非洲猪瘟病毒微滴式数字PCR检测方法的建立与应用

为建立一种特异性强、灵敏度高、重复性好的非洲猪瘟病毒微滴数字PCR检测方法,本研究根据非洲猪瘟病毒核酸的2段保守序列(VP72和K205基因)设计合成了3对引物和探针,摸索其反应条件,优化方法,比较方法的线性、特异性、灵敏性和重复性。结果发现,这3对引物和探针的非洲猪瘟病毒方法检出限均小于6拷贝数/反应,在10～106拷贝数/反应之间均呈良好的线性关系,定量范围内的检测变异系数均低于15%,且不与猪常见的2种病毒发生交叉反应,适用于猪肉及其制品中非洲猪瘟病毒的检测,有利于在源头、食品加工、食品销售等各个环节加强对生鲜猪肉及各类猪肉制品中非洲猪瘟病毒的检测,切实降低潜在风险。     

微滴数字PCR技术应用进展

微滴数字PCR技术是数字PCR技术的一种,是近年来分子生物学领域的新型革命性技术,其特点是高度灵敏、绝对定量及高效方便等。目前,该技术在微生物检测、转基因检测、疾病检测以及质检领域的研究和应用中已凸显优势,随着微滴数字PCR仪的普及,该技术必将广泛应用于生命科学的各个领域。     

基于微滴数字PCR技术建立单细胞水平研究HBV的方法

在单细胞水平研究肝组织内乙型肝炎病毒(hepatitis B virus, HBV)是十分重要的,但相关研究技术尚处于推进阶段,不能满足临床需要。基于微滴数字聚合酶链反应技术(digital droplet polymerase chain reaction, ddPCR),本研究建立了一套单细胞水平绝对定量HBV DNA和RNA的单细胞微滴数字PCR方法(single-cell ddPCR, sc-ddPCR)。通过混合不同比例的HBV阳性和阴性细胞来模拟HBV慢性感染状态下的肝脏,分析此方法检测HBV DNA的线性和检测下限。以cccDNA来源RNA(episome-derived RNA, eRNA)为例,进一步设计针对eRNA的sc-ddPCR检测方案。利用不同来源转录本在结构上的差异,设计针对eRNA的特异性引物探针体系,在HBV肝癌细胞系中验证此引物和探针体系的特异度,并利用梯度稀释的HBV细胞株分析此方法检测eRNA的线性和检测下限。结果显示,本研究建立了基于ddPCR的DNA和RNA的单细胞水平检测方法,该方法表现出良好的线性(HBV DNA:R²...     

狂犬病病毒 SYBR-Green玉实时荧光定量 PCR 检测方法的建立

狂犬病病毒为不分节段单链负股的 RNA 病毒,属弹状病毒科狂犬病病毒属.世界上几乎所有国家都有狂犬病发生,狂犬病病毒能够使所有温血动物发病致死,死亡率高达100%.本研究根据 GenBank 中的狂犬病病毒 M 基因序列,选择保守区域设计引物,通过对 SYBR-Green玉实时荧光 PCR 反应条件进行优化,建立了用于检测狂犬病病毒的 SYBR-Green玉实时荧光 PCR 方法.结果显示,建立的狂犬病病毒实时荧光定量 PCR 方法,具有特异性强、灵敏度高、重复性好的优点,是开展狂犬病的临床检测的有力工具.     

数字PCR技术及其应用进展

数字PCR(Digital PCR,dPCR)是核酸绝对定量的新方法,该技术通过分液,将含有核酸模板的PCR反应体系分配到上万个反应器中进行PCR扩增,根据荧光信号的有或无,进行结果计数,通过泊松分布的统计处理,直接得出核酸的拷贝数。相比于实时荧光定量PCR(Quantitative PCR,qPCR),dPCR不需要建立标准曲线,应用前景更广。本文对dPCR的发展历史、原理及其应用进行了综述。     

基于微滴式数字PCR技术的甲型流感病毒绝对定量方法的建立及应用

数字PCR(Digital PCR,dPCR)是核酸绝对定量的新方法,然而,基于dPCR的甲型流感病毒(Influenza A virus,FluA)绝对定量方法还未系统建立。本研究首先对微滴式dPCR的退火温度进行了梯度优化,确定了dPCR反应的最佳退火温度为64.4℃;利用FluA核酸标准品,确定了微滴式dPCR对FluA的检测范围为37.7~8.22"104拷贝/#L,检测的检出限为3.77拷贝/反应。微滴式dPCR的检测结果与标准品拷贝数的相关系数为R2=0.9988,提示该方法检测结果具有较高的可信度。用建立好的微滴式dPCR方法可对待测临床样本中的FluA进行了拷贝数定量。因此本研究建立了基于微滴式dPCR的FluA绝对定量方法,可有效地对临床样本中甲型流感病毒载量进行绝对定量,为临床研究中病毒载量的测定提供了一种技术。     

非洲猪瘟病毒间接ELISA抗体检测方法的建立

非洲猪瘟(African swine fever,ASF)是一种急性、热性、高度接触性动物传染病,其病原为非洲猪瘟病毒(African swine fever virus,ASFV),临床上以高热、网状内皮系统出血和高死亡率为特征,易感猪群病死率高达100%。为了建立一种基于合成肽技术的非洲猪瘟病毒(African swine fever virus,ASFV)抗体血清学检测方法。本研究根据ASFV p30、p54和p72三种重要抗原设计3条合成肽,以此为包被抗原建立了ASFV间接ELISA抗体检测方法,并验证其敏感性、特异性、稳定性以及与进口试剂盒的符合率。结果显示,建立的间接ELISA方法的敏感性为91.4%,特异性为98.1%,批内和批间变异系数分别为3.7%～10.1%和4.7%～14.9%。与进口试剂盒比较,符合率为92.9%。结果表明该方法检测结果准确性高、且稳定性好,可检测ASFV特异性抗体。     

基于国产微滴数字PCR的SNP快速检测技术研究

目的 在法医学领域,现有的SNP检测主要依赖进口,检测工作量大、耗时长且成本较高。微滴数字PCR (droplet digital PCR,ddPCR)作为新一代的PCR技术,可以快速检测低浓度样本DNA,且有较强的抗干扰能力。本研究旨在国产ddPCR平台建立SNP分型检测体系并对其性能进行评估,以探讨ddPCR技术在法医学检验领域的应用价值。方法 在ddPCR平台建立高原适应性EPAS1单倍型(rs115321619、rs73926263、rs73926264、rs73926265和rs55981512)检测体系,测试各位点引物探针特异性,对体系的准确性、稳定性、灵敏度、检材适应性进行评估,并比较了ddPCR和SNaPshot微测序检测体系的抗抑制性,最后对样本地区来源进行测试。结果 ddPCR在2.5 h内即可快速获取检测结果,体系准确性和稳定性好,检测灵敏度为0.312 5 ng,且抗抑制性能力突出。70份测试样本检测结果与背景信息一致。结论 基于ddPCR的SNP检测体系具有准确可靠、简便快速、抗抑制能力强等优势,在法医学快速检验领域有较强的应用潜力,适合法医现场检验需求。     

非洲猪瘟病毒的分子生物学研究进展

非洲猪瘟是一类动物传染病,致死率高达100%,在我国虽未发现该病,但一旦发生会给畜牧养殖业带来巨大经济损失。文中概述了非洲猪瘟病毒的分类、形态、基因组特征、主要结构蛋白,以及分子生物学诊断技术的研究进展。为进一步研究该病毒的复制机理、毒力、致病机理及疫苗的开发提供参考依据。     

African swine fever virus interaction with microtubules

The role of microtubules in intracellular transport of African swine fever virus (ASFV) and virus-induced inclusions was studied by immunofluorescence using anti-ASFV and anti-tubulin antibodies, by electron microscopy of infected Vero cells and by in vitro binding of virions to purified microtubules. MTC, a reversible colchicine analogue, was used to depolymerize microtubules. In cells treated with MTC multiple large inclusions containing ASFV antigens and particles were observed in the cytoplasm. Removal of the drug lead to migration and fusion of the inclusions at a perinuclear location. To study the effect of microtubule repolymerization on virus particle distribution, the particles were counted in thin sections of MTC treated cells and at different times after removal of the drug. In cells treated with MTC 6.8% and 3.6% of the virus particles were found respectively in the cytoplasm and at the cell membrane while 38% of the particles were located around the virosome. With reversal of the drug effect the number of virus particles around the virosomes progressively decreased to 10% at 2 h while the number of particles in the cytoplasm and at the cell membrane increased. At 2 h after removal of the drug 33.5% of the particles were found budding from the cell membrane. Virus particles were found closely associated with microtubules in cytoskeletons obtained by Triton X-100 extraction of taxol treated cells. The association of virus particles with microtubules was also observed in vitro using purified microtubules and virus particles. The results show that microtubules are involved in the transport of African swine fever virus particles from the assembly site to the cell surface and in the movement and fusion of the virus inclusions.     

非洲猪瘟病毒的免疫逃逸策略

非洲猪瘟(African swine fever,ASF)是由非洲猪瘟病毒(African swine fever virus,ASFV)引起的一种猪烈性传染病。目前无商品化的ASF疫苗,一旦发病,仅能依靠快速扑杀进行防控,严重威胁我国养猪及相关行业的健康发展。ASF疫苗研发面临的主要困难是对ASFV的毒力相关基因、致病及其免疫逃逸机制知之甚少。本文对ASFV的免疫逃逸研究进行了总结,探讨了ASFV免疫逃逸基因及其编码蛋白的功能,以便加深对ASFV及其免疫逃逸策略的认知,为致病机制研究和疫苗研发提供借鉴。     

非洲猪瘟病毒的生物学特性与疫苗研制的难点

非洲猪瘟(African swine fever,ASF)是由非洲猪瘟病毒(African swine fever virus,ASFV)引起的一种猪烈性传染病,是全球养猪业的"头号杀手",强毒株引发的超急性和急性感染死率高达100%。2018年8月ASF首次传入我国,截止2019年6月6日,已有32个省份累计暴发137起疫情,给我国社会、经济构成巨大威胁。ASF疫苗的研制始于20世纪60年代,但均以失败而告终,其主要原因是对ASFV生物学特性缺乏深入的研究。有效控制当前ASF疫情扩散、研制安全有效的疫苗将是我国面临的巨大挑战。本文对ASFV形态与基本结构、传播途径、致病机制、基因组及编码蛋白、入侵机制、免疫逃逸等生物学特性进行了概述,并分析了当前疫苗研制面临的难点,以期为我国有效控制ASF疫情及病原研究提供参考。     

非洲猪瘟防控及疫苗研发：挑战与对策

非洲猪瘟是由非洲猪瘟病毒引起的一种接触传染性、广泛出血性猪烈性传染病,最急性和急性感染死亡率高达100%。自2018年8月我国发生首起非洲猪瘟疫情后,3个多月内,已有18个省份累计暴发69起,给我国养猪业造成了沉重打击。从目前非洲猪瘟全球流行态势及世界各国防控经验来看,我国非洲猪瘟防控和根除面临的形势不容乐观,亟需安全有效的疫苗用于该病的防控。文中结合当前非洲猪瘟病原学最新研究成果,系统总结了非洲猪瘟防控策略、疫苗研究进展及其面临的挑战,重点分析了疫苗研发历程、存在的问题、未来发展方向以及商业化应用所面临的关键科学问题,以期为我国非洲猪瘟防控及病原和疫苗研究提供借鉴。     

Regulation of antiviral immune response by African swine fever virus (ASFV)

African swine fever (ASF) is a highly contagious and acute hemorrhagic viral disease with a high mortality approaching 100% in domestic pigs. ASF is an endemic in countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Now, it has been spreading to many countries, especially in Asia and Europe. Due to the fact that there is no commercial vaccine available for ASF to provide sustainable prevention, the disease has spread rapidly worldwide and caused great economic losses in swine industry. The knowledge gap of ASF virus (ASFV) pathogenesis and immune evasion is the main factor to limit the development of safe and effective ASF vaccines. Here, we will summarize the molecular mechanisms of how ASFV interferes with the host innate and adaptive immune responses. An in-depth understanding of ASFV immune evasion strategies will provide us with rational design of ASF vaccines.     

Comparison of next-generation droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) with quantitative PCR (qPCR) for enumeration of Cryptosporidium oocysts in faecal samples

Clinical microbiology laboratories rely on quantitative PCR for its speed, sensitivity, specificity and ease-of-use. However, quantitative PCR quantitation requires the use of a standard curve or normalisation to reference genes. Droplet digital PCR provides absolute quantitation without the need for calibration curves. A comparison between droplet digital PCR and quantitative PCR-based analyses was conducted for the enteric parasite Cryptosporidium, which is an important cause of gastritis in both humans and animals. Two loci were analysed (18S rRNA and actin) using a range of Cryptosporidium DNA templates, including recombinant plasmids, purified haemocytometer-counted oocysts, commercial flow cytometry-counted oocysts and faecal DNA samples from sheep, cattle and humans. Each method was evaluated for linearity, precision, limit of detection and cost. Across the same range of detection, both methods showed a high degree of linearity and positive correlation for standards (R² ⩾ 0.999) and faecal samples (R² ⩾ 0.9750). The precision of droplet digital PCR, as measured by mean Relative Standard Deviation (RSD;%), was consistently better compared with quantitative PCR, particularly for the 18S rRNA locus, but was poorer as DNA concentration decreased. The quantitative detection of quantitative PCR was unaffected by DNA concentration, but droplet digital PCR quantitative PCR was less affected by the presence of inhibitors, compared with quantitative PCR. For most templates analysed including Cryptosporidium-positive faecal DNA, the template copy numbers, as determined by droplet digital PCR, were consistently lower than by quantitative PCR. However, the quantitations obtained by quantitative PCR are dependent on the accuracy of the standard curve and when the quantitative PCR data were corrected for pipetting and DNA losses (as determined by droplet digital PCR), then the sensitivity of both methods was comparable. A cost analysis based on 96 samples revealed that the overall cost (consumables and labour) of droplet digital PCR was two times higher than quantitative PCR. Using droplet digital PCR to precisely quantify standard dilutions used for high-throughput and cost-effective amplifications by quantitative PCR would be one way to combine the advantages of the two technologies.     

非洲猪瘟病毒C717R蛋白诱导小鼠炎症应答

【目的】通过炎症应答系统筛选,发现非洲猪瘟病毒(African swine fever virus, ASFV) C717R蛋白可诱导炎症反应,本研究旨在首次鉴定C717R蛋白功能,通过构建C717R重组慢病毒并感染BALB/c小鼠,探究其对炎症应答产生的影响。【方法】通过炎症小体表达系统筛选出诱导炎症应答的C717R蛋白,并构建C717R重组慢病毒。利用C717R重组慢病毒感染小鼠,使C717R在小鼠组织中表达。经实时荧光定量、蛋白质免疫印迹等方法检测C717R慢病毒包装、蛋白表达以及促炎细胞因子TNF-α、IL-1β、IL-6、IFN-β的变化。【结果】C717R蛋白在小鼠组织中正常表达。酶联免疫吸附测定(enzyme linked immunosorbent assay, ELISA)检测发现,表达C717R蛋白的小鼠,血清中促炎细胞因子TNF-α、IL-1β、IL-6、IFN-β及IFN-γ分泌水平显著升高。实时荧光定量检测表达C717R蛋白的小鼠组织证实,C717R、TNF-α、IL-1β、IL-6的mRNA转录水平显著上调;蛋白质免疫印迹证实,C717R可诱导小鼠不同组织caspase-1和IL-1β的成熟。组织病理切片结果显示,表达C717R蛋白的BALB/c小鼠和对照组和相比,肝脏、心脏、肺脏等器官炎性细胞浸润程度较对照组更严重。【结论】ASFV的C717R蛋白表达诱导BALB/c小鼠产生炎症应答,为鉴定和阐明C717R蛋白介导的促炎新机制提供了重要依据。     

非洲猪瘟病毒VP73基因克隆及在大肠杆菌中的高效表达

参照Genebank中非洲猪瘟VP73基因序列,人工合成的VP73全基因克隆至pMD 18-T克隆载体质粒中,采用PCR扩增得到1188 bp的VP73基因;将VP73基因片段亚克隆插入pBAD/Thio表达载体,经测序鉴定,筛选获得VP73基因正向插入、有正确读码框的阳性克隆,成功构建了非洲猪瘟病毒VP73基因重组表达载体。经L-Arabinose诱导表达,可稳定、高效地表达VP73蛋白抗原。SDS-PAGE结果表明,以终浓度为0.002 %的L-Arabinose进行诱导,4 h后表达量最高,表达蛋白为融合蛋白,分子量约60 kDa,表达产量约占菌体总蛋白的30％。Western blotting和ELISA检测表明,表达的融合蛋白能与非洲猪瘟阳性血清发生特异性反应,说明表达获得的产物为非洲猪瘟病毒VP73融合蛋白,且具有良好的反应原性,这为应用该表达蛋白抗原制备ASFV免疫血清学诊断试剂和疫苗研究奠定了基础。     

Recombinant Newcastle disease virus expressing African swine fever virus protein 72 is safe and immunogenic in mice

African swine fever(ASF) is a lethal hemorrhagic disease that affects wild and domestic swine. The etiological agent of ASF is African swine fever virus(ASFV). Since the first case was described in Kenya in 1921, the disease has spread to many other countries. No commercial vaccines are available to prevent ASF. In this study, we generated a recombinant Newcastle disease virus(r NDV) expressing ASFV protein 72(p72) by reverse genetics and evaluated its humoral and cellular immunogenicity in a mouse model. The recombinant virus, r NDV/p72, replicated well in embryonated chicken eggs and was safe to use in chicks and mice. The p72 gene in r NDV/p72 was stably maintained through ten passages. Mice immunized with r NDV/p72 developed high titers of ASFV p72 specific Ig G antibody, and had higher levels of Ig G1 than IgG2 a. Immunization also elicited T-cell proliferation and secretion of IFN-γ and IL-4. Taken together, these results indicate that r NDV expressing ASFV p72 might be a potential vaccine candidate for preventing ASF.     

管式磁微粒非洲猪瘟病毒pp62蛋白化学发光抗体检测方法的建立

【背景】非洲猪瘟(African swine fever, ASF)作为高致病性传染病,给我国生猪养殖业造成了严重的经济损失,因此建立快捷、灵敏的诊断方法至关重要。【目的】建立一种管式非洲猪瘟病毒pp62蛋白化学发光抗体检测方法。【方法】以重组pp62蛋白作为包被抗原,羧基磁珠(carboxylic magnetic beads)作为固相载体,碱性磷酸酶(alkaline phosphatase, AP)标记的兔抗猪IgG作为酶标二抗,通过对反应条件进行优化,采用非洲猪瘟国家参考品作为溯源血清绘制出标准曲线,建立基于ASFV pp62蛋白的化学发光抗体检测方法。【结果】用建立的化学发光方法检测277份临床样品血清,通过受试者工作特征(receiver operating characteristic, ROC)曲线分析确定阴性、阳性临界值,并确定判定标准：浓度值>140.02 U时为抗体阳性,浓度值<140.02 U时为抗体阴性。此方法对6种不同的病原血清抗体进行检测均无交叉反应,且批内和批间变异系数均在10%以内,与商品化非洲猪瘟抗体检测试剂盒的符合率达96.7%。【结论】本研究建立的管式非洲猪瘟病毒化学发光抗体检测方法具有良好的特异性、敏感性和重复性,可为非洲猪瘟早期监测及试剂盒研发提供参考。