日本乙型脑炎病毒单克隆抗体介导ADCC效应的研究

以日本乙型脑炎病毒(JEV)感染的BHK_2,细胞为靶细胞,小鼠脾细胞为效应细胞,测定了6株日本乙型脑炎病毒单克隆抗体(JEV-McAb)介导ADCC效应的活性。结果表明,2H_4、2F_2、nG_2、mG_9等种特异性及属特异性McAb无介导~(51)Cr释放的活性,而mC_3及2D_2两株亚组特异性McAb可介导ADCC效应;但mC_3和2D_2介导ADCC效应的活性也不相同。JEV-McAb的ADCC活性与血凝抑制(HI)、中和(NT)等功能之间无明显的关系,它是JEV-McAb的又一免疫学特征。小鼠感染JEV后,其脾细胞的ADCC活性下降,这可能与JEV的致病性有关。在JEV感染中,ADCC效应具有一定的保护功能。     

Passive protection of mice, goats, and monkeys against Japanese encephalitis with monoclonal antibodies

Six monoclonal antibodies (McAbs) against Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) were tested for passive protection in JEV-infected mice, goats, and rhesus monkeys. mG9 and nG2 had no protective effect; mG3 and 2D2 had some protective effect, but not sufficient to be of therapeutic significance; and 2H4 and 2F2 had excellent protective efficacy in mice even 120 hr after infection when most of the mice in the virus control group were sick. The mixture of 2H4, 2F2, mC3 (M-McAb), and their F(ab')2 fragments showed excellent protection in mice, goats, and monkeys and was safe. The protective effects of McAbs correlated with their neutralization titers, but cytotoxicity-mediated activities also played a role in protection.     

Characterization and application of monoclonal antibodies specific to West Nile virus envelope protein

Recent epidemics of West Nile virus (WNV) around the world have been associated with significant rates of mortality and morbidity in humans. To develop standard WNV diagnostic tools that can differentiate WNV from Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), four monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) specific to WNV envelope (E) protein were produced and characterized by isotyping, reactivity with denatured and native antigens, affinity assay, immunofluorescence assay (IFA), and epitope competition, as well as cross-reactivity with JEV. Two of the MAbs (6A11 and 4B3) showed stronger reactivity with E protein than the others (2F5 and 6H7) in Western blot analysis. 4B3 could bind with denatured antigen, as well as native antigens in indirect ELISA, flow cytometry analysis, and IFA; whereas 2F5 showed highest affinity with native antigen. 4B3 and 2F5 were therefore used to establish an antigen capture-ELISA (AC-ELISA) detection system. The sensitivity of this AC-ELISA was 3.95 TCID(50)/0.1 ml for WNV-infected cell culture supernatant. Notably, these MAbs showed no cross-reactivity with JEV, which suggests that they are useful for further development of highly sensitive, easy handling, and less time-consuming detection kits/tools in WNV surveillance in areas where JEV is epidemic.     

含日本脑炎病毒pre-M/E蛋白基因真核表达质粒的构建及免疫效果观察

本文作者将日本脑炎病毒（ＪＥＶ）的前膜蛋白和囊膜蛋白（ｐｒｅＭ／Ｅ）的基因插入到真核表达载体ｐＳＧ５中，构建了重组表达载体ｐＳＧＪＥ。用其体外转染地鼠肾细胞ＢＨＫ－２１，经间接免疫荧光法（ＩＦＡ）检测，证实了ＪＥＶ－Ｅ的瞬时表达。大量制备和纯化重组质粒，经肌肉注射免疫ＢＡＬＢ／ｃ小鼠，结果显示该重组质粒可明显促进小鼠在受到ＪＥＶ活病毒攻击后特异性抗体的产生。     

从我国人群中再次分离到H9N2亚型流感病毒

目的 了解分离流感病毒毒株表面抗原亚型和特性及其来源。方法 病毒通过ＭＤＣＫ细胞分离,用红细胞凝集抑制（ＨＩ）和神经氨酸酶抑制（ＮＩ）测定对病毒株表面抗原进行鉴定和特性分析,人血清中抗体测定采用ＨＩ和中和实验。对患者进行个」案调查。结果 分离物为甲型流感病毒Ｈ９Ｎ２亚型,属Ｇ９类似毒株,它的ＨＡ抗原特性与已经从人、鸡和鸽分离到的Ｈ９Ｎ２亚型毒株均有差异。患者恢复期血清对分离物的ＨＩ抗体滴度为４００     

抗H9亚型禽流感病毒血凝素单克隆抗体的制备及初步鉴定

目的 :制备抗禽流感病毒 (AIV)H9亚型血凝素蛋白的单克隆抗体 (mAb)。方法 :以AIVH9亚型油乳剂灭活疫苗作为免疫原 ,免疫 8wk龄BALB/c小鼠。采用淋巴细胞杂交瘤技术制备抗AIVH9亚型血凝素蛋白的mAb ;采用ELISA和血凝抑制试验(HI)检测腹水mAb的效价 ;采用ELISA、HI、免疫荧光染色 (IF)及Westernblot鉴定mAb的特异性。结果 :获得 3株可稳定分泌特异性mAb的杂交瘤细胞株 2A3、2H1和 1C8,其腹水mAb的ELISA效价依次为 1× 10 7、1× 10 5和 5× 10 6,血凝抑制效价为 1× 2 8～ 1× 2 13 ;3株mAb的Ig亚类均为IgG1。以mAb 2H1进行Westernblot的结果显示 ,该mAb能与AIV的Mr 为 75 0 0 0的蛋白条带起反应 ,表明其是针对AIVH9亚型血凝素蛋白的mAb。与 32株AIVH9亚型国内分离株进行血凝抑制试验表明 ,mAb 2H1具有良好的广谱性。结论 :成功地制备了抗AIVH9亚型血凝素蛋白的mAb ,为AIV的抗原性分析、血清学诊断、疫苗质量的监测及流行病学调查等奠定了基础     

2004-2005年中国A(H1N1)亚型流感病毒抗原性及基因特性研究

目的 阐明2004-2005年中国流行的A（H1N1）亚型流感病毒血凝素抗原性及其基因变异情况.方法 对2004-2005年分离的A（H1N1）亚型毒株先进行单向血凝抑制试验;在此基础上选取不同时间、地点的A（H1N1）亚型流感毒株进行血凝素基因HA1区核苷酸序列测定并推导出其氨基酸序列,然后进行基因进化特性分析.结果 单向血凝抑制实验结果表明,2004年A（H1N1）亚型病毒株对鉴定血清的血凝抑制效价与A/Shanghai/1/1999（H1N1）毒株没有4倍差异;2005年分离的A（H1H1）亚型毒株中有62株（占6.2%）病毒与A/Shanghai/1/1999（H1N1）毒株本身的血凝抑制效价相比有4倍差异.HA1区核苷酸序列和氨基酸序列分析表明,我国2005年分离到的A（H1N1）亚型流感病毒株有以下位点发生变异,54 K＞R、90T＞K、101Y＞H、149R＞K、169V＞A、190D＞N、212R＞K、219K＞R、245W＞R、246Y＞F、258T＞N、318V＞A,其中54、190位氨基酸位于抗原决定簇.结论 我国2005年分离的A（H1N1）亚型流感毒株基因特性和抗原性已开始发生变异.     

Monoclonal antibodies bind identically to both spores and hyphae of Aspergillus fumigatus

Immunoelectron microscopy (IEM) was used to determine the binding of six monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs) produced against Aspergillus fumigatus antigens present on or within the conidia and hyphae of the fungus. Antigen-antibody complexes were demonstrated in EM using labelled colloidal gold particles (15 nm). Three out of 6 MoAbs (C9, F12 and H10) reacted only with the cytoplasmic components of A. fumigatus while the remaining three (B12, F6G5 and D6E6) showed reactivity to both cytoplasm and cell wall of the conidia and hyphae. The results indicate that IEM is of considerable value in determining and selecting monoclonal antibodies having specific reactivity with diverse antigenic components.     

Antigenic variation among recent Japanese isolates of bovine coronaviruses belonging to phylogenetically distinct genetic groups

Bovine coronaviruses (BCoVs) isolated in Japan consist of four genetic groups, as determined by phylogenetic analysis using the polymorphic region (aa 456–592) of the S glycoprotein gene. Japanese field isolates of BCoV, reference Kakegawa strain, and vaccine strain 66/H were analyzed for their antigenic properties by indirect immunofluorescence and neutralization testing. There were no significant differences observed among these BCoVs in direct immunofluorescence tests. However, antigenic differences were observed between BCoVs in the neutralization tests, although there was no clear indication of a distinct serotype. A monoclonal antibody, 4H4, against the Kakegawa strain belonging to group 1 lacked significant neutralizing activity for viruses of groups 2, 3, and 4. Therefore, we speculate that the genetic differences between these groups may have altered their antigenicity. Analysis of mutant viruses resistant to neutralization by 4H4 revealed that the antigenic site of the Kakegawa strain maps to amino acid position 284 of the S glycoprotein. This site is not homologous to a known antigenic site (aa 528) of the Quebec strain belonging to group 1, and it is not located in the conformational domain comprising domain I (aa 351–403) and domain II (aa 517–621). This amino acid constitutes a neutralization epitope of BCoV, which is distinct from aa 528 of the Quebec strain. These results indicate antigenic evolution of BCoV between the genetic groups circulating in Japan.     

深圳地区人和鸡群中H9N2亚型流感病毒病原学和血清流行病学调查

目的：了解甲型流感病毒N9N2亚型毒株在深圳地区鸡群和人群中的分布。方法：采用常规的鸡胚双腔法来分离病毒。抗体测定，采用红细胞凝集抑制（HI）试验和中和试验测定法。结果：从深圳地区农贸市场鸡群中分离到27株H9N2亚型流感病毒，但未能从人群中分离到H9N2病毒。约有26％人血清中检测到H9亚型毒株的抗体，（HI滴度≥20），同时还发现抗体阳性率和几何均数随人群年龄增长而增高，同时与职业有关。然而，在鸡群中H9毒株的抗体阳性率仅为7％。结论：禽H9N2毒株不仅能感染人，而且在深圳地区人群和禽类中较为广泛的分布。人H9N2很大可能来源于鸡的H9N2毒株。     

Characterization and application of monoclonal antibodies against turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) Rhabdovirus

Five monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), 1G8, 1H9, 2D2, 2D3, and 2F5, against Scophthalmus maximus rhabdovirus (SMRV) were prepared. Characterization of the mAbs included indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, isotyping, viral inhibition assay, immunofluorescence staining of virus-infected cell cultures, and Western blot analysis. Isotyping revealed that 1G8 and 1H9 were of the IgG2b subclass and that the other three were IgM. 2D2, 2D3, and 2F5 partially inhibited SMRV infection in epithelioma papulosum cyprinid (EPC) cell culture. Western blotting showed that all five mAbs could react with two SMRV proteins with molecular masses of approximately 30 kDa (P) and 26 kDa (M). These two proteins were localized within the cytoplasm of SMRV-infected EPC cells by immunofluorescence assay. Also, progressive foci of viral replication in cell cultures were monitored from 6 to 24 h, using mAb 2D3 as the primary antibody. A flow cytometry procedure was used to detect and quantify SMRV-infected (0.01 PFU/cell) EPC cells with mAb 2D3, and 10.8% of cells could be distinguished as infected 36 h postinfection. Moreover, mAb 2D3 was successfully applied for the detection of viral antigen in cryosections from flounder tissues by immunohistochemistry tests.     

西尼罗病毒与乙型脑炎病毒生物学性状的比较与鉴别

目的对西尼罗病毒(WNV)和乙脑病毒(JEV)的致细胞病变效应(CPE)、致病性、形态学、免疫学和分子生物学性状进行比较,为WNV感染的鉴别诊断提供依据。方法通过给C6/36细胞和乳鼠接种WNV或JEV,观察两种病毒的CPE和致病性;制作组织切片的透射电镜标本进行病毒形态学观察;分别用间接免疫荧光试验(IFA)和RTPCR方法对两种病毒抗体阳性血清及病毒核酸进行检测。结果WNV和JEV所致C6/36细胞CPE分别以细胞融合和细胞脱落为主要特征;脑内接种两种病毒对乳鼠的致病性未见明显差别;电镜下,两种病毒体的形态与大小相似;WNV与JEV之间存在抗原交叉反应;用黄病毒通用引物可从WNV和JEV感染组织中检出病毒核酸,而用特异引物仅能扩增出相应病毒的核苷酸片段。结论病毒所致C6/36细胞CPE与病毒核酸检测可作为WNV与JEV有效的鉴别方法,对两种病毒抗体效价进行同时测定有助于病原体感染的诊断。     

Development of monoclonal antibodies to highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus and their application to diagnostics, prophylaxis, and therapy

A panel of 17 monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) against highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) A/Duck/Novosibirsk/56/05 A/H5N1 (subclade 2.2) isolated in Russian Federation was developed. Immunoblot analysis showed that 12 MAbs were specific for the hemagglutinin (HA) and 5 MAbs for nucleoprotein (NP). All anti-HA MAbs were reactive in ELISA and immunofluorescence (IF) test and 10 of them were reactive in hemagglutination-inhibition (HI) and neutralization tests. Quantitative competitive ELISA revealed that anti-HA MAbs recognized at least 4 non-overlapping antigenic determinants and anti-NP MAbs recognized at least 3 non-overlapping antigenic determinants. Four sandwich ELISA procedures were developed using the obtained MAbs. These procedures are useful for 1) identification of avian, human, and swine influenza A viruses, 2) differentiation of avian influenza virus (AIV) from human and swine influenza viruses, 3) differentiation of AIV H5 from other AIV subtypes, and 4) differentiation between 2.2 and 2.3.2 subclades of H5N1 influenza viruses. Prophylactic and therapeutic efficacy of anti-HA MAbs with high neutralization activity was tested in BALB/c mice. A complete protection was achieved by single injection of MAbs (20 mg/kg) 24 hrs before challenge with 10 LD50 of HPAIV H5N1. Therapeutic efficacy was 90% that was similar to those of Rimantadine and Tamiflu.     

Identification and characterization of a neutralizing-epitope-containing spike protein fragment in turkey coronavirus

Little is known about the neutralizing epitopes in turkey coronavirus (TCoV). The spike (S) protein gene of TCoV was divided into 10 fragments to identify the antigenic region containing neutralizing epitopes. The expression and antigenicity of S fragments was confirmed by immunofluorescence antibody (IFA) assay using an anti-histidine monoclonal antibody or anti-TCoV serum. Polyclonal antibodies raised against expressed S1 (amino acid position 1 to 573 from start codon of S protein), 4F/4R (482-678), 6F/6R (830-1071), or Mod4F/Epi4R (476-520) S fragment recognized native S1 protein and TCoV in the intestines of TCoV-infected turkey embryos. Anti-TCoV serum reacted with recombinant 4F/4R, 6F/6R, and Mod4F/Epi4R in a western blot. The results of a virus neutralization assay indicated that the carboxyl terminal region of the S1 protein (Mod4F/Epi4R) or the combined carboxyl terminal S1 and amino terminal S2 protein (4F/4R) possesses the neutralizing epitopes, while the S2 fragment (6F/6R) contains antigenic epitopes but not neutralizing epitopes.     

Induction of virus-specific neutralizing immune response against West Nile and Japanese encephalitis viruses by chimeric peptides representing T-helper and B-cell epitopes

West Nile virus (WNV) and Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), the members of JEV serocomplex group are pathogens of global health concern. The co-circulation of these viruses poses challenges in effective diagnostics due to antigenic similarity between the E-protein of these viruses. The present study aimed to design chimeric peptides and study the immune response against the same. B-cell epitopes were predicted on structural proteins of WNV and JEV based on bioinformatics tools. The peptides representing to these B-cell epitopes were synthesized and subjected to ELISA. Two peptides, one each from WNV (named WE147) and JEV (named JE40) E-protein, showed virus-specific and strong reactivity to the immune mice sera and human clinical samples. The chimeric peptides for WNV and JEV were constructed by synthesizing the B-cell epitope of WNV (WE147) or JEV (JE40) with T-helper epitope (JM17) separated by diglycine spacer in between. The immune response generated against these chimeric peptides was found to be specific to the respective B-cell epitopes. The anti-peptide sera showed virus-specific reactivity in ELISA and in immunofluorescence assay with no cross-reactivity. Also, the anti-peptide sera could neutralize JE and WN viruses in an in vitro virus neutralization assay. The B-cell epitopes identified in the present study may be used as diagnostic markers for differentiating between WN and JE virus infections. The present study can form a basis for future design of vaccines.     

Characterization of the neutralizing epitopes of VP7 of the Gottfried strain of porcine rotavirus.

The neutralization epitopes of the outer capsid protein VP7 of a porcine group A rotavirus were studied by using neutralizing monoclonal antibodies (N-MAbs). Six N-MAbs which were specific for the VP7 protein of the Gottfried strain of porcine rotavirus (serotype G4) were used for analyzing the antigenic sites of VP7. Three different approaches were used for this analysis: testing the serological reactivity of each N-MAb against different G serotypes of human and animal rotaviruses, analyzing N-MAb-resistant viral antigenic variants, and performing a nucleotide sequence analysis of the VP7 gene of each of the viral antigenic variants generated. From the serological analyses, three different reactivity patterns were recognized by plaque reduction virus neutralization and cell culture immunofluorescence tests. A single MAb (RG36H9) reacted with animal rotavirus serotypes G3 and G4 but not with human serotypes G3 and G4. The MAb 57/8 (D. A. Benfield, E. A. Nelson, and Y. Hoshino, p. 111, in Abstr. VIIth Internat. Congr. Virol., 1987, and E. R. Mackow, R. D. Shaw, S. M. Matsui, P. T. Vo, D. A. Benfield, and H. B. Greenberg, Virology 165:511-517, 1988) reacted with animal and human rotavirus serotypes G3 and G4 and also with human serotype G9 and bovine serotype G6. The other four MAbs reacted only with the porcine rotavirus serotype G4. The epitope defined by MAb 57/8 and the epitope defined by the other five MAbs appeared to be partially overlapping or close to each other, as identified by viral antigenic variant analysis. However, data from nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequence analyses of the VP7 of each of the viral antigenic variants showed that these two epitopes constituted a large, single neutralization domain.     

Inhibition of influenza virus haemolytic and haemagglutination activities by monoclonal antibodies to haemagglutinin glycopolypeptides HA1 and HA2

Acid treatment of influenza virus enhanced haemagglutination inhibiting (HI) activity of some anti-HA1 monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs). These changes in the HI-activity could be either due to alteration in the mutual orientation of MoAb (e.g. IC8, IB8) binding epitope to receptor site or to an increase in the number of epitopes accessible to the corresponding MoAbs (e.g. IVA1). HI test with pH 5-virus revealed similar (although not identical) antigenic differences among related virus strains as the HI test with pH 7-virus. Anti-HA2 MoAbs were negative in the HI test with both pH 5- and pH 7-virus. Anti-HA1 MoAbs showed a HI activity with pH 5-treated BHA similar to that with pH 5-treated virus. Surprisingly one out of eight anti-HA2 MoAbs (IIF4) exhibited a relatively high HI activity to pH 5-BHA-mediated haemagglutination. Virus-induced red blood cell haemolysis was efficiently inhibited with several anti-HA1 MoAbs (e.g. IC8, IB8, and IIB4) while other anti-HA1 antibodies, including IVA1 and IVG6 with preferential reactivity with pH 5-treated antigens in RIA, gave no inhibition. As a rule, anti-HA2 MoAbs were poor haemolysis inhibitors.     

Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies specific for a glycosylated polypeptide of human cytomegalovirus

Nine hybrid cell lines producing antibodies specific for cytomegalovirus (CMV) antigen were obtained after fusion of P3/X63-Ag8 myeloma cells with spleen cells from BALB/c mice immunized with CMV complement-fixing antigen. By the immunoblot technique, five of nine antibodies (4D11, 7B4, 7D2, 8E3, and 8E10) were identified as being reactive to a CMV glycosylated polypeptide with molecular weight of 66,000 (GP66). Four other antibodies (1B8, 8E9, 4D2, and 7E2) appeared to be reactive with CMV antigen(s) only if the antigen was not denatured by sodium dodecyl sulfate. These remain unassigned until further studies are done. With the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), competitive bindings were performed with a constant amount of horseradish peroxidase-conjugated antibody and various concentrations of unconjugated homologous and heterologous antibodies on CMV antigen-coated ELISA wells, and the antigenic determinant specific for each antibody was determined. The nine antibodies could be classified into six different groups, each group reacting with a different epitope or a different region with two or more antigenic determinants which are so close to each other that they cause binding inhibition. They are groups A (4D11), B (7B4, 8E10), C (7D2), D (4D2, 7E2, 8E9), E (8E3), and F (1B8). The extent of competition among antibodies within each group was the same. By using the two antibodies that reacted with different epitopes on GP66, a double-antibody sandwich ELISA method was developed. The method was sensitive enough to detect as little as 50% of the antigen present in one infected cell or 0.000245 U of CMV complement-fixing antigen per test well. Other strains of CMV (David, Kerr, Espilat, C-87, and five clinical isolates) gave positive results, whereas herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2, varicella-zoster virus and Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen preparations did not. By the indirect immunofluorescence assay, antibodies 4D11 and 8E3 were able to detect GP66 in the nucleus of CMV-infected F-5000 human embryonic fibroblasts as early as 2 h postinfection and were superior in this respect to the remaining seven antibodies tested. By the double-antibody sandwich ELISA, the presence of GP66 in CMV-infected cells was detected as early as 2 h postinfection.     

Preparation and characterization of monoclonal antibodies to nucleocapsid protein N and H glycoprotein of rinderpest virus

Fifteen stable mouse spleen cell myeloma hybrids (hybridomas) producing monoclonal antibodies to rinderpest virus proteins were produced. The specificity of these monoclonal antibodies was established by radioimmunoprecipitation followed by polyacrylamide gel analysis and immunofluorescence. Nine antibodies were specific for the surface glycoprotein H. All the nine clones showed inhibition of haemagglutination by measles virus. The antibodies from two clones (A7D2 and B2F6) neutralise infectious virus. Six clones produce antibodies reacting with the nucleocapsid protein N. Three antigenic sites designated I-III, with sites I and II partially overlapping, were topographically mapped on the H molecule by competitive binding assay. Similarly, two antigenic sites I and II were delineated on the N protein. The monoclonal antibodies were used to study the antigenic relationships of H and N proteins of rinderpest virus, measles virus and canine distemper virus.     

A study of neutralizing activity and cross-reactivity of monoclonal antibodies to ectromelia virus with orthopoxviruses pathogenic for man

An extensive collection of 125 rat hybridomas secreting monoclonal antibodies (Mabs) to ectromelia virus (EV) polypeptide (Poxviridae family, Orhtopoxvirus genus) was set up. A significant portion of Mabs (37 types) recognized epitopes of the 14 kDa polypeptide as well as the 37 and 35 kDa polypeptides. However, a majority of Mabs interacted with conformation-dependent epitopes, which were destroyed in immunoprecipitation. One hundred and thirteen of Mabs cross-interacted with antigenic determinants of vaccinia viruses (VV), cowpox virus (CPV) and smallpox virus (SPV); only 12 of them were found to be specific to EV. The Mabs antigenic activity was tested for 46 types of cross-reactivity Mabs in VV neutralization on Vero cells. Only the 112H12, 113D5, 113F8, 122H9 and 125G9 Mabs, which were specific to the kDa 14 polypeptide (gene A30L EV), had the neutralizing activity. The 122H9 and 125G9 Mabs were able to neutralize SPV. Therefore, it can be assumed that the 14 kDa polypeptide carries, on its surface, cross-reactivity neutralizing epitopes typical of orthopoxviruses.