缅甸人类免疫缺陷病毒-1的二重感染

Objective To investigate the occurrence and the characteristics of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 co/super-infection among high-risk populations in Myanmar.Methods Forty-six HIV-1 positive plasma in Myanmar were collected. Possible cases with HIV-1 co/super infection were identified by discordant sequence results obtained with different polymerase chain reaction (PCR)/sequencing primers or by ambiguous readings in direct sequencing. HIV-1 quasispecies in plasma were then characterized by clonal sequence analysis of independent PCR-clones generated by TA cloning method. Thereafter, their phylogeny and recombinant structure were investigated. Results Co/super infection was identified in 3 (6.5 %) cases among the 46 screened HIV-1 positive patients.All of these three patients were heterosexuals and were co/super infected with CRF01_AE/subtype B′recombinants. Conclusions HIV-1 co/super infections are relatively common and provide a prerequisite for rapid generation of new recombinant forms in Myanmar.     

缅甸人类免疫缺陷病毒-1的二重感染

目的 了解缅甸高危人群HIV-1二重感染的发生情况与特征.方法 收集缅甸HIV-1阳性血浆46份,通过不同PCR测序引物得到不同测序结果或直接测序时碱基模糊,从而确定可能为二重感染病例,然后采用TA克隆的方法对单个PCR克隆进行测序,找到血浆标本中的HIV-1准种,并分析其系统发生和重组结构.结果 46例HIV-1阳性患者中,3例为HIV-1二重感染,发生率为6.5%.此3例患者均通过异性性接触感染,均为CRF01_AE和B′以及两者的重组病毒准种构成的混合感染.结论 缅甸高危人群HIV-1的二重感染较为常见,为快速产生新的重组病毒株提供了基础.

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Objective To investigate the occurrence and the characteristics of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 co/super-infection among high-risk populations in Myanmar.Methods Forty-six HIV-1 positive plasma in Myanmar were collected. Possible cases with HIV-1 co/super infection were identified by discordant sequence results obtained with different polymerase chain reaction (PCR)/sequencing primers or by ambiguous readings in direct sequencing. HIV-1 quasispecies in plasma were then characterized by clonal sequence analysis of independent PCR-clones generated by TA cloning method. Thereafter, their phylogeny and recombinant structure were investigated. Results Co/super infection was identified in 3 (6.5 %) cases among the 46 screened HIV-1 positive patients.All of these three patients were heterosexuals and were co/super infected with CRF01_AE/subtype B′recombinants. Conclusions HIV-1 co/super infections are relatively common and provide a prerequisite for rapid generation of new recombinant forms in Myanmar.     

Detection of HBsAg, HBcAg, and HBV DNA in ovarian tissues from patients with HBV infection

AIM: To investigate the presence of HBsAg, HBcAg, and HBV DNA in ovarian tissues from patients with HBV infection. METHODS: HBsAg and HBcAg were examined in ovarian biopsy tissues from 26 patients with HBV infection by immunocytochemistry, and HBV DNA was detected in ovarian tissues by PCR. RESULTS: HBsAg and HBcAg were present with the same positive rate of 34.6% (9/26). The total positive rate was 46.2% (12/26). HBsAg and HBcAg were positive in 6 (23.1%) of the 26 patients. Brown positive particles were diffusely distributed in ovarian cells. The positive rate of HBV DNA was 58.3% (7/12). CONCLUSION: HBsAg, HBcAg, and HBV DNA can be detected in ovarian tissues from patients with HBV infection. The presence of HBsAg and HBcAg in ovarian tissues does not correlate with the HBV markers in serum.     

Circulating autoantibodies to endogenous erythropoietin are associated with chronic hepatitis C virus infection-related anemia

BACKGROUND: Chronic hepatitis C virus(HCV) infection is associated with autoimmune phenomena and is often complicated by anemia. Circulating autoantibodies to endogenous erythropoietin(anti-EPO) have been detected in patients with chronic viral infections and were correlated to anemia. The present study aimed to determine anti-EPO prevalence in patients with chronic HCV infection and investigate its possible association with anemia.METHODS: Ninety-three consecutive patients(62 males and 31 females) with chronic HCV infection, who had never received antiviral therapy or recombinant EPO, were enrolled in the study. Circulating anti-EPO were detected in the serum by using an ELISA assay. Quantitative determination of serum EPO levels was done by radioimmunoassay. HCV RNA viral load measurement and genotype sequencing were also performed.RESULTS: Circulating anti-EPO were detected in 10.8% of HCV-infected patients and the prevalence of anti-EPO was significantly higher in patients with anemia(19.4% vs 5.3%, P=0.040) compared to that in those without anemia. Compared to anti-EPO negative cases, anti-EPO positive patients had higher frequency of anemia(70.0% vs 34.9%, P=0.030), lower EPO concentrations(median 16.35 vs 30.65 m U/m L, P=0.005), and higher HCV RNA viral load(median 891.5×103 vs 367.5×103 IU/m L, P=0.016). In multivariate regression analysis the presence of anti-EPO remained an independent predictor of anemia(adjusted OR: 14.303, 95% CI: 1.417-36.580, P=0.024). EPO response to anemia was less prominent among anti-EPO positive patients(P=0.001).CONCLUSIONS: Circulating anti-EPO are detected in a significant proportion of treatment-na?ve HCV-infected patients and are independently associated with anemia, suggesting a further implication of autoimmunity in the pathophysiology of HCV-related anemia.     

Prevalence and risk factors of asymptomatic hepatitis C virus infection in Egyptian children

AIM: To identify the prevalence, risk factors and manifestations of asymptomatic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Egyptian children. METHODS: Children at the age of 1-9 years were screened for HCV antibodies and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels. Every child with elevated ALT and/or detectable HCV antibodies was tested for HCV RNA by RT-PCR and compared with two negative controls for risk factors and signs and symptoms of liver disease.RESULTS: We screened 1042 children, six of them had elevated ALT, negative HCV antibody and positive RNA, likely representing acute hepatitis C cases. Fifteen children were HCV seropositive, 5 of them were HCV RNA positive. Asymptomatic HCV infection was present in 2.02% (positive results for either HCV antibodies or HCV-RNA or both). Symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal pain, history of fatigue and school absence because of illness and risk factors such as dental care were significantly more common among HCV positive cases than among controls. None of the HCV positive children was diagnosed as having signs of advanced liver disease upon clinical or ultrasonographic examination. CONCLUSION: Asymptomatic HCV infection is detectable in 2.02% Egyptian children.     

由一个献血员所致83例丙型肝炎病毒感染者10年的自然转归

Objective To find out clinical characteristics and natural history of post transfusion HCV infection. Methods 83 subjects who have received the blood from a same blood donor from January 1998 to July 2002 were investigated by the method combining cross-sectional study with retrospective study. HC V-antibody, HCV RNA, liver function, abdomen B-ultrasound and Fibroscan were detected. Results The HCV-antibody were all positive. The HCV RNA of 56 out of the 83 cases were positive. The chronicity rates of hepatis C were 76.3% (29/38) in male patients and 60.00% (27/45) in female patients respectively, without significant difference (x2 = 2.99, P = 0.11). The average age of the HCV RNA positive patients was (36.54 ± 14.37) years old. The average age of the HCV RNA negative patients was (27.43 ± 12.51) years old. A significant difference (T = -2.41, P = 0.018) existed between. The HCV genotype was typelb. Among the HCV RNA positive patients, 10 cases were with mild asthenia, anorexia and abdominal distention, 9 cases with increased serum ALT, 12 cases.with chronic hepatitis and 1 case was diagnosed with decompensated liver cirrhosis. Conclusion The clinical manifestations of HCV infection are occult and chronic. The chronicity rate is related to gender and the age when infection was caught.     

Frequencies of the expression of main protein antigens from Helicobacter pylori isolates and production of specific serum antibodies in infected patients

AIM: To investigate the frequencies of the expression of main protein antigens of Helicobacter pylori (H py/ori) isolates, such as UreB, VacA, CagA1, HpaA, NapA, FlaA and FlaB and the production of specific antibodies in sera from H pylori-infected patients, and to understand the correlations among the different clinical types of chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer and the infection and virulence of H pylori. METHODS: H pylori strains in biopsy specimens from 157 patients with chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer were isolated and serum samples from the patients were also collected. The target recombinant proteins rUreB, rVacA, rCagAl, rHpaA, rNapA, rFlaA and rFlaB expressed by the prokaryotic expression systems constructed in our previous studies were collected through Ni-NTA affinity chromatography. Rabbit antisera against rUreB, rVacA, rCagAl, rHpaA, rNapA, rFlaA and rFlaB were prepared by using routine subcutaneous immunization. By using ultrasonic lysates of the isolates as coated antigens, and the self-prepared rabbit antisera as the first antibodies and commercial HRP-labeling sheep anti-rabbit IgG as the second antibody, expression frequencies of the seven antigens in the isolates were detected by ELISA. Another ELISA was established to detect antibodies against the seven antigens in sera of the patients by using the corresponding recombinant proteins as coated antigens, and the sera as the first antibody and HRP-labeling sheep anti-human IgG as the second antibody respectively. Correlations among the different clinical types of chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer and the infection and virulence of H pylori were statistically analysed. RESULTS: In the 125 isolates of H pylori, the positive rates of UreB, VacA, CagAl, HpaA, NapA, FlaA and FlaB were 100%, 65.6%, 92.8%, 100%, 93.6%, 100% and 99.2% respectively. In the 125 serum samples from the H pylori infected patients, the positive rates of antibodies against recombinant UreB, VacA, CagA1, HpaA, NapA, FIaA and FlaB were 100%, 42.4%, 89.6%, 81.6%, 93.6%, 98.4% and 92.8% respectively. H pylori strains were isolated from 79.6% (125/157) of the biopsy specimens, but no close correlations among the H pylori infection frequencies and different types of chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer could be found (P>0.05, x2 = 0.01-0.87). The VacA positive rate (82.40%) in the strains isolated from the specimens of patients with peptic ulcer and the anti-VacA positive rate (54.3%) in the sera from the patients were significantly higher than those (51.5%, 32.3%) from the patients with chronic gastritis (P<0.01, x2= 13.19; P<0.05, x2= 6.13). When analysis was performed in the different types of chronic gastritis, the VacA in the strains isolated from the specimems of patients with active gastritis showed a higher expression frequency (90.0%) than those from superficial (47.9%) and atrophic gastritis (30.0%) (P<0.05, x2 = 5.93; P<0.01,x2 = 7.50). While analysis was carried out in the strains isolated from the specimens with superficial (93.8%) and active gastritis (100%), NapA showed a higher expression frequency compared to that from atrophic gastritis (60.0%) (P<0.01, x2 = 8.88; P<0.05, X2=5.00). CONCLUSION: The types of chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer and their severity are not associated with H pylori infection frequency but closely related to the infection frequency of different virulent H pylori strains. The optimal antigens for developing vaccine and diagnostic kit are UreB, FlaA, HpaA, FlaB, NapA and CagAl, but not VacA.     

Observation of gene heterogeneity and quasispecies of HTV-1

Objective To investigate the HIV quasispecies in patients with AIDS. Methods Blood samples were obtained from 5 patients with AIDS, the C2～C3 region of HIV- 1 envelope gene (env) was amplified by nested polymerse chain reaction (PCR) from plasma of eacb patient, and then subject to sequencing, clonal-quasispecies analysis, and the accumulation of synonymous(ds) and nonsynonymous (dn) substitutions as well as ds/dn     

Study of the Fibriolytic Inhibition and Clinical Prognosis in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients Complicated with Type II Diabetes Mellitus

Objectives To study the status of fibrinolytic inhibition in patients of acute coronary syndrome(ACS) complicated with type II diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and to evaluate the effect of fibrinolytic inhibition to the clinical prognosis. Methods Type II diabetes mellitus was defined by ADA 1997/WHO 1998 criteria. The subjects were divided into treatment groups that included 39 patients of ACS with 20 cases of acute myocardiac infarction (AMI), 36 patients of ACS + NIDOM with 20 cases of AMI. Twenty cases of healthy people were randomized to control group. The plasma level of tissue type plas-minogen activator (t - PA), plasminogen activator inhibitor type - 1 (PAI - 1) and plasma D - dimer were detected by using elisa technique. The index of statue in fibrinolysis was detected with the plasma level of D -dimer and the rate of PAI - 1/D - dimer in percentage. This index was used to evaluate the fibrinolytic inhibition and the clinical outcome in all the patients with AMI in treatment groups. The clinical out     

Impact of Analytical Treatment Interruption on Burden and Diversification of HIV Peripheral Reservoir: A Pilot Study

Background: If analytical antiretroviral-treatment (ART) interruption (ATI) might significantly impact quantitative or qualitative peripheral-total HIV-DNA is still debated. Methods: Six chronically HIV-1 infected patients enrolled in APACHE-study were analysed for peripheral-total HIV-DNA and residual viremia, major-resistance-mutations (MRMs) and C2-V3-C3 evolution at pre-ATI (T1), during ATI (T2) and at achievement of virological success after ART-resumption (post-ATI, T3). These data were obtained at three comparable time-points in five chronically HIV-1 infected patients on suppressive ART for ≥1 year, enrolled in MODAt-study. Results: At T1, APACHE and MODAt individuals had similar peripheral-total HIV-DNA and residual viremia (p = 0.792 and 0.662, respectively), and no significant changes for these parameters were observed between T1 and T3 in both groups. At T1, 4/6 APACHE and 2/5 MODAt carried HIV-DNA MRMs. MRMs disappeared at T3 in 3/4 APACHE. All disappearing MRMs were characterized by T1 intra-patient prevalence <80%, and mainly occurred in APOBEC3-related sites. All MRMs persisted over-time in the 2 MODAt. C2-V3-C3 genetic-distance significantly changed from T1 to T3 in APACHE individuals (+0.36[0.11–0.41], p = 0.04), while no significant changes were found in MODAt. Accordingly, maximum likelihood trees (bootstrap > 70%) and genealogical sorting indices (GSI > 0.50 with p-value < 0.05) showed that T1 C2-V3-C3 DNA sequences were distinct from T2 and T3 viruses in 4/6 APACHE. Virus populations at all three time-points were highly interspersed in MODAt. Conclusions: This pilot study indicates that short ATI does not alter peripheral-total HIV-DNA burden and residual viremia, but in some cases could cause a genetic diversification of peripheral viral reservoir in term of both MRMs rearrangement and viral evolution.     

广西西部地区吸毒人群HIV-1毒株基因序列测定和亚型分析

目的了解吸毒人群HIV-1流行毒株的亚型类型和变异特征，为艾滋病的疫苗预防、诊治提供依据。方法采集血清和外周血单个核细胞，用ELISA法检测HIV-1的抗体；PEIA检测HIV-1血清亚型；PCR扩增HIV-1膜蛋白基因片段，荧光标记未端终止物循环测序法进行测序反应，自动DNA序列分析仪测定产物序列。结果HIV-1毒株至少有C、E两个亚型。C为优势亚型，其株间基因离散率最大为2．93％，与A亚型等其他9个亚型参考株相比较，基因离散率为12．42～19．05％，gp120 V3环多肽序列相似。还可能存在其它亚型或混合感染。结论吸毒人群HIV-1流行毒株亚型呈现多样性，应加强对HIV-1亚型及其变异的监测和研究，指导疫苗预防、诊断和治疗。     

血样的不同处理对HIV-1病毒载量检测值的影响

目的观察血样本存放时间、存放温度及冻融次数对HIV病毒载量检测值的影响。方法收集同一HIV感染者的抗凝血标本,在不同时间分离血浆,并在不同温度下保存不同时间或经过不同次数的冻融,应用HIV-1核酸序列扩增技术(NASBA法)检测各样本的病毒载量进行比较。结果与全血样本相比,以血浆形式保存的样本HIV病毒载量更加稳定;病毒载量的下降主要发生在采血后的6h内;-20℃保存的血浆样本反复冻融3次,病毒载量会显著下降。结论对于运送HIV病人的外周血进行病毒载量检测时,应尽量以低温和血浆形式保存,并尽快的送到检测单位。     

适于HIV-1 p24抗原检测试剂的单抗制备与筛选

目的制备抗HIV-1p24单克隆抗体(单抗,McAb),并利用双抗体夹心ELISA法建立HIV-1p24抗原检测试剂。方法以基因工程原核重组抗原HIV-1p24蛋白免疫BALB/c小鼠,利用常规杂交瘤技术和间接ELISA法制备单克隆抗体,单抗经纯化和HRP标记后,利用双抗体夹心ELISA筛选检测p24蛋白的最佳配伍单抗以期建立HIV-1p24抗原检测试剂。结果成功筛选到16株稳定分泌抗HIV-1p24单抗的杂交瘤细胞株,并从中筛选出最佳单抗配伍组合“16G12+2F2b-HRP”,该组合对p24蛋白的检测灵敏度为20pg/mL,对感染性克隆pNL4-3表达的HIV病毒培养上清检测呈阳性,对100份HIV阴性人血清无非特异性反应,显示出良好的检测灵敏度和特异性。结论本研究初步成功地建立了HIV-1p24抗原的检测试剂,并为最终建立HIV第四代诊断试剂(HIV Ag/Ab Assay)奠定了坚实的基础。     

长期不进展人类免疫缺陷病毒-1感染者准种膜蛋白V3环氨基酸特点分析

目的 了解长期不进展HIV-1感染者HIV-1准种膜蛋白V3环氨基酸序列特征及变异特点.方法 应用终点有限稀释套式PCR方法,对5例长期不进展HIV-1感染者不同时间点单个HIV-1前病毒env基因c2-v3-c3区域进行扩增和序列测定,用序列确证分析技术分析env基因区V3环氨基酸序列特征.结果 5例患者不同随访时间点获得的准种序列中,V3环35个氨基酸中出现多样性的位点分别有1～10个不等,同一患者不同随访时间点准种优势株序列完全一致或仅有1～2个位点不同;4例患者V3环顶端四肽为GPGR,1例患者为GPGK,同一患者不同随访时间点V3环顶端四肽一致;根据V3环11和25位氨基酸及V3环的电荷推测HIV-1辅助受体均为趋化因子受体(CCR)5.结论 长期不进展HIV-1感染者V3环序列存在不同程度变异,顶端四肽稳定性高,感染的HIV-1毒株可能为非合胞体诱导型毒株.     

R5嗜性的人类免疫缺陷病毒-1在疾病不同阶段的生物学特性

目的 研究HIV-1感染者不同时期分离的R5毒株的生物学特性.方法 采用传统的共培养方法分离并培养HIV-1,用表达CD4和CC趋化因子受体5(CCR5)或CXC趋化因子受体4(CXCR4)的GHOST细胞系,通过流式细胞仪测定病毒辅助受体的利用和感染性,从而判断所分离毒株的CCR5嗜型(R5型毒株);使用2 ng P24病毒量感染正常人分离的外周血单个核细胞(PBMC),ELISA法检测第1、3、5、7、10、15天的HIV-1 P24抗原,反映病毒复制能力;采用HIV-1核酸荧光定量检测试剂盒测定血浆病毒载量.数据分析采用t检验.结果 HIV-1B'亚型感染者22例,其中CD4+细胞>0.2×109/L和CD4+细胞≤0.2×109/L各11例;所分离的病毒仅利用CCR5辅助受体,均为R5型毒株,感染性的结果显示,来自CD4+细胞≤0.2×109/L的11株R5毒株的感染性为(7.392 7±4.584 2)%,而CD4+细胞>0.2×109/L的为(2.613 6±1.610 5)%,差异有统计学意义(t=3.262,P<0.05);两组病毒复制滴度在第7天开始明显上升,培养第7、10、15天,两组病毒复制动力学差异有统计学意义(t值分别为3.771、2.509和2.260;P<0.05),CD4+细胞≤0.2×109/L的R5毒株的复制能力较CD4+细胞>0.2×109/L的明显增强;CD4+细胞≤0.2 × 109/L R5型毒株的病毒载量的对数值为(5.606 8±0.815 1)拷贝/mL,CD4+细胞>0.2 × 109/L的为(4.729 8±0.431 6)拷贝/mL,两组差异有统计学意义(t=3.771,P<0.05).结论 疾病进展过程中,即使病毒的辅助受体利用未从CCR5转变为CXCR4,但病毒的感染性和复制能力已有明显改变.