慢病毒介导的靶向NDV P基因shRNA对NDV复制的抑制作用

小干扰RNA(siRNA)诱导的RNA降解可以特异性地抑制病毒感染,它作为一种有效的抗病毒治疗方法正被广泛研究。为了探讨慢病毒介导的shRNA对NDV复制的抑制效果,从而为新城疫病毒的抗病毒研究奠定基础,本研究以新城疫病毒(Newcastle disease virus,NDV)P基因为靶基因,构建了靶向NDV P基因的shRNA重组慢病毒表达载体RNAi-341和RNAi-671。将其与辅助细胞共转染293T细胞,获得包装好的重组慢病毒;在鸡胚成纤维细胞(Chicken embryo fibroblast,CEF)和SPF鸡胚上进行了干扰实验,并通过荧光定量PCR和病毒滴度测定检测shRNA对NDV的抑制效果。结果发现,RNAi-341和RNAi-671均能抑制FLAG-P蛋白在293T细胞中的瞬时表达。在CEF细胞感染后16h后,NDV的病毒滴度分别降低了66.6倍和30.6倍;在鸡胚感染48h后,RNAi-341和RNAi-671组NDV病毒的增殖量分别减少99%和98%。RNAi-341与RNAi-671不仅能抑制P基因的转录,还能显著降低NP、M、F、HN和L基因的转录水平。与RNAi-671相比,RNAi-341的抑制效果更好。研究结果表明,慢病毒介导的靶向P基因的shRNA具有抗病毒作用,能够抑制NDV在CEF和鸡胚中的复制,从而为临床防治NDV提供一个新方法。     

减毒沙门氏菌为载体在Vero细胞中表达新城疫病毒融合蛋白

RT PCR扩增了新城疫病毒 (NDV)F4 8E9株的融合蛋白 (F)基因并插入到 pcDNA3的CMV启动子下游 ,构建成真核表达质粒pcDNA3 F ,高压电转化dam和 phoP基因双突变株减毒鼠伤寒沙门氏菌 (ZJ111株 ) ,并直接感染Vero细胞 ,分别提取细胞总DNA和总RNA ,DIG标记探针均可检测到阳性杂交信号。FITC标记的羊抗鸡IgG进行间接免疫荧光试验 ,可检测到特异性的黄绿色荧光。ELISA检测F蛋白结果表明 ,转染后 4 8h开始表达 ,随后逐渐增多。SDS PAGE和Western印迹可检测到 5 5kD的蛋白质条带。上述试验结果证实减毒沙门氏菌不仅可将目的基因呈递给Vero细胞 ,而且还得到了转录和表达 ,表达的F蛋白具有免疫反应性 ,为研制减毒沙门氏菌为载体的口服NDVDNA疫苗创造了条件。     

北京地区急性呼吸道感染儿童中人鼻病毒感染状况研究

为了解北京地区急性呼吸道感染儿童中人鼻病毒(HRV)-A、B、C型(尤其是HRV-C)的感染状况及分子生物学特征,本研究收集了2011年1月至12月急性呼吸道感染患儿呼吸道标本703例,采用半巢式PCR方法同时进行HRV-A、B、C检测,并对HRV阳性标本进行VP4/VP2衣壳蛋白编码区基因序列测定及进化树分析。结果显示703例标本中共有54例HRV检测阳性,总阳性检出率为7.7%(54/703);HRV感染的儿童中年龄在5岁以下的占94.4%(51/54);HRV检出率在毛细支气管炎患儿中最高(23.1%),其次是哮喘(20.0%)、肺炎(11.0%)、急性支气管炎(4.3%)、急性上呼吸道感染(4.1%)患儿;序列分析表明54例HRV检测阳性标本中25例为HRV-A(46.3%,25/54),8例为HRV-B(14.8%,8/54),21例为HRV-C(38.9%,21/54);HRV同一基因型内各核苷酸序列同源性为70.0%～100.0%,不同基因型间核苷酸序列同源性为55.5%～65.8%。上述结果提示,HRV是引起北京地区儿童急性呼吸道感染(尤其是下呼吸道感染)重要的病毒病原之一;HRV-C阳性检出率与HRV-A相近,较HRV-B高;HRV各个基因型间具有较高变异性。     

哈尔滨地区婴幼儿腹泻轮状病毒优势株的变化

本文对1988—1989年哈尔滨地区婴幼儿腹泻进行了轮状病毒核酸电泳型调查,并于1984—1985年资料比较,以探明这一地区轮状病毒流行优势株的变化。 标本:婴幼儿腹泻粪便标本采自哈尔滨医科大学附属二院儿科及哈尔滨红十字儿童医院。病毒RNA提取:参考Herring方法。聚丙烯酰胺电泳(PAGE):参考Uaemmli方法。 结果:123份急性婴幼儿腹泻粪便标本PAGE检测,47例呈现轮状病毒RNA图型,阳性率为38.2％。电泳图型的基本模式为4:2:3:2,表明均为A组轮状病毒。根据各片段的迁移位置差异,共可见9种不同的电泳型,其中短型3例,占6.4％,含2个电泳型;长型44例,     

上海复旦大学附属儿科医院急性下呼吸道感染患儿常见病毒的检测及临床研究

目的 建立套式反转录-聚合酶链反应(nested-RT-PCR)检测临床样本鼻病毒(human rhinovirus,HRV)基因的方法和直接免疫荧光(DFA)的方法对常见呼吸道病毒病原进行检测,了解上海儿科医院小儿急性下呼吸道感染(ALRTI)中病毒感染的现状.方法 收集住院确诊为ALRTI患儿的深部鼻咽分泌物(NPS)标本.用套式RT-PCR的方法检测NPS中的HRV基因,并进一步对扩增产物进行序列分析;用DFA的方法检测NPS中的呼吸道合胞病毒(RSV)、流感病毒(IFV)、副流感病毒(PIV)、腺病毒(ADV)抗原.并分析各种病毒所致ALRTI的临床特点及流行特征.结果 342例患儿除细菌感染外共130例病毒抗原阳性,其中检测出RSV 64例(18.70%),1岁以下婴儿的RSV检出数为71.8%.RSV 8月份起检出率逐渐升高,到12月份达到最高;HRV阳性患儿46例(13.45%),3岁以下婴幼儿检出例数有38例,占HRV检出数的82.6%.HRV致ALRTI全年可见,在3到5月为最高峰;ADV感染9例(2.63%);PIV感染8例(2.3%);IFV感染7例(2.0%);病毒合并感染共有4例.46例HRV阳性标本中选取15份用另1对引物扩增并测序,测得的核苷酸序列经过blast比较,与GenBank中已知HRV序列的同源性在83%～97%,样本间的序列比较提示变异性较大.130例病毒性ALRTI患儿绝大部分诊断为支气管肺炎.以中等度发热为主,末梢血白细胞＜10×109/L 93例(71.5%),CRP＜8 mg/L 99例(76.2%),符合病毒性肺炎的特点,并发症较少,均治愈出院.结论 本地区小儿病毒性ALRTI中,以RSV及HRV占为主要地位,ADV、PIV及IFV相对少见.较少有混合性病毒感染.HRV所致小儿ALRTI以婴幼儿居多,集中于春、秋两季.套式RT-PCR检测HRV基因快速、操作简便、特异性较强,HRV基因组具有高度变异的特点.     

DPC4／Smad4基因RNA干扰靶点设计和慢病毒载体制备

目的：DPC4／Smad4基因RNA干扰靶点的设计和RNA干扰靶点慢病毒载体制备。方法：针对DPC4／Smad4基因序列,并利用网站设计程序,依据RNA干扰序列设计的原则,设计多个RNA干扰靶点序列。根据设计经验和设计软件将其进行评估测定,选择最佳动力学参数靶点进入其后续的实验流程;生工生物合成含干扰序列的DNAoligo,具有严格的检测体系（PAGE纯化体系）,其两端含酶切位点粘端,直接连入酶切后的RNA干扰载体上。将连接好的产物转入制备好的细菌感受态细胞,并且对长出的克隆进行酶切鉴定。然后挑选出阳性克隆测序,进行测序比对后,鉴定阳性的克隆即为构建成功的目的基因RNA干扰慢病毒载体。将构建的慢病毒载体以及辅助包装载体质粒共转染到293T细胞。收获含有病毒的细胞培养上清,浓缩后进行滴度测定,并检测其感染性。另外应用荧光实时定量PCR检测在感染的293T细胞中敲减效果。结果：成功构建DPC4／Smad4shRNA的慢病毒载体LVshSmad4,并成功制备DPC4／Smad4shRNA慢病毒,三株病毒感染细胞后均具有有效的敲减效应,其中SHl最为显著。结论：DPC4／Smad4基因RNA干扰靶点的成功设计和RNA干扰靶点慢病毒制备,为以后探讨DPC4／Smad4基因与肿瘤的相关性治疗提供了实验基础。     

重症急性呼吸道感染患儿中人鼻病毒分型检测及流行病学分析

目的:调查重症急性呼吸道感染患儿中人鼻病毒(HRV)的感染情况,初步了解不同型别HRV流行病学和临床特点。方法:收集2008年5月至2010年3月北京儿童医院重症急性呼吸道感染住院患儿鼻咽抽吸物样本259份,采用巢式PCR法,先用鼻病毒5′UTR引物筛查样本中该病毒总的感染情况,再用针对VP4-VP2区域的引物对阳性样本进行分型检测;同时对阳性样本进行其他常见呼吸道病毒共感染检测与流行病学及临床特点分析。结果:259例样本中,5′UTR初筛HRV阳性89例(34.4%),与其他常见呼吸道病毒存在共感染54例(60.7%);可通过VP4-VP2分型测序确定39例HRV-A(48.1%)、4例HRV-B(4.9%)、38例HRV-C(46.9%);HRV-A感染率最高的季节分布是秋季;HRV-A和HRV-C型感染者在临床特点上无明显差别。结论:HRV是儿童重症急性呼吸道感染的重要病原之一,新发现的HRV-C基因型感染率与HRV-A相似,但HRV在儿童重症急性呼吸道感染中的病原学意义还须进一步确认。     

新城疫液相芯片快速检测方法的建立

目的：建立可检测新城疫病毒（Newcastle disease virus,NDV）的液相芯片快速检测技术。方法：用DNAStar软件对GEN-BANK中NDV的NP基因进行序列分析设计NDV特异性探针并标记生物素,利用该探针与荧光编码微球偶联后与抽提的NDV病毒RNA的RT-PCR产物杂交反应,用液相芯片检测仪（Liquichip 200）检测荧光信号建立了NDV快速液相芯片检测方法。结果：检测结果显示,该法具有较好的特异性,不与H5AIV和H9AIV反应;检测灵敏度达到150个EID50;该法与鸡胚病毒分离法检出NDV的符合率达到97.1%。结论：初步建立了检测NDV的液相芯片技术,为进一步搭建NDV全新快速高通量检测平台奠定了基础,也为其他同类病毒的快速高通量检测提供了借鉴和经验。     

人轮状病毒的细胞培养分离

用CV-1细胞从急性腹泻病儿7份粪便标本中直接分离出4株人轮状病毒(HRV),并适应传代14代。感染细胞出现特征性细胞病变,经电镜、ELISA、免疫荧光染色及病毒RNA电泳等试验证实HRV毒株在CV-1细胞中的繁殖及抗原特异性。病毒滴度为10~(6.0)TCID_(60)。分离的4株HRV毒株均为RNA电泳型长型,经CV-1细胞传7～14代后,RNA图型与原粪样相比未见变异。     

PCR技术在猴免疫缺陷病毒(SIV)感染模型中的应用

目的(1)建立RT PCR方法,定性测定SIV感染猴血浆中病毒RNA,比较其与传统血浆病毒分离方法的敏感性;(2)建立DNA PCR方法,检测SIV感染猴外周血淋巴细胞(PBMCs)中的前病毒DNA。(3)检验DNA PCR和RNA PCR方法在猴SAIDS模型应用中的实用性和可操作性。方法用SIVmac251静脉感染恒河猴,定期采血,从血浆中提取病毒RNA,以RNA为模板通过RT PCR法扩增,凝胶电泳定性;从感染猴PBMC中提取带有整合的SIV前病毒DNA的细胞基因组DNA,巢式PCR扩增,凝胶电泳定性。结果DNA PCR和RNA PCR经两轮扩增后均得到一长度为477bp的特异条带,测序鉴定确为目的片段。9只实验猴感染SIV后7d,RNA PCR结果为79阳性,DNA PCR结果为100%阳性,而血浆病毒分离只有59阳性;此后一直到感染后的42d,RNA PCR和DNA PCR的结果一直为100%阳性,而血浆病毒分离阳性率在感染后35d下降到49,到42d时下降为零。结论PCR方法比病毒分离方法的敏感性高。尤其是DNA PCR,既可检测具有活跃病毒复制的受感染细胞,又可检测那些携带病毒处于转录休眠期的细胞,所以在感染的早期和中后期———血浆病毒水平较低的情况下或病毒处于潜伏感染的阶段,它作为猴艾滋病(SAIDS)模型病毒学指标之一有其必要性和重要性。这个指标的检测方法应该是较血浆病毒RNA检测更为敏感。     

青岛、淄博地区人轮状病毒分子流行病学研究

用核酸凝胶电泳法对1983～1984年青岛、淄博地区的108份轮状病毒标本作了RNA电泳型分析。发现同一时期两地区流行的轮状病毒亚群不同,同一时期存在两亚群毒株的共同流行。共检出13个不同的差异电泳型,其中4个电泳型多于11条核酸带。提示轮状病毒毒株间存在一定的变异,电泳型不同的毒株可能同时感染一个病人。本文还对轮状病毒核酸电泳型多形性的原因及意义进行了讨论。     

Hepatitis E virus‐based evaluation of a virion concentration method and detection of enteric viruses in environmental samples by multiplex nested RT‐PCR

Aims: The prevalence of enteric viruses in drinking and river water samples collected from Pune, India was assessed. During an outbreak of HEV in a small town near pune, water samples were screened for enteric viruses. Methods and Results: The water samples were subjected to adsorption–elution‐based virus concentration protocol followed by multiplex nested PCR. Among 64 Mutha river samples, 49 (76·56%) were positive for Hepatitis A Virus, 36 (56·25%) were positive for Rotavirus, 33 (51·56%) were positive for Enterovirus and 16 (25%) were positive for Hepatitis E Virus RNA. Only enterovirus RNA was detected in 2/662 (0·3%) drinking water samples, and the samples from the city’s water reservoir tested negative for all four viruses. HEV RNA was detected in three out of four river water samples during HEV outbreak and partial sequences from patients and water sample were identical. Conclusions: The study suggests absence of enteric viruses both in the source and in the purified water samples from Pune city, not allowing evaluation of the purification system and documents high prevalence of enteric viruses in river water, posing threat to the community. Significance and Impact of the Study: The rapid, sensitive and relatively inexpensive protocol developed for virological evaluation of water seems extremely useful and should be adapted for evaluating viral contamination of water for human consumption. This will lead to development of adequate control measures thereby reducing disease burden because of enteric viruses.     

利用反向遗传操作技术产生ZJI株鹅源新城疫病毒

利用反向遗传操作技术,将ZJI株鹅源新城疫病毒全基因组cNDA克隆(NDV3GM122)和含该毒株NP、P及L基因的3个表达载体(pCI-NP、pCI-P与pCI-L)共转染BSR-T7/5细胞;同时,将NDV3GM122与含新城疫病毒La Sota毒株NP、P及L基因的3个表达载体(pCIneoNP、pCIneoP与pCIneoL)进行共转染。通过间接免疫荧光实验(Indiectimmunofluorescence assay,IFA)以及接种鸡胚后进行血凝(Hemagglutinin,HA)与血凝抑制(Hemagglutinininhibition,HI)试验、RT-PCR扩增和电镜观察,结果均证实全基因组cDNA克隆NDV3GM122与La Sota毒株表达载体共转染组产生了有血凝性的鹅源新城疫病毒,而NDV3GM122与ZJI株表达载体共转染组暂未检测到有血凝性的病毒。ZJI株鹅源新城疫病毒的拯救成功为对该病毒进行功能基因组研究和疫苗的研制等后续工作打下了基础。     

Seroepizootiology of selected infectious disease agents in free-living birds of prey in Germany

Four hundred forty-eight blood plasma samples from free-living birds of prey from Berlin and the Brandenburg area in eastern Germany were tested for antibodies against Newcastle disease virus (NDV), falcon herpesvirus (FHV), owl herpesvirus (OHV), and Chlamydia psittaci. Antibodies to NDV were detected in 6 (2%) of 346 tested diurnal birds of prey, whereas none of the owls (n = 55) was positive. The positive samples originated from two common buzzards (Buteo buteo), three ospreys (Pandion haliactus) and one marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus). Titers varied between 1:8 and 1:32. Of 253 birds of prey one osprey (<1%) tested positive for antibodies to FHV with low titer of 1:6. This is the first detection of antibodies against FHV in an osprey. Furthermore, antibodies against OHV could be found in one tawny owl (Strix aluco) and one common buzzard (2 of 253, 1%) with low titers of 1:6. Of 422 birds of prey 267 (63%) tested positive for antibodies to Chlamydia psittaci with titers varying between 1:5 and 1:256 which reflects the ubiquitous occurrence of Chlamydia psittaci in these birds of prey.     

Epidemic 2014 Enterovirus D68 Cross-Reacts with Human Rhinovirus on a Respiratory Molecular Diagnostic Platform

Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) is an emerging virus known to cause sporadic disease and occasional epidemics of severe lower respiratory tract infection. However, the true prevalence of infection with EV-D68 is unknown, due in part to the lack of a rapid and specific nucleic acid amplification test as well as the infrequency with which respiratory samples are analyzed by enterovirus surveillance programs. During the 2014 EV-D68 epidemic in the United States, we noted an increased frequency of “low-positive” results for human rhinovirus (HRV) detected in respiratory tract samples using the GenMark Diagnostics eSensor respiratory viral panel, a multiplex PCR assay able to detect 14 known respiratory viruses but not enteroviruses. We simultaneously noted markedly increased admissions to our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit for severe lower respiratory tract infections in patients both with and without a history of reactive airway disease. Accordingly, we hypothesized that these “low-positive” RVP results were due to EV-D68 rather than rhinovirus infection. Sequencing of the picornavirus 5’ untranslated region (5’-UTR) of 49 samples positive for HRV by the GenMark RVP revealed that 33 (67.3%) were in fact EV-D68. Notably, the mean intensity of the HRV RVP result was significantly lower in the sequence-identified EV-D68 samples (20.3 nA) compared to HRV (129.7 nA). Using a cut-off of 40 nA for the differentiation of EV-D68 from HRV resulted in 94% sensitivity and 88% specificity. The robust diagnostic characteristics of our data suggest that the cross-reactivity of EV-D68 and HRV on the GenMark Diagnostics eSensor RVP platform may be an important factor to consider in making accurate molecular diagnosis of EV-D68 at institutions utilizing this system or other molecular respiratory platforms that may also cross-react.     

Comparison of polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE), immuno-electron microscopy (IEM) and enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for the rapid diagnosis of rotavirus infection in children

Detection of rotavirus RNA by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) proved to be a highly sensitive and rapid diagnostic test. A comparison of this assay with immuno-electron microscopy (IEM) and enzyme immunoassay (EIA) in 245 faeces from children with gastroenteritis revealed complete agreement between the three assays in 238 (97.14%) samples. Among 75 samples positive in at least one of the three assays, negative results were observed in 5 (6.48%) by PAGE, in 6 (6.76%) by EIA and in none by IEM. Silver staining greatly increased the sensitivity of the PAGE assay. We conclude that although IEM remains the most sensitive and rapid rotavirus diagnostic assay, the PAGE technique has many advantages in its favour, including the non-requirement of expensive equipment, the use of only chemically defined reagents and the capacity to distinguish virus subgroup and variants and to detect non-crossreactive rotaviruses which are missed in serological assays.     

Rapid virulence prediction and identification of Newcastle disease virus genotypes using third-generation sequencing

Background

Newcastle disease (ND) outbreaks are global challenges to the poultry industry. Effective management requires rapid identification and virulence prediction of the circulating Newcastle disease viruses (NDV), the causative agent of ND. However, these diagnostics are hindered by the genetic diversity and rapid evolution of NDVs.

Methods

An amplicon sequencing (AmpSeq) workflow for virulence and genotype prediction of NDV samples using a third-generation, real-time DNA sequencing platform is described here. 1D MinION sequencing of barcoded NDV amplicons was performed using 33 egg-grown isolates, (15 NDV genotypes), and 15 clinical swab samples collected from field outbreaks. Assembly-based data analysis was performed in a customized, Galaxy-based AmpSeq workflow. MinION-based results were compared to previously published sequences and to sequences obtained using a previously published Illumina MiSeq workflow.

Results

For all egg-grown isolates, NDV was detected and virulence and genotype were accurately predicted. For clinical samples, NDV was detected in ten of eleven NDV samples. Six of the clinical samples contained two mixed genotypes as determined by MiSeq, of which the MinION method detected both genotypes in four samples. Additionally, testing a dilution series of one NDV isolate resulted in NDV detection in a dilution as low as 10¹ 50% egg infectious dose per milliliter. This was accomplished in as little as 7 min of sequencing time, with a 98.37% sequence identity compared to the expected consensus obtained by MiSeq.

Conclusion

The depth of sequencing, fast sequencing capabilities, accuracy of the consensus sequences, and the low cost of multiplexing allowed for effective virulence prediction and genotype identification of NDVs currently circulating worldwide. The sensitivity of this protocol was preliminary tested using only one genotype. After more extensive evaluation of the sensitivity and specificity, this protocol will likely be applicable to the detection and characterization of NDV.