region of hemagglutinin A purified from Porphyromonas gingivalis fused to maltose-binding protein (MBP) originating from Escherichia coli as an adjuvant, elicited protective immune responses. Immunization with 25k-hagA-MBP induced high levels of antigen-specific serum IgG and IgA, as well as salivary IgA. High level titers of serum IgG and IgA were also induced for almost 1 year. In an IgG subclass analysis, sublingual immunization with 25k-hagA-MBP induced both IgG1 and IgG2b antibody responses. Additionally, numerous antigen-specific IgA antibody-forming cells were detected from the salivary gland 7 days after the final immunization. Mononuclear cells isolated from submandibular lymph nodes (SMLs) showed significant levels of proliferation upon restimulation with 25k-hagA-MBP. An analysis of cytokine responses showed that antigen-specific mononuclear cells isolated from SMLs produced significantly high levels of IL-4, IFN-γ, and TGF-β. These results indicate that sublingual immunization with 25k-hagA-MBP induces efficient protective immunity against P. gingivalis infection in the oral cavity via Th1-type and Th2-type cytokine production.     

Echinostoma caproni: kinetics of IgM, IgA and IgG subclasses in the serum and intestine of experimentally infected rats and mice

The kinetics of specific immunoglobulin M, A and IgG subclasses against Echinostoma caproni (Trematoda: Echinostomatidae) were analyzed in serum and intestinal fluid of two host species (Wistar rats and ICR mice) in which the course of the infection markedly differs. In rats, the worms were rapidly expelled, whereas E. caproni evokes in mice long-lasting infection. The pattern of antibody responses in both serum and intestinal samples was different in each host species. Serum responses in mice were characterized by significant increases of IgM, IgA, total IgG, IgG1 and IgG3, but not IgG2a. In contrast, serum responses in rats showed elevated levels of IgM, probably in relation to thymus-independent antigens, and slight increases of total IgG, IgG1 and IgG2a. At the intestinal level, increases of IgM and IgA levels were observed in mice. In regard to IgG subclasses, increases in both IgG1 and IgG2a were detected. Later decreases to normal values in IgG2a were also detected. In rats, only increases in total IgG and IgG2a were found. According to our results the development of long-lasting E. caproni infections in mice appears to be associated with a dominance of Th2 responses at the systemic level and balanced Th1/Th2 responses at the local level, characterized by initial increases in IgG1 and IgG2a levels. In contrast, the worm expulsion appears to be related to increases in local IgG2a levels.     

Induction of intestinal IgA and IgG antibodies preventing adhesion of verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli to Caco-2 cells by oral immunization with liposomes

AIMS: To examine the efficacy of liposome oral administration to induce systemic and mucosal immune responses against verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) and the effect of the induced antibodies on the binding of the bacteria to Caco-2 cells. METHODS AND RESULTS: Mice were immunized orally with VTEC antigen and monophosphoryl lipid A (MPL)-containing liposomes composed of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine, dipalmitoylphosphatidylserine and cholesterol (1 : 1 : 2, molar ratio) (PS-liposome). After immunization, significant IgA and IgG responses to VTEC were induced in both serum and the intestinal lavage fluid in all mice tested. Furthermore, anti-VTEC IgA and IgG antibodies in the lavage fluid effectively inhibited the adhesion of VTEC to Caco-2 cells. CONCLUSIONS: Oral immunization with liposome-associated E. coli O157:H7 antigen can induce significant systemic and mucosal antibody responses against the bacterial antigen and antibodies produced in the intestinal tract, thus functioning as inhibitors for preventing VTEC infection. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: Oral PS-liposome vaccines containing MPL have the potential usefulness for the induction of a protective mucosal immune response against intestinal diseases.     

Protection against murine intestinal amoebiasis induced by oral immunization with the 29 kDa antigen of Entamoeba histolytica and cholera toxin

Entamoeba histolytica antigens recognized by salivary IgA from infected patients include the 29 kDa antigen (Eh29), an alkyl hydroperoxide reductase. Here, we investigate the potential of recombinant Eh29 and an Eh29-cholera toxin subunit B (CTxB) fusion protein to confer protection against intestinal amoebiasis after oral immunization. The purified Eh29-CTxB fusion retained the critical ability to bind ganglioside GM₁, as determined by ELISA. Oral immunization of C3H/HeJ mice with Eh29 administered in combination with a subclinical dose of whole cholera toxin, but not as an Eh29-CTxB fusion, induced elevated levels of intestinal IgA and serum IgG anti-Eh29 antibodies that inhibited trophozoites adherence to MDCK cell monolayers. The 80% of immunized mice seen to develop IgA and IgG immune responses showed no evidence of infection in tissue sections harvested following intracecal challenge with virulent E. histolytica trophozoites. These results suggest that Eh29 is capable of inducing protective anti-amoebic immune responses in mice following oral immunization and could be used in the development of oral vaccines against amoebiasis.     

人结肠癌(CCA)单克隆抗体及其识别抗原的分析(简报)

正常细胞转化成癌细胞后,其表型发生了一系列不同于正常细胞的变化,成为肿瘤细胞的标志。Gold和Freeman(1965)用人结肠癌组织的抽提物免疫兔,发现有些用人正常结肠组织吸收后的抗血清能够与肿瘤组织和胚胎肠道抽提物起反应,但不与正常组织抽提物起反应,由于这种抗原最初被发现在胚胎组织,故名为癌胚抗原(embryonic carcinoma antigen,简称CEA)。用敏感的放射免疫或免疫酶标方     

Cytokine and antibody responses in gnotobiotic pigs after infection with human norovirus genogroup II.4 (HS66 strain)

A human norovirus genogroup II.4 strain HS66 (HuNoV-HS66) infects and causes mild diarrhea in gnotobiotic (Gn) pigs (S. Cheetham, M. Souza, T. Meulia, S. Grimes, M. G. Han, and L. J. Saif, J. Virol. 80:10372-10381, 2006). In this study we evaluated systemic and intestinal humoral and cellular immune responses to HuNoV-HS66 in orally inoculated pigs. Antibodies and type I interferon (IFN-I or IFN-alpha), proinflammatory interleukin-6 (IL-6), Th1 (IL-12 and IFN-gamma), Th2 (IL-4), and Th2/regulatory T ([T(reg)] IL-10) cytokine profiles in serum and intestinal contents (IC) of the HuNoV-HS66-inoculated pigs and controls were assessed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay at selected postinoculation days (0 to 28). Using an enzyme-linked immunospot assay, we evaluated immunoglobulin M (IgM), IgA, and IgG antibody-secreting cells (ASC) and cytokine-secreting cells (CSC) in intestine, spleen, and blood. In the HuNoV-inoculated pigs, antibody titers in serum and IC were generally low, and 65% seroconverted. Pigs with higher diarrhea scores were more likely to seroconvert and developed higher intestinal IgA and IgG antibody titers. The numbers of IgA and IgG ASC were higher systemically than in the gut. In serum, HuNoV induced persistently higher Th1 (low transient IFN-gamma and high IL-12) than the other cytokines, but also low Th2 (IL-4) and Th2/T(reg) (IL-10) levels; low, transient proinflammatory (IL-6) cytokines; and, notably, a delayed IFN-alpha response. In contrast, intestinal innate (IFN-alpha early and late) and Th1 (IL-12 late) cytokines were significantly elevated postinfection. HuNoV-HS66 also elicited higher numbers of Th1 (IL-12 and IFN-gamma) CSC than Th2 (IL-4) and proinflammatory (IL-6) CSC, with the latter responses low in blood and intestine, reflecting low intestinal inflammation in the absence of gut lesions. These data provide insights into the kinetics of cytokine secretion in serum and IC of HuNoV-inoculated Gn pigs and new information on intestinal humoral and cellular immune responses to HuNoV that are difficult to assess in human volunteers.