乙型肝炎疫苗中游离抗原对免疫效果的影响

将按《生物制品规程》制备除氢氧化铝吸附方式不同外,其余所有过程均一致的疫苗各１０批,在ＨＢｓＡｇ含量相同前提下,于５００公升大罐内吸附制备的疫苗中游离抗原含量比在１０公升瓶内吸附制备的疫苗高４倍,两者均数分别为３０４．１ｎｇ／ｍｌ和７３．１ｎｇ／ｍｌ,吸附率分别为９７．９５％和９９．５１％;用ＲＰＨＡ测定游离抗原滴度前者也比后者高２倍;动物免疫效价（ＥＤ５０）高４７％。在上述吸附率范围内,游离抗原含量与ＥＤ５０呈正相关（ｒ＝０．７１７９Ｐ＜０．００１）。     

痘苗病毒不同启动子对乙型肝炎病毒表面抗原表达的影响

利用DNA重组和细胞体内同源重组技术,分别获得了P7.5启动子和P11启动子单独带动的乙型肝炎病毒表面抗原(HBsAg)基因的重组痘苗病毒和同一个重组痘苗病毒中含有P7.5和P11启动子分别带动一个HBsAg基因(正反两个插入方向)的四种重组痘苗病毒,比较了它们对HBsAg表达的影响。含P7.5启动子的比含P11启动子的重组痘苗病毒表达的HBsAg水平更高些;在同一个重组痘苗病毒中P7.5和P11两个启动子分别带动HBsAg基因时,两个启动子同向转录表达的HBsAg水平较低,而两个启动子又向转录时表达的HBsAg水平较高,但均没有单一P7.5启动子带动的HBsAg基因的表达水平高。     

High-yield rapid production of hepatitis B surface antigen in plant leaf by a viral expression system

Recombinant hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) constitutes currently used vaccines against hepatitis B virus, and has been successfully employed as a carrier for foreign epitopes. With the aim of developing an inexpensive, easily administered vaccine source for global immunization, several groups have expressed HBsAg in plant systems. Transgenic plant-derived HBsAg assembles into virus-like particles (VLPs) and is immunogenic in both mice and humans. However, HBsAg expression is relatively low in transgenic plant systems. The time-consuming and labour-intensive process of generating transgenic plants also significantly limits high-throughput analyses of various HBsAg fusion antigens. In this paper, the high-yield rapid production of HBsAg in plant leaf using a novel viral transient expression system is described. Nicotiana benthamiana leaves infiltrated with the MagnICON viral vectors produced HBsAg at high levels, averaging 295 µg/g leaf fresh weight at 10 days post-infection, as measured by a polyclonal enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Transiently expressed HBsAg accumulated as the full-length product, formed disulphide-linked dimers, displayed the conformational 'a' antigenic determinant and assembled into VLPs. Immunization of mice with partially purified HBsAg elicited HBsAg-specific antibodies. Furthermore, it was found that transient production of HBsAg using vacuum infiltration of whole plants, rather than syringe infiltration of leaves, was readily scalable, and greatly improved the accumulation of correctly folded HBsAg that displays the protective 'a' determinant.     

Tissue specific expression of hepatitis B virus surface antigen in transgenic plant cells and tissue culture

The tobacco plants (Nicotiana tabacum L.) carrying the HBsAg gene controlled by (Aocs)₃AmasPmas, the hybrid promoter that includes regulatory elements of the agrobacterial octopine and mannopine synthase genes, as well as plants controlled by the same promoter and adh1, maize alcohol dehydrogenase gene intron were obtained. The presence of the adh1 gene intron did not significantly change the level of expression of the HBsAg gene in plants. The analysis of expression of hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBs-antigen) in transformed plants expressing the HBsAg under the control of different promoters was made. The level of HBs-antigen in plants carrying the HBsAg gene controlled by (Aocs)₃AmasPmas, the hybrid agrobacterium-derived promoter, was the highest in roots and made up to 0.01% of total amount of soluble protein. The level of HBs-antigen in plants carrying the HBsAg gene controlled by the dual 35S RNA cauliflower mosaic virus promoter was the same in all organs of the plant and made up to 0.06% of the total amount of soluble protein. Hairy root and callus cultures of plants carrying the HBsAg gene and expressing the HBs-antigen were obtained.     

Enhanced intracellular accumulation of recombinant HBsAg in CHO cells by dimethyl sulfoxide

The intracellular hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) content per cell was significantly increased by 7.2-fold in the culture of recombinant CHO cells with 1.5% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), while the HBsAg production and specific productivity were only improved by 70% and 3.2-fold, respectively. The significant accumulation of HBsAg within rCHO cells by DMSO stimulation was testified with flow cytometry measurements. Electron microscopy was applied to show that the dilated areas scattered over whole cytoplasm within rCHO cells in response to DMSO, and further revealed that intracellular HBsAg was localized to these areas with immunogold labeling. The failure of intracellular HBsAg virus-like particle assembly was revealed to be closely associated with the HBsAg accumulation within DMSO-stimulated rCHO cells on the basis of sucrose gradient analysis of cell extract. This work provided the details to further understand the HBsAg accumulation within rCHO cells in response to DMSO.     

Single-chain antibody fragments specific to the hepatitis B surface antigen, produced in recombinant tobacco cell cultures

An anti-hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), single-chain Fv antibody fragment (scFv) with a 6-histidine N-terminal tag was produced in cultured transgenic tobacco cells. Western blot and antigen-specific chromatography showed high levels of biologically active scFv in the culture supernatant (1 mg l^–1) and in cells (5 mg kg^–1). A simple one-step scFv purification was developed using immobilized metal ion affinity chromatography.     

鱼山镇1岁以上人群不同年龄组乙肝表面抗原携带率与乙肝疫苗接种关系的调查

研究鱼山镇乙肝疫苗接种率不同人群的乙肝病毒表面抗原(HBsAg)携带率的差异。将该镇所有户籍登记在册人员按出生日期分成3组,再按随机抽样法对每个年龄组抽取一定数量的人组成样本,调查乙肝疫苗接种史;对每位参加者采集静脉血5ml,无菌分离血清,使用固相放射免疫试剂和酶联免疫试剂检测乙肝病毒表面抗原和抗乙肝病毒表面抗原抗体(HBsAb,抗-HBs)。小年龄组、中年龄组、大年龄组乙肝疫苗接种率依次为80.00%、50.46%、25.36%,差异具有统计学意义(χ2=262.24,P<0.005);小年龄组、中年龄组、大年龄组HBsAg携带率依次为2.07%、11.93%、17.87%,差异具有统计学意义(χ2=77.48,P<0.005);小年龄组、中年龄组、大年龄组HBsAb依次为43.38%、24.77%、10.95%,差异具有统计学意义(χ2=107.28,P<0.005)。乙肝疫苗接种率在小年龄组、中年龄组、大年龄组依次降低,HBsAg携带率依次增高,HBsAb阳性率依次降低。因此,接种乙肝疫苗对人群有较好的保护作用,人群乙肝疫苗接种率越高,HBsAb阳性率越高,HBsAg携带率越低。     

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。     

Isolation,cloning and transgenic expression of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in Solanum lycopersicum L

The Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is one of the most widespread viral infections of humans. HBV causes acute and chronic hepatitis. Chronic hepatitis leads to hepatocellular carcinoma, which is a significant cause of death. DNA-based immunization programs to control the spread of Hepatitis B in developing countries are costly and require special storage and transportation. The alternative way is to express Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in plants to develop oral vaccines. In this study, HBsAg gene was isolated, cloned, and then transformed in tomato plants. The transgenic tomato plants were confirmed through RT-qPCR. HBsAg expression was analysed in mature green and red stages of tomato fruit through quantitative real-time PCR. It was observed that expression of HBsAg was high in matured red tomato as compared to mature green. The present study is the first step to developing Solanum lycopersicum as an edible vaccine production system in this world region.     

溶剂环境对乙肝表面抗原(HBsAg)结构的影响

HBsAg作为乙肝疫苗的主要成分,是一种病毒样颗粒,由蛋白质和脂类通过非共价键作用形成。HBsAg保持完整结构对其功能非常重要,而目前未见对其在溶液中结构变化的研究。考察了不同溶剂环境(温度、pH值、离子类型和盐浓度)对HBsAg结构的影响。实验发现,HBsAg在常温下比较稳定,但在温度超过60℃时稳定性明显下降;pH值小于4.0时引起不可逆聚集,但在pH5.0时的聚集部分可逆;不同离子对HBsAg的影响基本符合Hofmeister序列,不同之处是SO42-比F-更易引起HBsAg颗粒的聚集,在所考察的盐中,(NH4)2SO4对HBsAg有着较大的影响,0.4mol/L时就会引起HBsAg聚集,随着浓度增加,聚集现象更加严重,所以在HBsAg的疏水层析中要谨慎使用(NH4)2SO4。     

HBsAg定量检测在慢性乙型肝炎自然病程中的意义

目的 研究慢性乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)感染自然病程中HBsAg水平变化情况以及和HBV DNA的关系.方法 将183名HBV感染者按感染的不同阶段分为免疫耐受期(IT)42例,免疫清除期(IC)46例,非/低水平复制期(LR)57例,和再活动期(HBeAg阴性肝炎组ENH)38例,回顾性分析每个阶段血清中HBsAg和HBV DNA水平以及两者之间的关系.结果 HBsAg含量分别为IT期最高[(3.81±0.46) Ig IU/mL],其次为IC期[(3.41±0.77) Ig IU/mL],最低是LR期[(2.87±0.61)Ig0.61IU/mL],每期之间HBsAg含量差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05),ENH组HBsAg含量又有所升高[(3.31 ±0.78)Ig IU/mL].IT期HBsAg与HBV DNA无相关(r=0.231,P＞0.05),IC期HBsAg与HBV DNA呈正相关(r=0.612,P＜0.05),ENH期两者无相关(r=0.189,P＞0.05);不同时期HBsAg含量与ALT均无相关性.结论 HBV感染的不同阶段HBsAg水平有差异,IT期最高,进入IC期后开始下降,在LR期降至最低,ENH期再度升高,HBsAg与HBV DNA仅在IC期有相关性,血清HBsAg的表达与不同的免疫背景有关.     

The scale-up of plant cell culture: Engineering considerations

The enormous versatility of plants has continued to provide the impetus for the development of plant tissue culture as a commercial production strategy for secondary metabolites. Unfortunately problems with slow growth rates and low products yields, which are generally non-growth associated and intracellular, have made plant cell culture-based processes, with a few exceptions, economically unrealistic. Recent developments in reactor design and control, elicitor technology, molecular biology, and consumer demand for natural products, are fuelling a renaissance in plant cell culture as a production strategy. In this review we address the engineering consequences of the unique characteristics of plant cells on the scale-up of plant cell culture.Abbreviations a gas-liquid interfacial area per volume - C dissolved oxygen concentration - C^* liquid phase oxygen concentration in equilibrium with the partial pressure of oxygen in the bulk gas phase - K_L overall mass transfer coefficient - k_L liquid film mass transfer coefficient - m_O2 cell maintenance coefficient for oxygen - OTR oxygen transfer rate - OUR oxygen uptake rate - pO₂ partial pressure of oxygen - STR stirred-tank reactor - v.v.m. volume of gas fed per unit operating volume of reactor per minute - X biomass concentration - Y_x/O2 biomass yield coefficient for oxygen - specific growth rate     

Conformational analysis of hepatitis B surface antigen fusions in an Agrobacterium-mediated transient expression system

Vaccine antigens have been successfully produced in transgenic plants for oral immunization. Recently, a fusion strategy has been adopted to produce multicomponent vaccines and to target antigens to mucosal sites for enhanced oral immunogenicity. However, antigen fusions may not be folded correctly due to steric hindrance and may thus lose their potency. Here, we describe an Agrobacterium-mediated transient assay that provides enough antigen-expressing material at 2 days post-transfection to evaluate antigen conformation. Using the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) as a model antigen and the green fluorescent protein (GFP) as a model fusion partner, we showed that transiently expressed HBsAg and an HBsAg fusion with GFP at the N-terminus (GFP:HBsAg), but not the HBsAg fusion with GFP at the C-terminus (HBsAg:GFP), formed the 'a' determinant and virus-like particles (VLPs), similar to yeast-derived vaccine HBsAg. Thus, it is feasible to modify the HBsAg with an N-terminal fusion of up to 239 amino acids without altering its major antigenic properties. Our results also demonstrate that the Agrobacterium-mediated transient expression system can be used to evaluate the conformation of plant-based vaccines or other pharmaceutical proteins in a high-throughput manner.     

乙型肝炎IgA类HBsAg循环免疫复合物的检测及意义

本文报道用捕捉法ELISA检测各型乙肝IgA型HBsAg循环免疫复合物。结果表明,慢性乙肝IgA型HBsAg循环免疫复合物检出率显著高于急性乙肝;在慢性乙肝中,IgA型HBsAg循环免疫复合物的出现与HBVe系统关系密切,主要存在于HBeAg阳性血清中,并与HBeAg滴度有关。故IgA型HBsAg循环免疫复合物可作为HBV慢性感染的血清诊断标志之一;也可作为反映HBV在增殖并有传播危险的标志之一。     

Hepatitis B virus surface antigen can activate dendritic cells and modulate T helper type immune response

Hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) is a major antigen of hepatitis B virus (HBV). Dendritic cells (DC) of HBV carriers have been reported to exhibit functional impairment. In this study, the role of HBsAg on mice bone marrow-derived dendritic cells and immune responses in vivo was studied. The immune modulatory function of HBsAg was explored by using mice bone marrow-derived dendritic cells in vitro and also by examining an ovalbumin (OVA) specific immune response in vivo. Treatment of dendritic cells with HBsAg resulted in enhanced cell surface expression of cluster of differentiation (CD) 80, CD83, CD86, and major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II, and enhanced production of interleukin (IL)-12 p40 and IL-12 p70. Treatment of dendritic cells with HBsAg resulted in decreased T cell secretion of IL-5 by OVA stimulation. In addition, the results showed stronger OVA-specific immunoglobulin (Ig) M and weaker IgG responses in mice sera when they had been immunized with OVA and co-injected with HBsAg. It was also found that the mice exhibited significant enhancement of anti-OVA IgG2a antibody (Ab), as well as marked inhibition of IgG1 Ab production. In cellular immune responses, IL-5 production was significantly decreased and interferon (IFN)-γ increased in the group co-injected with HBsAg. On the other hand, the induction of lymphoproliferative response to OVA stimulation in spleen cells was decreased in the HBsAg co-injected group. These results demonstrate that HBsAg can affect the differentiation of T helper (Th) cells, which might provide a strategy for improving its prophylactic and therapeutic efficacy.     

二甲基亚砜作用下重组CHO细胞胞内乙型肝炎表面抗原的定位

在培养环境中添加二甲基亚砜 (DMSO) 能分别提高重组 CHO 细胞乙型肝炎表面抗原（HBsAg）的产量和比生产速率70%和3.2倍以上, 但同时发现胞内HBsAg 的积累量是对照组的7.2倍。为了分析胞内HBsAg 积累的区域,采用电镜技术分析后发现,经DMSO处理后的CHO细胞胞内出现了很多的扩张区域,这些扩张区域分布整个胞浆,有的扩张区域已经侵蚀到细胞核上,而对照组未发现明显的扩张区域。进一步利用免疫电镜技术分析后发现,经DMSO处理后的细胞胞内大量积累的HBsAg主要分布在这些扩张区域中,同时发现在细胞核膜上也有分布,这可能是由于扩张区域侵蚀细胞核造成的。以上工作有助于揭示在DMSO作用下重组CHO细胞胞内HBsAg大量积累的机制。     

乙肝病毒表面抗原持续表达的新致病机制

乙型肝炎表面抗原(HBsAg)持续阳性是控制乙肝中难以解决的重大问题。本研究通过揭示HBsAg致病机制的基础研究,寻找抑制或清除HBsAg的新途径。通过建立有可比性的HBsAg转基因鼠和稳定表达细胞系及相应对照,进行比较转录组学和蛋白质组学研究,发现了HBsAg在HBV慢性感染中的一些新致病机制。其中包括:HBsAg促进肝细胞内CypA分泌,后者可趋化炎症细胞在HBsAg阳性灶周围浸润;在细胞模型中,HBsAg分泌可引起胞内GRP78蛋白下降,导致肝细胞抗凋亡能力减弱;发现HBsAg在细胞中可上调截短的LEF1基因的表达,缺乏活化全长LEF1促成瘤和增殖活性;而肝癌组织中LEF1则倾向于核内分布,并活化Wnt下游基因Cyclin D1与c-myc,有促肿瘤活性。在转基因鼠和细胞模型中都发现了物质和能量代谢相关的基因发生变化,并与临床慢性乙肝患者表现相符。研究中有关CypA的发现提供了抑制HBsAg的新途径;有关代谢的变化提出了改变饮食内容与习惯可能有利于HBsAg阳性感染者的预后。     

HBsAg生化性状对乙型肝炎疫苗效力影响的研究

比较研究了重组酵母HBsAg P24亚基间二硫键结合及其还原条件下降解程度对乙型肝炎疫苗效力的影响。分别用HPLC及SDS－PAGE法检测重组酵母乙型肝炎疫苗HBsAg的P24亚基在还原条件下降解和P24亚基间二硫键桥联程度,并检测乙型肝炎疫苗小鼠体内效力（ED50值）和体外相对效力（RP）,分析HBsAg的P24亚基间二硫键结合及其还原条件下降解程度对乙型肝炎疫苗效力的影响。结果表明HBsAgP24亚基还原条件下降解成分Sub-P24的相对含量在5．2％－31％间,P24亚基间二硫键桥联型HBsAg颗粒相对含量在41．9％－71．8％范围内与疫苗的实验室效力无关。所生产重组酵母乙型肝炎疫苗HBsAg的P24亚基间二硫键结合及其还原条件下降解程度不影响乙型肝炎疫苗实验室效力。