噬菌体抗菌治疗安全性评估体系的建立

人类已经进入后抗生素时代,噬菌体治疗近年来重新备受重视,噬菌体制剂不同于传统抗菌药物,已有对传统抗菌药物的安全性评估体系不适合用于对噬菌体治疗制剂的评估,需要建立对噬菌体治疗安全性评估的体系。本文就噬菌体治疗所涉及的安全性问题进行系统分析研究,通过噬菌体本身的选择、噬菌体制剂制备、制剂形式、制剂给予途径、剂量和频次等,以及噬菌体治疗细菌感染性疾病患者选择等所涉及的安全性和噬菌体治疗对周围微环境的影响等进行全面分析。建立噬菌体治疗安全性评估体系,为噬菌体治疗尽早进入临床奠定基础。     

噬菌体赋形剂的种类、配方及包被技术研究进展

噬菌体制剂的研究与应用受到医药领域、畜牧兽医领域及食品生产在内的各行业的重视。然而,噬菌体作为一种具有蛋白质外壳的活微生物,其在防治致病菌污染、感染及储存运输过程中,会遇到一些活性丧失、储存期短、液体状态运输不便等问题。因此,寻找合适的包被赋形剂,以减少噬菌体在使用、储存及运输过程中的活性损失,是噬菌体疗法亟须解决的问题。本文主要综述制备噬菌体制剂时使用的包被赋形剂种类、配方及包被技术等,及其对噬菌体抗逆性和储存稳定性的影响,并探讨了该领域最重要的研究成果,以期为固态噬菌体制剂寻找合适的包被赋形剂、配方和包被技术,为噬菌体的靶向治疗和控制释放奠定基础,有助于噬菌体治疗的更广泛的临床应用。     

大肠杆菌O157:H7噬菌体鸡尾酒喷雾干燥微囊粉剂的制备及其应用

【目的】提高噬菌体在常温环境下的保存稳定性,解决噬菌体鸡尾酒在体内失活的问题,为噬菌体对肠道疾病的治疗提供参考依据。【方法】本研究采用喷雾干燥技术制备噬菌体鸡尾酒微球粉末,通过单因素试验和正交试验确定最佳制备条件,并对其特性进行研究,比较其与游离噬菌体在常温环境和体内环境的稳定性差异,并通过口服给药的方式对大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli)O157:H7导致的肠道疾病进行治疗。【结果】本研究以海藻糖和亮氨酸组合为保护剂制备了一种具有热稳定性的噬菌体鸡尾酒微球粉末,试验结果显示,海藻糖和亮氨酸质量比为9:1时,设置进料速度为7.5 mL/min、海藻糖浓度为2%、入口温度为130℃、噬菌体鸡尾酒悬液与保护剂溶液体积比为1:50,噬菌体滴度损失最小,仅下降(0.623±0.235)log10 PFU/g。其在常温条件下保存6个月,噬菌体鸡尾酒滴度损失(0.862±0.082)log10 PFU/g,较游离噬菌体具有更长的保存稳定性,且其于体内环境的稳定性和治疗效果均优于游离噬菌体鸡尾酒。【结论】采用喷雾干燥法配合合适的保护剂配方可制得具有生物活性和热稳定性的噬菌体鸡尾酒微球粉末,延长其保质期,便于常温条件下的保存运输,使噬菌体制剂从实验室方向转化为工业方向的规模化生产提供参考依据。且噬菌体微球粉末清除肠道内大肠杆菌的能力更强、速度更快,是一种具有体内治疗发展潜力的口服给药剂型。     

从混合的噬菌体抗体库中直接筛选高亲和性的抗肿瘤坏死因子-α人源单克隆抗体

采用噬菌体抗体库技术,从未经免疫的混合人噬菌体抗体库直接筛选抗ＴＮＦα的人源单克隆抗体,３种不同的检测手段表明,经过５轮的筛选,能够与ＴＮＦα结合的噬菌体抗体得到了有效的富集。对所获得的噬菌体抗体克隆进行的初步鉴定表明,７个噬菌体抗体克隆能有效地与人重组ＴＮＦα结合,并且这种结合具有特异性,由这７个噬菌体抗体克隆制备的抗体Ｆａｂ片段也能有效地与ＴＮＦα结合。由此,我们通过噬菌体抗体技术直接获得了ＴＮＦα的人源单克隆抗体,这为进一步制备具有临床应用前景的人源抗ＴＮＦα单克隆抗体打下了基础。     

噬菌体展示抗体库筛选技术研究进展

噬菌体展示技术已成为制备高亲和力抗体的强有力的工具。而噬菌体抗体库的筛选是在获得高亲和力抗体过程中很关键的一个环节。总结了针对不同复杂程度的抗原所须采用的不同筛选方法,并简单介绍了高通量筛选的优势。     

噬菌体抗体库技术在肿瘤抗体药物研究中的进展及应用

目的:综述噬菌体抗体库技术的研究进展,介绍该技术的原理,构建,筛选和应用,为抗肿瘤抗体药物研发提供参考。方法:采用文献综述的方法,筛选近5年来噬菌体抗体库技术试验论文,对噬菌体抗体库技术的原理,构建,筛选和应用进行总结。结果:噬菌体抗体库主要分为免疫抗体库和非免疫抗体库两大类;噬菌体抗体库筛选技术包括亲和筛选、细胞筛选和生物体内筛选三种;噬菌体抗体库技术主要应用于肿瘤标志物的识别和肿瘤诊断,抗肿瘤抗体药物的筛选和制备。结论:噬菌体抗体库技术方便、快速、高效,可以在体外环境下培养,这些特点决定了其在肿瘤标志物的发现和肿瘤抗体药物研发中的广泛应用。目前噬菌体抗体库技术还存在一定缺陷,但技术的不断发展和革新必然使噬菌体抗体库技术成为研制抗体药物的新思路,极大促进了肿瘤抗体药物的研发。     

深圳赤潮中霍乱弧菌噬菌体的分离筛选及生物学特性分析

本文以从鲍鱼肠道中分离出的霍乱弧菌SWBC-a为宿主菌,采用双层平板法从2004年夏季深圳大梅沙海域赤潮海水样品中分离得到10株噬菌体。通过对分离出的噬菌体效价、RTD值的测定、形态特征的观察及对属内外细菌的交叉裂解谱的研究,筛选出3株裂解谱较宽的强效噬菌体。选取其中2株高效裂解噬菌体PsaA和PsaH做生物学特性分析,证明除镁离子有利于噬菌体裂解外,温度、pH值、紫外照射、柠檬酸钠对噬菌体裂解都有不同程度的抑制。本研究结果为进一步利用噬菌体研发用于消除霍乱弧菌的微生态制剂和诊断食源性霍乱弧菌提供了理论基础。     

一株耐碳青霉烯类鲍曼不动杆菌噬菌体的分离鉴定和临床应用

【背景】耐药菌感染是人类生命健康的重要威胁,寻找抗生素替代或辅助疗法迫在眉睫,噬菌体是细菌的天敌,有很大的开发潜力。【目的】分离针对耐碳青霉烯类鲍曼不动杆菌(carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, CRAB)的烈性噬菌体,治疗患者CRAB肺部感染,为噬菌体疗法的推广积累经验。【方法】用CRAB临床菌株NAB11B做宿主菌,从医院污水中分离新噬菌体,进行生物学特征和基因组特点的表征、分析后制备成高纯度的噬菌体制剂,通过雾化吸入的方式治疗肺部CRAB感染,评估噬菌体疗法的有效性和安全性。【结果】分离到一株新噬菌体,命名为AB＿SZL4,其潜伏期短、增殖速度快、抑菌能力强、生物学稳定性高且不携带有害基因。在临床应用中,噬菌体鸡尾酒联合抗生素疗法能快速清除肺部病原菌,且未见明显噬菌体相关不良反应。【结论】AB＿SZL4是一株有极大临床应用潜力的烈性噬菌体。     

细菌与噬菌体的相互抵抗作用机制

噬菌体是地球生物圈里数量最多、存在最久的个体之一,也是应对抗生素耐药细菌感染的极具特点的候选制剂之一。本文分别以细菌和噬菌体的视角,从阻止噬菌体吸附、超感染排除、限制修饰系统、CRISPR­Cas、流产感染等方面综述了细菌抗噬菌体的机制以及噬菌体针对细菌抗性机制的应变。     

采用Red重组系统构建包装菌株DH-gⅢ

选择感染性噬菌体技术是研究蛋白相互作用的良好手段,获得基因Ⅲ缺陷的辅助噬菌体是构成SIP体系的关键.为制备基因Ⅲ缺失的辅助噬菌体,利用λRed重组系统将完整的噬菌体基因Ⅲ和氯霉素抗性基因整合到大肠埃希菌DH5α的染色体上组氨酸操纵元位点构建包装菌株,经氯霉素抗性筛选并用PCR及组氨酸表型鉴定,获得包装菌株DH-gⅢ;将缺失功能基因Ⅲ的缺陷型噬菌体基因组转化到包装菌株中培养制备辅助噬菌体,以集落形成试验来检测缺陷型噬菌体的感染能力,结果滴度可达到4.3×108,只具备一次感染力,表明包装菌株构建成功,能用来制备辅助噬菌体,有望用于SIP体系.     

QSYP peptide sequence is selected from phage display libraries by bovine IgG contaminants in monoclonal antibody preparations

A consensus peptide sequence, QSYP, appears as an artifact during the mapping of monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) using a random peptide phage display library. Phage bearing this QSYP sequence were independently selected by four different laboratories screening separate MAb preparations with the same phage library. In each case, the QSYP sequence was selected in addition to a consensus sequence specific to the MAb. Phage that displayed the QSYP sequence were not bound by the MAb of interest, but rather bound to bovine IgG derived from the FBS present in the hybridoma growth media. The implications of this finding for the interpretation of phage library screening results and possible methods for the removal of bovine IgG from MAb preparations are discussed.     

Asymmetric transcription of mouse mammary tumor virus genes in vivo and in vitro

Mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV) DNA fragments were cloned into M13 bacteriophage, and the single-stranded recombinant phage DNAs were used as strand-specific nucleic acid hybridization probes to measure synthesis of plus (genomic) and minus strands of MMTV RNA in cultured cell lines and in cell-free preparations of nuclei. Pulse-labeling studies showed that synthesis of MMTV RNA in three different cell lines was highly asymmetric. In nuclear preparations from a cloned line of MMTV-infected rat hepatoma cells, elongation of nascent MMTV RNA chains and initiation of new MMTV RNA chains with nucleoside (beta-S)triphosphates were also highly asymmetric.     

Evaluation of phenotypic and molecular typing techniques for determining diversity in Erwinia carotovora subspp. atroseptica

A number of phenotypic and molecular fingerprinting techniques, including physiological profiling (Biolog), restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP), enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus (ERIC) and a phage typing system, were evaluated for their ability to differentiate between 60 strains of Erwinia carotovora ssp. atroseptica (Eca) from eight west European countries. These techniques were compared with other fingerprinting techniques, random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and Ouchterlony double diffusion (ODD), previously used to type this pathogen. Where possible, data were represented as dendrograms and groups/subgroups of strains identified. Simpson's index of diversity (Simpson's D) was used to compare groupings obtained with the different techniques which, with the exception of Biolog, gave values of 0.46 (RFLP), 0. 39 (ERIC), 0.83 (phage typing), 0.82 (RAPD) and 0.26 (ODD). Of the techniques tested, phage typing showed the highest level of diversity within Eca, and this technique will now form the basis of studies into the epidemiology of blackleg disease.     

Direct measurement via phage titre of the dissociation constants in solution of fusion phage-substrate complexes.

Studies of interactions between filamentous fusion phage particles and protein or nucleic acid molecules have gained increasing importance with recent successes of screening techniques based upon random phage display libraries (biopanning). Since a number of different phage are usually obtained by biopanning, it is useful to compare quantitatively the binding affinities of individual phage for the substrate used for selection. A procedure is described for determination of relative dissociation constants (KdRel) between filamentous phage carrying peptide fusions to the coat protein gpIII and substrates in solution. This novel method is based on the measurement of phage titres. Phage selected from a random fusion phage library for binding to a monoclonal antibody or a viral structural protein exhibited KdRel values in the nanomolar and micromolar ranges for their respective substrates, thus validating the method over a wide range of binding affinities.     

Dextran sulfates as a contaminant of DNA extracted from concentrated viruses and as an inhibitor of DNA polymerases.

Dextran sulfate is commonly used with polyethylene glycol to concentrate viruses before extraction of their DNA. However, dextran slulfate then easily contaminated such DNA and acted as a potent inhibitor of DNA polymerases from Bacillus subtilis (III), phage PBS2, and phage T4. Dextran sulfate only weakly inhibited Micrococcus luteus and Escherichia coli DNA polymerase I preparations.     

Induction and partial purification of bacteriophages from Desulfovibrio vulgaris (Hildenborough) and Desulfovibrio desulfuricans ATCC 13541.

Bacteriophages were induced from cultures of Desulfovibrio vulgaris NCIMB 8303 and Desulfovibrio desulfuricans ATCC 13541 by UV light. The optimum time of UV exposure was 1 min and the maximum yield of phage was obtained 9-10 h after UV treatment. The two phage preparations were compared by restriction enzyme analysis and Southern blot hybridization. The nucleic acid from both phages was cut by restriction endonucleases specific for double-stranded DNA. The phage DNAs from D. vulgaris and D. desulfuricans showed different restriction enzyme cleavage patterns. No homology was observed between a 25 kb probe from the D. vulgaris phage DNA and the phage DNA from D. desulfuricans. Protein profiles of the phages from both sources were also studied; the D. vulgaris phage contained two major bands corresponding to Mr values of 37 000 and 56 000 while the D. desulfuricans phage contained only one major band, of Mr 38 000.     

Real-time PCR provides improved detection and titer determination of bacteriophage

The plaque assay is the traditional method for the quantification of bacteriophage, particularly for lambda cloning vectors. Unfortunately, this technique is fraught with procedural difficulties, and the quality of the data obtained from this "gold standard" assay may be inaccurate due to the subjective interpretation of the results. The application of quantitative real-time PCR (QPCR) technology can address these issues and be a more accurate platform to evaluate phage growth conditions and quantify viral titers in phage preparations. QPCR, with an improved primer set specific for lambda phage and coupled with fluorescent dye detection of PCR products, was used to detect and quantify phages in lysates with no prior DNA purification. Phages were detected below one plaque-forming unit, and at least 89 viral copies were detected from a purified DNA sample. When unknown concentrations of various phage preparations were assessed using QPCR, they were attained more efficiently, with greater sensitivity and precision, and the method produced more accurate quantitative data spanning a wider linear range than those obtained by the plaque assay (six logs vs. one log, respectively). Finally, QPCR for the detection of phage has multiple applications, including conventional cloning and in alternative fields of study such as environmental sciences.     

Sub-classification of phage types of Salmonella weltevreden and typing of strains by an extended phage typing scheme

By the use of two adapted phage preparations of Typing phage II the S. weltevreden phage types 4 and 5 could be classified into two sub-types each and phage types 9 and 10 into three sub-types each. The 1094 strains of S. weltevreden could be classified into a total of sixteen phage types including the sub-types.The host range mutants of Typing phage II were distinct from the parent strain. After adaptation to two insensitive strains, one of the new preparations, IIA lost its affinity to some strains which were lysed by the parent phage strain but gained lytic affinity for a few others that were originally insensitive. The second preparation IIB showed an increase in lytic range as expected. Antigenically these preparations were shown to be related but not identical. The possible reasons for serological non-identity of host range mutants with the parent strain have been discussed.