糖尿病小鼠对H5N1病毒的易感性及灭活疫苗诱导的免疫反应

糖尿病患者免疫功能低下,是流感病毒感染的高危人群.研制有效的流感病毒疫苗对糖尿病患者尤为重要.以注射STZ的方法建立糖尿病小鼠模型,比较糖尿病小鼠和健康小鼠对H5N1病毒易感性的差异.病毒感染3 d后糖尿病小鼠的肺部病毒滴度比健康小鼠高,显示糖尿病小鼠对H5N1病毒更易感.用一次免疫的方法接种不同剂量的H5N1灭活疫苗(单独免疫或与佐剂共同免疫),比较其在糖尿病小鼠和健康小鼠诱导抗体应答的能力.一次免疫H5N1流感病毒灭活疫苗可诱导糖尿病小鼠产生体液免疫应答,但其抗体量低于健康小鼠,增加疫苗剂量可提高抗体水平.佐剂能增强H5N1全病毒灭活疫苗在糖尿病小鼠体内诱导的抗体反应.     

重组人干扰素α2b抗流感病毒的研究

采用鼻腔给药方法,随机选取昆明小鼠60只,每组20只,共分3组,第1组为病毒对照组,第2组为感染前给药组即感染病毒前24h给药,第3组为同时给药组即病毒感染与用药同时进行,小鼠每天滴鼻给药1次,IFNα2b滴鼻剂剂量为10000IU/只,病毒浓度为10个EID50,对照组给予生理盐水,连续给药6d后处死小鼠,观察小鼠肺部病变,并采用血凝滴定法检测鼠肺中流感病毒含量。观察重组人干扰素α2b(IFNα2b)抗流感病毒效果,小鼠肺部病变严重程度依次为1组>3组>2组,血凝滴定结果表明,1、2与3组GMT平均值分别为4.141,2.000,2.070,重组人干扰素α2b滴鼻剂对流感病毒有明显抑制作用。     

流感病毒-金黄色葡萄球菌共感染小鼠模型建立及达菲的干预作用研究

目的 模拟临床常见的流感病毒+金黄色葡萄球菌(金葡菌)共感染建立小鼠模型，评价达菲干预后的药效及对淋巴细胞和炎症因子调控作用。方法 (1)通过筛选不同滴度的PR8流感病毒、金葡菌，建立共感染小鼠模型。(2)选用雄性BALB/c小鼠，随机分为6组。第0天滴鼻流感病毒(0.25 TCID₅₀,每只20μL),第3天滴鼻感染2.5×10⁷ CFU金葡菌20μL。感染病毒24 h后灌胃给药达菲，连续7 d。末次给药24 h后处死，计算脏器指数，RT-qPCR检测流感病毒M基因相对表达量，流式细胞术检测CD3⁺、CD4⁺、CD8⁺T淋巴细胞含量及IL-6等13种炎症因子的分泌水平，以气泡图的形式显示每组促炎平均值和促炎细胞因子之和。结果 (1)0.25 TCID₅₀的流感病毒感染后体重下降相对平缓，小鼠没有出现死亡；(2)2.5×10⁷ CFU的金葡菌共感染后半数致死，体重下降相对平缓，作为后续共感染组的剂量；(3)共感染组小鼠体重下降较大，胸...     

异型流感病毒感染小鼠肺细胞因子水平变化

为了制备能够抵御不同型别流感病毒感染的疫苗,揭示机体对异型流感病毒感染交叉免疫保护作用的主要机制,用流感病毒疫苗免疫小鼠后分别感染同型、异型流感病毒,另设使用免疫增强剂IL-2后感染异型流感病毒组,观察小鼠的一般状况和肺指数,并用ELISA方法测定肺匀浆中细胞因子IFN-γ、IL-2、IL-4及IL-10的含量。结果显示,异型免疫组和异型免疫加强组病毒感染后细胞因子IFN-γ含量明显高于感染前（P〈0.05）。研究表明,异型病毒感染后IFN-γ水平明显增高,此细胞因子可能在流感病毒异型间交叉保护免疫反应中起重要作用,其机制有待进一步研究确定。     

噬菌体治疗小鼠肺部铜绿假单胞菌感染的研究

【目的】通过两种给药方式观察噬菌体鸡尾酒制剂对铜绿假单胞菌(Pseudomonas aeruginosa)肺部感染小鼠的疗效。【方法】将小鼠行气管切开术,经气管灌注2×10⁸CFU/mL的铜绿假单胞菌悬液50μL,0.5 h后分别给予噬菌体鸡尾酒滴鼻和腹腔注射,同时建立PBS滴鼻和腹腔注射对照组。待感染24 h后,观察小鼠的生理状态,并行细菌学、病理学与炎症因子水平等检查。【结果】噬菌体鸡尾酒制剂的治疗组小鼠,肺内的铜绿假单胞菌被清除;病理结果显示,治疗组小鼠肺部组织结构较完好、炎症程度较轻。【结论】该铜绿假单胞菌噬菌体鸡尾酒制剂在小鼠体内具有很强的抗菌作用,对肺部细菌感染具有一定的治疗效果。     

铁苋菜乙醇提取物抗流感活性及其机理的初步研究

研究铁苋菜乙醇提取物对感染流感病毒小鼠肺部、流感病毒神经氨酸酶活性及其抗氧化活性的影响。采用鼻腔接种建立流感病毒感染的小鼠肺炎模型,观察各组小鼠的肺部病理变化。并以2-(4-methylumbelliferyl)-α-D-N-acetylneuraminic acid(MUNANA)为底物,检测铁苋菜乙醇提取物高、中和低剂量组对流感病毒神经氨酸酶活性的影响。利用NO法、DPPH法和β-胡萝卜素漂白法测定了铁苋菜乙醇提取物抗氧化活性。结果显示,在动物实验中,与空白组相比,模型组小鼠肺泡、细支气管等正常的组织结构遭到破坏。与模型组相比,奥司他韦组和铁苋菜乙醇提取物高、中、低剂量组均能明显改善感染的小鼠肺部病理损伤,且改善效果呈明显剂量依赖关系。在流感病毒神经氨酸酶活性抑制实验中,与模型对照组相比,铁苋菜高、中、低剂量组均能明显抑制神经氨酸酶活性(P0.01),高剂量组对其活性的抑制率可达60.48%。铁苋菜乙醇提取物有较好的清除DPPH、NO自由基和抑制β-胡萝卜素氧化活性。研究说明铁苋菜乙醇提取物可能抑制流感病毒神经氨酸酶的活性和抗氧化减轻流感所致的相关炎症损伤。     

乙型脑炎病毒感染的神经元中干扰素诱导蛋白-10与肿瘤坏死因子-α的相关性及意义

乙型脑炎病毒（Japanese encephalitis virus,JEV）感染引起血脑屏障损伤与干扰素诱导蛋白-10(Interferon gamma-induced protein-10,IP-10)表达上调及下游肿瘤坏死因子-α(Tumor necrosis factor-α,TNF-α)释放增加有关,但IP-10及TNF-α在JEV感染引起神经元损伤中的作用并不清楚。为了研究JEV感染的神经元中IP-10与TNF-α的相关性及生物学意义,本研究以SH-SY5Y细胞为实验对象,建立JEV感染的细胞模型,转染阴性对照（Negative control,NC）siRNA或IP-10 siRNA,给予溶剂或重组人TNF-α干预。干预后,检测细胞中IP-10、p-JNK的表达水平,培养基中TNF-α的含量,细胞存活率及凋亡率,JEV的滴度及拷贝数。结果显示,JEV组细胞中IP-10的表达水平及培养基中TNF-α的含量均高于对照组（P<0.05）且IP-10的表达水平与培养基中TNF-α的含量具有正相关关系;敲低IP-10后,si-IP-10+JEV组细胞中IP-10、p-JNK的...     

板蓝根颗粒对甲型流感病毒小鼠的作用

目的测定板蓝根颗粒抗流感病毒的药效作用。方法 A/California/7/2009（CA7）病毒滴鼻感染BALB/c小鼠观察14d,观察板蓝根对甲型H1N1流感病毒感染小鼠的保护作用,计算小鼠存活率、存活天数以及延长生命率。感染的小鼠第5天每组小鼠处死一半,取肺组织,观察板蓝根对甲型H1N1流感病毒感染小鼠肺组织的保护作用。结果板蓝根可明显延长甲型H1N1流感病毒感染小鼠的存活天数并提高存活率,病理结果显示板蓝根对甲型H1N1流感病毒感染的小鼠的肺组织有一定程度的保护作用,与模型组比较差异显著（P〈0.05）。结论板蓝根颗粒对甲型H1N1流感病毒感染的小鼠有较好的保护作用。     

幽门螺杆菌(SS1)感染及其胃炎的小鼠模型

目的 :建立感染幽门螺杆菌 (Helicobacterpylori,H pylori)SS1株BALB/c小鼠感染模型 ,研究H pylori胃内定植及胃黏膜病理变化。 方法 :BALB/c小鼠胃内分别接种体外培养的H pyloriSS1株 (实验组 )或PBS(对照组 ) ,组织学方法评价H pylori定植及胃黏膜病理变化。结果 :所有对照组小鼠胃组织未见H pylori定植 ,胃组织也未见明显的炎症反应 ;而所有实验组小鼠在感染H pylori 12周后 ,胃黏膜表面的黏液层及胃小凹顶端可见大量H pylori,胃体及胃窦交界处、胃体及胃底交界处最多 ;胃组织可见到不同程度的炎性反应 ,感染H pylori 2 4周后 ,胃组织炎性反应加重。结论 :用胃内接种方法建立了小鼠H pylori感染及其相关性胃炎的模型。     

Enhancement of DTH response by cholera toxin B subunit inoculated intranasally together with influenza HA vaccine

The effects of B subunit of cholera toxin (CTB) on delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) response to influenza vaccine derived from influenza virus A/PR/8/34 (PR-8, HlNl) virus were investigated in B10 mice that were immunized intranasally with both influenza vaccine and CTB. The result showed that intranasal inoculation of this combination augmented DTH response to influenza vaccine, which reached its peak 6 days after inoculation, and also induced accelerated DTH response upon a second inoculation of influenza vaccine alone 4 weeks later, that the cross-reactive DTH response to PR-8 vaccine was elicited by the injection of the different influenza A-type virus vaccine into the footpad of the vaccinated mice, but was not by influenza B-type virus vaccine, that the DTH-mediating T cells were detected selectively in the lungs of mice that received the nasal inoculation of the vaccine and CTB together, but that subcutaneous inoculation of this combination failed to induce DTH-mediating T cells in the lungs. These results, together with the previous papers (Tamura et al, Vaccine 7: 257-262; 314-320, 1989), suggest that CTB could augment both humoral and DTH responses against influenza vaccine in the respiratory mucosal tract.     

Role of CXCR3 in the immune response to murine gammaherpesvirus 68

The chemokine IP-10 (CXCL10) and its cellular receptor CXCR3 are upregulated in the lung during murine gammaherpesvirus 68 (MHV-68) infection. In order to determine the role of the CXCR3 chemokine receptor in the immune response to MHV-68, CXCR3-/- mice were infected with the virus. CXCR3-/- mice showed delayed clearance of replicating MHV-68 from the lungs. This correlated with delayed T-cell recruitment to the lungs and reduced cytolytic activity prior to viral clearance. Splenomegaly and the numbers of latently infected cells per spleen were transiently increased. However, CXCR3-/- mice showed normal virus-specific antibody titers and effective long-term control of MHV-68 infection.     

季节性流感疫苗对小鼠感染 H7N9 禽流感病毒的保护效力简

目的 评价季节性流感裂解疫苗对流感病毒H7N9的免疫保护效力.方法 用我国2012～2013年度季节性流感裂解疫苗,以腹腔注射方式免疫BALB/c小鼠,并设PBS免疫模型组,末次免疫14 d后以5 LD50 A/Anhui/1（H7N9）进行攻试验.感染后观察记录小鼠临床表现,体重变化,并分别于第2天和第4天每组处死3只小鼠,取肺组织和鼻甲骨测病毒滴度和载量.结果 感染后疫苗与模型组小鼠体重下降明显,疫苗组存活率为10%,模型组全部死亡.感染后第4天疫苗组鼻甲骨滴度显著低于模型组.血凝抑制试验及中和实验表明免疫小鼠血清无中和H7N9病毒抗体.结论 季节性流感疫苗在小鼠中对于H7N9流感病毒感染无明显保护作用.     

Molecular mechanism of complex infection by bacteria and virus analyzed by a model using serratial protease and influenza virus in mice.

We examined the effect of a serratial exoprotease on the pathogenesis of influenza virus infection in mice as a model of complicated respiratory infection by bacteria and virus in humans. The 56-kilodalton (56-kDa) protease from Serratia marcescens was administrated intranasally to mice at a dose of 10, 20, or 40 micrograms from day 0 to day 3 after inoculation of the influenza virus. Administration of the protease resulted in remarkable enhancement of the lethal effect of the virus and enhancement of pathological changes in the lungs. Influenza virus replication, determined by plaque-forming assay, was accelerated by the protease. Namely, we found a 100-fold increase in virus yield by day 2. The 56-kDa protease caused generation of plasmin activity in the lungs. In vitro experiments showed that plasmin greatly enhanced the yield of influenza virus, although the effect of the 56-kDa protease by itself was much lower than that of plasmin. Furthermore, the 56-kDa protease could induce plasmin production indirectly via activation of plasminogen by the Hageman factor-dependent cascade in the in vitro system. We conclude that this major serratial exoprotease has a deleterious effect on mice infected with influenza virus and that this effect seems to result from enhancement of viral growth by indirect acceleration of plasmin generation induced by the protease.     

Pattern recognition molecule mindin promotes intranasal clearance of influenza viruses

The innate immune response is essential for host defense against microbial pathogen infections and is mediated by pattern recognition molecules recognizing pathogen-associated molecular patterns. Our previous work has demonstrated that the extracellular matrix protein mindin functions as a pattern recognition molecule for bacterial pathogens. In this study, we examined the role of mindin in influenza virus infection. We found that intranasal infection of mindin-deficient mice by influenza virus resulted in dramatically increased virus titers in the lung and intranasal cavity of mutant mice. In contrast, lungs from intratracheally infected mindin-deficient mice contained similar influenza virus titers. We showed that mindin interacted with influenza virus particles directly and that mindin-deficient macrophages exhibited impaired activation after influenza virus infection in vitro. Furthermore, intranasal administration of recombinant mindin significantly enhanced the clearance of influenza virus in wild-type mice. Together, these results demonstrate that mindin plays an essential role in the host innate immune response to influenza virus infection and suggest that mindin may be used as an immune-enhancing agent in influenza infection.     

Replication and pathogenesis of the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza virus in mammalian models

This study aimed to characterize the replication and pathogenic properties of a Korean pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza virus isolate in ferrets and mice. Ferrets infected with A/Korea/01/2009 (H1N1) virus showed mild clinical signs. The virus replicated well in lungs and slightly in brains with no replication in any other organs. Severe bronchopneumonia and thickening of alveolar walls were detected in the lungs. Viral antigens were detected in the bronchiolar epithelial cells, in peribronchial glands with severe peribronchitis and in cells present in the alveoli. A/Korea/01/2009 (H1N1) virus-infected mice showed weight loss and pathological lung lesions including perivascular cuffing, interstitial pneumonia and alveolitis. The virus replicated highly in the lungs and slightly in the nasal tissues. Viral antigens were detected in bronchiolar epithelial cells, pneumocytes and interstitial macrophages. However, seasonal H1N1 influenza virus did not replicate in the lungs of ferrets, and viral antigens were not detected. Thus, this Korean pandemic (H1N1) 2009 isolate infected the lungs of ferrets and mice successfully and caused more pathological lesions than did the seasonal influenza virus.     

Proinflammatory Cytokine Response and Viral Replication in Mouse Bone Marrow Derived Macrophages Infected with Influenza H1N1 and H5N1 Viruses

The pathogenesis of human influenza H5N1 virus infection remains poorly understood and controversial. Cytokine dysregulation in human infection has been hypothesized to contribute to disease severity. We developed in vitro cultures of mouse bone marrow derived macrophages (BMDMΦ) from C57BL/6N mouse to compare influenza A (H5N1 and H1N1) virus replication and pro-inflammatory cytokine and chemokine responses. While both H1N1 and H5N1 viruses infected the mouse bone marrow derived macrophages, only the H1N1 virus had showed evidence of productive viral replication from the infected cells. In comparison with human seasonal influenza H1N1 (A/HK/54/98) and mouse adapted influenza H1N1 (A/WSN/33) viruses, the highly pathogenic influenza H5N1 virus (A/HK/483/97) was a more potent inducer of the chemokine, CXCL 10 (IP-10), while there was not a clear differential TNF-α protein expression pattern. Although human influenza viruses rarely cause infection in mice without prior adaption, the use of in vitro cell cultures of primary mouse cells is of interest, especially given the availability of gene-defective (knock-out) mice for specific genes.     

IFN-gamma-inducible protein 10 (CXCL10) contributes to airway hyperreactivity and airway inflammation in a mouse model of asthma

Allergic asthma is an inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by eosinophilic inflammation and airway hyper-reactivity. Cytokines and chemokines specific for Th2-type inflammation predominate in asthma and in animal models of this disease. The role of Th1-type inflammatory mediators in asthma remains controversial. IFN-gamma-inducible protein 10 (IP-10; CXCL10) is an IFN-gamma-inducible chemokine that preferentially attracts activated Th1 lymphocytes. IP-10 is up-regulated in the airways of asthmatics, but its function in asthma is unclear. To investigate the role of IP-10 in allergic airway disease, we examined the expression of IP-10 in a murine model of asthma and the effects of overexpression and deletion of IP-10 in this model using IP-10-transgenic and IP-10-deficient mice. Our experiments demonstrate that IP-10 is up-regulated in the lung after allergen challenge. Mice that overexpress IP-10 in the lung exhibited significantly increased airway hyperreactivity, eosinophilia, IL-4 levels, and CD8(+) lymphocyte recruitment compared with wild-type controls. In addition, there was an increase in the percentage of IL-4-secreting T lymphocytes in the lungs of IP-10-transgenic mice. In contrast, mice deficient in IP-10 demonstrated the opposite results compared with wild-type controls, with a significant reduction in these measures of Th2-type allergic airway inflammation. Our results demonstrate that IP-10, a Th1-type chemokine, is up-regulated in allergic pulmonary inflammation and that this contributes to the airway hyperreactivity and Th2-type inflammation seen in this model of asthma.     

Serial histopathological examination of the lungs of mice infected with influenza A virus PR8 strain

Avian influenza H5N1 and pandemic (H1N1) 2009 viruses are known to induce viral pneumonia and subsequent acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) with diffuse alveolar damage (DAD). The mortality rate of ARDS/DAD is extremely high, at approximately 60%, and no effective treatment for ARDS/DAD has been established. We examined serial pathological changes in the lungs of mice infected with influenza virus to determine the progress from viral pneumonia to ARDS/DAD. Mice were intranasally infected with influenza A/Puerto Rico/8/34 (PR8) virus, and their lungs were examined both macro- and micro-pathologically every 2 days. We also evaluated general condition, survival rate, body weight, viral loads in lung, and surfactant proteins in serum. As a result, all infected mice died within 9 days postinfection. At 2 days postinfection, inflammation in alveolar septa, i.e., interstitial pneumonia, was observed around bronchioles. From 4 to 6 days postinfection, interstitial pneumonia with alveolar collapse expanded throughout the lungs. From 6 to 9 days postinfection, DAD with severe alveolar collapse was observed in the lungs of all of dying and dead mice. In contrast, DAD was not observed in the live infected-mice from 2 to 6 days postinfection, despite their poor general condition. In addition, histopathological analysis was performed in mice infected with a dose of PR8 virus which was 50% of the lethal dose for mice in the 20-day observation period. DAD with alveolar collapse was observed in all dead mice. However, in the surviving mice, instead of DAD, glandular metaplasia was broadly observed in their lungs. The present study indicates that DAD with severe alveolar collapse is associated with death in this mouse infection model of influenza virus. Inhibition of the development of DAD with alveolar collapse may decrease the mortality rate in severe viral pneumonia caused by influenza virus infection.