王棕花粉过敏原基因的克隆表达、纯化及免疫学鉴定

目的 克隆并表达王棕花粉中泛变应原肌动蛋白抑制蛋白(profilin).方法 利用RT-PCR结合RACE技术克隆王棕花粉中泛变应原profilin的全长基因,并进行序列分析.然后设计带有酶切位点的特异性引物,采用RT-PCR获得整个王棕花粉profilin的开放阅读框,将其与pET28a载体连接并转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)进行诱导表达,通过Ni2+亲和层析柱对重组蛋白进行纯化,采用Western blot检测其IgE结合活性.结果 克隆获得了王棕花粉profilin的全长基因,由675个碱基组成,开放阅读框为396个碱基(包括终止密码子),编码131个氨基酸.经分析,这个序列编码的蛋白为小分子质量酸性蛋白,等电点为4.86,相对分子质量(Mr)约为14.2×103.此序列已被GenBank收录,登录号为EF173599.重组王棕花粉profilin在大肠杆菌中高效表达,进一步经Ni2+亲和层析柱纯化后经Western blot检测具有良好的免疫学活性.结论 成功克隆和表达了王棕花粉profilin,为王棕过敏的诊断和免疫治疗奠定了基础.     

青蒿花粉变应原Art a1基因的克隆、表达及特性鉴定

目的克隆、表达和鉴定青蒿花粉变应原Arta1。方法在成功构建青蒿花粉cDNA文库的基础上,用蒿属花粉过敏患者的阳性混合血清进行免疫学筛选,所获阳性克隆亚克隆入pET24a(+),经IPTG诱导表达后,通过Ni2+亲和层析柱对重组变应原进行纯化,并采用Westernblot和ELISA检测其IgE结合活性。结果选用阳性血清从青蒿花粉cDNA文库中筛选到1个阳性克隆,经序列测定,该基因与GenBank中已知基因无明显同源性,含有长度为609bp的开放阅读框,编码203个氨基酸,命名为Arta1;该重组变应原在大肠杆菌中高效表达为相对分子质量(Mr)为22.7×103蛋白,进一步在Ni2+亲和层析柱得到高度纯化;免疫学分析表明重组变应原有良好的IgE结合活性。结论本研究克隆和鉴定了一个青蒿花粉主要变应原Arta1(登录号为:CK700713),为花粉过敏性疾病的诊断和免疫治疗及进一步的实验研究奠定基础。     

艾蒿花粉主要变应原的分离、纯化与鉴定

目的　对我国蒿属花粉中常见、重要的变应原艾蒿花粉进行分离、鉴定与纯化。方法采用不同的提取液得到艾蒿花粉粗浸液 ,经饱和 (NH4 ) 2 SO4 分级沉淀后用聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳 (SDS PAGE)分离蛋白质组分 ,并用凝胶成像系统测定各组分的相对分子质量 (Mr) ;采用Westernblot鉴定其主要及次要变应原 ;通过DEAE CelluloseDE 32离子交换层析 (ionexchangechromatography ,IEC)和SephadexG 75凝胶层析 (gelchromatography)对艾蒿花粉变应原进行纯化。结果　分离后得到 2 0多种蛋白质组分 ,其中Mr 为 5 8× 1 0 3、38× 1 0 3、2 5× 1 0 3、2 0× 1 0 3、1 6× 1 0 3等 5个条带蛋白含量最丰富 ;分离到的蛋白质组分中有 9种蛋白能与确诊的蒿属花粉过敏患者血清中蒿属花粉特异性IgE结合 ,其中Mr 为 6 2× 1 0 3、4 3× 1 0 3、38× 1 0 3的蛋白条带的结合率最高 ;经纯化后仅得到Mr 为 6 2× 1 0 3的主要变应原。结论　艾蒿花粉的主要变应原Mr 分别为 6 2× 1 0 3、4 3× 1 0 3和 38× 1 0 3,层析技术可以对Mr 为6 2× 1 0 3的主要变应原成分进行纯化。     

花粉变应原的分类和相关的进化分析

目的 分析各种花粉变应原所属的蛋白家族,统计各类蛋白作为变应原出现的次数和在各科植物间的分布情况,结合进化树分析,以了解花粉变应原在自然界分布的一般规律.方法 通过NCBI数据库获取目前已知的所有变应原.用批处理(Batch Entrez)获得全部的氨基酸序列.将每个序列与Pfam数据库比对,以确定各种花粉变应原所属的蛋白家族.对成员众多的Profilin、Ex-pansin家族,应用BLAST搜索变应原的同源序列,获取序列号,Batch Entrez获得全部的氨基酸序列,最后用MEGA4.0软件生成进化树.结果 目前已知的168个花粉变应原,分属于26个蛋白家族.其中,Profilin、pollen_allerg_1和EF hand是3种成员最多的变应原家族,分别有25、20、19种变应原,占总数的38%.10个排名靠前的蛋白家族,变应原数量占总数的79%.在花粉变应原家族中,既有Profilin般分布广泛的,几乎涉及所有的科;也有局限于某科植物的如Ribonuclease、FAD_binding pro-tein、Amb_V、Thaumatin等.通过进化分析可知,各种Profilin变应原高度同源,变应原序列在不同物种间具有高度保守性.禾本科花粉的β-Expansin与无变应原性的Expansin分开进化.结论 通过对花粉变应原的蛋白家族分类,可为变态反应学的基础研究、过敏性疾病的临床诊疗提供参考,并有助于快速发现新的致敏物种和新的变应原.Profilin的高度保守性可能是交叉反应(cross reactivity)发生的主要原因之一.     

油菜花粉过敏原的分析、鉴定与纯化

目的对油菜花粉的变应原组分进行鉴定及初步的分离及纯化。方法提取油菜花粉粗提液,然后通过十二烷基硫酸钠-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(SDS-PAGE)分离油菜花粉的蛋白质组分并测定其相对分子质量,采用免疫印迹(Western blotting)法鉴定其变应原成分,并通过离子交换层析对油菜花粉变应原进行初步分离纯化,免疫印迹进行检测。结果油菜花粉粗提液有10余条蛋白带,其中相对分子质量为30 000、25 000、15 000和10 000的蛋白可与油菜花粉过敏性病人血清IgE结合,其中15 000和10 000为主要变应原;离子交换层析结果显示主要过敏原成分主要分布在Ⅰ、Ⅱ和Ⅲ峰中。结论对油菜花粉变应原进行了初步的分离、鉴定和纯化,为临床油菜花粉变态反应疾病的诊断和治疗奠定了基础。     

带鱼过敏原的分离、鉴定与纯化

目的分离、鉴定和纯化带鱼特异性过敏原。方法采用Coca’s提取液提取带鱼蛋白；十二烷基磺酸钠一聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳（SDS—PAGE）和Western—blotting分析其中的过敏原；阴离子交换层析对过敏原进行分离纯化。结果带鱼粗浸液蛋白分子量在8～130kDa之间；Western—blotting检测到分子量为12、18、25、27、29、34、38、54和60kDa的过敏原蛋白；通过离子交换层析分离得到较纯的分子量为18、38kDa的过敏原蛋白，且具有免疫活性。结论发现了带鱼中多种过敏原，并对2种过敏原分离纯化，为带鱼过敏的诊断和治疗奠定了理论基础。     

椰子花粉过敏原的分离、鉴定与纯化

目的 对椰子花粉的变应原组分进行初步的分离、鉴定及纯化.方法 提取椰子花粉粗提液,用十二烷基硫酸钠.聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(sDS-PAGE)分离椰子花粉的蛋白质组分并测定其相对分子质量,采用免疫印迹法鉴定其变应原成分,并通过离子交换层析对椰子花粉变应原进行初步分离纯化,免疫印迹进行检测.结果 SDS-PAGE显示椰子花粉粗提液有10条蛋白带,其中相对分子质量(肘,)为60 000、50 000、35 000、28 000、19 000、16 000和14 000的蛋白可与椰子花粉过敏性病人血清IgE结合,且M,50 000、16 000和14 000为主要变应原;离子交换层析结果显示主要过敏原成分主要分布在V峰中.结论 对椰子花粉变应原进行了初步的分离、鉴定和纯化,为临床椰子花粉变态反应疾病的诊断和治疗奠定了基础.     

重阳木花粉过敏原的分析、鉴定与纯化

 【摘要】 目的　对重阳木花粉变应原蛋白进行分析、鉴定与纯化。方法　提取这重阳木花粉的粗提液,通过十二烷基硫酸钠-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(SDS - PAGE)分离粗提液蛋白质组分并测定其分子量,收集过敏病人血清,采用免疫印迹(Western - blotting)法鉴定其变应原成分,通过离子交换层析对重阳木花粉变应原进行初步纯化和免疫印迹鉴定。结果　重阳木花粉有18条主要蛋白带,12 000Mr和14 000Mr为重阳木花粉特异性变应原;通过离子交换层析方法纯化出重阳木花粉分子量为12 000Mr和14 000Mr的变应原主要分布在II峰中。结论　对重阳木花粉变应原进行了初步的分离、鉴定和纯化,为临床重阳木花粉过敏疾病的诊断和治疗奠定了基础。     

Selective Suppression of Antibody Production with the Aid of Radiolabelled Birch Pollen Allergen

In accordance with the clonal selection theory we intended to prevent the development of artificially induced birch pollen allergy in rabbits with the aid of the radiolabelled' pollen allergen (75–1000 μCi¹²⁵ I-pollen/animal) intravenously administered prior to pollen sensitization. The birch pollen allergen, in accordance with Burnet's working hypothesis, reacts only with a genetically determining B cell subpopulation. The fixation of the radiolabelled birch pollen allergen to the receptors of the competent B cell clone causes the lesion of the latter. Compared with the control group, this group of rabbits showed an extensive suppression of anaphylactic reagin-like PCA-antibodies, and haemagglutinating antibodies in the blood as well as in nasal secretion. In addition, we tried to influence the already ongoing synthesis of the antibodies with the aid of a subsequent intravenously administered radiolabelled birch pollen allergen (750–1000 μCi¹²⁵ I-pollen/animal). An intensive suppression of the synthesis of antibodies could also be proved in this case. The simultaneous immunization of the control rabbits with birch pollen and egg albumin resulted in the production of antibodies against both antigens, as expected. The hot-labelled birch pollen antigen intravenously injected before or after immunization with egg albumin and birch pollen led selectively to suppression of anti-birch-pollen PCA antibodies. The synthesis of anti-egg albumin PCA antibodies was unaffected.     

Extraction and Degradation of Timothy Pollen Allergen during Simulated in vivo Conditions

Extraction and degradation of timothy pollen in saline has been compared with extraction in nasal secretion and gastric fluid. By measuring the absolute amount of one important allergenic substance by quantitative immunoelectrophoresis and the total allergenic activity by RAST as a function of time it was shown that the allergens were extracted extremely fast and that both the total allergenic activity and the concentration of one allergen readied maximum after about 20 min. Compared with saline, extraction under the simulated in vivo conditions gave a lower maximum level and a faster degradation of allergens.     

Isolation and Partial Characterization of the Allergen in Mountain Cedar Pollen

A biologically active fraction from a crude extract of mountain cedar pollen has been purified and partially chemically characterized. An ammonium bicarbonate extract of commercial defatted pollen was fractionated by G-100 Sephadex chromatography and the biologically active fraction was found to be homogeneous by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and N-terminal amino acid sequence analysis. The biologically active component is a 50,000 dalton protein whose N-terminal amino acid sequence is Asp—Asn—Pro—lle—Asp. These findings provide a further purified pollen allergen for immunologic studies and the first such purified allergen having clinical significance in a limited geographic region.     

BSA-ELISA初步检测短穗鱼尾葵花粉特异性IgE

目的对短穗鱼尾葵花粉粗浸液的主要变应原进行分析、鉴定。方法通过SDS-PAGE分析短穗鱼尾葵花粉蛋白质组份,采用Western blotting鉴定主要变应原,以短穗鱼尾葵花粉粗浸液包板,摸索出其包被浓度、血清稀释度和酶结合物浓度,采用BSA-ELISA法对短穗鱼尾葵花粉过敏患者血清进行初步检测,并与皮肤挑刺试验比较。结果短穗鱼尾葵花粉粗浸液SDS-PAGE显示有30余条蛋白条带,其中主要蛋白条带有10条,Western blotting显示5例短穗鱼尾葵花粉过敏患者的混合血清能与其中3条蛋白条带起反应,分子量分别是26000、14000和12000Mr。BSA-ELISA检测短穗鱼尾葵花粉特异性IgE,最适粗浸液稀释度为1：100,血清稀释倍数为1：5,生物素化抗体为1：1000,辣根过氧化物酶标记的链霉亲和素（strepavidin-HRP）为1：1000。在此条件下BSA-ELISA与浸液皮试比较,检出结果与皮试阳性患者血清符合率为90%,与皮试阴性患者符合率为80%,与健康人对照检测符合率为100%。结论本实验对短穗鱼尾葵花粉主要变应原进行了分离和鉴定,BSA-ELISA法测定结果与皮肤挑刺试验初步比较符合率较好。     

Epitope Analysis of Birch Pollen Allergen in Japanese Subjects

Birch pollen is a very common cause of nasal allergy (pollinosis) not only in Scandinavia, Europe, Canada, and the northern part of the United States but also in Hokkaido, Japan. We have previously reported a positive association between the HLA-DR9 phenotype and the development of birch pollen allergy in Japanese subjects. However, there is little information about T cell epitopes of birch pollen which are presented by HLA class II molecules other than HLA-DR9. Therefore, we analyzed the difference in T cell epitope usage in patients who had HLA-DR9 versus those who did not. Seven Japanese patients with birch pollinosis were studied. Some groups of peptides representing T cell epitopes (Betula verrucosa; Bet VI peptides, p7–33, p23–46, p138–160) appeared to be shared by the majority, while another peptide (Bet VI p72–95) was recognized predominantly by patients who expressed HLA-DR9 and/or HLA-DQ3 molecules. Moreover, seven T cell clones and eight T cell lines were generated from two patients who did not have HLA-DR9 or HLA-DQ3. Using some of these T cell clones/lines, we investigated the relationship between HLA class II molecules and antigenic peptides. One of these T cell clones recognized antigenic peptides in the context of the HLA-DQ1 molecule. To our knowledge, this is the first indication that the epitope on Bet VI can be presented by the HLA-DQ molecule.     

艾蒿、青蒿花粉变应原组分的研究

目的 对艾蒿、青蒿花粉变应原进行分离、鉴定。方法 采用不同的提取方式得到艾蒿、青蒿花粉的粗浸液，通过饱和(NH4)2SO4分级沉淀、聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(SDS-PAGE)分离蛋白质组分，并用凝胶成像系统测定各组分的相对分子质量(Mc)；采用Western-blotting鉴定2种花粉的主要及次要变应原。结果 艾蒿、青蒿花粉分别分离到二十和十多种蛋白质组分。其中艾蒿花粉的组分中有9种蛋白能与患者血清中蒿属花粉特异性IgE结合，Mr为62000、43000、38000的蛋白条带的结合率最高。青蒿花粉的组分中有11种蛋白能与患者血清中蒿属花粉特异性：[gE结合，肘。为43000、38000的蛋白条带结合率最高。结论 艾蒿花粉的主要变应原Mr分别为62000、43000和38000，青蒿花粉的主要变应原Mr分别为43000和38000；2种花粉变应原组分存在很大相似性，但也有各自特异的变应原组分。     

Allergen content of grass pollen preparations for skin prick testing and sublingual immunotherapy

Background:  The allergen content of diagnostics and immunotherapeutics is crucial for effective diagnosis and treatment. The aim of this study was to quantify and compare the allergen content of different grass pollen preparations for skin prick testing and sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT).
Methods:  Five skin prick test (SPT) solutions and 10 sublingual immunotherapeutics were analysed for protein and allergen concentration by Bradford assay, inhibition of IgE-binding to Phleum pratense ImmunoCAPs and content of the main allergen Phl p 5 by two-site enzyme immunoassay. In addition, the grass pollen preparations were compared by sodium dodecyl sulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and immunoblotting analyses.
Results:  Protein concentrations of SPT solutions ranged from 15 to 427 μg/ml, and Phl p 5 concentrations ranged from 0.15 to 18.3 μg/ml. The ranking of SPT solutions concerning Phl p 5 content and IgE inhibition capacity was the same, and the ranking of protein and allergen content was closely correlated ( r  = 0.9). Protein content of the maintenance doses of the immunotheurapeutics ranged from 5 to 153 μg, Phl p 5 content ranged from 0.2 to 21.6 μg. IgE inhibition capacity of the maintenance doses was closely correlated to their Phl p 5 and protein content. SDS-PAGE and immunoblots confirmed the differences in protein and allergen content.
Conclusions:  Grass pollen preparations for SPT and SLIT varied greatly concerning protein and allergen content. Whereas this result corresponds to previous analyses results of SPT solutions, it was the first comparison of grass pollen immunotherapeutics. For diagnosis and therapy, these differences should be taken into account.     

Methodological Aspects of Nasal Allergen Challenges Based on a Three-Year Tree Pollen Immunotherapy Study

During 3 years of immunotherapy with tree pollen extracts, 31 patients were provoked annually. Changes in nasal reactivity were followed by registration of expiratory nasal peak flow, number of sneezes, and amount of secretion. The reproducibility of the peak flow measurements was studied. The results from all three parameters were used to form a total nasal provocation score which, better than each parameter separately, could demonstrate the variation in sensitivity. Provocation with an allergen concentration of 1 HEP was the most effective means of showing changes in specific sensitivity of nasal mucosa.