P277多肽融合热休克蛋白65提高抗1型糖尿病的作用

为了提高P277肽抗1型糖尿病的作用, 把P277肽融合在卡介苗热休克蛋白65的C端, 构建了pET28a- HSP65-P277高效表达载体, 在大肠杆菌中高效可溶性表达。利用硫酸铵分级沉淀、阴离子交换柱层析分离纯化了融合蛋白HSP65-P277。使用HSP65-P277在没有任何佐剂存在的情况下免疫非肥胖性糖尿病(NOD)小鼠, 通过三次腹腔注射, 每月收集被免疫动物的血清, 血糖浓度用自动生化分析仪测定。结果显示HSP65-P277免疫组小鼠血糖平均值及糖尿病的累积发病率和其余组相比均有显著差异(P<0.01), 融合蛋白HSP65-P277抗NOD小鼠糖尿病的作用显著高于单独的P277和HSP65。为进一步开发能用于临床的1型糖尿病疫苗提供了良好的设计思路, HSP65-P277极有可能进一步发展成为新的抗I型糖尿病的疫苗。     

P277多肽融合热休克蛋白65提高抗1型糖尿病的作用

为了提高P277肽抗1型糖尿病的作用, 把P277肽融合在卡介苗热休克蛋白65的C端, 构建了pET28a- HSP65-P277高效表达载体, 在大肠杆菌中高效可溶性表达。利用硫酸铵分级沉淀、阴离子交换柱层析分离纯化了融合蛋白HSP65-P277。使用HSP65-P277在没有任何佐剂存在的情况下免疫非肥胖性糖尿病(NOD)小鼠, 通过三次腹腔注射, 每月收集被免疫动物的血清, 血糖浓度用自动生化分析仪测定。结果显示HSP65-P277免疫组小鼠血糖平均值及糖尿病的累积发病率和其余组相比均有显著差异(P<0.01), 融合蛋白HSP65-P277抗NOD小鼠糖尿病的作用显著高于单独的P277和HSP65。为进一步开发能用于临床的1型糖尿病疫苗提供了良好的设计思路, HSP65-P277极有可能进一步发展成为新的抗I型糖尿病的疫苗。     

人Ⅰ型免疫缺陷病毒gag-env嵌合基因在重组痘苗中的表达

Gag和Env蛋白是人Ⅰ型免疫缺陷病毒(Humanimmunodeficiencyvirustype1,HIV1)的结构蛋白,是HIV1诱导机体产生体液免疫和细胞免疫的主要抗原。本实验通过多次亚克隆,将env基因以正确的三联密码读框插入gag基因的下游,制备了HIV1gagenv嵌合基因,并将嵌合基因分别置于痘苗病毒p75启动子和牛痘病毒A型包涵体(ATI)启动子的下游,经过同源重组和红细胞吸附试验筛选,获得了2株重组痘苗病毒。免疫荧光试验和酶免疫试验证明,两株重组痘苗病毒均能正确地表达HIV1gagenv嵌合基因。动物实验表明,gagenv嵌合基因重组痘苗病毒可诱导小鼠产生抗HIV特异性抗体。这些结果为艾滋病颗粒化疫苗的研制提供了借鉴。     

嵌合型猪圆环病毒1-2型感染性DNA克隆的构建及其对小鼠的免疫原性

[目的]本研究旨在构建嵌合型猪圆环病毒1-2型感染性DNA克隆.[方法]利用PCR技术扩增PCV2 ORF2,克隆入缺失PCV1 ORF2的pSK-PCV1△ORF2中,得到pSK-sPCV1-2.该重组质粒中包含嵌合型PCV1-2全基因组,通过不完全酶切的方法,将嵌合型PCV1-2全基因组串联入pSK载体中,得到含串联双拷贝的嵌合型PCV1-2感染性DNA克隆.[结果]经序列测定,获得含串联双拷贝的嵌合型PCV1-2感染性DNA克隆.PCV1-2嵌合病毒接种BALB/c小鼠,用间接ELISA方法对接种后7、14、21、28、35、42 d的小鼠进行血清抗体检测.结果显示从接种后14 d开始,即有部分小鼠产生了针对PCV2 Cap蛋白的特异性抗体;至接种后42 d,几乎全部接种小鼠的血清均呈阳性.[结论]构建了PCV1-2型感染性DNA克隆,该嵌合病毒能够激发机体产生体液免疫应答.     

人乳头瘤病毒L1基因与丹毒丝菌SpaA-N优势抗原表位序列的嵌合重组质粒构建及活性鉴定

为确定丹毒丝菌表面保护性抗原A的N-末端(SpaA-N)优势抗原表位,研发新型表位DNA嵌合疫苗,利用生物信息学软件对丹毒丝菌SpaA-N的优势B细胞抗原表位进行预测,以重叠PCR将优势表位插入人乳头瘤病毒16型的主要衣壳蛋白( HPV-16 LI) HI环结构的编码序列中,构建获得重组嵌合质粒pcDNA3-HPV-LI -△spaA.该重组质粒经体内、外瞬时特染后,RT-PCR均扩增获得了1 500 bp左右的目的片段.免疫印迹试验显示,体外转染嵌合质粒的细胞总蛋白能够与GST-SpaA-N重组蛋白免疫血清在56 kD处产生特异性结合.ELISA分析显示嵌合质粒可在小鼠体内产生差异显著的特异性抗体(P＜0.01),抗体滴度为1:1 000.此外,pcDNA3-HPV-L1-△spaA制备的抗血清至少可在1∶10稀释度条件下,介导外源补体对半数以上的菌体进行杀伤.该研究表明,获得的SpaA-N表位DNA嵌合疫苗具有免疫活性,为研发安全有效的丹毒丝菌新型DNA疫苗提供了一个新思路.     

非复制重组痘苗病毒表达人免疫缺陷病毒Bostwana C亚型Nef蛋白及免疫效果的观察

从含人类免疫缺陷病毒Ⅰ型(HIV-1)Bostwana C亚型全基因的质粒pJM4-HIV中克隆了nef基因,并利用非复制型痘苗病毒载体构建表达Nef蛋白的重组病毒NTVJ1175nef,经PCR和Southern blot鉴定,nef基因正确整合到痘苗病毒基因组的J片段上;感染人源细胞后,经Western blot和免疫荧光检测表明,重组病毒能很好地表达Nef蛋白,并定位于细胞质中.NTVJ1175nef免疫BALB/c小鼠后,经Pep-IFN-'γ-Assay法检测,可诱导产生针对表位肽P1特异的可分泌IFN-'γ的C 8 T细胞(占脾细胞总数0.20%);经乳酸脱氮酶(LDH)法检测证实,诱导的细胞毒性T细胞(CTL)可特异性地杀伤表位肽P1特异P815靶细胞.这些结果表明,NTVJ1175nef具有良好的细胞免疫原性,为下一步构建表达包含HIV早期抗原的多组分重组痘苗病毒候选疫苗奠定了免疫学基础.     

大肠杆菌Nissle1917 L-天冬酰胺酶Ⅱ基因在大肠杆菌BL21中的表达与抗肿瘤活性

【目的】从大肠杆菌Nissle1917中获得L-天冬酰胺酶Ⅱ基因,并研究其抗肿瘤活性。【方法】以大肠杆菌Nissle1917基因组为模板PCR扩增L-天冬酰胺酶Ⅱ基因,克隆至可诱导表达载体pET28a上。将L-天冬酰胺酶Ⅱ表达载体pET28a-asp转化至大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中并通过IPTG诱导表达,经聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(SDS-PAGE)和液相色谱-质谱(LC-MS)对表达的L-天冬酰胺酶Ⅱ进行鉴定,并通过镍柱亲和层析纯化收集表达出的L-天冬酰胺酶Ⅱ。用纯化定量以后的L-天冬酰胺酶Ⅱ作用小鼠乳腺癌4T1细胞、人肝癌Hep-3B细胞和人脐静脉内皮细胞HUVEC。【结果】来自于大肠杆菌Nissle1917的L-天冬酰胺酶Ⅱ基因可在大肠杆菌BL21中高效表达并通过LC-MS得到鉴定,细胞毒性实验结果表明L-天冬酰胺酶Ⅱ对4T1细胞和Hep-3B细胞的生长具有较强的抑制作用,而对人脐静脉内皮细胞HUVEC的生长无明显抑制效果。【结论】来源于大肠杆菌Nissle1917的L-天冬酰胺酶Ⅱ能显著抑制4T1细胞和Hep-3肿瘤细胞的生长,而对人正常组织细胞的生长无明显抑制效果,为进一步研究L-天冬酰胺酶Ⅱ特异性抗肿瘤作用机制和对实体瘤的应用研究奠定了重要基础。     

戊肝病毒Th表位肽免疫可增强其载体蛋白的体液免疫应答

戊型肝炎病毒衣壳蛋白内包含一个强H-2d限制性Th表位P34。以该表位肽免疫BALB/c鼠,其脾细胞能够在体外识别重组戊型肝炎病毒衣壳蛋白,剔除实验表明应答细胞几乎完全是CD4 T细胞,证明P34表位肽能有效诱导产生特异性Th细胞。以P34肽初免小鼠,再以包含该表位的重组戊型肝炎病毒抗原(E2)免疫,结果表明,10μg、20μgE2免疫组在免疫后第1周即有部分小鼠产生抗体,到第3周所有小鼠均能够产生抗体;而对照肽P18初免的小鼠,以20μgE2加强免疫亦无法诱导小鼠产生抗体。这表明,Th表位肽P34初免诱导产生的Th细胞能够有效促进小鼠对携带该表位的载体蛋白的体液免疫应答。     

HIV-1复合多表位-p24嵌合基因重组鸡痘病毒疫苗的构建及小鼠免疫原性

将HIV-1 p24基因插入至人工设计的复合多表位基因MEG中, 获得嵌合基因MEGp24; 将MEGp24插入到转移载体pUTA2复合启动子ATI-P7.5×20下游, 构建出鸡痘病毒重组转移质粒; 经转染和BrdU加压筛选, 以基因组PCR和Western blot法筛选出重组病毒; 将重组病毒大量制备并纯化后, 分别于0, 14, 42天肌肉注射免疫BALB/c小鼠; 第3次免疫后一周, 采集小鼠全血与脾脏, 分离血清并无菌制备脾淋巴细胞, ELISA法检测小鼠血清HIV-1抗体、脾细胞培养上清中Th1类细胞因子IFN-α和IL-2的含量, 流式细胞仪测定CD4⁺, CD8⁺ T淋巴细胞亚类数量, 乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)释放法检测脾特异性CTL杀伤活性. 结果表明, 重组病毒刺激小鼠产生HIV-1特异性抗体, 出现T细胞亚类数量增加, 产生针对HIV-1 H-2^d限制性CTL表位的特异性靶细胞杀伤作用, 同时免疫小鼠脾细胞在HIV-1抗原肽的刺激下分泌Th1类细胞因子的水平大幅增加. 研究提示多表位嵌合基因重组FPV疫苗具有良好的免疫原性, 可诱导小鼠产生HIV-1特异性细胞和体液免疫应答.     

天冬酰胺酶及PEG_2-天冬酰胺酶对L-天冬酰胺、谷氨酰胺亲和性的研究

本文报导了天冬酰胺酶及PEG_2-天冬酰胺酶对废物L-天冬酰胺、谷氨酰胺亲和性的研究,结果表明:PEG_2-天冬酰胺酶对谷氨酰胺的亲和性明显强于天冬酰胺酶(Km值分别为7.35×10~(-3)mol/L和7.14×10~(-2)mol/L),对天冬酰胺的亲和性略强于天冬酰胺酶(Km值分别为2.9×10~(-5)mol/L和4.0×10~(-5)mol/L)。天冬酰胺酶和PEG_2-天冬酰胺酶的CD光谱表明:天冬酰胺和谷氨酰胺对天冬酰胺酶和PEG_2-天冬酰胺酶的构象影响较大,但天冬酰胺酶和PEG_2-天冬酰胺酶的构象变化趋势有明显的不同。     

A Th1-recognized peptide P277, when tandemly repeated, enhances a Th2 immune response toward effective vaccines against autoimmune diabetes in nonobese diabetic mice

Subunit immunogens containing tandemly repeated copies of T and B cell epitopes have been shown to be more immunogenic than the respective immunogen containing only a single copy of the sequence. To investigate whether the increased copies of the Th2-activated peptide sequence will enhance the Th2-like immune response, we compared the cytokine secreted in mice that inoculated with two immunogens containing one or six tandemly repeated copies of a Th2-activated peptide sequence P277. Immunization of mice with a 6xP277 fusion protein elicited much higher levels of Th2-type cytokines and lower Th1-type cytokines than with a fusion protein with one P277 peptide. The data of tandemly repeated peptide P277 potentiate the anti-inflammatory in NOD mice, most likely associated with a Th1 to Th2 cytokine shift specific for the autoimmune T cells, which suggested that application of multiple tandem repeats of a Th2-activated epitope is an efficient method to enhance the anti-inflammatory immune response by shifting the immune response from Th1-like to Th2-like. The subunit immunogens containing tandemly repeated copies of peptide P277 might be effective vaccines against autoimmune diabetes in NOD mice.     

Asparaginase display of human cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) B cell epitopes for inducing high titers of anti-CETP antibodies in vivo

The recombinant chimeric enzyme, AnsB-TTP-CETPC, comprising asparaginase, tetanus toxin helper T cell epitope and human CETP B cell epitope was expressed as a soluble protein in Escherichia coli. The purified chimeric enzyme exhibited approximate 83% activity of the native asparaginase. After immunization with three doses of chimeric enzyme, high titers of anti-CETP antibodies were induced and lasted more than eighteen weeks in mice, and could even be detected at a dilution of 1:12800 by normal ELISA assay. The specificity of anti-CETP antibody was verified by Western blot assay. After displaying on the surface of asparaginase, the weak antigenicity of CETP epitope was effectively overcome, there after a strong CETP-specific immune response was evoked in mice immunized with the chimeric enzyme. Histochemical analysis of mice kidney tissue showed that immunization with the chimeric enzyme did not cause any pathological changes in mice. Collectively, the chimeric enzyme may be further developed as a vaccine against atherosclerosis in the future.     

Cloning, expression, and purification of a highly immunogenic recombinant gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) chimeric peptide

To design an anti-gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) vaccine capable of eliciting strong immunogenicity, a gene fragment encoding a chimeric peptide was constructed using polymerase chain reaction and ligated into a novel expression vector for recombinant expression in a T7 RNA polymerase-based expression system. The chimeric peptide called GnRH3-hinge-MVP contained three linear repeats of GnRH (GnRH3), a fragment of the human IgG1 hinge region, and a T-cell epitope of measles virus protein (MVP). The expression plasmid contained the GnRH3-hinge-MVP construct ligated to its fusion partner (AnsB-C) via an unique acid labile Asp-Pro linker. The recombinant fusion protein was expressed in an inclusion body in Escherichia coli under IPTG or lactose induction and the target peptide was easily purified using washing of urea and ethanol precipitation. The target chimeric peptide was isolated from the fusion partner following acid hydrolysis and purified using DEAE-Sephacel chromatography. The purified GnRH3-hinge-MVP was determined to be highly homogeneous by IEF analysis and the N-terminal sequencing. Further, immunization of female mice with the recombinant chimeric peptide resulted in generation of high-titer antibodies specific for GnRH. The results showed that GnRH3-hinge-MVP could be considered as a candidate anti-GnRH vaccine.     

Chimeric animal and plant viruses expressing epitopes of outer membrane protein F as a combined vaccine against Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infection

Outer membrane protein F of Pseudomonas aeruginosa has vaccine efficacy against infection by P. aeruginosa as demonstrated in a variety of animal models. Through the use of synthetic peptides, three surface-exposed epitopes have been identified. These are called peptides 9 (aa 261-274 in the mature F protein, TDAYNQKLSERRAN), 10 (aa 305-318, NATAEGRAINRRVE), and 18 (aa 282-295, NEYGVEGGRVNAVG). Both the peptide 9 and 10 epitopes are protective when administered as a vaccine. In order to develop a vaccine that is suitable for use in humans, including infants with cystic fibrosis, the use of viral vector systems to present the protective epitopes has been investigated. An 11-amino acid portion of epitope 10 (AEGRAINRRVE) was successfully inserted into the antigenic B site of the hemagglutinin on the surface of influenza virus. This chimeric influenza virus protects against challenge with P. aeruginosa in the mouse model of chronic pulmonary infection. Attempts to derive a chimeric influenza virus carrying epitope 9 have been unsuccessful. A chimeric plant virus, cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV), with epitopes 18 and 10 expressed in tandem on the large coat protein subunit (CPMV-PAE5) was found to elicit antibodies that reacted exclusively with the 10 epitope and not with epitope 18. Use of this chimeric virus as a vaccine afforded protection against challenge with P. aeruginosa in the mouse model of chronic pulmonary infection. Chimeric CPMVs with a single peptide containing epitopes 9 and 18 expressed on either of the coat proteins are in the process of being evaluated. Epitope 9 was successfully expressed on the coat protein of tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), and this chimeric virus is protective when used as a vaccine in the mouse model of chronic pulmonary infection. However, initial attempts to express epitope 10 on the coat protein of TMV have been unsuccessful. Efforts are continuing to construct chimeric viruses that express both the 9 and 10 epitopes in the same virus vector system. Ideally, the use of a vaccine containing two epitopes of protein F is desirable in order to greatly reduce the likelihood of selecting a variant of P. aeruginosa that escapes protective antibodies in immunized humans via a mutation in a single epitope within protein F. When the chimeric influenza virus containing epitope 10 and the chimeric TMV containing epitope 9 were given together as a combined vaccine, the immunized mice produced antibodies directed toward both epitopes 9 and 10. The combined vaccine afforded protection against challenge with P. aeruginosa in the chronic pulmonary infection model at approximately the same level of efficacy as provided by the individual chimeric virus vaccines. These results prove in principle that a combined chimeric viral vaccine presenting both epitopes 9 and 10 of protein F has vaccine potential warranting continued development into a vaccine for use in humans.     

Peptide-Based Subunit Vaccine against Hookworm Infection

Hookworms infect more people than HIV and malaria combined, predominantly in third world countries. Treatment of infection with chemotherapy can have limited efficacy and re-infections after treatment are common. Heavy infection often leads to debilitating diseases. All these factors suggest an urgent need for development of vaccine. In an attempt to develop a vaccine targeting the major human hookworm, Necator americanus, a B-cell peptide epitope was chosen from the apical enzyme in the hemoglobin digestion cascade, the aspartic protease Na-APR-1. The A₂₉₁Y alpha helical epitope is known to induce neutralizing antibodies that inhibit the enzymatic activity of Na-APR-1, thus reducing the capacity for hookworms to digest hemoglobin and obtain nutrients. A₂₉₁Y was engineered such that it was flanked on both termini by a coil-promoting sequence to maintain native conformation, and subsequently incorporated into a Lipid Core Peptide (LCP) self-adjuvanting system. While A₂₉₁Y alone or the chimeric epitope with or without Freund’s adjuvants induced negligible IgG responses, the LCP construct incorporating the chimeric peptide induced a strong IgG response in mice. Antibodies produced were able to bind to and completely inhibit the enzymatic activity of Na-APR-1. The results presented show that the new chimeric LCP construct can induce effective enzyme-neutralising antibodies in mice, without the help of any additional toxic adjuvants. This approach offers promise for the development of vaccines against helminth parasites of humans and their livestock and companion animals.     

Induction of high level of specific antibody response to the neutralizing epitope ELDKWA on HIV-1 gp41 by peptide-vaccine

The monoclonal antibody 2F5 recognizing the neutralizing epitope ELDKWA on the C-domain could neutralize 90% of the investigated HIV-1 isolates. Low levels of ELDKWA-epitope-specific antibodies were observed in HIV-1-infected individuals. To induce high levels of antibodies to ELDKW-epitope, C-domain peptide (P2) was conjugated with a carrier peptide (KGGG)(7)-K (K/G). P2-K/G-conjugate induced high level of antibodies in mice by titer 1:25,600 to ELDKWA-epitope. P2-K/G-BSA-conjugate induced antibody response to ELDKWA-epitope (1:320-6400) in mice. The ELDKWA-epitope-specific antibodies of 19.8 and 34.6 microg/per milliliter serum were isolated from two rabbit antiserums (1:25,600). The levels of ELDKWA-epitope-specific antibodies induced in rabbits were greater than 1 microg/ml, a level considered to confer long-term protection. These results demonstrate the potential role of the C-domain peptide of gp41 to develop an effective ELDKWA-based epitope/peptide-vaccine against HIV-1.     

Oral Administration of Recombinant Lactococcus lactis Expressing HSP65 and Tandemly Repeated P277 Reduces the Incidence of Type I Diabetes in Non-Obese Diabetic Mice

Diabetes mellitus type 1 (DM1) is an autoimmune disease that gradually destroys insulin-producing beta-cells. We have previously reported that mucosal administration of fusion protein of HSP65 with tandem repeats of P277 (HSP65-6P277) can reduce the onset of DM1 in non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice. To deliver large amounts of the fusion protein and to enhance long-term immune tolerance effects, in the present study, we investigated the efficacy of using orally administrated L. lactis expressing HSP65-6P277 to reduce the incidence of DM1 in NOD mice. L. lactis strain NZ9000 was engineered to express HSP65-6P277 either constitutively or by nisin induction. After immunization via gavage with the recombinant L. lactis strains to groups of 4-week old female NOD mice for 36 weeks, we observed that oral administration of recombinant L. Lactis resulted in the prevention of hyperglycemia, improved glucose tolerance and reduced insulitis. Immunologic analysis showed that treatment with recombinant L. lactis induced HSP65- and P277- specific T cell immuno-tolerance, as well as antigen-specific proliferation of splenocytes. The results revealed that the DM1-preventing function was in part caused by a reduction in the pro-inflammatory cytokine IFN-γ and an increase in the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10. Orally administered recombinant L. lactis delivering HSP65-6P277 may be an effective therapeutic approach in preventing DM1.     

Use of a chimeric synthetic peptide from the core p19 protein and the envelope gp46 glycoprotein in the immunodiagnosis of HTLV-II virus infection

A chimeric synthetic peptide incorporating immunodominant epitope of the p19 gag protein (116-134) and the gp46 env protein (178-200) of HTLV-II virus, separated by two glycine residues, was synthesized by conventional solid-phase peptide synthesis. The antigenic activity of this peptide was evaluated by Ultramicro Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (UMELISA) by using panels of anti-HTLV-II positive sera (n = 9), anti-HTLV-I/II positive sera (n = 2), HTLV-positive (untypeable) serum samples (n = 1),and anti-HTLV-I positive sera (n = 14), while specificity was evaluated with samples from healthy blood donors (n = 20). The efficacy of the chimeric peptide in solid-phase immunoassays was compared with the monomeric peptides. Data demonstrated that the chimeric peptide was the most reactive because it detected antibodies to virus efficiently. This may be related to peptide adsorption to the solid surface and epitope accessibility to the antibodies. The results indicate that chimeric peptide as coating antigen is very useful for the immunodiagnosis of HTLV-II infection.