羊驼抗H5N1血凝素重链可变区-人IgGFc段嵌合抗体的制备和鉴定

本研究旨在制备羊驼抗H5N1禽流感病毒的重链抗体可变区-人Fc段嵌合体抗体制备,对所得嵌合抗体进行制备和功能鉴定,为临床应用奠定基础。用pET-22b表达载体构建抗H5N1禽流感病毒羊驼重链可变区(VHH)-人IgG1Fc嵌合基因,以包涵体形式表达VHH23-hFc嵌合抗体蛋白,采用优化的方法复性后,获得高纯度VHH23-hFc嵌合抗体,用ELISA法鉴定嵌合抗体亲和力、热稳定性和小鼠体内的半衰期。结果显示,透析复性后原核表达的抗H5N1禽流感病毒VHH23-hFc嵌合抗体亲和力为2.24×106 mol/L,具有较好免疫学活性,热稳定性也较好,小鼠体内半衰期达到35h,为下一步开展该抗体的体内外病毒中和试验奠定良好基础。     

抗H5N1禽流感病毒VHH抗体库的构建

目的:构建抗H5N1禽流感病毒的小羊驼免疫噬菌体重链可变区抗体库(VHH型抗体库),为抗H5N1的VHH抗体筛选奠定基础。方法:利用H5N1灭活疫苗免疫小羊驼,一定免疫时间后测定小羊驼外周血清中抗体中和活性,分离其外周淋巴细胞,利用RT-PCR方法得到VHH抗体片段。通过优化连接和电转化方法,将足量VHH片段与pCANTAB5E连接后电转入大肠杆菌TG1,获得VHH抗体基因库;检测基因库库容以及多样性,并采用血凝抑制试验对噬菌体抗体库进行初步功能性鉴定。结果:利用H5N1灭活疫苗免疫小羊驼四次后,其外周血清中抗体血清抑制效价可达1∶2 560,构建的VHH抗体基因库库容可达3×108,随机挑选14个抗体基因克隆进行测序鉴定,结果显示均为独立克隆,表明所建抗体库多样性好。上述基因库经辅助噬菌体拯救后,得到抗H5N1的噬菌体VHH型抗体初级库,对初级库进行血凝抑制试验,结果呈阳性,表明初级库中存在具有潜在中和活性的抗H5N1抗体。结论:结果表明,已成功构建抗H5N1禽流感病毒的小羊驼免疫噬菌体重链抗体库,为进一步筛选抗H5N1禽流感的重链抗体打下良好基础,并为H5N1的早期临床诊断和治疗提供新的手段。     

高致病性禽流感H5N1病毒研究进展

1997年8月发现首例人禽流感病例以来,不断有人禽流感病例发生,截至2007年3月1日,WHO报道的经实验室确证的H5N1禽流感感染者共277例,死亡167例,死亡率超过50％。目前WHO对禽流感的预警是3级,即是一种新的流感亚型,已经在人类中引起严重疾病,但还没有在人类中持续传播流行。本文就目前H5N1禽流感病毒来源,跨越物种传播的机制,致病力决定因素及人间传播能力等几个关键的基础问题研究进展进行综述。     

高致病性禽流感H5N1病毒研究进展

1997年8月发现首例人禽流感病例以来,不断有人禽流感病例发生,截至2007年3月1日,WHO报道的经实验室确证的H5N1禽流感感染者共277例,死亡167例,死亡率超过50%。目前WHO对禽流感的预警是3级,即是一种新的流感亚型,已经在人类中引起严重疾病,但还没有在人类中持续传播流行。本文就目前H5N1禽流感病毒来源,跨越物种传播的机制,致病力决定因素及人间传播能力等几个关键的基础问题研究进展进行综述。     

我国分离人H5N1禽流感病毒血凝素基因特性的研究

目的 分析我国分离的人高致病性禽流感H5N1病毒的抗原性以及基因特性.方法 对所分离的H5N1病毒的血凝素基因和神经氨酸酶基因进行序列测定.结果 对血凝素基因的序列测定结果表明从我国分离的H5N1病毒具有较高的同源性,但是与越南、泰国等国家分离的H5N1病毒明显不同.序列测定的结果同时表明无论是受体特异性还是连接肽都是禽源的.结论 目前我国分离的H5N1病毒属于同一个组,与泰国、越南分离毒株不同,并且发现病毒的特性仍然是禽源的,没有发现从禽到人的重组或者重配。     

抗人禽流感病毒H5N1人源化单链抗体噬菌体文库的构建和筛选

目的 利用抗人禽流感病毒H5N1 IgG抗体阳性的人禽流感康复患者外周血淋巴细胞,构建人源化Fv段单链抗体(seFv)噬菌体文库,并筛选与禽流感病毒相关蛋白有结合活性的scFv抗体文库.方法 提取人外周血淋巴细胞总RNA,逆转录成cDNA,以其为模板,利用家族特异性IgG基因的引物,扩增重链和轻链的可变区基因,并用合成的连接子将轻链和重链基因连接成单链抗体片段后,重组到噬菌粒载体pCANTAB5E中.将重组噬菌粒载体电转化大肠杆菌TG1,酶切和PCR鉴定抗体库的重组率,通过测定噬菌体抗体库的滴度计算抗体库的库容,用特异性禽流感病毒相关蛋白筛选表达的单链抗体.结果 构建了源于人禽流感康复患者血清的scFv抗体文库,库容为3.75×104;筛选出与禽流感病毒相关蛋白有结合活性的scFv抗体文库.结论 成功构建了抗人禽流感病毒H5N1的人源scFv噬菌体抗体库,并筛选出特异性结合人禽流感病毒相关蛋白的单链抗体,为进一步制备快速检测试剂和治疗研究提供了基础数据.     

特异结合人禽流感病毒H5N1的scFv分子性能鉴定

目的 从人源化噬菌体抗体库(human single fold scFv libraries I+J)中筛选到能高亲和性、特异结合人禽流感病毒H5N1的单链抗体,为建立H5N1快速筛查试剂和人源化治疗单抗奠定基础.方法 以H5N1病毒的血凝素(hemagglutitin,HA)蛋白和核蛋白(nucleoprotein,NP)为目的 蛋白,对上述单抗噬菌体文库以亲和性为原理进行筛选,经过3轮筛选富集后,随机挑选了96个噬菌体克隆扩增培养,ELISA法挑选能特异性、高亲和性结合目的 蛋白的噬菌体克隆,并换用HB2151宿主菌对阳性单链抗体克隆进行可溶性表达,ELISA法鉴定可溶性单链抗体的结合活性,PCR扩增阳性克隆的轻、重链基因片段,并对阳性单链抗体分子测序和序列分析.结果 经过3轮筛选,分别从96个噬菌体克隆中挑选到了两株能特异结合NP蛋白、3株能特异结合HA蛋白的单链抗体,PCR扩增都得到了长为300、302和935 bp的轻链、重链和轻链-连接片段-重链的基因片段,测序结果分析发现上述5条单链抗体片段在轻链的47、49、50、51、53、54、56、96、97、98和99位的氨基酸组成不同,而特异结合NP蛋白的单链在重链区域氨基酸组成完全相同,而特异结合HA蛋白的单链在重链的44、47、85、86、87、88和89位氨基酸组成不同.结论 从噬菌体抗体库中筛选到的特异结合HA和NP蛋白的单链抗体片段,可为进一步研发H5N1快速筛选试剂和人源性治疗抗体奠定基础,也可为鉴定HA和NP蛋白中的抗原决定簇提供结构信息.     

流感及H5N1亚型禽流感病毒液相检测芯片的制备

目的 建立利用液相芯片技术检测甲、乙型流感和H5N1亚型高致病性禽流感病毒的方法,并对该方法进行评价。方法 对GenBank中甲型流感病毒的NP、乙型流感病毒的HA以及高致病性禽流感病毒（H5N1）的H5、N1基因片段序列进行同源性比对,根据保守序列,设计针对各基因的简并引物和寡核苷酸探针,制备探针偶联微球,将样本核酸多重PCR扩增产物与微球进行杂交,以Bio-Plex液相芯片检测系统进行芯片检测。结果 该方法可以对甲型流感病毒的NP基因、乙型流感病毒的HA基因以及高致病性禽流感病毒（H5N1）的H5、N1基因同时进行检测,病毒核酸的最低检出量为1pg,检测特异性高。结论 成功构建了甲、乙型流感病毒和H5N1亚型高致病性禽流感病毒液相芯片检测系统,为流感、禽流感的快速检测、诊断奠定了基础。     

禽流感H5N1型病毒对NIH小鼠的致病敏感性研究

目的观察禽流感H5N1型病毒对NIH小鼠的致病性。方法将NIH小鼠随机分为接毒组（20只）和对照组（10只）,在负压感染实验室,接毒组于乙醚麻醉后给予AIVH5N1型病毒滴鼻,对照组予正常阴性尿囊液滴鼻,观察14d,记录小鼠的体温、体重、临床症状、死亡情况、病理变化、肺指数及抗体变化。结果NIH小鼠感染禽流感H5N1型病毒后第1天就出现精神不振,病程主要集中在第3—7天,临床症状主要表现为弓背、蜷缩、竖毛、颤抖、反应迟钝、活动减少、爱扎堆,体重（下降）出现减轻,体温降低,死亡率为40％;接毒组死亡小鼠肺指数为（2．21±0．40）,较对照组的（0．44±0．23）明显增高,差异有统计学意义（P〈0．01）;肺组织病理严重改变,第8天才能检出抗体（OD值等于0．231）。结论禽流感H5N1型病毒对NIH小鼠有一定的致病性。     

羊驼非免疫重链单域抗体库的构建和鉴定

本研究旨在通过构建羊驼非免疫重链单域抗体库,完成抗体库多样性的鉴定,为进一步筛选抗原特异性重链抗体奠定基础。我们从未经免疫的羊驼外周血中分离外周血单个核细胞(PBMC),抽提RNA后,用RT-PCR方法特异性扩增羊驼重链抗体可变区(VHH)片段;并采用两步连接方法将重链抗体可变区片段与噬菌粒载体pCANTAB5E连接获得重组子,多次电转感受态大肠杆菌TG1后获得VHH抗体基因库;并采用稀释计数法测定抗体库库容量,随机挑取克隆测序验证抗体库多样性。结果显示,我们所构建的羊驼非免疫重链单域抗体库的库容量为1.5×109,随机克隆测序验证多样性良好,独立克隆所占比例为80%,并显示出和人源抗体较高的同源性。上述结果表明,我们已经成功构建获得大容量的羊驼非免疫重链单域抗体库,为进一步筛选抗原特异性重链抗体奠定基础。     

禽流感病毒非结构蛋白1单克隆抗体的制备及其特异性分析

为研制禽流感病毒(H5N1)非结构蛋白1(NS1)的特异性单克隆抗体(mAb),并鉴定其特异性,本研究在分别表达了具有良好抗原性的A/Vietnam/1194/04(H5N1)-NS1和A/HongKong/486/97(H5N1)-NS1重组蛋白基础上,用A/Viet-nam/1194/04(H5N1)-NS1蛋白免疫BALB/c小鼠,取其脾细胞与小鼠骨髓瘤细胞进行融合,间接ELISA筛选阳性的杂交瘤细胞,并结合免疫荧光和免疫印迹对抗体的特异性进行鉴定,通过竞争抑制实验对单抗识别的抗原位点进行分析。结果共获得19株能识别4个H5N1-NS1蛋白不同抗原位点的mAb,亚类测定显示,5株为IgG2a、1株为IgG2b,另外13株为IgG1。这些mAb均与A/Vietnam/1194/04(H5N1)-NS1和A/HongKong/486/97(H5N1)-NS1重组蛋白特异性结合,免疫荧光检测均与A型流感病毒(H1N1和H3N2)有交叉反应,而与B型流感病毒无交叉现象。表明成功获得特异性针对H5N1-NS1蛋白的mAb,为进一步研究禽流感病毒NS1蛋白的结构与功能奠定基础。     

Genetic characterization of two low pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 isolates from Ontario, Canada

Genomes of two low pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza (LPAI) viruses, A/Turkey/ON/84/1983 and A/Mallard/ON/499/2005 from Ontario, Canada were cloned and genetically characterized. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the Canadian isolates cluster with other North American AIVs and are distinct from the Euro-Asian H5N1 isolates. Individual gene comparisons demonstrated that the Ontario isolates were most similar to the viruses isolated from around the same time period and geographical area. A long deletion of 22 amino acids was identified in the stalk region of NA of A/Turkey/ON/84/1983 isolate, a characteristic mutation related to its adaptation to domestic birds. To our knowledge A/Turkey/ON/84/1983 genomic sequence is the first and only available entire genomic sequence of a H5N1 AIV from domestic birds in Canada and USA. This work is a joint collaboration between the principal investigators Davor Ojkic and Shayan Sharif.     

禽流感病毒血凝素H5特异性单克隆抗体的制备及ELISA捕获法的建立

目的 制备和鉴定禽流感病毒(H5N1)血凝素(H5)特异性单克隆抗体(mAb),建立H5抗原的双抗体夹心ELISA捕获法.方法 以H5血凝素和携带H5全长基因的质粒免疫Balb/c小鼠制备mAb,利用血凝抑制(HI)实验筛选和鉴定,通过竞争抑制试验分析抗体识别表位,并采用抗体配对试验筛选捕获抗体和检测抗体,建立测定H5抗原的双抗体夹心ELISA捕获法.结果 获得16株特异性针对H5的单克隆抗体,与A型流感病毒H1、H3、H7、H9和B型流感病毒的血凝素无HI交叉反应,对H5血凝素的血凝抑制效价为1:100～1:51 200;通过配对实验,建立以单克隆抗体H5M9为捕获抗体,辣根过氧化物酶标记单克隆抗体H5M11为检测抗体的双抗体夹心ELISA;检测多株H5N1病毒和H5血凝素的最低检出值为1/32血凝单位,检测A型流感病毒H1N1、H3N2、B型流感病毒以及H7、H9血凝素均为阴性.结论 建立了一种灵敏度高、特异性强的测定H5抗原的ELISA捕获法,可应用于禽流感病毒H5N1感染的实验室早期诊断.     

Genetic characterization of H5N1 influenza A viruses isolated from zoo tigers in Thailand

The H5N1 avian influenza virus outbreak among zoo tigers in mid-October 2004, with 45 animals dead, indicated that the avian influenza virus could cause lethal infection in a large mammalian species apart from humans. In this outbreak investigation, six H5N1 isolates were identified and two isolates (A/Tiger/Thailand/CU-T3/04 and A/Tiger/Thailand/CU-T7/04) were selected for whole genome analysis. Phylogenetic analysis of the 8 gene segments showed that the viruses clustered within the lineage of H5N1 avian isolates from Thailand and Vietnam. The hemagglutinin (HA) gene of the viruses displayed polybasic amino acids at the cleavage site, identical to those of the 2004 H5N1 isolates, which by definition are highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). In addition, sequence analyses revealed that the viruses isolated from tigers harbored few genetic changes compared with the viruses having infected chicken, humans, tigers and a leopard isolated from the early 2004 H5N1 outbreaks. Sequence analyses also showed that the tiger H5N1 isolated in October 2004 was more closely related to the chicken H5N1 isolated in July than that from January. Interestingly, all the 6 tiger H5N1 isolates contained a lysine substitution at position 627 of the PB2 protein similar to the human, but distinct from the original avian isolates.     

Generation and characterisation of monoclonal antibodies against influenza virus A, subtype H5N1

The emergence of highly pathogenic avian influenza A virus (HPAIV) subtype H5N1 in 1997 has since resulted in large outbreaks in poultry and in transmission from poultry to humans, mostly in southeast Asia, but also in several European countries. Effective diagnosis and control measures are essential for the management of HPAIV infections. To develop a rapid diagnostic test, a panel of murine monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against influenza virus A subtype H5 was generated. Eleven mAbs were produced and characterised according to their reactivity by indirect and sandwich ELISA and western blotting against different H5 subtypes representing past and viruses currently circulating. Ten out of 11 mAbs reacted strongly with the haemagglutinin (HA) protein of H5 viruses, whereas one mAb reacted with the M1 protein. Targeted HA protein epitopes seemed to be conformational. One hybridoma clone binds to a linear epitope of the M1 protein. One specific mAb reacts with HPAIV H5 in the immunofluorescence test, and two antibodies neutralised H5 viruses. On the basis of the results, the set of seven mAbs is appropriate for developing diagnostic tests. With the generated mAbs, a sandwich ELISA was developed recognising all H5N1 strains tested but no other influenza viruses. With this ELISA, as little as 0.005 HA units or 0.1 ng/ml H5N1 was detected, surpassing other ELISA tests. The novel reagents have the potential to improve significantly available rapid antigen detection systems.     

Efficacy of inactivated vaccines against H5N1 avian influenza infection in ducks

The current Asian H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus has spread over much of Asia and into Europe and Africa. As well as affecting village and commercial chicken operations in many South East Asian countries, it differs from past H5 avian influenza viruses in that it causes morbidity and mortalities in other domesticated birds, such as ducks and turkeys and in wild water birds. Effective vaccines that can prevent infection, as well as disease, and be used in a variety of avian species are needed for field use. In this report, a bivalent H5N9+H7N1 oil emulsion vaccine is compared, in ducks, to a monovalent H5N3 oil emulsion vaccine that has been derived by reverse genetics with an H5 from A/chicken/Vietnam/C58/04. While both vaccines protected against morbidity, the monovalent vaccine provided effective protection, with no evidence of shedding of the challenge virus and no serological response to the H5N1 challenge virus.     

Dogs are highly susceptible to H5N1 avian influenza virus

Replication of avian influenza viruses (AIVs) in dogs may facilitate their adaptation in humans; however, the data to date on H5N1 influenza virus infection in dogs are conflicting. To elucidate the susceptibility of dogs to this pathogen, we infected two groups of 6 beagles with 10⁶ 50% egg-infectious dose of H5N1 AIV A/bar-headed goose/Qinghai/3/05 (BHG/QH/3/05) intranasally (i.n.) and intratracheally (i.t.), respectively. The dogs showed disease symptoms, including anorexia, fever, conjunctivitis, labored breathing and cough, and one i.t. inoculated animal died on day 4 post-infection. Virus shedding was detected from all 6 animals inoculated i.n. and one inoculated i.t. Virus replication was detected in all animals that were euthanized on day 3 or day 5 post-infection and in the animal that died on day 4 post-infection. Our results demonstrate that dogs are highly susceptible to H5N1 AIV and may serve as an intermediate host to transfer this virus to humans.