BALB/c小鼠感染弓形虫后Thl/Th2免疫漂移的实验研究

目的:动态分析BALB/c小鼠感染弓形虫后Thl/Th2免疫失衡及免疫漂移特点,并探讨转录因子T-bet和GA.TA-3在此过程中的改变及其意义.方法:90只BALB/c小鼠随机分为正常对照组30只,弓形虫感染组60只.于感染后奇数天每天处死感染组小鼠2只,对照组小鼠1只,采用ELISA法动态检测各组小鼠血清中IFN-γ和IL-4的水平,同时应用荧光定量PCR方法检测小鼠脾细胞中T-bet和GATA-3 mRNA的表达情况.结果:感染组小鼠中,血清IFN-γ于感染后第4天开始显著升高,第5~7天维持在高峰值,从第8天开始下降,第9天降至正常水平;IL-4于感染后第8天开始显著升高,第9天升至峰值,从第14天开始下降,第15天降至正常水平;脾细胞T-bet mRNA的表达在感染后第3天升高,第5天达高峰后于第9天降至正常水平;脾细胞GATA-3 mRNA的表达在感染后第7天升高,第11天达高峰,于第13天降至正常水平.正常对照组小鼠在实验期内IFN-γ、IL-4水平没有明显变化,维持在正常的较低水平.结论:BALB/c小鼠感染弓形虫后诱导的免疫应答在感染急性期(第1-8天)以Th1应答为主,第9至13天,宿主免疫应答以Th2细胞应答为主,之后Thl/Th2应答基本恢复平衡.Thl应答向Th2应答的漂移与T-bet和GATA-3 mRNA的表达相关并受其调控,Thl/Th2型免疫应答的发生时相和效应强度可能影响弓形虫感染的最终结局.     

BALB/c小鼠感染弓形虫后Th1/Th2免疫漂移的实验研究

目的：动态分析BALB/c小鼠感染弓形虫后Th1/Th2免疫失衡及免疫漂移特点,并探讨转录因子T-bet和GA-TA-3在此过程中的改变及其意义。方法：90只BALB/c小鼠随机分为正常对照组30只,弓形虫感染组60只。于感染后奇数天每天处死感染组小鼠2只,对照组小鼠1只,采用ELISA法动态检测各组小鼠血清中IFN-γ和IL-4的水平,同时应用荧光定量PCR方法检测小鼠脾细胞中T-bet和GATA-3 mRNA的表达情况。结果：感染组小鼠中,血清IFN-γ于感染后第4天开始显著升高,第5~7天维持在高峰值,从第8天开始下降,第9天降至正常水平;IL-4于感染后第8天开始显著升高,第9天升至峰值,从第14天开始下降,第15天降至正常水平;脾细胞T-bet mRNA的表达在感染后第3天升高,第5天达高峰后于第9天降至正常水平;脾细胞GATA-3 mRNA的表达在感染后第7天升高,第11天达高峰,于第13天降至正常水平。正常对照组小鼠在实验期内IFN-γI、L-4水平没有明显变化,维持在正常的较低水平。结论：BALB/c小鼠感染弓形虫后诱导的免疫应答在感染急性期（第1~8天）以Th1应答为主,第9至13天,宿主免疫应答以Th2细胞应答为主,之后Th1/Th2应答基本恢复平衡。Th1应答向Th2应答的漂移与T-bet和GATA-3 mRNA的表达相关并受其调控,Th1/Th2型免疫应答的发生时相和效应强度可能影响弓形虫感染的最终结局。     

重组弓形虫棒状体蛋白5诱导小鼠的免疫应答及其抗弓形虫感染的保护作用

为探讨重组弓形虫棒状体蛋白5诱导的免疫应答及其免疫保护效应,本研究克隆表达了弓形虫棒状体蛋白5,并分析其诱导的细胞免疫、体液免疫应答和抗弓形虫感染的保护作用。采用PCR方法从刚地弓形虫cDNA中扩增出ROP5基因片段,将该基因片段克隆至pET-28a原核表达载体表达,用重组ROP5蛋白免疫BALB／c小鼠,ELISA检测免疫后小鼠抗体和细胞因子的变化。以强毒型RH株弓形虫攻击感染免疫小鼠,统计小鼠不同时间存活率,评价重组蛋白产生的免疫保护性。结果表明ROP5重组蛋白疫苗免疫BALB／c小鼠诱导机体产生高水平的IgG、IgG1、IgG2a抗体和IFN—y、IL-2及IL-10细胞因子。与PBS及佐剂对照组相比,重组蛋白免疫组小鼠的存活时间明显延长。本实验证实了ROP5重组蛋白免疫BALB／c小鼠能够诱导其产生高水平的体液免疫和细胞免疫应答,以及一定的抗弓形虫感染保护作用。     

DBA/2小鼠感染不同疟原虫Th应答特点的比较研究

目的：探讨不同疟原虫感染DBA/2小鼠的免疫应答特点。方法：DBA/2小鼠经腹腔注射致死型约氏疟原虫（P.y17XL）和夏氏疟原虫（P.c AS）感染的红细胞,计数红细胞感染率;ELISA动态检测感染小鼠脾细胞培养上清中IFNγ-和IL-4水平;采用RT-PCR动态检测脾细胞中Th1和Th2型转录因子T-bet和GATA3 mRNA表达量。结果：两种疟原虫感染小鼠在感染早期T-bet mRNA表达量均明显增加,升高幅度明显高于GATA3,T-bet/GATA3比值明显高于感染前水平;IFNγ-明显升高后伴随IL-4分泌水平增加。但是,P.c AS感染小鼠IFNγ-水平明显高于P.y17XL感染小鼠,且随后的IL-4水平仅出现短暂升高,感染后前8天T-bet/GATA3比值未有明显下降趋势,原虫血症逐渐升高至小鼠全部死亡。相比,P.y17XL感染小鼠T-bet/GA-TA3比值在感染后第3天达峰值,随后缓慢下降但仍高于对照组,原虫血症得到控制至小鼠自愈。结论：抗疟保护性免疫不仅依赖于Th1和Th2型免疫应答的有效建立和协调过渡,而且Th1/Th2型免疫应答的发生时相和效应强度可能影响着疟疾感染的最终结局。     

弓形虫慢性感染小鼠的系统性细胞免疫应答规律

弓形虫感染可激发宿主产生Th1型免疫反应,因此研究弓形虫疫苗尤其需要关注系统性T细胞免疫应答与保护力的关系。本研究被弓形虫Pru株包囊口服感染BALB／c小鼠,成功建立了弓形虫慢性感染小鼠模型。慢性感染小鼠的脾细胞用弓形虫可溶性抗原刺激后可以产生特异性增殖。进一步分析发现弓形虫特异性CD3＋T、CD4＋T和CD8＋T细胞都可以产生IFN-γ。本研究建立的弓形虫慢性感染小鼠模型可以产生较强的系统性T细胞免疫应答,为弓形虫疫苗研制的效果评价提供重要参考。     

弓形虫多表位DNA疫苗的构建及其免疫保护作用

目的:构建弓形虫多表位DNA疫苗并研究其免疫保护效果.方法:将编码含弓形虫多个T、B细胞表位的6段弓形虫多肽基因,以5个甘氨酸编码基因相间隔相连接,克隆入真核表达质粒pcDNA3.1( )中,构建成多表位弓形虫DNA疫苗.免疫BALB/c小鼠,测定其诱导的特异性抗体水平及T淋巴细胞增殖状况,同时进行弓形虫攻击感染保护实验.结果:成功构建了包含多个弓形虫表位的真核表达质粒pcDNA3.1/T-ME,以其作为DNA疫苗免疫小鼠,可诱导机体产生弓形虫特异性的体液及细胞免疫应答,产生有效的抗弓形虫保护性免疫应答.结论:构建的弓形虫多表位DNA疫苗能诱导机体产生有效的保护性免疫应答,在控制弓形虫感染上具有可行性.     

创伤弧菌感染BALB/c小鼠诱导适应性免疫应答的研究

为探讨创伤弧菌感染BALB/c小鼠后引起的适应性免疫应答类型及规律,我们首先通过半数致死量实验筛选创伤弧菌MO6-24/O腹腔注射感染菌量,随后通过流式细胞术检测创伤弧菌感染后小鼠脾脏Th细胞亚群应答情况,通过ELISA实验检测血清中IFN-γ浓度,采用real-time PCR检测创伤弧菌感染小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞后Th1细胞调控因子的表达。最后,采用流式细胞术动态检测Th1细胞亚群应答规律。结果显示,创伤弧菌MO6-24/O腹腔注射感染小鼠的半数致死量是2.5×105cfu,平均存活时间是16h,我们后续实验选择感染菌量为5×104cfu/只。创伤弧菌感染后能够诱导Th1型细胞应答,并且感染后血清中IFN-γ浓度显著增加(P0.05),并且创伤弧菌体外感染小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞后能够引起IL-12/IL-23p40、IL-12p35以及IFN-γmRNA表达显著增高(P0.05)。最后,流式结果显示,创伤弧菌感染后,脾脏Th1细胞的应答逐渐增强,在感染后3天达到高峰,随后逐渐下降到正常水平。因此,Th1型应答是创伤弧菌诱导的获得性免疫应答的主要类型。     

脂质体介导弓形虫SAG1与SAG3复合基因诱导小鼠免疫应答研究

目的评价弓形虫SAG1与SAG3基因真核表达质粒DNA免疫小鼠的免疫应答效果。方法以PCR方法扩增出SAG1与SAG3目的基因片段,并插入载体pEGFP-N3以构建重组质粒pE- SAG1／SAG3,瞬时转染细胞Cos-7。质粒pESAG1／SAG3以10μg剂量,脂质体介导肌肉注射BALB／c小鼠,免疫3次,最后一次免疫后4周,观察体液和细胞免疫。RT-PCR方法检测注射部位目的基因的转录;斑点杂交方法检测目的基因是否与小鼠染色体基因组整合。结果质粒pESAG1／SAG3转染细胞后观察到绿色荧光;Western blot显示pESAG1/SAG3表达识别条带在相对分子质量(Mr)66．2×103附近。小鼠免疫后,血清产生抗弓形虫速殖子抗体,诱导IFN-γ及IL-2水平高于对照组。RT-PCR显示首次免疫15 d后,目的基因在肌肉组织中仍有转录,斑点杂交显示目的基因未与小鼠的基因组发生整合,混合质粒注射的小鼠抗弓形虫感染的存活时间延长。结论脂质体介导弓形虫SAG1与SAG3复合编码基因质粒接种小鼠能明显诱导体液和细胞免疫应答。     

乳杆菌肽聚糖调节小鼠免疫细胞基因表达的通路分析

目的:探索乳杆菌肽聚糖免疫调节作用的机制.方法:BALB/c小鼠腹腔注射乳杆菌肽聚糖,从腹腔巨噬细胞和脾淋巴细胞提取RNA,基因芯片分析基因表达情况,基于已知的基因网络数据库利用PathwayExplorer和GeneMAPP分析乳杆菌肽聚糖刺激特异性的基因网络.结果:PathwayEx-plorer分析得到的最显著变化的基因网络是"细胞因子-细胞因子受体相互作用"和"辅助性T细胞表面分子".GeneMAPP分析得到最显著基因网络是核糖体蛋白、炎性反应基因网络和血红素合成基因网络.结论:乳杆菌肽聚糖刺激引起大量蛋白表达,引起保护性炎性反应,激活Th细胞,可能引起Th1免疫反应.     

外源质粒DNA经胃肠道途径对小鼠免疫基因的调控作用

目的:研究外源质粒DNA经胃肠道途径对小鼠免疫基因表达的调控作用。方法:给BALB/c小鼠灌胃质粒pcDNA3200μg,分别在灌胃后4h和18h分离脾脏,提取脾脏总RNA。利用Affymetrix基因表达谱芯片对灌胃质粒pcD-NA3后的BALB/c小鼠脾脏进行基因表达谱研究。采用Genmmapp和MAPPFinder软件进行功能聚类分析。结果:灌胃质粒pcDNA3后,大量与免疫应答相关的基因发生上调,这些基因包括转录因子、细胞因子和细胞因子受体、主要组织相容性基因、蛋白酶体基因、补体分子基因和细胞凋亡相关基因;下调的基因主要是免疫球蛋白基因。MAPPFinder分析结果显示大量免疫应答过程发生上调。结论:外源质粒DNA通过胃肠道途径可调控大量免疫基因的表达,对相关基因及免疫应答过程的研究有助于在分子水平上深入了解外源质粒DNA的胃肠道作用机制。     

Secular change in menarche in women in Madrid

The age at menarche was estimated by recollection in 1617 women between the ages of 18 and 60 in Madrid and a nearby suburb, Pinto. The population of Pinto is working-class and the Madrid group, taken from residential neighbourhoods , belongs to the upper middle class. In both groups we found a diminution in average age at menarche, from 14.04 to 13.02 years in Madrid and from 14.55 to 13.16 years from about 1935 to about 1965 in Pinto. These changes have been more intense in the group which is less well-off economically, where living conditions have varied much more drastically.     

Intestinal helminthiasis in school children in Haiti in 2002

A survey on intestinal helminths in school children was conducted in Haiti in 2002. This first nationwide study involving the entire country was stratified by department according to urban and rural zones using the cluster method. Focusing on elementary school children (n=5792; age range 3 to 20 years), it involved 26 urban and 49 rural schools randomly selected. Stools were preserved in formalin and examined by the Ritchie technique. Thirty-four per cent of stools (1981/5792) tested positive for intestinal helminths with the following parasites identified: Ascaris lumbricoides (27.3%), Trichuris trichiura (7.3%), Necator americanus (3.8%), Hymenolepsis nana (2%), Taenia sp. (0.3%) and Strongyloides stercoralis (0.2%). The helminth prevalence was higher in rural (38.4%) compared to urban areas (30%). There was no significant difference in prevalence by sex and age. The importance of geohelminths changed from one department to another with the highest prevalence found in the Southern department of Grande Anse (73.7%) and the lowest prevalence in the Center department (20.6%). Five out of the country's nine departments had a similar prevalence varying from 25.5% to 28.2%. Intestinal helminthic polyparasitism was observed in a percentage of infested school children comprise between 3.4% and 28.6% according in relation to the geographical area. A program to fight against geohelminths in school children should be initiated as a public health priority. Albendazole is the drug of choice. Frequency of drug distribution should be based on the prevalence of geohelminths in each department.     

Experience in adult population in dengue outbreak in Delhi

A dengue outbreak has recently hit the Indian capital. We studied the clinical profile of adult patients. Five hundred and sixty patients of dengue infection were admitted in a specially created ward according to the criteria laid down by WHO. Haematemesis (28.28%), epistaxis (26.78%) and malena (14.28%) were some of the common presentations. Similarly lymphadenopathy, especially cervical (30.89%), palatal rashes (26.96%) and hepatomegaly (23.75%) were the most commonly encountered findings on physical examination. Most of the cases were of dengue fever with haemorrhage and only 2.5% cases were classified under dengue haemorrhagic fever or dengue shock syndrome. The average hospital stay was 3.4 days but only 9.8 hours in the eleven patients who died, suggesting their late arrival in preterminal situation giving little time for resuscitation. Thrombocytopenia was not a feature and only 12.85% patients had platelet count less than 70,000/cmm. Most of the patients who were admitted with thrombocytopenia, showed normalization in their platelet counts in next few days. Serological examination demonstrated evidence of recent dengue infection in 41.17% patients. Few patients required blood or platelet concentrate transfusion. Eleven patients died, three due to DIC, one of intracranial haemorrhage and seven due to massive gastric haemorrhage. Rest of the patients recovered completely. Thus we can conclude that recent outbreak in Delhi was of dengue fever with haemorrhage and mortality was very low in patients who came early to the hospital.     

Changes in the hypothalamic nuclei in in experimental allergy

Summary In rabbits subjected to prolonged sensitization and in which the Arthus phenomenon was induced there was a marked reaction of the hypothalamic nuclei. Staining by Gomori's method indicated a cellular swelling, loss of granules, and protoplasmic vacuolization in the supraoptic nucleus. There was a considerable increase in the size of the cross-sectional area of the cells. The same effects were much less well shown in the paraventricular nucleus. These results show that marked signs of increased neurosecretion developed in the animals at the height of the Arthus phenomenon.(Presented by Active Member AMN SSSR V. V. Parin) Translated from Byulleten Éksperimental'noi biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 55, No. 4, pp. 110–113, April, 1963.     

Development in in vitro toxicology

There are three principal pressures driving the development of in vitro toxicology: (1) the need for more efficient testing systems to cope with the large number of xenobiotics currently being developed; (2) public pressure to reduce animal experimentation; and (3) a need for a better understanding of the mechanisms of toxicity. Within this, in vitro toxicology is focused on local, systemic, and target-organ toxicity. It is becoming increasingly apparent that a step or decision-tree approach using input of a variety of experimental data (physicochemical properties, biokinetics, cytotoxicity) provides the most efficient system for predicting toxicity. Examples of the use of in vitro toxicity systems for prediction of systemic toxicity and target-organ (liver) toxicity are presented.Originally presented at ECCP 93.