结核分枝杆菌抗原蛋白的研究及其应用新进展

结核病(tuberculosis,TB)是由结核分枝杆菌(Mycobacterium tuberculosis,MTB)感染引起的慢性传染病,是仅次于正在暴发的新型冠状病毒肺炎(COVID-19)的第二大单一感染致死病因。COVID-19的大流行对TB的诊断及治疗造成了破坏性的影响,全球实现终结TB目标的进展偏离了轨道。因此,早诊断、早治疗依然是防控TB蔓延的关键。TB精准诊断一直受MTB抗原特异性、检测技术特异性和灵敏度的影响,因此亟需挖掘高特异性新抗原、开发新检测技术。随着蛋白质基因组学(proteogenomics)和质谱技术的快速发展,从临床体液、组织样本中高效、精准靶向检测MTB特异性已知、甚至新抗原的表达,以及监测治疗过程中的抗原表达量的动态变化,是TB诊断及治疗的发展趋势。在MTB标准菌株H37Rv的4008个注释基因中(NC_000962.3,NCBI),国内外报道的已注释抗原虽有140多个,但仅有极少的抗原应用于TB的筛查及辅助诊断,离世界卫生组织(World Health Organization,WHO)的诊断标准尚远。本文通过对MTB已报道抗原以及基于蛋白质基因组学筛选特异性新抗原的潜力进行综述,为理解已知抗原及开发新抗原提供参考。     

结核分枝杆菌脂阿拉伯甘露聚糖尿检用于儿童结核病诊断的研究进展

结核病(tuberculosis, TB),特别是儿童结核病,仍是影响全球健康的重要因素。由于传统的结核病诊断技术灵敏度、特异度较差,结核病病例常因为无法得到准确、及时的诊断而被延误治疗。儿童结核病病灶含菌量低,且患儿常无法咳出痰,因此,儿童结核病诊断较成人结核病诊断更具有挑战性。脂阿拉伯甘露聚糖(lipoarabinomannan, LAM)是结核分枝杆菌(Mycobacterium tuberculosis, MTB)细胞壁上的特异性抗原,可以在结核患者的尿液标本中检测到,尿LAM检测有助于快速、准确地诊断结核病。本综述旨在总结LAM检测用于儿童结核病诊断的研究进展。     

Xpert MTB/RIF在人类免疫缺陷病毒感染/艾滋病患者中诊断结核病的价值

为探讨利福平耐药结核分枝杆菌实时荧光定量核酸扩增检测技术(Xpert Mycobacterium tuberculosis/rifampicin,Xpert MTB/RIF)在人类免疫缺陷病毒感染/艾滋病(human immunodeficiency virus infection/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome,HIV/AIDS)患者中诊断结核病的价值,本研究回顾性分析了2018年1月1日—2020年12月31日复旦大学附属公共卫生临床中心感染与免疫科收治的801例HIV/AIDS合并疑似结核病患者的临床资料。801例患者中,657例进行了Xpert MTB/RIF、外周血结核感染T细胞斑点试验(tuberculosis T cell spot test,T-SPOT.TB)、抗酸染色涂片镜检和BACTEC MGIT 960液体培养等检测。以液体培养及菌型鉴定结果作为结核病诊断的“金标准”,确诊结核病92例,Xpert MTB/RIF、T-SPOT.TB、抗酸染色涂片镜检在HIV/AIDS患者中诊断结核病(包括肺结核和肺外结核)的灵敏度分别为72.8%、55.4%和69.6%,特异度分别为96.8%、90.3%和84.4%,与“金标准”行一致性检验,Kappa值分别为0.719 (P<0.01)、0.430(P<0.01)和0.424(P<0.01)。Xpert MTB/RIF检测502份呼吸道样本,结果显示其诊断肺结核的灵敏度和特异度分别为66.7%和96.0%;在痰涂片阳性和阴性的患者中,Xpert MTB/RIF诊断肺结核的灵敏度分别为77.4%和35.2%,特异度分别为87.7%和 97.8%。采用Xpert MTB/RIF检测343份肺外标本,结果显示其诊断肺外结核的灵敏度和特异度分别为63.3%和95.2%。以上结果提示,Xpert MTB/RIF在HIV/AIDS患者中诊断结核病(包括肺结核和肺外结核)具有较高的灵敏度和特异度,诊断肺结核的灵敏度高于肺外结核,因此推荐将其作为HIV/AIDS患者疑似结核病的首选检测方法。     

兔结核病模型的应用研究进展

结核病(tuberculosis,TB)由结核分枝杆菌(Mycobacterium tuberculosis,MTB)感染所致,是严重危害患者身心健康的慢性传染病。目前TB的发病机制尚未完全阐明。因此建立恰当的动物模型有助于进一步探索TB发病机制、研发全新高效疫苗,优化治疗方案提供可靠的实验和理论依据。兔TB模型是应用较为广泛的动物模型之一。综述了兔TB模型构建特点及应用进展,从免疫机制和可行性角度深入分析兔TB模型的优势及其局限性,同时梳理了近年来国内外通过构建兔TB模型用于药物研究、疫苗研发和TB治疗方案评价等方面发挥的作用,为临床研究提供参考。     

2019冠状病毒病(COVID-19)实验室诊断方法的应用现状

严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, SARS-CoV-2)系通过分析鉴定2019年武汉不明原因的肺炎病例而被发现。世界卫生组织将该新型冠状病毒感染的肺炎命名为2019冠状病毒病(corona virus disease 2019, COVID-19)。COVID-19的实验室诊断方法主要有基于病毒核酸的病原学检查、通过特异性抗体检测的血清学检测以及一般检查。目前,实时逆转录PCR是COVID-19确诊的金标准,但该方法存在漏检和假阴性的问题,因此,为了更有效防控COVID-19,有必要发展高质量、高敏感的诊断方法。本文综述了COVID-19实验室诊断方法的应用现状及最新进展,以期为快速准确诊断COVID-19提供参考。     

结核分枝杆菌与树突状细胞相互作用的研究进展

结核分枝杆菌(Mycobacterium tuberculosis, MTB)感染引起的结核病是严重威胁人类健康的慢性传染病。树突状细胞(dendritic cell, DC)是重要的抗原提呈细胞及连接机体固有免疫和适应性免疫应答的桥梁细胞。DC通过表面表达受体识别并吞噬病原体,参与抗原提呈,并发育成熟,同时分泌不同类型的细胞因子,决定T细胞分化方向,最终影响细胞免疫应答效应。在MTB感染过程中各成分与DC相互作用的特性研究,是分析MTB毒力基因及致病机理的基础,并可为结核疫苗研究提供候选优势抗原。现对目前MTB与DC的相互作用机制的研究进展作一概述。     

T细胞斑点试验反应强度在诊断活动性结核病中的价值

目的探讨结核感染T细胞免疫斑点试验的反应强度与活动性结核病的关系。方法选取2012年6月1日至2014年12月31日期间在重庆医科大学附属第一医院呼吸科342例的住院患者,所有住院患者均进行了结核感染T细胞斑点试验(T-SPOT.TB)。分析T-SPOT.TB对结核病诊断的敏感性、特异性、阳性预测值、阴性预测值;同时比较在活动性肺内结核病组、活动性肺外结核病组及陈旧性结核病组的T-SPOT.TB的免疫强度。结果 T-SPOT.TB检测结核病的敏感性、特异性、阳性预测值、阴性预测值分别为:87.67%,79.19%,64.00%,93.84%。在活动性肺内结核病组中T-SPOT.TB免疫斑点数为抗原A(10,36),抗原B(11,50),在活动性肺外结核病组中为抗原A(15,50),抗原B(15,40);在陈旧性结核病组中为抗原A(6,20),抗原B(6,30)。比较活动性肺内结核病组、肺外结核病组及陈旧性结核病组T-SPOT.TB的免疫斑点数,发现活动性肺内结核病组与活动性肺外结核病组免疫强度强于陈旧性结核病组(H_A=0.015,H_B=0.012,P0.05;H_A=0.006,H_B=0.006,P0.05)。结论 T-SPOT.TB对结核病的诊断有较高的灵敏度和特异性,T-SPOT.TB阴性时可有效的排除结核分枝杆菌的感染,阳性时有利于辅助诊断活动性结核病。     

密切关注新型冠状病毒肺炎并发、继发侵袭性真菌感染

新型冠状病毒肺炎(coronavirus disease 2019,COVID-19)在中国武汉暴发波及全国,截至2月14日,死亡人数已经超过 1 300,严重威胁人类的生命。《新型冠状病毒感染的肺炎诊疗方案(试行第五版)》中采用的抗病毒、抗细菌、激素、机械通气和循环支持等治疗手段,均为引发真菌感染的高危因素。当患者继发真菌感染时,病死率会大幅提升。因此,应制定科学、规范的预警技术,以便早期发现真菌感染;研发便捷、高效、低廉和覆盖面广的抗高发侵袭性真菌感染的诊断试剂盒以及新型抗菌材料防护物品,确保做到早期预警、明确诊断、精准治疗和有效防护,以应对可能出现的COVID-19继发严重真菌感染的状况。密切关注COVID-19并发、继发性真菌感染具有重要的现实意义。     

严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒诊断标志物动态变化及检测方法的研究进展

2019-冠状病毒病(coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19)在全球范围内流行,患者出现严重急性呼吸系统疾病,传染性高于2003年暴发的严重急性呼吸综合征(severe acute respiratory syndrome, SARS)。COVID-19严重影响了人类的健康,同时引起了人们的恐慌。因此,快速、精准地诊断COVID-19患者,阻断病毒快速传播至关重要,但是在COVID-19诊断中存在早期漏检和后期复阳等情况。现综述严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒(severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus, SARS-CoV)感染后各标志物的动态变化及检测意义,并将其与严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2(severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, SARS-CoV-2)进行比较,以期为SARS-CoV-2等冠状病毒的高效诊断提供借鉴。     

新型冠状病毒S蛋白抗体制备及双抗体夹心ELISA抗原检测方法的建立

由SARS-CoV-2(Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2)引起的新型冠状病毒肺炎(Corona virus disease 2019,COVID-19)自2019年底暴发以来,已导致上亿人次感染和数百万人死亡,严重威胁着全人类的生命健康。为了建立一种能快速对新冠病毒疫苗中S蛋白抗原进行定量检测的方法,本研究通过免疫山羊制备多克隆抗体作为包被抗体,通过杂交瘤细胞技术制备了S蛋白特异性单克隆抗体并作为检测抗体,建立了双抗体夹心ELISA抗原检测方法,并验证其线性范围、敏感性、特异性、稳定性及符合率。结果显示,建立的双抗体夹心ELISA检测方法线性范围为1U~64U,相关系数R²大于0.99;特异性良好,敏感性为92.1%;批内和批间变异系数分别为2.5%~11.7%和1.3%~14.8%,检测已知背景样本符合率为96.7%。结果表明,该方法特异性好、敏感性高、且稳定性和准确性高,可用于新冠疫苗中S蛋白抗原含量测定。     

结核分枝杆菌抗原检测研究进展

结核病仍然是一个严重的全球性公共卫生问题,有效控制结核病的障碍在于缺乏早期、准确的诊断方法。机体受到结核分枝杆菌感染后,体内首先出现的是结核分枝杆菌特异性抗原。因此,结核分枝杆菌抗原检测作为结核病早期诊断的方法可能具有很高的诊断价值。我们简要综述了结核分枝杆菌抗原检测的相关研究进展。     

Evaluating the Diagnostic Accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF Assay in Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Pulmonary tuberculosis still remains a major communicable disease worldwide. In 2013, 9 million people developed TB and 1.5 million people died from the disease. India constitutes 24% of the total TB burden. Early detection of TB cases is the key to successful treatment and reduction of disease transmission. Xpert MTB/RIF, an automated cartridge-based molecular technique detects Mycobacterium tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance within two hours has been endorsed by WHO for rapid diagnosis of TB. Our study is the first study from India with a large sample size to evaluate the performance of Xpert MTB/RIF assay in PTB samples. The test showed an overall sensitivity and specificity of 95.7% (430/449) and 99.3% (984/990) respectively. In smear negative-culture positive cases, the test had a sensitivity of 77.7%. The sensitivity and specificity for detecting rifampicin resistance was 94.5% and 97.7% respectively with respect to culture as reference standard. However, after resolving the discrepant samples with gene sequencing, the sensitivity and specificity rose to 99.0% and 99.3% respectively. Hence, while solid culture still forms the foundation of TB diagnosis, Xpert MTB/RIF proposes to be a strong first line diagnostic tool for pulmonary TB cases.     

纳米材料在结核病诊疗中的应用

结核病是由结核分枝杆菌引起的慢性感染性疾病,经过呼吸道感染后侵犯机体器官,严重威胁全球公共卫生。传统结核诊疗手段存在诊断效率低、易误诊漏诊、易产生耐药、治疗效果和患者依从性差等瓶颈问题,亟需开发快速、准确的结核即时诊断（POC）方法和安全、高效的结核治疗方案,切实解决结核防治难题。本文总结了纳米材料在结核病诊疗领域的研究进展及应用前景,旨在为开发新一代安全、快速、有效的结核病诊疗方法提供参考。     

上海口岸2014-2015年入境人员肺结核筛查情况

为了解上海口岸入境人员肺结核的筛查情况及后续处理,防止结核病通过口岸跨境传播,本研究于2014年1月—2015年12月对所有在上海口岸办理入境体检的14岁以上人员进行结核病筛查,通过病史、体格检查和胸部X线摄影筛查疑似肺结核患者;对疑似肺结核患者进行痰细菌学检测、T‐SPOT ．TB和 Xpert MTB／RIF检测。结果显示,2014—2015年上海口岸入境人员共检出疑似肺结核患者215例,总检出率为229．76／10万;确诊肺结核患者33例,总检出率为35．27／10万,确诊率为15．3％。对210例疑似肺结核患者进行痰细菌学检测,结果显示结核分枝杆菌培阳率为14．3％,非结核分枝杆菌培阳率为17．1％。有95例和78例疑似肺结核患者分别接受 T‐SPOT ．TB和 Xpert MTB／RIF 检测,以痰细菌学检测为“金标准”,T‐SPOT ．TB的灵敏度为100％,特异度为49．4％;Xpert MTB／RIF的灵敏度为87．5％,特异度为96．8％。33例确诊肺结核患者中,25例（75．8％）离境,15例（45．5％）在离境前接受抗结核治疗,8例（24．2％）失访。本研究显示,上海口岸入境人员中肺结核确诊率仍有待提高。筛查与诊断中,T‐SPOT ．TB具备较高灵敏度, Xpert MTB／RIF具备较高特异度,两种方法均有较高应用价值,两者联用可提高检出率,缩短检出时间。对确诊病例或未确诊的可疑病例应加强后续监管。     

Identification of HLA‐A*11:01‐restricted Mycobacterium tuberculosis CD8+ T cell epitopes

New vaccines are needed to combat Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infections. The currently employed Bacillus Calmette‐Guérin vaccine is becoming ineffective, due in part to the emergence of multidrug‐resistant tuberculosis (MDR‐TB) strains and the reduced immune capacity in cases of HIV coinfection. CD8⁺ T cells play an important role in the protective immunity against MTB infections, and the identification of immunogenic CD8⁺ T cell epitopes specific for MTB is essential for the design of peptide‐based vaccines. To identify CD8⁺ T cell epitopes of MTB proteins, we screened a set of 94 MTB antigens for HLA class I A*11:01‐binding motifs. HLA‐A*11:01 is one of the most prevalent HLA molecules in Southeast Asians, and definition of T cell epitopes it can restrict would provide significant coverage for the Asian population. Peptides that bound with high affinity to purified HLA molecules were subsequently evaluated in functional assays to detect interferon‐γ release and CD8⁺ T cell proliferation in active pulmonary TB patients. We identified six novel epitopes, each derived from a unique MTB antigen, which were recognized by CD8⁺ T cells from active pulmonary TB patients. In addition, a significant level of epitope‐specific T cells could be detected ex vivo in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from active TB patients by an HLA‐A*11:01 dextramer carrying the peptide Rv3130c_194‐204 (from the MTB triacylglycerol synthase Tgs1), which was the most frequently recognized epitope in our peptide library. In conclusion, this study identified six dominant CD8⁺ T cell epitopes that may be considered potential targets for subunit vaccines or diagnostic strategies against TB.     

新型冠状病毒抗原快速检测研发现状及展望*

新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情的全球大流行,对全球公共健康、社会和经济运转造成了重大影响。在药物研发迟滞及疫苗有效性未得到充分验证的情况下,对人群进行大规模的快速筛查,寻找潜在的感染者(尤其是轻症和无症状患者),并进行集中隔离,切断传播途径和保护易感人群是首要的任务。因此对于SARS-CoV-2感染,早期诊断尤为重要。总结现有市场上的新冠病毒抗原快速检测产品,对全球抗原快速检测市场进行分析,概述其研发的动向并展望了我国在新冠抗原检测新方法、新技术方面的自主创新能力。     

Diagnostic Accuracy and Turnaround Time of the Xpert MTB/RIF Assay in Routine Clinical Practice

The Xpert MTB/RIF assay was introduced for timely and accurate detection of tuberculosis (TB). The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy and turnaround time (TAT) of Xpert MTB/RIF assay in clinical practice in South Korea. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients in whom Xpert MTB/RIF assay using sputum were requested. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and detection of rifampicin resistance were calculated. In addition, TAT of Xpert MTB/RIF assay was compared with those of other tests. Total 681 patients in whom Xpert MTB/RIF assay was requested were included in the analysis. The sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV of Xpert MTB/RIF assay for diagnosis of PTB were 79.5% (124/156), 100.0% (505/505), 100.0% (124/124) and 94.0% (505/537), respectively. Those for the detection of rifampicin resistance were 57.1% (8/14), 100.0% (113/113), 100.0% (8/8) and 94.9% (113/119), respectively. The median TAT of Xpert MTB/RIF assay to the report of results and results confirmed by physicians in outpatient settings were 0 (0–1) and 6 (3–7) days, respectively. Median time to treatment after initial evaluation was 7 (4–9) days in patients with Xpert MTB/RIF assay, but was 21 (7–33.5) days in patients without Xpert MTB/RIF assay. Xpert MTB/RIF assay showed acceptable sensitivity and excellent specificity for the diagnosis of PTB and detection of rifampicin resistance in areas with intermediate TB burden. Additionally, the assay decreased time to the initiation of anti-TB drugs through shorter TAT.     

Screening for HIV-associated tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance before antiretroviral therapy using the Xpert MTB/RIF assay: a prospective study

Background

The World Health Organization has endorsed the Xpert MTB/RIF assay for investigation of patients suspected of having tuberculosis (TB). However, its utility for routine TB screening and detection of rifampicin resistance among HIV-infected patients with advanced immunodeficiency enrolling in antiretroviral therapy (ART) services is unknown.

Methods and Findings

Consecutive adult HIV-infected patients with no current TB diagnosis enrolling in an ART clinic in a South African township were recruited regardless of symptoms. They were clinically characterised and invited to provide two sputum samples at a single visit. The accuracy of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay for diagnosing TB and drug resistance was assessed in comparison with other tests, including fluorescence smear microscopy and automated liquid culture (gold standard) and drug susceptibility testing. Of 515 patients enrolled, 468 patients (median CD4 cell count, 171 cells/µl; interquartile range, 102–236) produced at least one sputum sample, yielding complete sets of results from 839 samples. Mycobacterium tuberculosis was cultured from 81 patients (TB prevalence, 17.3%). The overall sensitivity of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay for culture-positive TB was 73.3% (specificity, 99.2%) compared to 28.0% (specificity, 100%) using smear microscopy. All smear-positive, culture-positive disease was detected by Xpert MTB/RIF from a single sample (sensitivity, 100%), whereas the sensitivity for smear-negative, culture-positive TB was 43.4% from one sputum sample and 62.3% from two samples. Xpert correctly identified rifampicin resistance in all four cases of multidrug-resistant TB but incorrectly identified resistance in three other patients whose disease was confirmed to be drug sensitive by gene sequencing (specificity, 94.1%; positive predictive value, 57%).

Conclusions

In this population of individuals at high risk of TB, intensive screening using the Xpert MTB/RIF assay increased case detection by 45% compared with smear microscopy, strongly supporting replacement of microscopy for this indication. However, despite the ability of the assay to rapidly detect rifampicin-resistant disease, the specificity for drug-resistant TB was sub-optimal. Please see later in the article for the Editors'' Summary