含庚型肝炎病毒E2基因片段质粒DNA能诱发相当强烈的体液免疫应答

研究了庚型肝炎病毒E2(HGVE2 )基因片段作为DNA疫苗的可行性。将来自于质粒pThioHis-E2编码HGVE2的基因片段 (559bp)亚克隆到质粒pCMV-S中 ,使之和HBsAg基因位于同一阅读框 ,形成重组质粒pCMV-S-E2。用纯化的质粒pCMV-S-E2DNA注射到昆明小鼠后腿四头肌中来免疫小鼠 ,同时用pCMV-S作为对照。间隔 14天再加强一次免疫。在加强免疫后的第 8天眼眶取血。用E2-GST融合蛋白作为固定化抗原 ,通过ELISA检测受试小鼠的体液免疫应答。结果表明 ,用质粒pCMV-S-EDNA免疫的小鼠可以产生很强的体液免疫应答。     

鸭乙型肝炎病毒核心抗原DNA 疫苗的构建及其诱导的体液免疫应答

为研究鸭乙型肝炎病毒核心抗原( DHBcAg) 真核表达质粒的免疫原性, 分析DHBcAg DNA 疫苗诱导的体液免疫应答, 首先借助生物信息学方法对鸭乙型肝炎病毒( DHBV) Core 基因编码的氨基酸序列进行亲疏水性分析, 分别构建DHBcAg 全基因( E-DHBc263) 及去除疏水性序列的DHBcAg 片段( E-DHBc180) 的真核表达质粒, 间接免疫荧光检测结果显示可在COS7 细胞内表达。进一步构建原核表达质粒p-DHBc263 和p-DHBc180, 仅p-DHBc180 可表达蛋白, 纯化后作为酶联免疫吸附试验( ELISA) 包被抗原, 用于DHBcAb 的检测。分别用E-DHBc263 和E-DHBc180 免疫小鼠, 采用间接ELISA 检测DHBcAb。结果显示, E-DHBc180 可诱导免疫小鼠产生DHBcAb 免疫应答, 加强免疫后效价可达1∶100 ～1∶400。结果提示, E-DHBc180 可作为DHBcAg DNA 疫苗, 在DHBV 感染鸭模型中评价其效果。     

糖基化与HCVE2诱导的体液免疫应答相关性的研究

检测丙型肝炎病毒(Hepatitis C Virus,HCV)包膜蛋白E2糖基化位点对体液免疫功能的影响。野生型E2基因和糖基化突变体型E2基因的真核表达质粒DNA分别肌肉注射BALB/C小鼠,免疫3次,末次免疫后第10 d,眼眶摘眼球取血清,断椎处死小鼠,同时设阴性对照和空载质粒对照。血清标本用ELISA检测特异性IgG及其亚类IgG1I、gG2α表达水平,观测特异性体液免疫反应和脾细胞分泌细胞因子水平。与阴性对照和空载组对比,E2和N-糖基化突变体质粒DNA免疫小鼠都能诱导产生强烈的特异性免疫反应(P<0.01),并且N-糖基化突变体(560、576位糖基化突变体)质粒DNA与野生型E2相比,其特异性IgG效价明显降低(P<0.05),IL-4分泌水平明显降低(P<0.05)。E2糖蛋白的560、576位N-糖基化位点是诱导体液免疫反应所需要的,除去560、576位N-糖基化会降低E2诱导的体液免疫应答。     

乙肝病毒DNA疫苗的构建及其诱导小鼠的免疫应答

构建含adr亚型HBV表面抗原基因的核酸疫苗 ,考察人白细胞介素II基因及重组白细胞介素II的免疫佐剂作用。用含有人白细胞介素II基因的真核表达质粒及基因重组白细胞介素II蛋白作为佐剂 ,将编码乙型肝炎病毒表面抗原的重组真核表达质粒 pVAX/HBS免疫BALB/C小鼠 (试验组 ) ,同时设置注射质粒pVAX的阴性对照组 ,并分别于第 2 ,4周后加强免疫各 1次。试验组在第 4周时开始有HBsAb产生 ,阴性对照组未测到HbsAb ,试验组和对照组均未检测到HBsAg。乙肝病毒DNA疫苗能引起小鼠特异性体液免疫应答 ,白细胞介素II的真核表达质粒的佐剂作用不明显 ,基因重组白细胞介素II蛋白具有提高小鼠对乙肝病毒核酸疫苗免疫应答水平的佐剂活性。     

戊型肝炎病毒DNA免疫的研究

利用PCR方法获得1163bp的戊型肝炎（Hepatitis E Virus,HEV）开放读码框架（Open Reading Frame,ORF）ORF2之3'大片段和369bp ORF3的完整片段,分别克隆到真核表达载体pcDNA3中,构建两种含有HEV主要抗原表位的质粒DNA：pcE2和pcE3,分别或混合免疫Swiss小鼠三次（0时,第2周,第4周）,观察其在小鼠体内诱发的体液免疫应答。ELISA检测结果表明,pcE2和pcE3在小鼠体内均可诱导出一定水平的HEV IgG抗体,且在第三次免疫接种两周后,100％的小鼠抗体阳转。与两和中质粒单独免疫相比,两者同时注射的抗体水平较高。本研究为HEV DNA疫苗的研究打下一定基础。     

新型呼肠病毒 S基因 DNA 疫苗在小鼠体内的免疫原性

目的：探讨新型呼肠病毒R4株S片段免疫小鼠后引发的免疫应答。方法构建4个不同S基因节段的重组真核表达质粒,并免疫小鼠;ELISA检测血清以研究R4特异性抗体升高水平,并对其抗体亚型进行鉴定;ELISPOT检测小鼠淋巴细胞INF-γ的表达情况。结果与对照组相比,4个重组质粒免疫的小鼠血清都有明显的R4特异性抗体升高,尤其以S1和S3基因免疫后抗体水平较高,且均以IgG2a占绝对优势;S1基因免疫组小鼠的细胞免疫应答最强。结论 S1基因重组质粒免疫小鼠后可同时引发较强的体液免疫和细胞免疫应答,是较为理想的疫苗备选基因片段。     

共表达PRRSV GP5蛋白和CSFV E2蛋白的“自杀性”DNA疫苗在小鼠体内诱导的免疫应答

为了获得新型双价"自杀性"DNA疫苗,将猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒(Porcine reproductive and respiratorysyndrome virus,PRRSV)GP5基因克隆于此前构建的表达猪瘟病毒(Classical swine fever virus,CSFV)E2基因的甲病毒复制子载体疫苗pSFV1CS-E2中.为了增强免疫效果,在密码子优化的GP5基因中插入了泛DR表位(PADRE),在CSFV E2基因后融合伪狂犬病病毒(PrV)UL49基因,获得了6种重组质粒.间接免疫荧光试验显示,PRRSV GP5和CSFV E2基因在瞬时转染的293T细胞中得到同时表达,将6种重组质粒和空载体pSFV1CS分别免疫BALB/c小鼠,用间接ELISA方法检测血清抗体水平,通过基于CSFE/WST-8的淋巴细胞增殖试验和细胞因子ELISA评价疫苗诱导的细胞免疫.结果显示,除pSFV1CS组外,从各疫苗组小鼠血清中均可检测到低水平的针对GP5和E2蛋白的抗体;各疫苗组小鼠脾细胞经CSFV和PRRSV刺激后均能诱导特异性的淋巴细胞增殖:部分疫苗组小鼠脾细胞经CSFV和PRRSV刺激后可分泌较高水平的IFN-γ和IL-4;引入UL49的疫苗组细胞免疫应答显著高于其它疫苗组.结果表明,这些共表达GP5和E2蛋白的自杀性DNA疫苗可以诱导体液免疫和细胞免疫,PrV UL49可以增强其细胞免疫应答.     

人IL-12与结核分枝杆菌抗原ESAT-6联合基因疫苗的免疫效果观察

人白细胞介素12(IL-12)与结核分枝杆菌免疫优势抗原ESAT-6真核表达质粒联合基因免疫,诱导免疫应答效果观察。近交系BALB/c小鼠,随机分组:A组(生理盐水对照)、B组(pcDNA3.1空质粒对照)、C组(BCG对照)、D组(pcESAT-6)和E组(pcIL-12 pcESAT-6)。B、D、E质粒免疫组小鼠分别于胫前肌肌肉注射布比卡因(7.5g/L)和质粒的混和物(1∶4,100μL,含质粒70μg/次),A组小鼠肌肉注射生理盐水和布比卡因的混和物(1∶4,100μL),均间隔2周免疫一次,共免疫3次;末次免疫时,C组小鼠皮下注射BCG菌液,0.3mL/只,含106CFU/mL。末次免疫后14d和28d,各组小鼠分别取血分离血清用于总IgG测定,同时分离脾细胞,经TB-PPD刺激后检测脾细胞增殖(XTT比色法)活性和脾细胞培养上清液中γ干扰素(IFN-γ)、白介素4(IL-4)分泌水平。pcESAT-6质粒DNA单独免疫(D组)或与pcIL-12质粒DNA联合免疫(E组),均能诱导小鼠产生特异性抗体,且抗体水平在末次加强免疫后14~28d逐渐增加;但pcIL-12与pcESAT-6联合免疫后,特异性抗体水平较pcESAT-6单独免疫增加不明显(P<0.05)。C、D、E组免疫小鼠脾细胞体外经TB-PPD刺激后,E组小鼠特异性淋巴细胞增殖活性和IFN-γ分泌水平明显强于C组和D组(P<0.05),而IL-4分泌水平相互间未发现明显差异。末次加强免疫后14~28d,E组小鼠脾细胞增殖活性维持在较高水平,而C组小鼠脾细胞增殖活性先低后高,D组则先高后低;IFN-γ诱生水平,E组最高,C组次之,D组最低。pcIL-12与pcESAT-6质粒DNA联合免疫后能刺激机体产生强烈的细胞免疫和稳定的体液免疫,在动物体内诱发的细胞免疫较ESAT-6或BCG单独免疫时均有明显增加并维持较长时间,此外联合免疫后诱导的体液免疫也较BCG免疫有明显增加。     

丙型肝炎病毒包膜蛋白E2的DNA免疫

为了比较启动子及分泌信号对丙型肝炎病毒包膜蛋白E2（HCV E2）的DNA免疫效果的影响,构建了4个不同的HCV E2（384－660）融合表达质粒：CMV启动子控制下和EF1α启动子控制下的分泌表达质粒pCMVSec-S1E2t660和pEF1αSec-S1E2t660以及非分泌表达质粒pCMV-S1E2t660和pEF1α-S1E2t660,4个表质粒在HeLa细胞中进行了暂时表达,免疫印迹分析表明,表达产物都同时具有HBV preS1及HCV E2蛋白的抗原性,夹心ELISA测定结果表明,分泌表达质粒的表达量明显高于非分泌表达质粒,带CMV启动子的质粒表达量高于EF－1α,并且只有分泌型质粒转染细胞后,才能在细胞培养上清液中检测到融合蛋白,4种表达质粒免疫C57BL／6小鼠,可产生preS1及E2的抗体,比较了抗体转阳率,抗体滴度和维持时间等,发现带CVM启动子的E2分泌表达质粒pCMV-S1E2t660明显优于其他3组,对4种质粒产生体液免疫反应不同的可能原因进行了分析。     

甲型H5N1流感病毒M2与HA双基因载体疫苗在小鼠体内的免疫学评价

高致病性H5N1亚型禽流感病毒 (AIV) 严重威胁到人类健康,因此研制高效、安全的禽流感疫苗具有重要意义。以我国分离的首株人H5N1亚型禽流感病毒 (A/Anhui/1/2005) 作为研究对象,PCR扩增基质蛋白2 (M2) 和血凝素 (HA) 基因全长开放阅读框片段,构建共表达H5N1亚型AIV膜蛋白基因 M2和HA的重组质粒pStar-M2/HA。此外,还通过同源重组以293细胞包装出表达M2基因的重组腺病毒Ad-M2以及表达HA基因的重组腺病毒Ad-HA。用间接免疫荧光 (IFA) 方法检测到了各载体上插入基因的表达。按初免-加强程序分别用重组质粒pStar-M2/HA和重组腺病毒Ad-HA+Ad-M2免疫BALB/c小鼠,共免疫4次,每次间隔14 d。第1、3次用DNA疫苗,第2、4次用重组腺病毒载体疫苗,每次免疫前及末次免疫后14 d采集血清用于检测体液免疫应答,末次免疫后14 d采集脾淋巴细胞用于检测细胞免疫应答。血凝抑制 (HI) 实验检测到免疫后小鼠血清中的HI活性。ELISA实验检测到免疫后小鼠血清中抗H5N1亚型流感病毒表面蛋白的IgG抗体。ELISPOT实验检测到免疫后小鼠针对M2蛋白和HA蛋白的特异性细胞免疫应答。流感病毒M2与HA双基因共免疫的研究,为研究开发新型重组流感疫苗奠定了基础。     

The expression and genetic immunization of chimeric fragment of Hantaan virus M and S segments

Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS), which is characterized by severe symptoms and high mortality, is caused by hantavirus. There are still no effective prophylactic vaccines directed to HFRS until now. In this research, we fused expressed G2 fragment of M segment and 0.7kb fragment of S segment. We expect it could be a candidate vaccine. Chimeric gene G2S0.7 was first expressed in prokaryotic expression system pGEX-4T. After inducing expressed fusion proteins, GST-G2S0.7 was induced and its molecular weight was about 100kDa. Meanwhile, the fusion protein kept the activity of its parental proteins. Further, BALB/c mice were vaccinated by the chimeric gene. ELISA, cell microculture neutralization test in vitro were used to detect the humoral immune response in immunized BALB/c mice. Lymphocyte proliferation assay was used to detect the cellular immune response. The results showed that the chimeric gene could simultaneously evoke specific antibody against nucleocapsid protein (NP) and glycoprotein (GP). And the immunized mice of every group elicited neutralizing antibodies with different titers. But the titers were low. Lymphocyte proliferation assay results showed that the stimulation indexes of splenocytes of chimeric gene to NP and GP were significantly higher than that of control. It suggested that the chimeric gene of Hantaan virus containing G2 fragment of M segment and 0.7kb fragment of S segment could directly elicit specific anti-Hantaan virus humoral and cellular immune response in BALB/c mice.     

Gene conjugation of molecular adjuvant C3d3 to hCGbeta increased the anti-hCGbeta Th2 and humoral immune response in DNA immunization

Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) has been used as an anti-fertility vaccine and as a target for cancer immunotherapy. We have explored the use of three copies of C3d in DNA vaccine as molecular adjuvant to improve the immunogenicity of this hormone in previous work and found that the immune response induced by pcDNA3-hCGbeta-C3d3 has been enhanced 243-fold compared with pcDNA3-hCGbeta following DNA immunization in BALB/c mice. In the present study, a new functionally active DNA vaccine of hCGbeta-C3d3 chimera based on pCMV4 vector has been described. We compared the expression efficiency of pCMV4 and pcDNA3 eukaryotic vectors for hCGbeta and hCGbeta-C3d3 fusion protein and the immune response of mice immunized with pcDNA3-hCGbeta, pCMV4-hCGbeta, pcDNA3-hCGbeta-C3d3 and pCMV4-hCGbeta-C3d3, respectively, at 25, 50 and 100 pmol dose, and further analyzed the levels of Th1 and Th2 cytokines produced by spleen lymphocytes of the immunized mice upon hCG restimulation in vitro. It was found that pCMV4 vector achieved 1.3-1.5-fold higher protein expression and raised 1.1-1.2 (primary) and 1.2-1.3 (booster) logs higher titer of anti-hCGbeta IgG than pcDNA3. Mice vaccinated with 50 pmol of hCGbeta-C3d3-DNAs elicited the highest titer of hCGbeta-specific antibody among the serial doses and the immune response induced by pCMV4-hCGbeta-C3d3 were, respectively, 1.3, 1.3 and 1.2 logs higher than that of pcDNA3-hCGbeta-C3d3 and 2.2, 2.9 and 2.4 logs higher than that of pCMV4-hCGbeta at week 2 following the booster immunization. Moreover, we observed that the production of IL-4 and IL-10 increased in mice vaccinated with hCGbeta-C3d3-DNAs and the ratio of IL-4/IFN-(gamma) showed a Th2 bias of immune response in the mice immunized with hCGbeta-C3d3-DNAs. These findings indicated that gene fusion of C3d3 to hCGbeta, as a means of harnessing the adjuvant potential of the innate immune system, may improve the antigen-specific Th2 humoral immune response of the hCGbeta DNA vaccine and the pCMV4 vector is a more ideal eukaryotic vector for DNA vaccine than pcDNA3.     

庚型肝炎病毒包膜糖蛋白E2基因在昆虫细胞中的表达

用ＰＣＲ扩增出ＨＧＶＥ２全基因,克隆进杆状病毒表达载体ｐＦＡＳＴＢＡＣＨＴａ中,构建成重组转座载体ｐＦＡＳＴＢＡＣＥ２,转化ＤＨ１０ＢＡＣ大肠杆菌感受态细胞,筛选阳性菌落,抽提大分子质粒ＤＮＡ,获得含ＨＧＶＥ２基因的重组杆状病毒穿梭载体,转染昆虫草地夜蛾Ｓｆ９细胞,出现细胞病变后,收集含有重组病毒颗粒的培养上清,重新感染草地夜蛾Ｓｆ９单层细胞及甜菜夜蛾幼虫,分别收集Ｓｆ９细胞和甜菜夜蛾幼虫体内的血淋巴细胞,进行１２％ＳＤＳ聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳,可见表达的融合蛋白带,经亲和层析进行蛋白纯化,用ＥＬＩＳＡ方法检测各类血清标本,初步研究ＨＧＶＥ２糖蛋白的抗原性     

Enhancing B- and T-cell immune response to a hepatitis C virus E2 DNA vaccine by intramuscular electrical gene transfer

We describe an improved genetic immunization strategy for eliciting a full spectrum of anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) envelope 2 (E2) glycoprotein responses in mammals through electrical gene transfer (EGT) of plasmid DNA into muscle fibers. Intramuscular injection of a plasmid encoding a cross-reactive hypervariable region 1 (HVR1) peptide mimic fused at the N terminus of the E2 ectodomain, followed by electrical stimulation treatment in the form of high-frequency, low-voltage electric pulses, induced more than 10-fold-higher expression levels in the transfected mouse tissue. As a result of this substantial increment of in vivo antigen production, the humoral response induced in mice, rats, and rabbits ranged from 10- to 30-fold higher than that induced by conventional naked DNA immunization. Consequently, immune sera from EGT-treated mice displayed a broader cross-reactivity against HVR1 variants from natural isolates than sera from injected animals that were not subjected to electrical stimulation. Cellular response against E2 epitopes specific for helper and cytotoxic T cells was significantly improved by EGT. The EGT-mediated enhancement of humoral and cellular immunity is antigen independent, since comparable increases in antibody response against ciliary neurotrophic factor or in specific anti-human immunodeficiency virus type 1 gag CD8(+) T cells were obtained in rats and mice. Thus, the method described potentially provides a safe, low-cost treatment that may be scaled up to humans and may hold the key for future development of prophylactic or therapeutic vaccines against HCV and other infectious diseases.     

Elicitation of immunity in mice after immunization with the S2 subunit of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus

The S2 domain of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) spike (S) protein is responsible for fusion between virus and target cell membranes, and is expected to be immungenic. In this study, we investigated the immune responses against the S2 subunit in BALB/c mice, which were vaccinated either with plasmid DNA encoding the S2 domain (residues 681-1120), the recombinant S2 fragment (residues 681-980) in incomplete Freund's adjuvant, or with inactivated SARS-CoV. The increased number of specific cytotoxic cells (CTLs) and the high titer of specific antibody showed stimulation of both arms of the immune system in these groups. The shift in cytokines suggested that Th1-polarized immune response was induced by plasmid pCoVS2, meanwhile the Th2-dominant response was induced by recombinant S2 fragment and inactivated vaccine. However, the titer of neutralizing antibodies was only detectable in mice immunized with inactivated virus, but not with pCoVS2 plasmid. Taken together, the S2 domain could induce specific cellular immune response and a high level of total IgG but little neutralizing antibodies against infection by SARSCoV.     

Ubiquitin基因介导下的PRRSV GP5基因免疫特性研究

目的：探讨泛素基因对GP5基因免疫的影响。泛素-蛋白酶体途径是一种高效蛋白降解途径,主要负责真核细胞内蛋白选择性降解。方法：本研究将ORF5DNA片段克隆到含泛素（Ub）基因的表达载体pCMV-Ub和pCMV载体,构建成重组质粒pCMV—Ub-GP5和pCMV-GP5。两种质粒DNA肌肉注射免疫BALb／c小鼠后,分别检测体液免疫反应和细胞免疫反应,比较GP5单基因和Ub—GP5融合基因DNA免疫所诱生免疫应答的强度。结果：二者均可诱生PRRSVELISA抗体和中和抗体,其抗体水平无明显差别,但Ub-GP5融合基因诱生的淋巴细胞反应和CTL反应明显高于GP5基因。结论：泛素基因可以促进GP5诱生细胞免疫反应。     

基因免疫制备西尼罗病毒NS5蛋白特异性单抗

研究了NS5蛋白在西尼罗病毒的特异性检测方面的应用及NS5在黄病毒复制中的作用机理。采用RT．PCR方法扩增了西尼罗病毒株的NS5基因片段,将其克隆至真核表达载体pVAX1,构建真核表达质粒。以重组质粒免疫BALB／c小鼠后取脾脏进行杂交瘤细胞融合,建立能稳定分泌西尼罗NS5单克隆抗体的杂交瘤细胞株。构建了真核表达质粒pVAX1-WNV—NS5,免疫动物后获得了28289等4株稳定分泌特异性抗体的杂交瘤细胞株,均为IgM型。真核表达质粒免疫后成功地诱导了针对NS5蛋白的体液免疫应答,单抗特异性分析显示4株单抗与其他黄病毒存在一定交叉反应。     

DNA immunization with Plasmodium falciparum serine repeat antigen: regulation of humoral immune response by coinoculation of cytokine expression plasmid

We immunized mice with plasmid expressing the 47-kDa amino-terminal domain of the Plasmodium falciparum serine repeat antigen (SERA) using gene gun and investigated humoral immune response to SERA antigen. Significant SERA-specific IgG was observed in BALB/c mice after immunization three times with SERA expression plasmid. Furthermore, these levels were increased by the coinoculation of cytokine (IFN-gamma, IL-4, GM-CSF, or IL-12) expression plasmid. In respect to the SERA-specific Ig subclasses, coinoculation of IFN-gamma, GM-CSF, or IL-12 expression plasmid increased the levels of SERA-specific IgG2a, and these were much higher than that in mice immunized with SERA expression plasmid alone. In contrast to the SERA-specific IgG2a, coinoculation of any cytokine expression plasmid did not change the levels of SERA-specific IgG1. These results indicate that cytokine expression plasmid enhances and regulates humoral immune response elicited by SERA DNA immunization.