痘苗病毒A47L缺失对细胞免疫反应的影响

目的 以去除A47L表位的痘苗病毒为载体,导入外源基因OVA,研究去除A47L后对细胞免疫和免疫记忆效应的影响,以期通过去除痘苗病毒载体中对外源抗原的免疫性具有显著抑制作用的表位,提高疫苗的有效性.方法 将扩增的OVA基因导入pSC11穿梭质粒,在CV-1细胞中与去除A47L的痘苗病毒重组,通过多轮筛选纯化获得重组病毒...     

缺失IFN-γ受体基因的天坛株减毒重组痘苗病毒载体的构建

目的 构建缺失WN-7受体基因的天坛株重组痘苗病毒载体，初步研究其毒力的改变及B8R缺失区插入外源基因表达的稳定性。为研制表达多价抗原重组痘苗病毒载体、提高痘苗病毒载体安全性进行探索。方法 采用PCR技术、多步克隆构建带有天坛株痘苗病毒B8R基因外左右侧同源臂、痘苗病毒启动子序列pE/L、p7．5及下游LacZ序列的转移质粒pSKB8R、pSKB8RLacZ。将痘苗病毒VTT与转移质粒pSKB8RLacZ共转染CEF细胞进行同源重组，经蓝白斑筛选、连续单斑纯化、鉴定获得B8R基因(IFN-7受体基因同源序列)缺失为LacZ所取代的重组病毒vIT△B8RLaeZ。结果经酶切、测序鉴定转移质粒构建正确，核酸水平、外源基因生物学活性检测表明VIT△B8RLacZ在CEF细胞连续培养传代中B8R基因的缺失和插入外源基因LacZ表达均很稳定。VTTΔB8RLacZ在细胞中的繁殖复制水平与VTT相当。兔皮内毒力实验表明B8R基因缺失显著降低VTT的毒力。结论 本研究表明B8R基因缺失可显著降低痘苗病毒天坛株的毒力并可作为外源基因的插入区，缺失B8R基因的重组痘苗病毒可能作为新一代的表达多价抗原痘苗病毒载体。     

重组结核抗原痘苗病毒Ankara株的构建及其免疫原性研究

目的 构建5种不同类型的表达结核杆菌特异抗原的重组痘苗病毒,并研究其特异免疫原性.方法 运用同源重组技术将含结核分泌抗原Ag85A和ESAT-6的基因片段插入痘苗病毒表达质粒p18中.重组质粒导入痘苗病毒Ankara(MVA)后构建重组痘苗病毒,经筛选和Western blot鉴定,得到5个种类的带有结核抗原基因的重组病毒.用构建的5种重组病毒免疫小鼠,MTT法检测免疫后小鼠脾淋巴细胞对特异结核抗原的增殖反应;ELISA检测小鼠脾淋巴细胞培养上清液中IFN-γ的含量;结核菌素纯蛋白衍化物(PPD)皮内试验以检测重组病毒引发的针对结核抗原的特异细胞免疫应答.结果 构建的5种蘑组病毒介导的细胞表达产物经Western blot鉴定确认相对分子质量与结核抗原一致.免疫小鼠两次后,5种重组病毒免疫组脾淋巴细胞体外与Ag85A-ESAT-6融合蛋白共培养后表现出明显的增殖活性(P<0.01),培养上清液中IFN-γ的浓度均较同组细胞经生理盐水刺激明显增高(P<0.05);与空痘苗病毒或生理盐水免疫后小鼠相比,5种重组MVA免疫组脾淋巴细胞与AgB5A.ESAT-6融合蛋白共培养后同样表现出明显的增殖活性(P<0.01),与Ag85A-ESAT-6融合蛋白共培养的细胞上清液中IFN-γ的浓度均升高(P<0.01).与空痘苗病毒或生理盐水免疫后小鼠相比,5种重组MVA免疫组小鼠对PPD都表现出显著的迟发型超敏反应应答(P<0.05).结论 成功构建了5种不同类型的表达结核杆菌抗原的重组痘苗病毒疫苗,其免疫小鼠后可激发针对结核杆菌抗原的特异性细胞免疫.     

人禽流感病毒H5N1多价重组痘苗病毒(天坛株)疫苗在小鼠中的免疫原性研究

目的 研发高效广谱的人高致病性禽流感病毒H5N1实验疫苗.方法 首先构建了含H5N1(安徽株)结构基因[血凝素(HA)、神经氨酸酶(NA)、基质蛋白M1与M2]的两个双顺反子(HAop/M2,NAop/M1)重组痘苗病毒(rTTV天坛株)疫苗,采用不同剂量(104 PFU或107PFU)或组合(疫苗单独或联合)方式于0、4周二次免疫BALB/c小鼠,初步比较分析抗原特异的体液(HA血凝抑制抗体、NA特异性抗体、中和抗体)与细胞免疫应答(IFN-γ ELISPOT)特点.结果 重组痘苗病毒疫苗可有效表达H5N1靶抗原;高剂量组的重组痘苗病毒疫苗可快速激发较强的针对各个抗原的抗体与针对血凝素与神经氨酸酶蛋白的细胞免疫应答,含血凝素蛋白的重组痘苗病毒疫苗亦可诱导明显的中和抗体;但各组重组痘苗病毒疫苗所激发的针对基质蛋白(M1,M2)的细胞免疫应答均较弱;两个双顺反子(HAop/M2,NAop/M1)重组痘苗病毒疫苗联合应用所激发的针对基质蛋白2(M2)的体液免疫应答明显强于单双顺反子(HAop/M2)疫苗单独应用.结论 本研究中制备的各组重组痘苗病毒疫苗可诱导多个抗原特异的体液与细胞免疫应答,该研究为新型H5N1疫苗的研发及免疫方案的优化奠定了基础.     

表达HPV18E7E6的重组痘苗病毒构建及免疫效果的初步研究

目的 构建表达HPV18E7E6融合蛋白的重组痘苗病毒,并对E7E6蛋白的免疫原性进行研究.方法 将去除了转化活性的HPV18E6、E7基因融合,插入痘苗病毒重组质粒,通过同源重组构建表达HPV18E7E6的重组痘苗病毒,观察其免疫效果.结果 构建了表达E7E6融合蛋白的重组痘苗病毒,PCR鉴定及测序表明融合基因序列与设计相符,正确插入到痘苗病毒TK区域;Western-Blot检测表明该重组病毒能表达HPV18E7E6融合蛋白.免疫后的小鼠可产生E6、E7特异性抗体,但ELISPOT没检测到E7肽库刺激小鼠脾细胞产生分泌IFN-丫的阳性反应.结论 构建了一株表达HPV18E7E6融合蛋白的重组痘苗病毒,可以有效诱发小鼠产生针对E6、E7的体液免疫,但不能诱发产生相应的细胞免疫,为进一步研究不同动物模型中HPV18E6E7的细胞免疫特点提供了实验基础.     

HIV-1中国流行株gag与hIL-2在重组痘苗病毒中的共表达及其与核酸疫苗的实验免疫研究

目的：将HIV-1中国流行株B亚型gag基因、gag和hIL-2基因在天坛株痘苗病毒中进行共表达，以期获得重组痘苗病毒，观察细胞因子的佐剂作用，与核酸疫苗混合免疫，评价免疫效果，为新型艾滋病疫苗研制开发打下基础。方法：将HIV-1中国流行株 gag基因、gag和hIL-2基因片段插入到 pJ38载体启动子下游，经同源重组和血凝素阴性空斑筛选重组痘苗病毒，SDS-PAGE、Western blot检测目的蛋白。以重组病毒和核酸疫苗免疫Balb/c小鼠，进行淋巴细胞转化实验、CTL、CD4 、CD8 T细胞数目以及血清抗体的细胞免疫和体液免疫指标检测。结果：获得了重组痘苗病毒 vJ38gag和 vJ38gag-IL-2。与 vJ38-gag相比，vJ38gag-IL-2，具有更好的免疫原性，重组痘苗病毒免疫3次的效果好于重组病毒免疫2次，以2rVV-DNA混合免疫效果最好。结论：重组痘苗病毒vJ38gag和vJ38gag-IL-2能够表达外源蛋白并诱导机体产生细胞免疫和体液免疫。细胞因子IL-2发挥了免疫佐剂的作用。     

HIV-1CN54 DNA疫苗滴鼻免疫小鼠诱发系统和黏膜免疫应答

目的：探讨重组痘苗病毒rVVsyngp120或rVVmCN54gp120候选疫苗是否增强HIV-1CN54合成gp120基因(syngp120)DNA疫苗的免疫原性。方法：第0、7、14、21天用DNA疫苗滴鼻免疫小鼠,第28、35、42天再滴鼻接种rVVsyngp120或rVVmCN54gp120。体外测脾和肠系膜淋巴结(MLN)淋巴细胞增殖应答与CD8^ CTL应答。测血清和黏膜洗液特异的IgG和IgA,并测其是否中和实验室适应株HIV-1SF33。结果：单纯DNA免疫后,脾和MLN淋巴细胞在体外发生增殖应答和CTL应答,且测出血清特异的IgG和黏膜洗液特异的IgA。重组痘苗病毒末次免疫后第2周(第56天),发现rVVmCN54gp120增强MLN淋巴细胞增殖应答和CTL应答,脾CTL应答也增强。rVVsyngp120则增强MLN CTL应答。同时发现：2组重组痘苗病毒免疫的动物其血清中特异IgG抗体滴度均有所增高,但黏膜(粪便和阴道)洗液特异IgA抗体滴度却未增高,未测出血清特异IgA和黏膜洗液特异IgG。免疫血清可中和HIV-1SF33,而阴道洗液却不能。结论：单纯DNA疫苗滴鼻免疫可诱发较弱的系统和黏膜体液免疫与细胞免疫,但维持时间短。重组痘苗病毒主要增强局部黏膜的细胞免疫应答,且稍增强系统体液免疫应答,未增强黏膜的IgA应答。免疫血清有中和作用。     

塞姆利基森林病毒翻译增强序列对HIV Gag DNA疫苗抗原表达和免疫原性的调节

目的 研究塞姆利基森林病毒（Semliki forest virus，SFV）衣壳蛋白5’翻译增强区对基于该病毒复制子的HIV Gag DNA疫苗抗原表达水平和免疫原性的影响：方法将SFV衣壳蛋白（capsid，C蛋白）基因的5’端102bp翻译增强区插入到SFT复制子DNA疫苗载体pCMV-Rep的SFV亚基因启动子下游，得到DNA疫苗载体pCMV-RepC。将删除ATG的HIV-1 gag基因插入pCMV-RepC，使gag编码区与翻详增强区融合，得到DNA疫苗质粒pCMV-RepC-gag。同时，构建携带未融合翻译增强序列的DNA疫苗质粒pCMV-Rep-gag。Western blot检测翻译增强序列对Gag表达水平的影响。用上述两种DNA疫苗分别免疫BALB／c雌性小鼠，ELISA检测Gag特片的抗体反应，ELISPOT和细胞内因子染色技术检测细胞免疫应答。结果衣壳蛋白5’翻译增强区增强了Gag表达水平，对体液免疫应答没有显著影响，但显著增强了特异性细胞免疫应答水平。结论SFVC蛋白翻译增强区能显著提高SFV复制子DNA疫苗的抗原表达和抗原特异性细胞免疫反心。     

共表达不同水平的IL-12对于HBV DNA疫苗质粒免疫原性的影响

目的 在HBsAg DNA疫苗质粒中共表达IL-12佐剂分子,研究IL-12的表达水平对于HBV DNA疫苗质粒免疫原性的影响.方法 构建携带来源于中国地区C型HBV参照序列CHN-HBV07-C经密码子优化的preS2-S基因的DNA疫苗质粒pHBV,并将3个不同IL-12表达水平的佐剂分子表达盒序列分别克隆入该疫苗质粒中,通过瞬时转染293T细胞以检测重组质粒IL-12分子及乙肝表面抗原的表达情况.将不同IL-12表达水平的疫苗质粒免疫BALB/c雌性小鼠,IFN-γ的ELISPOT方法检测HBsAg抗原特异性的细胞免疫应答,化学发光定量ELISA法检测HBsAg特异的抗体水平.结果 成功构建3个不同IL-12表达水平的HBV DNA疫苗质粒,293T细胞转染结果显示:不携带IL-12分子表达盒的对照疫苗质粒pHBV的HBsAg表达水平可达70 ng/ml;低表达IL-12的疫苗质粒pHBV-12l的HBsAg表达水平为18 ng/ml;而高表达IL-12的重组疫苗质粒pHBV-12h的HBsAg表达水平仅为6 ng/ml.BALB/c小鼠的免疫结果表明:高表达IL-12分子的疫苗质粒pHBV-12h所诱导的细胞免疫及体液免疫水平相对于对照疫苗质粒pHBV均显著降低了.低表达IL-12分子的疫苗质粒pHBV-12l所诱导的抗体水平也显著降低了,但其细胞免疫应答水平却显著提高了.结论 在同一疫苗质粒中,高表达IL-12分子的质粒可能会影响到抗原蛋白的表达,而低表达IL-12分子的疫苗质粒却能增强细胞免疫应答.因此,平衡好佐剂分子及抗原蛋白的表达水平对于诱导高水平的免疫应答是个重要的因素.     

恶性疟原虫AMA1不同类型疫苗组合免疫接种研究

目的 探索应用恶性疟原虫DNA疫苗、重组痘苗病毒疫苗和重组蛋白疫苗进行组合免疫接种，诱导针对恶性疟原虫红内期抗原AMA1的保护性抗体。方法PCR扩增云南株恶性疟原虫AMA1编码基因，构建和制备DNA免疫质粒VR1020/E（疫苗D）、重组改良安卡拉痘苗病毒rMVME（疫苗V）和重组原核表达AMAl胞外域蛋白E（疫苗P）。用疫苗D单独或与小鼠GM-CSF表达质粒共同对小鼠进行初始免疫，用疫苗V和疫苗P进行单次或先后各一次追加强化。采用疫苗D-V组合方案免疫新西兰白兔。ELISA测定小鼠血清IgG及其亚类IgG1和IgG2a的水平，用免疫动物血清进行疟原虫裂殖子体外入侵抑制实验。结果在疫苗D初始免疫的基础上，采用疫苗V或疫苗P进行强化免疫可显著提高小鼠针对AMA1的抗体应答，小鼠血清特异性IgG平均增加15至137倍，GM-CSF表达质粒对疫苗D-V组合免疫小鼠的抗体应答有显著促进作用。采用疫苗D-V组合免疫在家兔可诱导明显的抗体应答。小鼠和家兔免疫血清在体外可显著抑制疟原虫裂殖子对RBC的入侵。结论将DNA疫苗、重组改良安卡拉痘苗病毒疫苗和重组蛋白疫苗进行组合免疫接种是诱导疟疾红内期保护性抗体的有效方法。     

Renal dysplasia and asplenia in two sibs

A family is reported in which two sibs, one male and the other female, both died within 24 hours of birth with enlarged polycystic kidneys. Postmortem histology in the second child showed gross renal dysplasia. In both children the pancreas was enlarged, nodular and cystic but the liver appeared macroscopically normal. In the second child, histological examination confirmed pancreatic fibrosis with cystic dilation of ducts, but showed portal fibrosis with bile duct proliferation in the liver.
This combination of findings is very reminiscent of those in a girl and her brother reported by Ivemark et al. (1959). The children reported here also showed absence or hypoplasia of the spleen, cardiac anomalies and other features of the Ivemark syndrome (Ivemark 1955), a quite different, usually sporadic, congenital disorder. It is suggested that the children described here have a distinct lethal congenital disorder, probably inherited in an autosomal recessive manner.     

Schizophrenia in a North Swedish geographical isolate, 1900–1977. Epidemiology, genetics and biochemistry

Over 200 schizophrenic patients belonging to three major and interrelated pedigree complexes have been investigated over the past 30 years in a North Swedish geographically isolated population, presently numbering about 6,000. An intensive investigation of a number of biochemical correlates and genetic markers in a few selected families belonging to one of the major pedigrees has indicated new strategies for the current research program.
Schizophrenia, as defined operationally, is significantly associated with decreased activities of two enzymes (1) blood platelet monoamine oxidase, (2) plasma dopamine-β-hydroxylase, and (3) with the genetic marker Gc² (group specific antigen). Both enzymes are subject to genetic variation. A positive score for linkage between schizophrenia and low plasma DBH activity has been calculated, but, so far, available data are insufficient for discrimination between linkage and partial contribution of genetically controlled low plasma DBH to the pathogenesis of the disease. Alternatively, both mechanisms could be involved.
As a model for continued research, schizophrenia is explained as based on a double dominant-recessive genotype (Aabb), representing a vulnerability which in about 50 % of cases develops into clinical schizophrenia. It is suggested that the dominant mutation (A) operates on or affects MAO activity, and that the recessive genotype (bb) is instrumental in low variates of DBH activity and very likely such variates within the normal range of physiological variation. Moreover, it is suggested that the combined effects of MAO- and DBH-reduced efficiency on the metabolism of e.g. dopamine could be an essential pathogenic mechanism for the schizophrenic illness which is segregating in this population.     

The dominant diseases of modernized societies as omega-3 essential fatty acid deficiency syndrome: Substrate beriberi

About 1900, modern food selection and processing caused widespread $\text{epidemics}$ of the B vitamin deficiency diseases of beriberi and pellagra which, for genetic reasons, often expressed as different diseases ranging from bowel and heart disease to dermatoses and psychoses. But the B vitamins merely help convert essential fatty acids (EFA) into the prostaglandin (PG) tissue regulators and it now turns out that, through hydrogenation, milling and selection of w3-poor southern foods, we have also been systematically depleting, by as much as 90%, a newly discovered trace Nordic EFA (w3) of special importance to primates and sole precursor of the PG3(4) series, even as a concurrent fiber deficiency increases body demand for EFA. Since substrate EFA is processed by many B vitamin catalysts, an EFA deficiency will mimic a $\text{panh}$ypovitaminosis B, i.e., a mixture of $\text{substrate}$ beriberi and $\text{substrate}$ pellagra resembling vitamin beriberi and pellagra but exhibiting as even more diverse $\text{endemic}$ disease. This would consitute a second stage of the Modern Malnutrition and explain why some workers now hold the dominant diseases of modermized societies to be new, nutritionally based, pellagraform yet lipid-related and to range, once again, from heart disease to psychosis. It is an assumption that our dominant diseases are unrelated to each other or are merely revealed by our diagnostic acumen and therapeutic success; and that hydrogenating millions of tons of food oils annually, to destroy the rancidity producing w3-EFA, is safe for $\text{primates}$. Extensive beriberiform disease is reported here in 32 typical cases taken from medical practice which responds strikingly to linseed oil supplements (60% w3-EFA) in confirmation of identical results in Capuchins.     

What will studies of Fulani individuals naturally exposed to malaria teach us about protective immunity to malaria?

There are an estimated over 200 million yearly cases of malaria worldwide. Despite concerted international effort to combat the disease, it still causes approximately half a million deaths every year, the majority of which are young children with Plasmodium falciparum infection in sub-Saharan Africa. Successes are largely attributed to malaria prevention strategies, such as insecticide-treated mosquito nets and indoor spraying, as well as improved access to existing treatments. One important hurdle to new approaches for the treatment and prevention of malaria is our limited understanding of the biology of Plasmodium infection and its complex interaction with the immune system of its human host. Therefore, the elimination of malaria in Africa not only relies on existing tools to reduce malaria burden, but also requires fundamental research to develop innovative approaches. Here, we summarize our discoveries from investigations of ethnic groups of West Africa who have different susceptibility to malaria.     

'Very sore nights and days': the child's experience of illness in early modern England, c.1580-1720

Sick children were ubiquitous in early modern England, and yet they have received very little attention from historians. Taking the elusive perspective of the child, this article explores the physical, emotional, and spiritual experience of illness in England between approximately 1580 and 1720. What was it like being ill and suffering pain? How did the young respond emotionally to the anticipation of death? It is argued that children’s experiences were characterised by profound ambivalence: illness could be terrifying and distressing, but also a source of emotional and spiritual fulfilment and joy. This interpretation challenges the common assumption amongst medical historians that the experiences of early modern patients were utterly miserable. It also sheds light on children’s emotional feelings for their parents, a subject often overlooked in the historiography of childhood. The primary sources used in this article include diaries, autobiographies, letters, the biographies of pious children, printed possession cases, doctors’ casebooks, and theological treatises concerning the afterlife.     

Guidelines for the Validation and Use of Immunoassays for Determination of Introduced Proteins in Biotechnology Enhanced Crops and Derived Food Ingredients

Recent advancements in agricultural biotechnology have created a need for analytical techniques to determine introduced proteins in crops enhanced through modern biotechnology techniques. These proteins are expressed in plant tissues and may be present in food ingredients. Immunoassays are ideally suited for protein detection and may be used as both quantitative and threshold methods. Microplate ELISA and lateral flow devices are two of the most commonly used immunoassay formats for agricultural biotechnology applications. This paper provides general background information and a discussion of criteria for the validation and application of immunochemical methods to the analysis of proteins introduced into plants and food ingredients using biotechnology methods. It is the result of a collaborative effort of members of the Analytical Environmental Immunochemical Consortium. This collaborative effort represents the combined expertise of several organizations to reach consensus on establishing guidelines for the validation and use of immunoassays. Further, the paper offers developers and users a consistent approach to adopting the technology as well as aid in producing accurate and meaningful results.     

HLA in North Colombia Chimila Amerindians

HLA-A,-B,-C,-DRB1 and -DQB1 alleles have been studied in Chimila Amerindians from Sabana de San Angel (North Colombian Coast) by using high resolution molecular typing. A frequent extended haplotype was found:HLA-A*24:02-B*51:10-C*15:02-BRB1*04:07-DQB1*03:02 (28.7%) which has also been described in Amerinndian Mayos Mexican population (Mexico, California Gulf, Pacific Ocean). Other haplotypes had already been found in Amerindians from Mexico (Pacific and Atlantic Coast), Peru (highlands and Amazon Basin), Bolivia and North USA. A geographic pattern according to HLA allele or haplotype frequencies is lacking in Amerindians, as already known. Also, five new extended haplotypes were found in Chimila Amerindians. Their HLA-A*24:02 high frequencies characteristic is shared with aboriginal populations of Taiwan; also, HLA-C*01:02 high frequencies are found in New Zealand Maoris, New Caledonians and Kimberly Aborigines from Australia. Finally, this study may show a model of evolutionary factors acting and rising one HLA allele frequency (-A*24:02), but not in others that belong to the same or different HLA loci.     

Ultracryotomy: development and application (with examples from the yeast cytology) (author's transl)

The preparation steps usually necessary for obtaining ultrathin frozen sections of biological material (chemical prefixation, enclosing, cryoprotective treatment, freezing, sectioning, and post-staining the sections for transmission electron microscopy) are submitted to a critical analysis. The application of cryo-ultramicrotomy, in particularly for cytochemical purposes, is reviewed. Fundamental considerations of chemical prefixation and poststaining are supported by examples from yeast cytology. Furthermore, the efficiency of the cryo-ultramicrotomy (electron optical resolution of ultrastructural details) is demonstrated on yeast cells and protoplasts.     

The universal muscular chamber. A basic unit of the genitourinary, cardiovascular, gastro-intestinal, skeletal, cutaneous, respiratory and other systems, endocameral hypertension; and spasm, the key to their idiopathic diseases and arthropathies

Starting with the integument, we see many organs are contractile sacs or multiples thereof, which tubes or bags constitute the major part of the entire body. Recognition of this basic unit and its characteristics sheds new light, individually and collectively, on many disorders previously considered unrelated. Muscular tears and perforations develop in the walls of these chambers, being no way peculiar to those organs, wherein, hydrochloric acid occurs. So, it is not necessary to explain the absence of excessive acid from patients who exhibit holes in the gastric, uterine, aortic, duodenal, rectal, pulmonary, retina, and other walls. Muscle, not acid is the great common factor relating idiopathic disorders in the gastrointestinal tract to each other and to similar diseases in other systems. When the units are linked together, the lesions tend to appear as arthropathies, i.e. at the joints. Rephrasing common-place observations, frees us from conventional, conceptual cul-de-sacs. An observation is only as good as its interpretation, so all possibilities must be considered, otherwise, we will remain blinded by our misconceptions.