广东省屏障设施小鼠群中小鼠肝炎病毒感染情况

目的了解我省屏障设施小鼠群中小鼠肝炎病毒（MHV）感染情况。方法收集2003-2007年实验动物小鼠血清样品的监测数据,并对MHV感染情况有关数据进行分析。结果在6个屏障设施内抽检小鼠,5个屏障设施内抽检的样品检出MHV毒抗体阳性,检出率分别为1.4%,2.4%,2.8%,2.6%,13.2%。品系方面主要分布在BALB/c,BALB/c-nu/nu,NIH三个品系,检出率分别为3.6%,14%,7.1%。结论屏障设施小鼠群中小鼠肝炎病毒感染较为普遍。     

实验性巨细胞病毒持续感染小鼠的干扰素诱生反应

C57BL/6小鼠经腹腔感染MCMV后,唾液腺可持续分离出病毒102天以上。在感染后6小时至32天内,血清中未能测到>1:4的干扰素活性。然而,MCMV感染小鼠的脾细胞在体外仍具有产生干扰素的能力。除MCMV感染后第5天对NDV诱生干扰素滴度略有低下外,其他感染组与对照组小鼠脾细胞对NDV诱生α/β干扰素与Con A诱生γ干扰素的滴度均无显著差异。感染鼠脾细胞与经紫外线灭活后的MCMV感染的同品系鼠胚细胞共培养也能产生干扰素,其高峰在MCMV感染后第9天。此种干扰素不耐pH2处理,经抗干扰素血清中和试验鉴定为γ干扰素。此外还进一步证明,尽管在感染后第5天的鼠脾平皿贴壁细胞(主要为巨噬细胞)中仍能分离到MCMV,但此细胞组分在体外用NDV诱生后产生的α/β干扰素滴度都与对照组无显著差异。因此认为:C57BL/6小鼠持续感染MCMV后,血清中未能测到干扰素,并非由于MCMV感染直接抑制鼠脾细胞产生干扰素反应的能力。整体动物在MCMV感染后干扰素反应低下可能与体内存在其他免疫调节性体液因子或细胞有关。     

成都地区实验小鼠肠道线虫感染的初步调查

为准备开展实验动物的寄生虫学监测,我们于1987—1988年对成都地区有代表性的5个繁殖用鼠单位,就小鼠的寄生虫自然感染率、感染虫种、易感鼠龄、寄生部位和不同品系小鼠对寄生虫的感染差异等作初步调查。小鼠按正常试验用鼠要求随机购自华西医科大学(74只)、成都生物制品研究所(94只)、省医科院医学实验动物中心(69只)、省防疫站(51只)和省寄生虫病防治研究所(341只)5个单位,共629只,鼠龄3周—12月,品系包括BALB/C小鼠74只、615小鼠78只、NIH小鼠157只及昆明系小鼠320只。每鼠同时采用直接涂片法、饱和盐水漂浮法、透明胶纸粘取法以及解…     

广东省实验小鼠自然感染鼠诺如病毒的调查

目的了解广东省实验小鼠自然感染小鼠诺如病毒（murine norovirus,MNV）的情况。方法随机抽取广东省7个繁育设施的小鼠206只,应用逆转录-聚合酶链反应（RT-PCR）方法检测其感染MNV的情况。结果共检测小鼠盲肠内容物206份,阳性样本为77份,阳性率为37.38%。3个设施的小鼠感染MNV,各品系小鼠易感性差异无显著。结论证实广东省小鼠存在MNV感染,部分设施小鼠MNV感染率很高,需加强动物的饲养管理。RT-PCR方法可以应用于MNV感染检测。     

ICR 小鼠自然感染小鼠肝炎病毒后抗原抗体的变化

目的：了解小鼠肝炎病毒（ MHV）污染的设施内,ICR小鼠自然感染后MHV抗原抗体存在情况。方法选择50只ICR小鼠,通过更换“脏垫料”的方式进行饲养,分别在实验第2,4,8,14,21,28,35,42,56和84天各剖杀动物5只,采集血清、盲肠内容物、粪便、肝脏以及肺脏检测抗原抗体分布情况。结果实验开始第2天,肺脏中检出小鼠肝炎病毒,检出率为20％（1/5）,第4天开始,肝脏、肺部、盲肠以及粪便中均可检出小鼠肝炎病毒;84天后,肺脏、盲肠、粪便和肝脏阳性检出率降为0。实验第8天,血清中抗体检出阳性,阳性率为100％（5/5）,直至第84天实验结束,抗体阳性率仍维持在100％（5/5）。结论血清学方法可作为日常监督主要诊断方法,而抗原检测方法只能应用于早期诊断。     

嗜肺巴氏杆菌外膜蛋白和脂多糖抗原在血清学诊断中的意义

目的评价嗜肺巴氏杆菌外膜蛋白(OMP)和脂多糖(LPs)作为血清学诊断抗原的敏感性和特异性.方法用OMP、LPS和全菌(WC)作为Western blot和ELISA的诊断抗原检测自然感染和实验感染嗜肺巴氏杆菌小鼠相应的IgG抗体滴度,同时测定3种抗原与实验动物常见致病菌的交叉反应.结果与嗜肺巴氏杆菌自然感染和实验感染小鼠血清的ELISA反应中,不同时期,LPS作为诊断抗原时血清抗体阳性率最高,WC次之,OMP最低.自然感染小鼠群中,出生4周LPS抗体阳性率即可达80%,而同期的WC和OMP仅为25%和20%,故LPS敏感性最高.与实验动物常见致病菌免疫血清和阴性种鼠血清的ELISA反应中,WC抗原表现出较高的吸光度(A)值,经Western blot证实,其反应为非特异性反应,LPS抗原特异性最强,OMP抗原次之.结论混合多株具有型或种特异性的OMP或LPS作为ELISA的诊断抗原,无论从特异性和敏感性上均高于全菌抗原.     

小鼠巨细胞病毒实验性持续感染模型的建立

应用小鼠巨细胞病毒(MCMV)Smith株,经腹腔感染我国繁殖的C57BL/6近交系小鼠,在高剂量感染组(10~(5.33)TCID_(50))、中剂量感染组(2×10~(4.33)TCID_(50))、低剂量感染组(2×10~(3.33)TCID_(50))均可引起感染。自感染后第5—14天,所有感染组鼠脾脏均可100％分离到病毒。自第14天开始,高、中剂量感染组唾液腺中已可100％分离到病毒;低剂量感染组唾液腺中到21天亦可全部分离到病毒;中剂量感染组小鼠追踪至第102天,唾液腺中仍100％可分离到病毒。MCMV感染后第21天的小鼠唾液腺切片中,还可见到腺体细胞核增大,核质疏松,有些细胞可见核内包涵体。本研究中全部对照小鼠均未分离到MCMV,说明本研究所用的C57BL/6小鼠可进行实验MCMV感染的研究。     

MCMV感染同种异型皮肤移植小鼠结肠炎模型的建立

利用小鼠巨细胞病毒(Murine cytomegalovirus,MCMV)感染同种异型皮肤移植小鼠,建立MCMV感染结肠炎症模型,从而为研究人类肠道疾病提供可靠的动物模型。采用鼻腔接种的方式感染同种异型皮肤移植的小鼠。①供体:C57BL/6雌鼠,18只;受体:BALB/c雌鼠,72只,鼠龄4～6周,体重14～20g/只;将C57BL/6小鼠的背部皮肤移植到BALB/c小鼠背部的移植床上,术后给BALB/c小鼠腹腔注射环孢素连续2周(12mg/kg.d)。②将移植后小鼠随机分组,每组24只,按接种病毒接种剂量分为104PFU组和105PFU组,同时设立阴性对照组,即鼻腔接种细胞悬液(1×106/mL)。每日观察动物排便情况及体重等总体情况变化;分别于病毒接种后第5、9、14和第21d取得小鼠结肠组织,通过组织病理学检测、原位杂交g、B RT-PCR、pp65免疫组化以及透射电镜的方法,观察检测小鼠结肠组织中MCMV与其组织病理变化之间的关联性。结果:在105PFU组中,小鼠出现厌食、嗜睡、活动能力明显下降,且发现该组小鼠的体重下降。在本研究中我们检验感染后第14d小鼠的结肠组织,发现感染组小鼠的近端结肠组织中粘膜层均变薄,同时其结构也被破坏;感染组小鼠的远端结肠组织中均出现淋巴样滤泡和粘膜层结构异常,其中105PFU组小鼠的结肠粘膜层的破坏得更严重;pp65免疫组化检验结果为MCMV蛋白阳性;原位杂交结果显示结肠组织中MCMV IE1基因阳性,MCMV gB基因RT PCR检测结果为阳性;透射电镜观察可见疱疹样病毒颗粒。而阴性对照组上述检测指标均为阴性。结果表明,在同种异型皮肤移植后小鼠鼻腔接种MC-MV,小鼠结肠发生了类似于人类结肠炎的病理变化。该结肠炎动物模型的建立将为进一步研究HCMV感染结肠的发病机理以及药物干预建立一个极为重要的平台。     

应用ELISA法检测人群中幽门螺杆菌抗体及血清流行病学分析

应用酶联免疫吸附试验(ELISA)对307例自然人群和228例胃病患者的血清进行了抗幽门螺杆菌(HP)抗体的检测,同时与尿素酶试验和涂片镜检结果比较。结果:自然人群中HP抗体阳性率为14.66％,不同性别、职业、民族间HP抗体的阳性率无差异。各年龄组间HP抗体阳性率有随年龄增加而升高趋势。胃病患者HP抗体阳性率为61.41％,GMT为1:430.53,明显高于自然人群的14.66％,GMT 1:15783,两者差异显著。ELISA法与尿素酶试验和涂片镜检结果存在相关关系。认为ELISA法结果可靠,可用于人群普查及HP感染的诊断。     

鼠巨细胞病毒 IE-1核酸疫苗和灭活疫苗联合免疫抗病毒感染的研究

巨细胞病毒（Cytomegalovirus,CMV）在人群中感染普遍,对婴幼儿及免疫低下人群中造成严重疾病,目前还没有针对该病毒的商品化疫苗。本研究以BALB/c小鼠为动物模型,探讨鼠巨细胞病毒（Murine cytomega-lovirus,MCMV）IE-1 DNA疫苗和MCMV灭活疫苗联合免疫抗MCMV感染的免疫保护效果。将编码IE-1基因的DNA疫苗（pIE-1）通过肌肉注射辅以电穿孔的方式对小鼠进行初免,再用全病毒灭活疫苗单独或者辅以MF59佐剂进行加强免疫,分别通过ELISA和ELISPOT方法检测到联合免疫策略在免疫组小鼠体内诱导了MC-MV特异性的抗体应答和CTL应答;免疫两周后用3＆#215;LD50致死剂量MCMV感染小鼠,疫苗对小鼠的免疫保护通过检测小鼠存活率、重要器官中的病毒滴度及体重丢失率来评价。结果显示,与单独免疫DNA疫苗或灭活疫苗相比,IE-1 DNA疫苗联合灭活疫苗组能同时在小鼠体内诱导体液免疫和细胞免疫应答,并提供小鼠完全保护;而且MF59辅以灭活疫苗免疫小鼠能增强疫苗的免疫效果。     

Murine viruses in an island population of introduced house mice and endemic short-tailed mice in Western Australia

House mice (Mus domesticus) were recently introduced to Thevenard Island, off the northwest coast of Western Australia. This island is also habitat for an endangered native rodent, the short-tailed mouse (Leggadina lakedownensis). Concerns have been raised that house mice may pose a threat to L. lakedownensis both through competition and as a source of infection. To assess the threat to L. lakedownensis posed by viral pathogens from M. domesticus, a serological survey was conducted from 1994 to 1996 of both species for evidence of infection with 14 common murine viruses (mouse hepatitis virus, murine cytomegalovirus, lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, ectromelia virus, mouse adenovirus strains FL and K87, minute virus of mice, mouse parvovirus, reovirus type 3, Sendai virus, Theiler's mouse encephalomyelitis virus, polyoma virus, pneumonia virus of mice, and encephalomyocarditis virus) and Mycoplasma pulmonis. Despite previous evidence that populations of free-living M. domesticus from various locations on the Australian mainland were infected with up to eight viruses, M. domesticus on Thevenard Island were seropositive only to murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV). Antibodies to MCMV were detected in this species at all times of sampling, although seroprevalence varied. Infectious MCMV could be isolated in culture of salivary gland homogenates from seropositive mice. In contrast, L. lakedownensis on Thevenard Island showed no serological evidence of infection with MCMV, any of the other murine viruses, or M. Pulmonis, and no virus could be isolated in culture from salivary gland homogenates. Although MCMV replicated to high titers in experimentally infected inbred BALB/c laboratory mice as expected, it did not replicate in the target organs of experimentally inoculated L. lakedownensis, indicating that the strict host specificity of MCMV may prevent its infection of L. lakedownensis. These results suggest that native mice on Thevenard Island are not at risk of MCMV infection from introduced house mice, and raise interesting questions about the possible selective survival of MCMV in small isolated populations of M. domesticus.     

Genetically determined resistance to lethal murine cytomegalovirus infection is mediated by interferon-dependent and -independent restriction of virus replication.

Susceptibility of 4-week-old mice of different strains to lethal murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) infection was studied. Strains homozygous for H-2k and C57BL strains were resistant to greater than or equal to 10(5.5) PFU. B10.BR mice congenic for C57BL background genes and H-2k were about 10-fold more resistant than either C3H/HeN or C57BL strains. BALB/c mice (H-2d) were susceptible (50% lethal dose, 10(5.05) PFU). This susceptibility was dominant over resistance associated with H-2k but not that associated with C57BL background genes. The dominant susceptibility trait segregated in backcross mice as if carried by a single gene. Virus replication in spleen cells in vivo correlated with susceptibility to lethal infection. A similar trend was found in tests of salivary glands. Replication of MCMV in vitro in cultures of adherent spleen cells and primary mouse embryo cells correlated with replication in vivo. Neutralization of interferon (IFN) in cultures of adherent spleen cells reversed H-2k-linked restriction of viral replication but had minor effects on cells of other strains. Natural killer cell responses to infection were often higher in more resistant strains, but B10.BR mice developed minimal natural killer cell responses. Specific antibody and cytotoxic T cell responses in B10.BR mice were similar or lower than in other strains. Thus, resistance to lethal MCMV infection was not immunologically mediated, was dependent on and reflected by the capacity of cells from a given mouse strain to support replication in vivo and in vitro, and was IFN dependent and recessive if linked to H-2k but IFN independent when associated with C57BL background genes.     

Natural Killer Cell Dependent Within-Host Competition Arises during Multiple MCMV Infection: Consequences for Viral Transmission and Evolution

It is becoming increasingly clear that many diseases are the result of infection from multiple genetically distinct strains of a pathogen. Such multi-strain infections have the capacity to alter both disease and pathogen dynamics. Infection with multiple strains of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is common and has been linked to enhanced disease. Suggestions that disease enhancement in multi-strain infected patients is due to complementation have been supported by trans-complementation studies in mice during co-infection of wild type and gene knockout strains of murine CMV (MCMV). Complementation between naturally circulating strains of CMV has, however, not been assessed. In addition, many models of multi-strain infection predict that co-infecting strains will compete with each other and that this competition may contribute to selective transmission of more virulent pathogen strains. To assess the outcome of multi-strain infection, C57BL/6 mice were infected with up to four naturally circulating strains of MCMV. In this study, profound within-host competition was observed between co-infecting strains of MCMV. This competition was MCMV strain specific and resulted in the complete exclusion of certain strains of MCMV from the salivary glands of multi-strain infected mice. Competition was dependent on Ly49H⁺ natural killer (NK) cells as well as the expression of the ligand for Ly49H, the MCMV encoded product, m157. Strains of MCMV which expressed an m157 gene product capable of ligating Ly49H were outcompeted by strains of MCMV expressing variant m157 genes. Importantly, within-host competition prevented the shedding of the less virulent strains of MCMV, those recognized by Ly49H, into the saliva of multi-strain infected mice. These data demonstrate that NK cells have the strain specific recognition capacity required to meditate within-host competition between strains of MCMV. Furthermore, this within-host competition has the capacity to shape the dynamics of viral shedding and potentially select for the transmission of more virulent virus strains.     

Laboratory strains of murine cytomegalovirus are genetically similar to but phenotypically distinct from wild strains of virus

Murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) is widely used to model human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection. However, it is known that serially passaged laboratory strains of HCMV differ significantly from recently isolated clinical strains of HCMV. It is therefore axiomatic that clinical models of HCMV using serially passaged strains of MCMV may not be able to fully represent the complexities of the system they are attempting to model and may not fully represent the complex biology of MCMV. To determine whether genotypic and phenotypic differences also exist between laboratory strains of MCMV and wild derived strains of MCMV, we sequenced the genomes of three low-passage strains of MCMV, plus the laboratory strain, K181. We coupled this genetic characterization to their phenotypic characteristics. In contrast to what is seen with HCMV (and rhesus CMV), there were no major genomic rearrangements in the MCMV genomes. In addition, the genome size was remarkably conserved between MCMV strains with no major insertions or deletions. There was, however, significant sequence variation between strains of MCMV, particularly at the genomic termini. These more subtle genetic differences led to considerable differences in in vivo replication with some strains of MCMV, such as WP15B, replicating preferentially in otherwise-MCMV-resistant C57BL/6 mice. CBA mice were no more resistant to MCMV than C57BL/6 mice and for some MCMV strains appeared to control infection less well than C57BL/6 mice. It is apparent that the previously described host resistance patterns of inbred mice and MCMV are not consistently applicable for all MCMV strains.     

Cmv4, a new locus linked to the NK cell gene complex, controls innate resistance to cytomegalovirus in wild-derived mice

CMV can cause life-threatening disease in immunodeficient hosts. Experimental infection in mice has revealed that the genetically determined natural resistance to murine CMV (MCMV) may be mediated either by direct recognition between the NK receptor Ly49H and the pathogen-encoded glycoprotein m157 or by epistatic interaction between Ly49P and the host MHC H-2D(k). Using stocks of wild-derived inbred mice as a source of genetic diversity, we found that PWK/Pas (PWK) mice were naturally resistant to MCMV. Depletion of NK cells subverted the resistance. Analysis of backcrosses to susceptible BALB/c mice revealed that the phenotype was controlled by a major dominant locus effect linked to the NK gene complex. Haplotype analysis of 41 polymorphic markers in the Ly49h region suggested that PWK mice may share a common ancestral origin with C57BL/6 mice; in the latter, MCMV resistance is dependent on Ly49H-m157 interactions. Nevertheless, PWK mice retained viral resistance against m157-defective mutant MCMV. These results demonstrate the presence of yet another NK cell-dependent viral resistance mechanism, named Cmv4, which most likely encodes for a new NK activating receptor. Identification of Cmv4 will expand our understanding of the specificity of the innate recognition of infection by NK cells.     

Humoral antibody response to individual viral proteins after murine cytomegalovirus infection

The purpose of this study was to identify viral proteins that played an important role in the humoral immune response to murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV). Viral proteins were separated from a purified virus preparation on polyacrylamide gels, were blotted onto nitrocellulose strips, and were reacted with antisera collected from mice on various days post infection. No antibody response was detected in serum obtained 5 days post infection, but by 10 days there was a faint response to five different proteins. Thereafter, the number of proteins eliciting an antibody response, as well as the intensity of the response, increased with time so that by 42 days post infection a response to 13 major antigens was detected. This method provides a means of separating out important immunogens from the more than 30 different MCMV proteins originally identified by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Such information may improve our understanding of the pathogenesis of MCMV infection as well as host immune responses to the virus.     

Protection from lethal infection by adoptive transfer of CD8 T cells genetically engineered to express virus-specific innate immune receptor

CMV infection is one of the most common complications in immunocompromised individuals, such as organ and bone marrow transplant patients. Both innate and adaptive immune responses are required for defense against CMV infection. In murine CMV (MCMV) infection, strains harboring the MCMV-specific NK cell activation receptor, Ly49H (Klra8), are resistant. In contrast, MCMV infection of mice lacking Ly49H gene causes early mortality due to uncontrolled viral replication. In this study, we report the successful protection of mice from lethal MCMV infection with gene-transferred polyclonal CD8 T cells. CD8 T cells expressing a chimeric receptor comprising Ly49H extracellular and CD3zeta cytoplasmic domains are capable of killing target cells expressing the MCMV protein, m157. CD8 T cells expressing the chimeric receptor protect mice in vivo from lethality in the acute phase of MCMV infection, leading to the establishment of long-term protection. These data provide proof-of-principle evidence that a novel strategy for harnessing CD8 cytolytic function through TCR-independent yet pathogen-specific receptor can result in effective protection of hosts from pathogens.     

Functional analysis of granzyme M and its role in immunity to infection

Cytotoxic lymphocytes express a large family of granule serine proteases, including one member, granzyme (Grz)M, with a unique protease activity, restricted expression, and distinct gene locus. Although a number of Grzs, including GrzM, have been shown to mediate target cell apoptosis in the presence of perforin, the biological activity of Grz has been restricted to control of a number of viral pathogens, including two natural mouse pathogens, ectromelia, and murine CMV (MCMV). In this article, we describe the first reported gene targeting of GrzM in mice. GrzM-deficient mice display normal NK cell/T cell development and homeostasis and intact NK cell-mediated cytotoxicity of tumor targets as measured by membrane damage and DNA fragmentation. GrzM-deficient mice demonstrated increased susceptibility to MCMV infection typified by the presence of more viral inclusions and transiently higher viral burden in the visceral organs of GrzM-deficient mice compared with wild-type (WT) mice. The cytotoxicity of NK cells from MCMV-infected GrzM-deficient mice remained unchanged and, like WT control mice, GrzM-deficient mice eventually effectively cleared MCMV infection from the visceral organs. In contrast, GrzM-deficient mice were as resistant as WT control mice to mouse pox ectromelia infection, as well as challenge with a number of NK cell-sensitive tumors. These data confirm a role for GrzM in the host response to MCMV infection, but suggest that GrzM is not critical for NK cell-mediated cytotoxicity.     

Vaccination of mice with bacteria carrying a cloned herpesvirus genome reconstituted in vivo

Bacterial delivery systems are gaining increasing interest as potential vaccination vectors to deliver either proteins or nucleic acids for gene expression in the recipient. Bacterial delivery systems for gene expression in vivo usually contain small multicopy plasmids. We have shown before that bacteria containing a herpesvirus bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) can reconstitute the virus replication cycle after cocultivation with fibroblasts in vitro. In this study we addressed the question of whether bacteria containing a single plasmid with a complete viral genome can also reconstitute the viral replication process in vivo. We used a natural mouse pathogen, the murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV), whose genome has previously been cloned as a BAC in Escherichia coli. In this study, we tested a new application for BAC-cloned herpesvirus genomes. We show that the MCMV BAC can be stably maintained in certain strains of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium as well and that both serovar Typhimurium and E. coli harboring the single-copy MCMV BAC can reconstitute a virus infection upon injection into mice. By this procedure, a productive virus infection is regenerated only in immunocompromised mice. Virus reconstitution in vivo causes elevated titers of specific anti-MCMV antibodies, protection against lethal MCMV challenge, and strong expression of additional genes introduced into the viral genome. Thus, the reconstitution of infectious virus from live attenuated bacteria presents a novel concept for multivalent virus vaccines launched from bacterial vectors.