人干扰素α2b和IgG Fc片段融合蛋白显著延长体内半衰期

重组人干扰素α(rHuIFNα)已被广泛用于临床治疗多种人类病毒性疾病和肿瘤。但IFNα在体内半衰期较短从而导致IFNα在用药后数小时即从血浆中被清除。目前常用化学修饰和构建融合蛋白的方法来延长IFNα的半衰期。在本研究中, 构建了IFNα2b与人IgG免疫球蛋白Fc片段的融合基因(IFNα2b-Fcγ)并在毕赤酵母中以二聚体形式分泌表达, 并有部分糖基化。不同亚型Fcγ片段的融合蛋白对IFNα2b抗病毒活性均有一定影响。其中IFNα2b-Fcγ2所受影响最小, 较单纯的IFNα2b降低了2.3倍, 抗病毒活性可达4.29x107 IU/mg, 大鼠皮下注射后循环血液中半衰期达65 h, 血液中存留时间120 h以上, 比商品重组干扰素的体内半衰期延长约8倍, 血液存留时间延长10倍, 显示了其良好的临床应用 前景。     

聚乙二醇化干扰素的抗病毒和抗肿瘤活性的研究

观察聚乙二醇化干扰素 (PEG IFNα2b)抗病毒和抗肿瘤的生物学活性 ,并与干扰素 (IFNα2b)进行比较。结果表明 :PEG IFNα2b抗病毒活性约下降 15倍 ,但抗人肿瘤细胞增殖的活性明显增强。     

人血清白蛋白和人干扰素α2b的融合蛋白在毕赤酵母中的表达

为了延长IFNα2b在血浆中的半衰期,构建了编码HSA和hIFNα2b的融合基因并在毕赤酵母中获得高效表达,工程菌经5L发酵罐培养后获得的含融合蛋白的培养液经超滤浓缩、蓝色葡聚糖凝胶层析、疏水柱层析以及阴离子柱层析,融合蛋白的纯度达到95%以上。该融合蛋白能与干扰素抗体和人血清白蛋白抗体结合,并表现出与重组干扰素α2b相似的抗病毒活性。以猕猴为动物模型,分别从静脉和皮下单剂量给药,给药浓度为90μg/kg时,在336h后血浆中仍可检测到融合蛋白。其静脉注射的血浆半衰期为101h,皮下注射的半衰期为68.2h。皮下注射的生物利用度为67.9%。IFNα2b与HSA融合后,明显的延长了血浆半衰期,显现了其良好的临床应用前景。     

重组人干扰素α2b栓剂稳定性研究

将重组人干扰素α2b栓剂在不同温度下保存不同时间,检验干扰素生物活性、溶出度试验、融变时限、pH值和微生物限度及外观的稳定性。重组人干扰素α2b栓剂在4~8℃条件下放置48个月;在20~25℃条件下放置24个月IFN生物活性未见下降,37℃放置4个月IFN生物活性未见下降。重组人干扰素α2b栓剂的生物学活性及理化性质有较好的稳定性。     

人干扰素α1b突变体IFNα1b/31K的构建及其生物学评价

目的:构建干扰素α1b突变体IFNα1b/31K,以期获得高效低毒的新型药物分子。方法:根据合理药物设计,采用定点突变技术,将干扰素α1b第31位氨基酸残基突变为K,并构建表达IFNα1b/31K重组蛋白。纯化后,对其抗病毒活性、抗肿瘤细胞增殖活性和动物体内急性毒性进行考察。结果:IFNα1b/31K表达量占菌体总蛋白的30%以上。纯化后的IFNα1b/31K纯度大于95%,比活性约为IFNα1b的1.7倍,抗肿瘤增殖活性比IFNα1b降低,未见对实验动物的急性毒性作用。结论:成功设计构建并表达了高效低毒的IFNα1b突变蛋白分子。     

人血清白蛋白-干扰素α2b融合蛋白在CHO细胞中的表达

干扰素α2b(interferonα2b,IFNα2b)是一种用于病毒性疾病和肿瘤性疾病治疗的多功能细胞因子,因其在体内的半衰期短限制了其在临床上的应用。将IFNα2b连接到人血清白蛋白(human serum albumin,HSA)的C端,构建融合蛋白HSA-IFNα2b。构建含融合蛋白的真核表达质粒p MH3/HSA-IFNa2b,经电转的方法转入中国仓鼠卵巢(Chinese hamster ovary,CHO)细胞中。经G418抗性压力筛选和目的蛋白的表达量筛选,最终获得一株高表达的稳定细胞株(CHO/p MH3/HSA-IFNa2b)。表达的目的蛋白经Western blot验证显示,产物具有IFNα2b和HSA的双抗原性。经悬浮驯化稳定后,通过批次筛选得到一株稳定的高克隆表达株,产量约为65mg/L,进一步选取高表达克隆株在悬浮驯化中不同代数进行批次培养,不同代数之间蛋白质的表达量和生长情况没有明显的差异,获得一株稳定遗传表达的单克隆细胞株,3L摇瓶的流加培养结果显示,最佳发酵时间为15天,蛋白质表达量为121mg/L。经离心获得的发酵液,经两步纯化后获得蛋白质纯度高达96.8%的目的蛋白,总回收率为22.3%。参照《中国药典》2015版对IFNα2b的检测方法,结果显示,CHO表达的HSA-IFNα2b比活性为4.16×106IU/mg。首次将HSA-IFNα2b在哺乳动物细胞CHO中构建表达,表达获得高活性的HSA-IFNα2b融合蛋白。     

微生物来源的谷氨酰胺转氨酶(mTG)介导的单一定点修饰的PEG IFN-α2a(英文)

PEG修饰被认为是改善重组蛋白药物特性的最有效手段,包括增加蛋白质药物在体内的血浆半衰期,降低免疫原性和抗原性。目前典型的PEG修饰手段为将PEG连接至蛋白质的游离氨基,包括赖氨酸和N-末端,但这种连接缺乏选择性,产物为混合物,活性及工艺稳定性差,难以控制。酶法PEG化修饰能有效克服上述缺点,其中谷氨酰胺转氨酶(TGase)可以作为PEG化定点修饰用酶。文中选择重组人干扰素α2a(IFNα2a)进行酶法修饰反应,通过计算机模拟预测IFNα2a可以在第101位Gln特异性定点修饰。将IFNα2a与40 kDa的Y型PEG在微生物来源的谷氨酰胺转氨酶(mTG)催化下进行定点PEG化修饰。结果显示,mTG可以介导IFNα2a特异性位点Gln的单一定点PEG修饰,产生分子量为58 495.6 Da的PEG-Gln101-IFNα2a分子。圆二色谱结果显示,PEG-Gln101-IFNα2a与未修饰的IFNα2a具有相同的二级结构。SD大鼠药代结果显示,与IFNα2a相比,PEG-Gln101-IFNα2a能有效提高药代动力学参数,强于已上市PEGIFNα2a-PEGASYS?。     

干扰素α-2b的聚乙二醇修饰

采用分子量为20 kD的单甲氧基聚乙二醇丙醛(mPEG-ALD)修饰重组人干扰素α-2b(IFN α-2b),建立了修饰反应及分离纯化工艺.考察了修饰反应各因素对单修饰转化率以及单修饰产物体外活性的影响,获得了优化的修饰反应条件,即在pH 6.5,20 mmol/L的磷酸氢二钠-柠檬酸缓冲溶液中,干扰素α-2b的浓度为4 mg/mE,PEG与IFN α-2b的摩尔比为8:1,4℃时反应20 h;在优化的反应条件下,单修饰PEG-IFN α-2b的转化率达到55%.并且,采用离子交换层析对修饰产物进行分离纯化,单修饰产品纯度达到97%,体外活性保留达到未修饰干扰素α-2b的13.4%,其在SD大鼠体内的循环半袁期得到了较大的延长,且具有较好的水溶液稳定性.     

应用FISH评估IFN治疗CML的疗效

应用间期荧光原位杂交技术(FISH)评估干扰素(IFN)治疗慢性粒细胞白血病(CML)有较好疗效。主持这一技术(FISH)的山东济宁市第一人民医院的李强医生等,为探讨FISH检测CML IFN治疗体内残留Ph阳性细胞的效果,采取间期FISH的方法,对7例未治疗CML病者和17例IFN-α-2b长期治疗CML病者进行治疗,并检测体内Ph阳性细胞的变化。     

HIV-1gag/IFNα-2b表达产物的生物活性研究

目的:将艾滋病病毒核心蛋白(gag)与干扰素(IFNα-2b)融合基因表达的融合蛋白作为免疫原免疫小鼠,动态观察小鼠的体液免疫、细胞免疫与CTL应答.方法:将IFNα-2b基因片段插入到gag基因的nt531位点,经脂质体转染与血凝素阴性蚀斑筛选,挑出重组痘苗病毒.经SDS-PAGE和Western blot鉴定表达产物.以小鼠为实验对象,用重组痘苗病毒vJ38gag/IFNα-2b免疫小鼠,用ELISA方法检测血清IgG抗体含量.用流式细胞仪测定小鼠外周血CD+4、CD+8T淋巴细胞计数.3H-TdR掺入法检测细胞毒性T淋巴细胞杀伤活性.结果:血清IgG抗体含量逐渐增高,实验组与对照组比较差异有显著性意义(p＜0.05).CD+4、CD+8T淋巴细胞计数、CTL检测实验组与对照组比较差异均有显著性意义(p＜0.05).结论:重组痘苗病毒vJ38gag/IFNα-2b能增强小鼠的体液免疫、细胞免疫和CTL应答.IFNα-2b可以作为免疫佐剂增强机体的免疫状态.     

Recent advances in the study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and pathogenesis

It has now been over twenty years since a novel herpesviral genome was identified in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies. Since then, the cumulative research effort by molecular biologists, virologists, clinicians, and epidemiologists alike has led to the extensive characterization of this tumor virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus(KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8)), and its associated diseases. Here we review the current knowledge of KSHV biology and pathogenesis, with a particular emphasis on new and exciting advances in the field of epigenetics. We also discuss the development and practicality of various cell culture and animal model systems to study KSHV replication and pathogenesis.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.     

肝癌中HBV和HCV基因和抗原的分布及意义

采用原位分子杂交方法检测HCV RNA及HBV X基因;采用免疫组织化学方法研究HCV核心抗原,非结构区C33c抗原及HBxAg在肝细胞肝癌中的定位及分布.结果表明(1)HCV RNA、HBV X基因在肝细胞肝癌组织检出率分别为40%(55/136)和82%(112/136).HCV RNA定位于癌细胞的胞浆内,阳性细胞呈散在、灶状及弥漫分布三种形式;HBV X基因在肝癌细胞中的分布呈胞浆型、核型及核浆型,阳性细胞也呈上述三种分布形式;(2)HCV C33c抗原、核心抗原在肝细胞肝癌中的阳性率为81%(133/164)及86%(141/164).C33c抗原定位于癌细胞及肝细胞的胞浆内;核心抗原既定位于癌细胞核中,又可定位于胞浆中.C33c抗原阳性细胞以灶状分布为主;而核心抗原阳性细     

Selection with two alleles and complete dominance

For a plant selection model with frequency-independent viabilities, fertilities and selfing rates, it is shown that apart from global fixation, for certain parameter combinations a protected polymorphism and facultative fixation (either allele may become fixed according to initial frequencies) may both occur. Facultative fixation requires different selling rates for the dominant and recessive type. Protection of the polymorphism requires resource allocation for male and female function. In this connection the problem of purely genetically caused population extinction is discussed.
For general frequency dependence and regular segregation, the chances for establishment of a completely recessive gene are compared to those of a completely dominant gene. It is proven that the process of establishment of the recessive gene, despite a fitness advantage, may be considerably endangered by drift effects if random mating prevails. The recessive gene may reach the same effectivity in establishment as a dominant gene, only if the recessive homozygote mates exclusively with its own type during the period of establishment.