Reactivation of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 in Cells of Latently Infected Mouse Trigeminal Ganglia Cultured in Serum-Free Medium

Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) was reactivated more rapidly in cells of latently infected mouse trigeminal ganglia which were cultured in serum-free medium (after 3.7 days of cultivation) than in those cultured in serum-containing Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (after 8.5 days of cultivation). The concentration of calcium ion (Ca²⁺) in the medium affected HSV-1 reactivation in ganglionic cultures, and 0.9 mM was the optimum concentration for the reactivation. Reactivation was delayed significantly in ganglia put into culture 4 months or more after infection compared with those cultured 1 month after infection.     

一种包装AAV2/5的重组单纯疱疹病毒的构建

为了得到一种可以包装AAV2/5和表达绿色荧光蛋白的重组单纯疱疹病毒,设计并构建了一个由AAV2rep基因和AAV5cap基因嵌合而成的rep2cap5基因,然后,利用一套携带HSV1基因组的粘粒系统(cos6、cos28、cos14、cos56、cos48),将rep2cap5基因插入cos6粘粒上HSV1基因组片段的UL2基因中,而将EGFP的表达单位插入cos56粘粒上HSV1基因组片段的UL44基因中,用这2个重组粘粒与其它3个粘粒(cos14、cos28、cos48)共转染BHK-21细胞获得了重组病毒HSV1-r2c5-EGFP并进行了空斑纯化。HSV1-r2c5-EGFP病毒能够在BHK-21细胞连续传代,并且可以观察到几乎所有的感染细胞都能产生绿色荧光。用PCR方法以及Southern杂交方法表明所获得的HSV1-r2c5-EGFP中携带有rep2cap5基因,用HSV1-r2c5-EGFP感染携带报告基因LacZ的AAV载体细胞株,获得了具有感染性的重组AAV2/5-LacZ。结果表明,所获得的重组单纯疱疹病毒HSV1-r2c5-EGFP可提供AAV2/5载体包装所需的全部辅助功能,是一种能简便、高效制备重组AAV2/5病毒的通用性辅助病毒。     

大鼠背根神经节神经元上失活 BK 通道特性的研究

大电导的电压和 Ca²⁺ 激活的 K⁺ 通道 (BK 通道 ) 在哺乳动物的组织中广泛表达,起着多种多样的作用 . 目前只有少数组织中 BK 通道的性质被深入地研究,而且鲜见有失活的 BK 通道 (BK_i) 的报道,尤其是在神经元中 . 发现在大鼠小直径的背根神经节 (DRG) 神经元中,普遍存在失活的 BK 通道 . 失活的 BK 电流成分是 Ca²⁺敏感的,可以被大电导的 BK 通道特异阻断剂 ChTX 所阻断,而且木瓜蛋白酶可以从胞外改变通道失活的特性 .     

Effect of Heparin on Hemagglutinin of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1

Heparin inhibited the hemagglutinin activity of herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1. The minimal inhibitory concentration of heparin required to inhibit 8 hemagglutination (HA) U of HSV ranged from 0.005 to 0.01 U/ml. Mouse erythrocytes failed to combine with the HA inhibitory factor of heparin. On the other hand, mouse erythrocytes treated with heparinase had greatly reduced agglutinability by HSV. Virus-heparin complex formation was observed by sedimenting heparin with the virus particles.     

单纯疱疹病毒致病模型的研究

对单纯疱疹病毒（HSV）感染小白鼠致病特点进行了观察。小白鼠感染HSV第4天后开始发病,感染后2h血液内可分离出病毒,第48小时病毒血症水平和病毒检出率较高。不同组织病毒分布不同,脑、神经节在感染后第72小时病毒滴度较高,心、肝组织在第5天达到高峰。结果说明所建立的HSV致病模型可用于评价抗HSV药物。     

Specific Deposition of Passively Transferred Monoclonal Antibodies against Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 in Rat Brain Infected with the Virus

The kinetics of human monoclonal antibody (anti-gB) to herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) were investigated after intravenous injection of anti-gB into an HSV-1 encephalitis animal model. Immunohistochemical study revealed specific deposition of passively tansferred anti-gB in the hippocampus and thalamus of the infected rat brain, and it bound to the same neurons in which HSV-1 antigen was positively stained. To examine the macroscopic distribution of anti-gB in the infected brain, we undertook an ¹²⁵I-labeled anti-gB injection study, and the same distribution of ¹²⁵I-labeled anti-gB deposition was observed by brain semimicroautoradiography as in the immunohistochemical study. These results suggest that anti-gB easily permeates the capillary wall and is deposited in the inflammatory site where HSV-1-specific antigen is detectable. The use of radioisotope-labeled anti-gB injection and external brain imaging could lead to a noninvasive diagnostic tool for the early detection of HSV-1 antigen in cases of suspected HSV-1 encephalitis.     

单纯疱疹病毒Ⅰ型糖蛋白D在酵母中的表达

从提取的HSV-1基因组中扩增得到编码gD蛋白胞外区1～314aa的基因gDt,将其插入毕赤酵母表达质粒pPIC9K的醇氧化酶(AOX1)启动子下游,构建携带gDt的重组载体,经电转化GS115菌株和G418筛选,得到了高效分泌表达gD蛋白的毕赤酵母菌株,表达量达到250mg/L,该目的蛋白可被gD单抗(1-I-9)特异性识别.表达产物经离子交换、金属螯合、分子筛柱层析纯化后得到纯度较高的重组蛋白.重组gD蛋白免疫BALB/c小鼠可诱生一定水平的特异性抗体,表明该蛋白具有较好的免疫原性,能够诱导小鼠产生体液免疫应答.     

Synaptogenesis in Co-Culture of Neurons of Dorsal Root Ganglia and Spinal Cord

In co-culture of spinal cord and dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons, we studied at different terms of culturing postsynaptic currents in DRG neurons evoked by direct electrical stimulation of single spinal neurons using a voltage-clamp technique in the whole-cell configuration. According to the reversal potential and sensitivity to bicuculline, these currents were classified as inhibitory postsynaptic currents (IPSC) carried by Cl^- ions through GABA_A receptors. During neuronal development in dissociated co-culture, the amplitude of evoked IPSC and their time to peak significantly increased. The time to peak of spontaneous IPSC (sIPSC) in DRG neurons remained unchanged, while the frequency of these currents increased with increasing culturing time. It is concluded that under culturing conditions spinal neurons establish inhibitory synaptic contacts with the somata of DRG neurons, and the number of such functional contacts increases in the course of culturing. Our findings show that in dissociated co-culture the process of formation of inhibitory synapses on the axon terminals of primary afferent neurons is akin to that realized in vivo, but with dissimilar topography of distribution of such synapses.     

单纯疱疹病毒Ⅰ型糖蛋白D在酵母中的表达

从提取的HSV-1基因组中扩增得到编码gD蛋白胞外区1～314aa的基因gDt,将其插入毕赤酵母表达质粒pPIC9K的醇氧化酶(AOX1)启动子下游,构建携带gDt的重组载体,经电转化GS115菌株和G418筛选,得到了高效分泌表达gD蛋白的毕赤酵母菌株,表达量达到250mg/L,该目的蛋白可被gD单抗(1-I-9)特异性识别。表达产物经离子交换、金属螯合、分子筛柱层析纯化后得到纯度较高的重组蛋白。重组gD蛋白免疫BALB/c小鼠可诱生一定水平的特异性抗体,表明该蛋白具有较好的免疫原性,能够诱导小鼠产生体液免疫应答。     

Developmental Regulation of Neuregulin1 Isoforms and erbB Receptor Expression in Intact Rat Dorsal Root Ganglia

Neuregulins (NRGs) are a family of growth factors which bind to the erbB family of tyrosine kinase receptors. The exact nature and interaction of specific NRG isoforms and erbB receptors that occur during the development of the nervous system have not been reported. In order to better understand the role that different NRG isoforms and erbB receptors play in the differentiation, proliferation, and survival of neurons and glial cells, we isolated protein and mRNA from dorsal root ganglia of rat pups between embryonic day (E) 13 and postnatal day (P) 15. The relative expression levels of the NRGs and erbB receptors for the different time points were compared using both Western and RT-PCR analyses. NRG1-type1α protein levels were highest at E-13 and then decreased by approximately 40% and remained constant through P-15. In contrast, mRNA levels for NRG1-type1α remained constant from E-15 to P-15. The protein levels for NRG1-type 1β were similar to NRG1-type1α at E-13 with an approximate 40% increase in the levels at E-15 and E-17 followed by a decrease to E-13 levels for the remainder of the developmental time periods. The mRNA levels for NRG1-type1β remained constant from E-15 to P-15. The protein and mRNA expression patterns for each erbB receptor were distinctive. The protein levels for erbB-2 were highest at E-19 while erbB-3 levels were highest at E-17 and E-18. ErbB-4 protein levels were highest at E-13 and decreased through P-15. The developmental pattern for erbB-2 and erbB-4 mRNA levels had no relation to that of the corresponding protein levels while the mRNA levels for erbB-3 were highest at E-17 and E-18 similar to the pattern observed for the erbB-3 protein levels. We concluded that both NRG and erbB expression in dorsal root ganglia are mostly translationally controlled and that NRG1 isoforms and their erbB receptors are not coordinately regulated. Special issue article in honor of Dr. George DeVries.     

一种1型单纯庖疹病毒载体系统的建立

1型单纯疱疹病毒（HSV-1）作为溶瘤病毒和病毒载体的研究已有很长的历史. 本研究利用细菌人工染色体技术建立了一种HSV-1载体系统. 首先,将HSV-1内部反向重复序列（internal inverted repeat sequences, IR）两侧的片段克隆入pKO5获得穿梭质粒pKO5/BN,其电转含pHSV-BAC的大肠杆菌后筛选获得删除IR区重组DNA的 pHSVΔIR-BAC. pHSVΔIR-BAC转染Vero细胞获得删除IR区的重组病毒HSVΔIR（MH1001）.上述pKO5/BN和含pHSVΔIR BAC的大肠杆菌构成了HSV-1载体系统. 利用该系统获得了表达绿色荧光蛋白EGFP的重组病毒HSVΔIR/EGFP（MH1002）.MH1001和MH1002在感染的Vero细胞中增殖水平略低于野生型HSV-1,但无显著差异|Western印迹检测表明,重组病毒早期蛋白质ICP0、ICP4、ICP8、ICP22、ICP27在感染细胞中的表达水平下降|免疫荧光及激光共聚焦检测表明,重组病毒与野生型病毒均存在于细胞质中.以上结果表明,删除IR区的重组HSV-1保留了复制能力,能够携载并表达外源基因,建立的HSV-1载体系统可用于构建携载外源基因的复制型重组HSV-1.     

单纯疱疹病毒基因组的限制性核酸内切酶分析

为了获得单纯疱疹病毒(HSV)基因组的限制性核酸内切酶(RE)分析资料和选择合适的RE去研究HSV感染,用11种常用的RE对HSV两个型别的实验室标准毒株的基因组分别作了分析。比较研究的结果表明,BamHI、HpaI和PstI等RE较适于HSV的研究和分型。本研究所采用的小量提取HSV DNA的方法具有快速、简便和实用的特点,值得在HSV感染的诊断、分型和HSV分子流行病学诸研究中推广使用。     

Effects of Gabapentin on Calcium Transients in Neurons of the Rat Dorsal Root Ganglia

In our experiments on rat dorsal root ganglia (DRG) neurons, we studied the effects of an antiepileptic agent, gabapentin, on calcium transients evoked by depolarization of the membrane using the fluorescence calciumsensitive dye Fura-2/AM. Application of gabapentin to neurons with large-diameter somata practically did not change the characteristics of calcium transients. In mid-sized neurons, the amplitude of transients decreased, on average, by 27% with respect to the control, while in small-sized neurons the transients changed insignificantly (on average, less than by 7%). The mid-sized neurons were additionally subjected to the capsaicin test, which allowed us to differentiate primary nociceptive neurons of this group where TRPV1-type channels are expressed. In capsaicin-sensitive neurons, application of gabapentin led to a decrease in the amplitude of calcium transients, on average, by 37%, while such a decrease was only 16% in capsaicininsensitive neurons. Based on our own data and findings of other researchers on the ability of gabapentin to demonstrate affine binding with the accessory α₂δ subunit of voltage-dependent calcium channels and also on the peculiarities of expression of these channels in somatosensory neurons of the corresponding types, we discuss the probable pattern of expression of subunits of the α₂δ-1 subtype in DRG cells of different sizes. We demonstrated that the effects of gabapentin on calcium transients in nociceptive and hypothetically nonnociceptive mid-sized DRG neurons are selective (the effects in neurons involved in the sensation of acute pain are probably more intense). Neirofiziologiya/Neurophysiology, Vol. 40, No. 4, pp. 281–287, July–August, 2008.     

HSV-tk基因逆转录病毒重组体的构建与DNA序列分析

目的　构建含有单纯疱疹病毒Ⅰ型胸苷激酶 (HSV1 tk)基因的逆转录病毒重组载体pLXSN TK。方法设计一对寡核苷酸引物 ,用PCR方法从质粒pHSV10 6中特异扩增HSV tk基因片段 ( 1168bp) ,分别用BamHI和Eco RI酶切后 ,定向连接到质粒pLXSN中 ,转化宿主菌TG1,分别用上述内切酶 ,PCR和DNA测序鉴定重组质粒。结果　酶切鉴定所切下的片段和PCR扩增的片段大小均与预计相符 ,测序结果与文献报道序列及预计结果一致 ,证实符合表达框架。结论　成功构建了HSV tk嵌合重组质粒pLXSN TK。     

Effects of Nerve Growth Factor and Phorbol Derivative on Reactivation of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 in Cultured Cells of Latently Infected Adult Mouse Trigeminal Ganglia

Reactivation of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) occurred rapidly in cells of latently infected adult mouse trigeminal ganglia which were cultured in serum-free medium in the presence of sufficient nerve growth factor (NGF). However, HSV-1 reactivation was delayed significantly in ganglionic cultures in the absence of exogenous NGF or in cultures treated with 2-aminopurine in the presence of NGF. The delayed viral reactivation in ganglionic cultures without NGF was accelerated by treatment with phorbol myristate acetate or dibutyryl cyclic AMP. Culture conditions which affected HSV-1 reactivation did not affect replication of HSV-1 in normal ganglionic cultures.     

Pathogenicity of Glycoprotein C-Deficient Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Strain TN-1 Which Encodes Truncated Glycoprotein C

A clinical isolate of herpes simplex virus 1 (TN-1) from a stromal keratitis patient was found to be defective in the glycoprotein C (gC) gene (UL44), thus resulting in the production of truncated gC upon infection. To study the pathogenetic role of truncated gC, we prepared a recombinant LTN-8 derived from TN-1 with deletions of the 1.5 kilobase pairs of the gC gene including the initiation codon. A penetration assay revealed LTN-8 to be less efficient in its penetration ability than TN-1, the laboratory strain KOS and RTN-1-20-3, a recombinant derived from TN-1 with the KOS gC gene. The penetration of LTN-8 was facilitated by the addition of TN-1-infected culture medium. TN-1 virus preparations had no hemagglutinating activity. However, the animals infected with TN-1 did develop hemagglutination inhibition (HI) antibodies. The LTN-8-infected animals did not develop HI antibodies. The pathogenicity in BALB/c mice following either corneal, intraperitoneal or intracerebral inoculation did not significantly differ among TN-1, RTN-1-20-3 or LTN-8. Our results indicate that truncated gC was sufficient for the induction of HI antibodies and was also able to facilitate penetration in vitro. Although truncated gC might be a virulence factor acting as a decoy, both truncated gC and intact gC had little effect on the outcome following intracerebral, intraperitoneal or corneal inoculation.