Prenatal and lactational transmission of Toxocara canis and Ancylostoma caninum: experimental infection of the bitch before pregnancy

Breeding of five parasite-free and five experimentally infected (6000 Toxocara canis eggs orally and 2500 Ancylostoma caninum larvae subcutaneously) beagle bitches was done so that pairs of bitches (1 uninfected, 1 infected) whelped simultaneously. Pups born to an infected bitch were removed at birth and nursed by the paired uninfected bitch until 4 weeks of age when pups were necropsied to determine the number of parasites they had acquired prenatally from their infected mother. Pups born to the parasite-free bitch were nursed by the infected bitch until necropsied at 4 weeks of age to determine the number of parasites passed via the lactational route. Of 680 ascarids transmitted to pups by either route, 98.5% were transmitted prenatally and 1.5% lactationally. Transmission of 2746 hookworms to 22 pups occurred solely by the lactational route; prenatal transmission of this parasite did not occur in any of the 25 pups born to infected bitches.     

Prenatal and lactational transmission of Toxocara canis and Ancylostoma caninum: experimental infection of the bitch at midpregnancy and at parturition

The degree of prenatal transmission and both the degree and longevity of lactogenic transmission of Toxocara canis, and Ancylostoma caninum to pups were studied in Beagle bitches which were experimentally infected with both parasites at either mid-pregnancy or within 48 h following parturition. Pups born to infected bitches were removed at birth and raised by a surrogate parasite-free mother until 4 weeks of age when pups were necropsied to determine prenatal infections. At the beginning of each week of lactation, a new group of four parasite-free pups was placed with each infected bitch. After nursing an infected bitch for 1 week, each group was transferred to an uninfected bitch for at least 3 additional weeks of nursing after which the pups were necropsied to recover and tabulate parasites acquired lactationally from the infected bitch. When bitches were infected at mid-pregnancy, 95.5% of the ascarids were transmitted prenatally to their own off-spring and 4.5% of the asearids were transmitted lactationally to weekly rotated pups. Ascarids were transmitted via the milk during each of 5 weeks of lactation, with transmission of consistently higher numbers during weeks 1–3 than in weeks 4 and 5. Infection of bitches at parturition denied ascarids the prenatal route of transmission but resulted in greater numbers of ascarids being passed through the milk for each of 4 consecutive weeks of lactation. Transmission of hookworms was solely by the lactational route. With mid-pregnancy infections, a significantly higher number of hookworms (63.1 %) were transmitted during the first of 5 weeks of lactation; progressively fewer were passed in subsequent weeks. With infections at parturition, only 27.8% of hookworms were transmitted through the milk during the first week of nursing but large numbers were transferred in weeks 2 (36.9%) and 3 (26.7%). The quantity of parasites transmitted in the milk was not significantly different among weeks 1, 2 and 3.     

Primers Designed for Amplification of Echinococcus multilocularis DNA Amplify the DNA of Encephalitozoon-Like Spores in the Polymerase Chain Reaction

ABSTRACT. Microsporidian spores were developed from cells which were grown in vitro from a human liver lesion which was due to larval Echinococcus multilocularis . The microsporidian spores developed in the same fashion as an Encephalitozoon cuniculi . The Encephalitozoon -like spores were completely separated on Percoll gradients. The separated spores contained DNA capable of amplification by two different primer sets designed for the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of E. multilocularis DNA. However, the cell DNA from which microsporidium developed was thoroughly insensitive to the PCR using the E. multilocularis primer sets. The results strongly suggested that Encephalitozoon should be taken into consideration, when DNA isolated from larval E. multilocularis is analyzed.     

PCT和CRP在感染性疾病诊断中的临床意义

目的:探讨PCT、CRP在感染性疾病诊断中的价值,评价两者与感染类型的相关性。方法:回顾性统计分析420例发热待查的患者血清PCT,血浆CRP浓度与感染的关系,采用胶体金法检测血清中PCT的浓度,免疫荧光比色法检测血浆中CRP浓度,血培养及血清学的方法检测感染是否存在及感染类型。结果:通过血培养或血清学鉴定出132例存在细菌感染(细菌组),病毒感染103例(病毒组),细菌病毒混合感染76例(混合感染组),109例阴性(非感染组)。PCT在细菌组水平最高(20.6±6.7)μg/L,非感染组水平最低(8.7±2.3)μg/L,四组间差异有统计学意义(F=34.69,P0.05)。CRP在混合组中水平最高(18.1±3.7)mg/L,在非感染组水平最低(5.8±1.7)mg/L,四组间差异有统计学意义(F=23.55,P0.05)。PCT对细菌感染检测的敏感度为92.7%,特异度为63.2%。PCT对病毒感染检测的敏感度为78.7%,特异性为46.0%。细菌感染组、病毒感染组和混合感染组血清CRP和PCT均呈正相关(P=0.000.05)。结论:细菌感染的PCT、CRP血清浓度明显高于病毒感染,两者对细菌感染患者的特异性均明显高于病毒感染,细菌感染PCT血清浓度较CRP变化敏感。     

抑菌生的研究总结报告

本文报告一种由枯草杆菌制成的生态制剂,并命名为抑菌生(Subtilobiogen)。该制剂对创、烧伤感染有治疗作用。经过安全试验、急性毒性试验、Ames试验和微核试验证明,该制剂是一种无害、无毒和有致突变作用的活菌制剂。抑菌生有膏剂、乳剂及粉剂3种剂型。抑菌生在试管和体内对金黄色葡萄球菌、绿脓杆菌和大肠杆菌均具有抑菌作用。临床观察证明,将抑菌生喷洒在创面上,对浅Ⅱ°度、深Ⅱ°度及混合型烧伤感染均具有明显疗效。实验组(181例)与对照组(174例)相比较,在统计学上具有显著性差异。抑菌生的作用机制,经过初步试验证明,与营养争夺和占位性保护有关,因为枯草杆菌的生长速度超过金黄色葡萄球菌、绿脓杆菌和大肠杆菌的生长速度。     

Genetic Basis of the Epidemiologic effects of Resistance to Meloidogyne incognita in the Tomato Cultivar Small Fry

The genetic nature of resistance and its epidemiologic effects on two Meloidogyne incognita populations were assessed in the F₁ hybrid tomato cv. Small Fry. The progeny of a Small Fry × Small Fry cross segregated in a 3:1 resistant:susceptible ratio, indicating the presence of a single, completely dominant resistance gene (LMiR₂) in Small Fry. In a subsequent experiment, infection frequency and the rate of development of primary infection on resistant Small Fry × Small Fry segregates were compared to those on susceptible segregates and the susceptible cultivar Rutgers. Suppression in both infection frequency and rate of development of primary infection was entirely attributable to gene LMiR₂. A single egg-mass population of M. incognita propagated for 12 generations on Small Fry showed an increased ability over the wild type population to parasitize plants containing the LMiR₂ gene but failed to completely overcome resistance. The relationship of this phenomenon to the genetics of the Lycopersicon esculentum-M. incognita interaction is discussed.     

Effects of blood and virus-infected blood on protein expression in the midgut of the dengue vector Aedes albopictus

Although the mosquito midgut is the primary site of bloodmeal storage and the first line of defence against pathogenic infection, little is known about its proteic composition at a time when an increasing number of proteins are reported to impair viral infection. Aedes albopictus Skuse (Diptera: Culicidae) is an important vector of the dengue virus. We compared 2-dimensional protein profiles of the adult midgut in this species, taking into account bloodmeal status. The comparison of profiles from sugar-fed and blood-fed females showed that a considerable number of proteins were present in both midguts. In addition, one set of proteins was present only after sugar intake and another set only after blood intake. The comparison of profiles of blood-fed midguts and dengue virus-2 infected blood-fed midguts revealed that at least six proteins were present only in the infected midguts. These results are discussed in the context of the identification of midgut proteins involved in the dengue virus infection process.     

miR-155在常见病原微生物感染中的研究进展

microRNAs(miRNAs)是一类长度为17~25 nt,进化上保守的非编码单链小RNA,成熟的miRNAs通过碱基互补配对的方式识别靶mRNA,并根据互补程度介导沉默复合体降解靶mRNA或者阻遏靶mRNA的翻译。miR-155是miRNAs家族中的典型代表,其不仅参与调控肿瘤细胞的增殖、分化和凋亡,而且在微生物感染过程及免疫炎症反应中也发挥着重要作用。将对miR-155在常见的几种病原微生物感染过程中发挥的作用做系统综述。     

重症监护病房不动杆菌感染的流行和耐药性分析

目的了解浙江省人民医院重症监护病房（ICU）不动杆菌暴发流行原因和耐药性,预防医院感染的发生.方法回顾性分析该院ICU 2004年临床标本中分离的不动杆菌.结果该院ICU 2004年不动杆菌感染在所有的分离菌株中所占比例最高,达26.7%;不动杆菌感染主要源于呼吸道样本,占79.1%;该院不动杆菌的耐药情况更为严峻,对所有检测的抗生素都表现了极高的耐药率,对亚胺培南和美洛培南的耐药率也很高,可能与该院ICU的不动杆菌感染由几个同源的高耐药的菌株传播有关,表现出耐药性十分严重的流行发生.结论严格执行消毒隔离制度,寻找感染源头,通过根除医院环境中的不动杆菌,阻止不动杆菌感染扩散.     

阿奇霉素口服治疗小儿呼吸道肺炎支原体感染的临床研究

目的:探讨阿奇霉素口服治疗小儿呼吸道肺炎支原体感染的临床效果及安全性。方法:选取2012年5月至2013年10月在我院就诊的144例呼吸道肺炎支原体感染患儿,随机分为观察组和对照组,每组各72例。对照组加用注射用乳糖酸红霉素静滴治疗,观察组加用阿奇霉素口服治疗。对比两组患者的治疗效果及不良反应的发生情况。结果:观察组的总有效率为94.45%,明显高于对照组的83.33%;观察组患儿各临床症状及体征的消失时间均明显短于对照组;观察组患儿不良反应的总发生率为6.95%,显著低于对照组的16.67%,差异均有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:相比于注射用乳糖酸红霉素静滴治疗,阿奇霉素口服治疗小儿呼吸道肺炎支原体感染疗效更佳,且具有不良反应小,用药安全,患儿的配合度高的优势。     

腹内感染的细菌学研究

本文对外科腹内感染150例进行了需氧与厌氧的细菌学研究。结果表明腹内感染的病原菌都是消化道内的正常菌群,需氧菌以大肠杆菌等革兰氏阴性杆菌为主,而厌氧菌则以吉氏拟杆菌等脆弱群拟杆菌多见。感染多为几种细菌的混合感染,尤其是需氧菌与厌氧菌的混合感染。并对内源性细菌引起感染的致病机理进行了讨论。     

降钙素原和超敏C-反应蛋白在病毒和细菌感染早期鉴别中的临床应用

为探讨降钙素原(PCT)和超敏C-反应蛋白(hs-CRP)在病毒感染和细菌感染患者鉴别诊断中的价值,对我院276例患者,包括病毒感染组(64例)、细菌感染组(164例)和非感染组(48例)进行降钙素原和超敏C-反应蛋白水平的检测,并对三组间的差异进行分析。结果显示,细菌感染组和病毒感染组PCT、hs-CRP水平显著性高于非感染组(p<0.05);细菌感染组PCT、hs-CRP水平显著性高于病毒感染组(p<0.05)。工作特征曲线及Logistic回归分析结果显示,PCT在鉴别诊断细菌感染和病毒感染的效果高于hs-CRP。研究结果表明,降钙素原、超敏C-反应蛋白可对病毒感染和细菌感染进行早期的鉴别诊断,而降钙素原的效果较好。     

泛素-蛋白酶体途径在病毒感染中的作用

泛素-蛋白酶体途径——降解溶酶体外蛋白的主要细胞内系统,在许多细胞功能中发挥重要作用。为自身利益如病毒出芽、凋亡抑制和免疫逃避,许多病毒已经进化出了利用泛素-蛋白酶体途径的不同策略。深入理解泛素-蛋白酶体途径在病毒感染中的作用有助于揭示一些病毒病的致病机理和发现新的分子靶标以开发抗病毒药物。因此,将泛素-蛋白酶体途径在病毒感染中的作用方面的最新进展作一综述。     

Molecular and in vitro Characterization of Field Isolates of Bovine Herpesvirus-1

Bovine Herpesvirus-1 (BoHV-1) is distributed worldwide and is a major pathogen in cattle, being the causal agent of a variety of clinical syndromes. The aim of this study was to isolate and to characterize (molecular and biological characterization) BoHV-1 from 29 immunosuppressed animals. It was possible to obtain 18 isolates, each from a different animal, such as from the respiratory and reproductive tracts. In some cases the cytopathic effect was visible 12 hours post-inoculation, and became characteristic after 36-48 hours. Biological characteristics were evaluated and compared with Iowa and Colorado-1 reference strains, and differences were found in plaque size, virus titer measured by TCID50 and PFU/mL, and one step virus curves. These results showed that some isolates had a highly virulent-like behavior in vitro, compared to the reference strains, with shorter eclipse periods, faster release of virus into the supernatants, and higher burst size and viral titer. There were no differences in glycoprotein expression of BoHV-1 isolates, measured by Western blot on monolayers. Moreover, using restriction endonucleases analysis, most of the viruses were confirmed as BoHV-1.1 and just one of them was confirmed as BoHV-1.2a subtype. These findings suggest that some wild-type BoHV-1 isolates could be useful as seeds to develop new monovalent vaccines.     

感染与类风湿性关节炎

类风湿性关节炎(RA)等风湿性疾病的原因尚不明确(风湿热除外),目前研究发现RA的发病与遗传因素和环境因子(特别是病毒)有关。RA的发病与微生物感染密切相关,任何感染都可引起RA恶化,但迄今尚未确切地从病人血与滑液中找到活的微生物。多数学者认为微生物抗原在类风湿的发病中起始动作用。