临床用DNA疫苗生产工艺研究进展

DNA疫苗是继传统疫苗和基因工程蛋白亚单位疫苗之后的新一代疫苗,具有很好的市场潜力。DNA疫苗生产工艺的质粒DNA大规模制备技术对DNA疫苗的产业化具有重要意义。本文介绍了DNA疫苗生产工艺的研究进展包括提高质粒DNA产量的策略、发酵后处理工艺、有效去除杂质和分离超螺旋构象质粒DNA的纯化工艺以及DNA疫苗生产相关的质量控制体系等。     

分支状多抗原肽系统在疫苗研制中的应用

疫苗接种是预防和控制传染病流行的一种重要措施。常用的疫苗包括减毒活疫苗、灭活疫苗和亚单位疫苗。目前的亚单位疫苗多是采用重组DNA技术用微生物或哺乳动物细胞产生。但分子量较小的抗原很难用重组DNA技术制备,化学合成便成为较为简便的途径。合成肽疫苗是根据抗原的氨基酸序列设计的用化学方法合成的一种安全性很高的     

含乙型肝炎病毒S-PreS1 基因的DNA疫苗与蛋白颗粒疫苗联合免疫可增强免疫应答

为研制新型有效的HBV治疗性疫苗,构建了含PreS1与S融合基因的HBV DNA疫苗,即pVRC-HBSS1 (PreS1 21–47 aa融合在S抗原1–223的羧基端),并制备了CHO表达相同结构的蛋白颗粒亚单位疫苗HBSS1。在Balb/C小鼠中采用不同的DNA免疫方式 (即肌肉注射、皮内注射加电转) 初免3次,蛋白颗粒亚单位疫苗 (不同佐剂) 肌肉注射加强免疫1次,然后我们分析比较了各组疫苗所引起的免疫应答特点。抗体检测结果表明：皮内注射结合电转初免组产生的PreS1与 S特异性抗体水平皆高于肌肉直接注射组。进一步还发现DNA疫苗与蛋白颗粒亚单位疫苗两种疫苗联合应用后S抗原特异的细胞免疫应答 (IFN-γ ELISpot分析) 明显高于DNA疫苗或蛋白颗粒亚单位单独应用,其中皮内注射+电转结合蛋白颗粒亚单位疫苗联合免疫组可产生最强的细胞免疫应答。这些研究为新型HBV 治疗性疫苗的优化设计与合理应用提供了依据。     

乙型脑炎病毒DNA初免-蛋白加强策略在小鼠模型上的免疫效应评价

为了评价基因Ⅰ型乙型脑炎病毒prM-E DNA疫苗与prM和EⅢ融合抗原亚单位疫苗采用DNA初免-蛋白加强免疫策略对小鼠的免疫效果,本研究将prM-E融合基因插入到pVAX1真核表达载体中,构建重组表达载体prM-E-pVAX1作为DNA疫苗进行初免,利用原核表达系统获得的prM和EⅢ融合抗原作为亚单位疫苗进行加强免疫。将32只4−6周龄雌性BALB/c小鼠随机分成4组,设置prM-E-pVAX1 DNA疫苗组、DNA初免-蛋白加强免疫组、prM和EⅢ融合抗原亚单位疫苗组及pVAX1载体对照组,通过ELISA检测血清中特异性抗体水平;通过噬斑减少中和试验滴定中和抗体滴度;通过细胞因子表达丰度和淋巴细胞增殖试验分析不同疫苗免疫组诱导产生的细胞免疫反应。结果表明,用DNA初免-蛋白加强策略免疫的小鼠诱导产生的中和抗体滴度略高于prM和EⅢ融合抗原亚单位疫苗免疫组,显著高于prM-E-pVAX1 DNA疫苗免疫组。DNA初免-蛋白加强策略在小鼠模型中诱导产生了有效的Th1/Th2型免疫反应,特别是显著诱导了Th1型细胞免疫反应。本研究为预防流行性乙型脑炎提供了新的免疫策略和理论参考依据。     

病原微生物DNA疫苗研究最新进展

自19世纪末,疫苗研究经历了3次革命:第1次是由巴斯德等研制开发的减毒或灭活的疫苗,第2次是使用亚单位疫苗,包括基因工程疫苗和生物体天然产物疫苗第3次是核酸疫苗.核酸疫苗包括DNA疫苗和RNA疫苗,其中研究最多的是DNA疫苗.核酸疫苗的出现,开拓了疫苗学的新纪元.     

轮状病毒疫苗研究进展及其转基因植物疫苗的开发前景

轮状病毒是目前婴幼儿秋冬季腹泻的最主要病原物,作者通过轮状病毒减毒株疫苗,亚单位疫苗和DNA疫苗研究进展的综合分析,指出了减毒株疫苗在实际应用中存在的弊端,论述了开发新型轮状病毒疫苗,特别是转基因植物疫苗的必要性和可行性。     

人类和畜禽重大疾病DNA疫苗研究开发寻求合作伙伴

中国科学院动物研究所生殖生物学国家重点实验室生殖免疫组,1995年首次将DNA疫苗技术引入生殖领域,开展了DNA疫苗的研究。1996年承担国家科委“九五”攻关项目：“hCG β亚单位DNA疫苗的研究”,取得了突破性进展(详细情况见《动物学杂志》2001年第1期),现寻求合作伙伴共同完成开发计划。联系人：陈云、杨颖,联系地址：北京中关村路19号中国科学院动物研究所30＃信箱,邮编：100080,电话：010\|62571277。     

衣原体疫苗研究进展

衣原体是一类专一细胞内寄生的人兽共患病病原体,所引起的动物及人类疾病相当广泛。本文以亚单位疫苗及DNA疫苗为重点,对衣原体疫苗的研究状况做了简要的介绍。     

人类和畜禽重大疾病DNA疫苗研究与开发应用

中国科学院动物研究所生殖生物学国家重点实验室生殖免疫组,1995年首次将DNA疫苗技术引入生殖领域开展DNA避孕疫苗的研究。1996年承担了国家科委“九五”攻关专题项目：“hCG β亚单位DNA疫苗的研究”,取得突破性进展,其研究成果已在国内外刊物上相继发表,克隆的基因已经登录Gene Bank。 1997年与澳大利亚CRC脊椎动物研究中心和CSIRO 进行了两项国际合作研究：1.兔ZPB DNA疫苗的研究;2.布氏田鼠ZP3 DNA疫苗的研究,用于防治内蒙古草原鼠害。现已完成了以上三个项目的DNA疫苗重组质粒的构建及体外和体内的动物免疫实验。实验表明：构建的DNA疫苗能高效表达抗原蛋白,并能诱发动物产生强烈的体液免疫和细胞免疫。本研究组已建立起一套完整的DNA疫苗技术,具备从事DNA疫苗研究开发和应用(人和动物的疾病防治、人类的生育控制)的各项条件。该项目负责人彭景博士提出开发策略,计划分三步：1.防治家禽重大疾病的DNA免疫疫苗的研究（鸡瘟新城疫和家畜口蹄疫等）;2.控制人类生育的DNA疫苗(包括hCG DNA疫苗和ZP3 DNA疫苗); 3.人乙型肝炎、流感、癌症等人类重大疾病的DNA疫苗。 现希望寻求合作伙伴共同完成开发计划。联系人：陈云,杨颖。联系地址：北京中关村路19号中国科学院动物研究所30#信箱,邮编：100080,联系电话：010-62571277。     

登革疫苗研究进展

登革病毒是一种危害较严重的病原体,在世界范围内的流行颇为频繁,然而目前仍设有安全有效的疫苗。近年来,人们对传统疫苗（灭活疫苗、减毒疫苗和亚单位疫苗）及新型疫苗（cDNA疫苗、嵌合体疫苗和DNA疫苗）的研究已取得了一定的成果。本文就这方面的进展作一综述。     

冠状病毒疫苗的研究进展

严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2(severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2,SARS-CoV-2)自被发现以来就引起了人们的广泛关注,开发针对该病毒的安全、有效疫苗成为近期的研究热点。本文以高致病性冠状病毒疫苗(包括灭活疫苗、重组亚单位疫苗、重组病毒载体疫苗和核酸疫苗)的研究展开综述,为研制SARS-CoV-2疫苗提供参考。     

治疗自身免疫性疾病的抗细胞因子疫苗

抗细胞因子疫苗是针对疾病相关细胞因子而设计与构建的一类能激发体液免疫应答的主动免疫治疗性疫苗,是用于自身免疫性疾病的一种极具潜力的新型疗法。目前研究与开发的抗细胞因子疫苗主要有2 种类型,一种是通过偶联载体或直接修饰为细胞因子引入外源表位而构建的蛋白疫苗,另一种则是可表达细胞因子免疫原的核酸疫苗。这两类疫苗在临床前及临床研究中,对各种自身免疫性疾病均显现出治疗活性。简介各类抗细胞因子疫苗及其作用机制,综述用于治疗类风湿性关节炎、多发性硬化症、系统性红斑狼疮等各种自身免疫性疾病的抗细胞因子疫苗研究进展。     

Biological challenges to effective vaccines in the developing world

The reason for holding a meeting to discuss biological challenges to vaccines is simple: not all vaccines work equally well in all settings. This special issue reviews the performance of vaccines in challenging environments, summarizes current thinking on the reasons why vaccines underperform and considers what approaches are necessary to understand the heterogeneity in responses and to improve vaccine immunogenicity and efficacy.     

Toward the development of DNA vaccines

DNA vaccination has proved to be a generally applicable technology in various preclinical animal models of infectious and noninfectious disease and several DNA vaccines have now entered phase I human clinical trials. It is too early to predict the effectiveness of DNA vaccines in humans and whether improved formulations of DNA vaccines will be required but several lines of investigation have suggested ways in which DNA vaccines may be improved, such as increases in expession, facilitation of DNA targeting or uptake, and enhancement of immune responses.     

ECVAM's contributions to the implementation of the Three Rs in the production and quality control of biologicals

A summary is presented of the activities initiated, and the progress achieved, between April 1993 and December 2001 in implementing the Three Rs in one of the main priority areas of the European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods (ECVAM) - the production and quality control of biologicals. These have included organising eight key workshops, and financial contributions to, and sponsorship of, relevant international workshops, symposia and conferences. Noteworthy activities include financial support and/or participation in a number of prevalidation and validation studies. These involved alternative methods for the batch potency testing of: human tetanus vaccines; human and veterinary tetanus antisera and immunoglobulin; rabies vaccines; Leptospira hardjo vaccines; Clostridium perfringens vaccines; and erysipelas vaccines. They also involved a cell culture test for specific toxicity testing of diphtheria toxoid vaccines. In addition, ECVAM funded a study on the use of humane endpoints for vaccine quality control tests involving severe suffering, such as the potency testing of erysipelas, rabies and pertussis vaccines. ECVAM has also contributed financially to the compilation of manuals and expert reports, and to training in test methods. Following the report of an ECVAM Task Force, ECVAM financially supported the prevalidation of some in vitro methods for the potency testing of a recombinant hormone. A proposal is presented for promotion of regulatory acceptance, and suggestions are made for possible future activities.     

Standardization of an enzyme immunoassay for the in vitro potency assay of inactivated tissue culture rabies vaccines: determination of the rabies virus glycoprotein with polyclonal antisera

A non-competitive enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA) has been standardized to supplement the in vivo potency test used for the quality control of inactivated tissue culture vaccines against rabies. The essentials of the ELISA were: fixation of the virus in different dilutions of vaccine on the surface of microtitre plates; testing of the reference and up to six test vaccines on one plate; incubation with polyclonal antisera to rabies virus glycoprotein containing an excess of antibody; further incubation with a species-specific anti-IgG coupled to peroxidase; a final incubation with a substrate. The incubation periods were 1 h, 1 h and 30 min both at +37 degrees C. The relative potency determinations were made graphically or by a computer using a parallel line bioassay in which the potencies of the vaccines of unknown potency were tested against the reference preparation on a single microtitre plate. Under these conditions inactivated rabies vaccines of different types (virus strains, cell substrates, inactivation and concentration procedures) were tested for potency. Furthermore, it was possible with this in vitro method to assay adjuvanted vaccines, in process samples such as tissue culture supernatants with live or inactivated rabies virus, concentrates, and vaccines undergoing thermal stability tests. The rabies glycoprotein antigen-antibody reaction was highly specific according to the results and the glycoprotein content was measured quantitatively. The potency determined by the in vitro ELISA correlated with the in vivo NIH protection potency test. The lower limit of detection of the ELISA was 0.015 IU/ml. Quantitative antigen determination was possible with both homologous and heterologous antisera to rabies virus glycoprotein when vaccines of the same virus strain were tested. When the potencies of vaccines of different virus strain specificity were calculated, it was necessary to take into account the strain-specific antigenicity. Even so vaccines of high potency were found to give a stronger reaction with a heterologous serum than did weak vaccines with a homologous antiserum. Stability tests made on inactivated tissue culture vaccines such as vaccine from the human diploid cell strain (HDCS), from purified chicken embryo cell (PCEC) or from purified Vero cell rabies vaccine (PVRV), showed high stability of the glycoprotein antigen even after four months of storage at +37 degrees C or 24 h at +56 degrees C, provided that the vaccines were stored in a lyophilized state. The antigenicity of liquid vaccines was inactivated after a few hours at +56 degrees C. For tropical areas, therefore, only lyophilized vaccines should be considered.     

钩端螺旋体外膜疫苗的反应性和免疫效果研究

对国内首次研制的钩端螺旋体外膜疫苗接种人体的反应性,血清学效果和流行病学效果进行研究。先后对两价（含黄疸出血群赖型,七日热群七日热型）,三价（含黄疸出血群赖型,七日热群七日热型,流感伤寒群流感伤寒型,五价（含黄疸出血群赖型,七日热群七日热型,流感伤寒群流感伤寒型,秋季热群秋季热型,犬群犬型）外膜疫苗,菌体疫苗和安慰剂,分组进行全身和局部反应观察;并以显微镜凝集试验测定各型抗体;对两价外膜疫苗进行流行病学保护效果考核。结果两价和多价钩体外膜疫苗反应轻微,安全性良好;血清学效果显示,抗体阳转率和滴度均高于同期相应菌体疫苗诱导的同型抗体水平2倍以上,提示外膜疫苗有较好的免疫原性,流行病学效果在湖北省荆州和石首两市考核,按血清学阳性病例统计,其保护率可达95．57％以上。说明上述疫苗性质稳定,反应轻微,安全性良好,血清学效果理想,两价疫苗有较好的保护效果,可以逐步推广应用。     

Prospects of the use of bacteriophage-based virus-like particles in the creation of anthrax vaccines

The profitability of vaccine production is less than that of other pharmaceutical goods worldwide. Thus, the cost of the vaccine substance determines the range of vaccines available for use. This is of particular importance for veterinary vaccines. In this review, we have surveyed the published data on exploited vaccines and concluded that the immunogenicity of antigen substances based on whole virions is higher than that of soluble antigens. The physiological basis of this phenomenon remains unknown; however, it may explain why most of the described recombinant vaccines have not yet been put into practice. All practically implemented antiviral vaccines (except that for hepatitis B) are based on viral substances produced by conventional cultural technologies. In light of this observation, an approach to the development of a universal platform for recombinant vaccines produced in the form of virus-like particles is suggested. To this end, a technique of designing fused bifunctional derivatives of bacteriophage proteins containing antigens of interest should be involved. The approach is depicted with the use of the protective anthrax antigen, a conventional vaccine antigen.     

Cancer vaccines: between the idea and the reality

Whether vaccines are designed to prepare the immune system for the encounter with a pathogen or with cancer, certain common challenges need to be faced, such as what antigen and what adjuvant to use, what type of immune response to generate and how to make it long lasting. Cancer, additionally, presents several unique hurdles. Cancer vaccines must overcome immune suppression exerted by the tumour, by previous therapy or by the effects of advanced age of the patient. If used for cancer prevention, vaccines must elicit effective long-term memory without the potential of causing autoimmunity. This article addresses the common and the unique challenges to cancer vaccines and the progress that has been made in meeting them. Considering how refractory cancer has been to standard therapy, efforts to achieve immune control of this disease are well justified.