病毒性肝炎HAV，HBV，HCV，HDV和HEV重叠感染的研究

采用ＥＬＩＳＡ法检测了１０８例乙型肝炎病毒（ＨＢＶ）感染者血清中的五种肝炎病毒──甲型（ＨＡＶ）、乙型（ＨＢＶ）、丙型（ＨＣＶ）、丁型（ＨＤＶ）和成型（ＨＥＶ）肝炎病毒的标志物,并采用ＰＣＲ技术检测了患者血清ＨＢＶＤＮＡ、ＨＣＶＲＮＡ及ＨＤＶＲＮＡ。结果五种肝炎病毒重叠感染者３５例（３２．４％）,单纯ＨＢＶ感染者７３例（６７．６％）。ＨＢＶ、ＨＡＶＭ重感染率为４．６％,ＨＢＶ、ＨＣＶ二重感染率为９．２％,ＨＢＶ、ＨＤＶＭ重感染率为１４．８％,ＨＢＶ、ＨＥＶ二重感染率为１．９％,ＨＢＶ、ＨＣＶ和ＨＤＶ三重感     

中国不同地区庚型肝炎病毒5‘非编码区基因异质性分析

为分析庚型肝炎病毒（ＨＧＶ）５＇非编码区（５＇ＵＴＲ）基因的异质性,确定中国不同地区ＨＧＶ主要流行株的特点及其分布,本研究对来自江西、湖南、河南、河北、甘肃等地９株ＨＧＶ５＇ＵＴＲ区进行基因扩增与序列测定。通过对５＇ＵＴＲ区１５４个核苷酸区段的序列进行分析,并与文献报导的其它２５株（１６株中国ＨＧＶ、９株国外代表株）相应区段进行比较与系统树分析,结果表明：（１）中国不同地区ＨＧＶ５＇ＵＴＲ区基因存     

戊型肝炎病毒实验感染恒河猴的研究

报道了用戊型肝炎（ＨｅｐａｔｉｔｉｓＥ,ＨＥ）病人粪便悬液感染恒河猴后的组织病理学、血液生化与免疫学以及病毒学分子生物学检测的结果。三只实验猴在感染后第３～４周均出现ＡＬＴ异常;粪便以及肝脏与胆囊组织超薄切片中电镜观察到２７～３４ｎｍ大小的病毒样颗粒;病理组织切片观察表明,肝脏组织有典型的急性炎症病灶;粪便与血清经ＲＴｎＰＣＲ扩增到戊型肝炎病毒（ＨｅｐａｔｉｔｉｓＥＶｉｒｕｓ,ＨＥＶ）特异性片段,粪便排毒从感染后第７天持续至第５０天左右,病毒血症迟于粪便排毒,出现于感染后两周左右,维持１～２周;ＥＬＩＳＡ检测发现,实验猴血清中ＨＥＶＩｇＧ抗体水平在感染后３～４周阳转,４～５个月后转阴。这些实验结果提示,恒河猴作为ＨＥＶ感染实验动物模型是理想的,建立系统的恒河猴实验模型对探讨ＨＥＶ感染发病机理、机体免疫应答以及临床诊断与疫苗研制具有重要意义。     

中国不同地区庚型肝炎病毒5′非编码区基因异质性分析

为分析庚型肝炎病毒（ＨＧＶ）５′非编码区（５′ＵＴＲ）基因的异质性,确定中国不同地区ＨＧＶ主要流行株的特点及其分布,本研究对来自江西、湖南、河南、河北、甘肃等地９株ＨＧＶ５′ＵＴＲ区进行基因扩增与序列测定。通过对５′ＵＴＲ区１５４个核苷酸区段的序列进行分析,并与文献报导的其它２５株（１６株中国ＨＧＶ、９株国外代表株）相应区段进行比较与系统树分析,结果表明：（１）中国不同地区ＨＧＶ５′ＵＴＲ区基因存在一定异质性,但不存在明显的地区分布差异;（２）对３４株ＨＧＶ５′ＵＴＲ区的系统树分析,可分为３组,存在明显的地理分布特征;（３）绝大多数（除１株外）中国ＨＧＶ分离株皆分在第三组,并可分为二个亚组。     

福州地区庚型肝炎病毒重叠感染

为研究庚型肝炎病毒在福州地区的重叠感染,采用ＥＬＩＳＡ法检测本院住院的２８６例病毒性肝炎（ＨＶ）患者和５００名供血员的抗－ＨＧＶ。结果表明,甲、乙、丙、戊型肝炎患者和供血员的抗－ＨＧＶ检出率分别为２．０％、２．２％、４．０％、１０．０％和０．２％。急性肝炎、慢性肝炎、慢性重型肝炎、肝硬化、原发性肝癌和抗－ＨＣＶ阳性供血员的检出率分别为７．９％、４．３％、３３．３％、０％、７．１％和６．３％,慢性重型肝炎检出率较慢性肝炎显著升高（Ｐ＜０．０５）。各型肝炎患者和供血员均存在庚型肝炎病毒重叠感染,以慢性重型肝炎为著。     

HGV感染者的随访研究

采用ＲＴ－ｎＰＣＲ和合成肽包被的ＥＬＩＳＡ法对ＨＧＶ感染者进行随访研究和动态观察。２／１４ＨＧＶＲＮＡ和抗ＨＧＶ均阳性者３年后阴转;３／５单项抗－ＨＧＶ阳性者３年后阴转;２／７单项ＨＧＶＲＮＡ阳性者３年后阴转。２６例检出ＨＧＶ感染指标的献血员３年随访时仅１例ＡＬＴ为１４２。６例ＨＧＶ感染者１年动态观察显示,４例受血者１年内抗ＨＧＶ阳转,但仅１例受血者受血后２周时出现一过性ＡＬＴ升高。该研究证实ＨＧＶ可以经血传播并在体内有长期携带的趋势。６例ＨＧＶ感染者的动态观察未见ＨＧＶＲＮＡ或抗－ＨＧＶ与ＡＬＴ有相关。提示ＨＧＶ对肝脏的致病性较弱或致病需要辅助因子存在,应进一步加强ＨＧＶ的致病性研究和新型肝炎病毒的研究     

中国不同地区和人群HDV cDNA的筛选、克隆及抗原编码区基因异质性的分析

为研究我国不同地区不同人群中ＨＤＶ毒株的感染分子特征,从我国河南、内蒙、北京、四川、广西、西藏、新疆、辽宁、上海等地的ＨＤＶ健康携带者、慢性丁肝病人与重症肝炎病人中筛选获得１０余份ＨＤＶ－ＲＮＡ阳性血清。经逆转录一多聚酶链反应（ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ）交叉扩增获得ＨＤＶ抗原编码区的ｃＤＮＡ片段并克隆到ＰＧＥＭ－３Ｚｆ（－）或ＰＧＥＭ－Ｔ载体上,经序列分析研究其基因结构特点,结果表明：中国的ＨＤＶ毒株基因型均为Ⅰ型,但至少存在ⅠＡ、ⅠＢ两个亚型,ＨＤＶ毒株在不同地区间存在异质性,其中河南－１、－２、－３株及新疆株与台湾株同源性较高（核苷酸与氨基酸同源性分别大于９２．１％与８６．９％）．当为ⅠＡ型;内蒙－１、四川、广西、西藏－１、辽宁、北京株与美国－１株同源性较高（核苷酸与氨酸同源性分别大于９４．３％与８８．８％）,当为ⅠＢ亚型;上海株与意大利株的核昔酸同源性最高,为９８．１％。研究证明我国新疆、内蒙、西藏等地区抗ＨＤ阳性率比其他省市高并不是由于存在其他基因型所致。     

庚型肝炎病毒—中国河北分离株部分NS3区基因序列分析

在急慢性输血后肝炎、散发性肝炎及爆发型肝炎中,大约１０～２０％的病人不属于已发现的Ａ～Ｅ型肝炎,提示存在新型肝炎病毒。在美国１９９５年第４６届医学年会上,已有了一些有关庚型肝炎病毒（ＨＧＶ）分子生物学及庚型肝炎血清学方面的摘要报道。１９９６年初Ｌｉｎ...     

中国不同临床型来源的丁型肝炎病毒(HDV)部份基因组序列的分析比较

从我国河南、内蒙、北京等地的ＨＤＶ健康携带者、慢性丁肝病人与重症肝炎病人中,筛选获得４份ＨＤＶ—ＲＮＡ阳性血清。经逆转录—聚合酶链反应（ＲＴ—ＰＣＲ）交叉扩增获得ＨＤＶ—ｃＤＮＡ片段（６５１—１６６０ｎｔ,按Ｍａｋｉｎｏｅｔａｌ定位）,并克隆到ＰＧＥＭ—３ｚｆ（－）或ＰＧＥＭ－Ｔ载体上。经序列分析研究其基因结构特点,结果表明,同属基因Ⅰ型的４株中国丁型肝炎病毒,在基因序列上具有相似的保守区域,但与同亚型ＨＤＶ健康携带者相比,重症肝炎病人与慢性丁肝病人来源的ＨＤＶ毒株,在多个位点上发生了核苷酸的改变,由此推导的抗原编码区相应的氨基酸发生了替换。这些核苷酸与氨基酸的改变位点散在,但多集中于抗原编码区的羧基端。如慢性丁肝发生的６个氨基酸改变中,５个位于１６６—１８８位;重症肝炎发生的１２个氨基酸改变中,８个位于１７０—２１４位。有趣的是,在１７５位上发生了由脯氨酸向丝氨酸的共同替换。提示ＨＤＶ的感染致病可能与ＨＤＶ的基因结构相关。     

庚型肝炎病毒基因在大肠杆菌中表达的初步研究

利用原核表达载体ｐＲＳＥＴ或（和）ｐＧＥＸ在大肠杆菌内表达了覆盖庚型肝炎病毒（ＨＧＶ）Ｃ－ＮＳ３或ＮＳ５区的多段基因。ＣＥ１、Ｅ２、ＮＳ３、ＮＳ５及ＮＳ３－ＮＳ５嵌合基因等的８段基因均有高效表达,各重组蛋白产量与菌体总蛋白之比在１０％￣３５％之间。对以上重组蛋白进行免疫学筛选,证实其中７个重组蛋白均具免疫学活性,在一定程度上确定了重组ＨＧＶ抗原表位的分布,为ＨＧＶ的血清学和免疫学诊断试剂的研究奠定     

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.     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

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.