4株蚊媒病毒多重RT-PCR快速检测方法的建立

目的建立登革1、2型病毒、黄热病毒及流行性乙型脑炎病毒的多重RT-PCR快速检测方法。方法参照病毒核酸序列设计多重RT-PCR引物,并检索GenBank国际基因序列数据库初步验证其特异性,随后对Mg2＋、dNTP及引物浓度,RT-PCR反应条件进行优化,建立稳定、特异的多重RT-PCR快速检测4株病毒方法 ,并以同属于黄病毒科的登革3型病毒、登革4型病毒及甲病毒属基孔肯亚病毒、辛德毕斯病毒为对照,验证其特异性。结果应用多重RT-PCR反应体系,对引物的相关性实验结果表明引物之间不会因相互干扰而出现假阳性结果 ;采用多重RT-PCR引物对登革1、2型病毒、黄热病毒及流行性乙型脑炎病毒进行扩增,分别获得574、251、879、422 bp片段,与设计相符,而对照病毒组均无非特异性扩增条带。结论实验证明,所建立的多重RT-PCR方法能够快速地检测登革1、2型病毒、黄热病毒及流行性乙型脑炎病毒,为其检测提供了一种方便易行的方法 。     

Multiplex PCR and multiplex RT-PCR for inclusive detection of major swine DNA and RNA viruses in pigs with multiple infections

Multiplex PCR and multiplex RT-PCR were developed to identify nine viruses in pigs with multiple infections. These viruses are: porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2), suid herpesvirus 1, porcine parvovirus (PPV), porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), Japanese encephalitis virus, porcine rotavirus A (PoRV-A), porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV), transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV), and Getah virus. These methods were shown to be high specificity and sensitivity. In the clinical application, a total of 75 field samples were examined by our methods and previously reported methods for PCV2, PRRSV, TGEV, and PEDV. As a result, the detection rates of our multiplex PCR and multiplex RT-PCR were higher than those of the previously reported methods. Furthermore, it was confirmed that 24 PCV2 positive samples were co-infected with other viruses, 11 with PRRSV, 10 with PPV, 2 with PoRV-A, and 1 with TGEV by a combination of multiplex PCR and multiplex RT-PCR. PPV and PoRV-A were newly detected by multiplex PCR and multiplex RT-PCR. These results suggest that the combination of our multiplex PCR and multiplex RT-PCR is useful for rapid and accurate identification of nine major pathogenic viruses in pigs with multiple infections.     

Typing (A/B) and subtyping (H1/H3/H5) of influenza A viruses by multiplex real-time RT-PCR assays

In this study, a specific and sensitive one-step multiplex real-time RT-PCR was developed in two assays by using primers and a number of specific locked nucleic acid (LNA)-mediated TaqMan probes which increase the thermal stability of oligonucleotides. The first assay consisted of primers and probes specific to the matrix (M1) gene of influenza A virus, matrix (M1) gene of influenza B virus and GAPDH gene of host cells for typing of influenza virus and verification by an internal control, respectively. The other assay employed primers and probes specific to the hemagglutinin gene of H1, H3 and H5 subtypes in order to identify the three most prominent subtypes of influenza A capable of infecting humans. The specificity results did not produce any cross reactivity with other respiratory viruses or other subtypes of influenza A viruses (H2, H4 and H6-H15), indicating the high specificity of the primers and probes used. The sensitivity of the assays which depend on the type or subtype being detected was approximately 10 to 10(3)copies/microl that depended on the types or subtypes being detected. Furthermore, the assays demonstrated 100% concordance with 35 specimens infected with influenza A viruses and 34 specimens infected with other respiratory viruses, which were identified by direct nucleotide sequencing. In conclusion, the multiplex real-time RT-PCR assays have proven advantageous in terms of rapidity, specificity and sensitivity for human specimens and thus present a feasible and attractive method for large-scale detection aimed at controlling influenza outbreaks.     

Single step multiplex real-time RT-PCR for H5N1 influenza A virus detection

H5N1 influenza A virus causes a rapidly fatal systemic disease in domestic poultry and spreads directly from poultry to mammalian species such as leopards, tigers and humans. The aim of this study was to develop a multiplex real-time RT-PCR for rapid detection of H5N1 influenza A virus. The selected primers and various labeled TaqMan MGB reporter probes corresponding to M, H5 and N1 were used in a single step multiplex real-time RT-PCR to simultaneously detect triple fluorescent signals. In order to validate the method, 75 clinical specimens infected with H5N1 isolated from both poultry and mammals, as well as various specimens of other subtypes and RNA from other viral pathogens of poultry and human were tested. The results showed that the multiplex real-time RT-PCR assays can be applied to detect virus suspensions of H5N1 influenza A virus from a wide host range and demonstrated the sensitivity of the assay amounted to approximately 10(2)-10(3)copies/mul. In conclusion, the highlights of this particular method lie in its rapidity, specificity and sensitivity thus rendering it feasible and effective for large-scale screening at times of H5N1 influenza A virus outbreaks.     

Development of three multiplex RT-PCR assays for the detection of 12 respiratory RNA viruses

Three multiplex hemi-nested RT-PCR assays were developed to detect simultaneously 12 RNA respiratory viruses: influenza viruses A, B and C, human respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV), human metapneumovirus (hMPV), parainfluenza virus types 1-4 (PIV-1, -2, -3 and -4), human coronavirus OC43 and 229E (HCoV) and rhinovirus (hRV). An internal amplification control was included in one of the RT-PCR assays. The RT-PCR multiplex 1 and the hemi-nested multiplex 1 detected 1 and 0.1 TCID50 of RSV A, respectively, and 0.01 and 0.001 TCID50 of influenza virus A/H3N2, respectively. Two hundred and three nasal aspirates from hospitalised children were retrospectively tested in comparison with two conventional methods: direct immunofluorescence assay and viral isolation technique. Almost all samples (89/91) that were positive by immunofluorescence assay and/or viral isolation technique were detected by the multiplex assay. This method also detected an additional 85 viruses and 33 co-infections. The overall sensitivity (98%), rapidity and enhanced efficiency of these multiplex hemi-nested RT-PCR assays suggest that they would be a significant improvement over conventional methods for the detection of a broad spectrum of respiratory viruses.     

Laboratory Diagnosis of Common Herpesvirus Infections of the Central Nervous System by a Multiplex PCR Assay

A sensitive multiplex PCR assay for single-tube amplification that detects simultaneous herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), varicella-zoster virus (VZV), human cytomegalovirus (CMV), and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is reported with particular emphasis on how the method was optimized and carried out and its sensitivity was compared to previously described assays. The assay has been used on a limited number of clinical samples and must be thoroughly evaluated in the clinical context. A total of 86 cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens from patients which had the clinical symptoms of encephalitis, meningitis or meningoencephalitis were included in this study. The sensitivity of the multiplex PCR was determined to be 0.01 and 0.03 50% tissue culture infective doses/the reciprocal of the highest dilution positive by PCR for HSV-1 and HSV-2 respectively, whereas for VZV, CMV and EBV, 14, 18, and 160 ag of genomic DNA were detected corresponding to 48, 66, and 840 genome copies respectively. Overall, 9 (10.3%) of the CSF samples tested were positive in the multiplex PCR. HSV-1 was detected in three patients (3.5%) with encephalitis, VZV was detected in four patients (4.6%) with meningitis, HSV-2 was detected in one neonate (1.16%), and CMV was also detected in one neonate (1.16%). None of the samples tested was positive for the EBV genome. None of the nine positive CSF samples presented herpesvirus coinfection in the central nervous system. Failure of DNA extraction or failure to remove any inhibitors of DNA amplification from CSF samples was avoided by the inclusion in the present multiplex PCR assay of alpha-tubulin primers. The present multiplex PCR assay detects simultaneously five different herpesviruses and sample suitability for PCR in a single amplification round of 40 cycles with an excellent sensitivity and can, therefore, provide an early, rapid, reliable noninvasive diagnostic tool allowing the application of antiviral therapy on the basis of a specific viral diagnosis. The results of this preliminary study should prompt a more exhaustive analysis of the clinical value of the present multiplex PCR assay.     

流感病毒型别及亚型的多重RT-PCR方法快速检测

目的为适应流感疫情监测中快速诊断的需要,建立敏感特异的流感病毒多重逆转录PCR(MRTPCR)检测方法。方法对甲1型(H1N1)、甲3型(H3N2)、乙型流感病毒的血凝素(HA)基因保守区域分别设计引物进行MRTPCR。另设计了两对引物对H1N1和H3N2亚型流感病毒的神经氨酸酶(NA)N1、N2作亚型判断。结果MRTPCR可特异性检测出各型流感病毒的目的片段,相互间无交叉反应。二次PCR反应后对H1N1、H3N2流感病毒的检测灵敏度可达0.10TCID50/50μl以下,对乙型流感病毒的检测灵敏度可达0.01TCID50/50μl以下。应用此方法也可特异性地检测出H1N1和H3N2流感病毒的NA基因。结论用MRTPCR从临床患者含漱液标本中检出相关流感病毒的灵敏度要高于用狗肾传代细胞(MDCK)或鸡胚分离的灵敏度,达到了快速、敏感、正确检测流感病毒及其亚型的目的。     

多种蚊媒病毒x—TAG悬浮芯片复合检测方法的建立

建立多重检测东方马脑炎病毒、西方马脑炎病毒、委内瑞拉马脑炎病毒、基孔肯亚病毒、登革病毒、日本脑炎病毒、黄热病毒、西尼罗病毒、圣路易斯脑炎病毒、版纳病毒、布尼亚病毒、裂谷热病毒的悬浮芯片方法。将十二种蚊媒病毒分为3组,每组使用标记有不同anti—TAG的上游引物及标记有生物素的下游引物对分别构建多重PCR体系,PCR产物与偶联了x—TAG的编码磁性微球进行杂交,最后利用Bio—plex100分析系统对12种蚊媒病毒分别进行单一、多重液相芯片检测。将平均荧光强度的判定阈值定为背景对照的3倍,多批次实验均能对十二种单一病毒样本和混合病毒样本进行准确鉴定,未出现交叉反应,表明该方法特异性较好。敏感性测试结果显示本检测方法具有高灵敏度。通过利用偶联有TAG及生物素的引物对,成功建立了可同时检测12种蚊媒病毒的液相芯片检测技术平台。该平台对于病原体的检测具有较好的应用前景。     

多重RT-PCR方法检测甲型流感病毒

目的建立一种快速、敏感、特异的多重RT-PCR,同时检测甲型流感病毒中的3个分型:甲型H1N1流感病毒,季节性H1N1流感病毒,季节性H3N2流感病毒,并将此方法应用到实验室流感病毒核酸检测技术中。方法利用甲型流感病毒3个分型病毒的引物,在同一个RT-PCR反应体系中,对疑似流感咽拭子标本进行检测。结果多重RT-PCR对甲型流感病毒中分型病毒有较高的灵敏度和特异性,可直接从疑似流感标本中同时进行甲型流感病毒分型检测。结论此实验中采用的多重RT-PCR具有与常规RT-PCR一样的特异性和敏感度,而且比普通RT-PCR和病毒分离法更快速,也更简便。     

Direct broad-range detection of alphaviruses in mosquito extracts

Members of the genus Alphavirus are a diverse group of principally mosquito-borne RNA viruses. There are at least 29 species and many more subtypes of alphaviruses and some are considered potential bioweapons. We have developed a multi-locus RT-PCR followed by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (RT-PCR/ESI-MS) assay that uses the amplicon base compositions to detect and identify alphaviruses. A small set of primer pairs targeting conserved sites in the alphavirus RNA genome were used to amplify a panel of 36 virus isolates representing characterized Old World and New World alphaviruses. Base compositions from the resulting amplicons could be used to unambiguously determine the species or subtype of 35 of the 36 isolates. The assay detected, without culture, Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV), Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV), and mixtures of both in pools consisting of laboratory-infected and -uninfected mosquitoes. Further, the assay was used to detect alphaviruses in naturally occurring mosquito vectors collected from locations in South America and Asia. Mosquito pools collected near Iquitos, Peru, were found to contain an alphavirus with a very distinct signature. Subsequent sequence analysis confirmed that the virus was a member of the Mucambo virus species (subtype IIID in the VEEV complex). The assay we have developed provides a rapid, accurate, and high-throughput assay for surveillance of alphaviruses.     

Simultaneous detection and identification of four viruses infecting pepino by multiplex RT-PCR

Potato virus M (PVM), pepino mosaic virus (PepMV), tomato mosaic virus (ToMV), and potato virus S (PVS) infect pepino and cause serious crop losses. In this study, a multiplex RT-PCR method was developed for simultaneous detection and differentiation of PVS, ToMV, PepMV and PVM. The method was highly reliable and sensitive; validation was accomplished by testing pepino samples collected from different regions of China. In this survey, PVM, ToMV and PVS were detected in 37.0 %, 31.0 % and 5.5 % of samples tested, respectively, confirming the widespread occurrence of these three viruses in China. PepMV was not detected in any of the samples, which indicated that this virus may not be prevalent in China. The results suggest that the new multiplex RT-PCR method has potential to be used routinely for surveys of pepino for virus infection.