商陆抗病毒蛋白不同结构域的抗乙型肝炎病毒活性

目的 比较全长和不同片段缺失型商陆抗病毒蛋白(PAP)基因真核表达质粒体外抗HBV作用及其细胞毒性作用.方法 将全长和不同片段缺失型PAP基因真核表达质粒用脂质体转染HepG2.2.15细胞,收获生长良好的HepG2.2.15细胞,转染前1 d,接种于24孔培养细胞板,培养20 h后,待细胞密度达到40%～50%时进行转染.细胞随机分为4组:pXF3H组,转染空质粒pXF3H作为对照;pXF3H-PAP_(12)组,转染全长PAP的真核表达质粒pXF3H-PAP_(12);pXF3H-PAP_(14)组,转染C端缺失25个氨基酸的PAP的真核表达质粒pXF3H-PAP_(14);pXF3H-PAP3_(34)组,转染既缺失N端69个氨基酸又缺失C端25个氨基酸的PAP的真核表达质粒pXF3H-PAP_(34).转染的质粒剂量为每孔1.0μg,终浓度为2.0μg/ml,质粒DNA(μg)和脂质体(μl)的比例为1:2.5,转染72 h后收集细胞及培养上清液.酶联免疫吸附法检测培养上清液HBsAg和HBeAg,荧光定量PCR检测HBV DNA水平,四甲基偶氮唑盐比色法检测各质粒对转染细胞的毒性作用.应用SPSS12.0软件包处理数据,两样本均数的比较采用t检验,率的比较采用χ~2检验.结果 对HBsAg、HBeAg、HBVDNA的抑制率,pXF3H-PAP_(14)组分别为56.3%、75.8%和61.7%,pXF3H-PAP_(12)组分别为61.4%、84.2%和63.2%,两组间差异无统计学意义.但pXF3H-PAP_(14)组细胞毒性 (抑制率为10.2%)明显低于pXF3H-PAP_(12)组(抑制率为27.1%),χ~2=7.7,P<0.01.pXF3H-PAP_(34)组无细胞毒性,但其抗HBV作用也丧失,对HBsAg、HBeAg、HBV DNA的抑制率分别为7.8%、11.0%、20.5%.结论 PAP的C端25个氨基酸与细胞毒性相关,与抗HBV活性无关;PAP的N端69个氨基酸与抗HBV活性相关.     

HBx-GFP DN突变子长期稳定表达抑制2.2.15细胞乙型肝炎病毒基因的表达

目的　探索和寻找更有效的乙型肝炎治疗新的靶点和新的治疗方法 ,研究其抗病毒基因表达作用。方法　运用基因工程技术 ,建立了HBx GFP及其作对照的表达野生X蛋白、绿色荧光蛋白 (GFP)的长期稳定表达细胞克隆 ,Northernblot检测细胞内的乙型肝炎病毒相关基因RNA转录 ,应用RIA检测细胞上清液中HBsAg和HBeAg表达 ,观察对乙型肝炎病毒基因表达的影响。 结果所构建的X GFP突变子 ,Xwt,GFP质粒均能在 2 .2 .15细胞株中稳定高效表达并使细胞上清液中HBsAgHBeAg表达水平分别较 2 .2 .15组的 ( 10 1± 5.5)ng/ml、 ( 12 1± 8.6)ng/ml显著降低为平均( 7.6± 11.5)ng/ml、 ( 3 5± 3 .5)ng/ml (P <0 .0 1) ,细胞内的病毒 3 .5kb ,2 .1kb及 2 .4kb的RNA与各对照组比较均有显著降低 ,以 2 .1kb及 2 .4kb的mRNA下降最为显著。结论　乙型肝炎X基因DN突变子X GFP能显著抑制乙型肝炎病毒基因转录和S ,C基因的表达。提示 ,X基因亦是乙型肝炎治疗的一个靶基因     

青蒿琥酯对乙型肝炎病毒复制及肝癌细胞株HepG2.2.15凋亡的影响

目的 探讨青蒿琥酯在体外对乙型肝炎病毒复制及肝癌细胞株HepG2.2.15凋亡的影响.方法 将不同浓度青蒿琥酯作用于转染乙型肝炎病毒全基因组DNA的肝癌细胞株HepG2.2.15,收集48 h上清,采用酶联免疫吸附实验检测上清中乙型肝炎病毒表面抗原(HBsAg)和e抗原(HBeAg),采用荧光定量PCR法检测HBV-DNA,流式细胞术检测细胞凋亡.结果 青蒿琥酯对HBV复制具有抑制作用,随着浓度增加,对HBsAg和HBeAg的抑制率逐渐上升,细胞内HBV-DNA 复制水平下降;青蒿琥酯可诱导肝癌细胞早期凋亡及导致细胞死亡,随浓度增加,HepG2.2.15细胞早期凋亡率及死亡率均增加.结论 青蒿琥酯对HepG2.2.15细胞HBsAg和HBeAg的分泌及HBV-DNA复制具有抑制作用,并具有诱导HepG2.2.15细胞凋亡的作用.     

反义锁核酸与拉米夫定在HepG2.2.15细胞中抗HBV作用的比较

目的:应用反义锁核酸与拉米夫定作用HepG2.2.15细胞,对他们抗乙型肝炎病毒(hepatitis B virus,HBV)效果进行比较.方法:设计针对HBV翻译起始区S基因mRNA的反义寡核苷酸,并进行锁核酸修饰,以阳离子脂质体介导反义锁核酸转染HepG2.2.15细胞;拉米夫定组直接作用HepG2.2.15细胞;分别于用药后第2、4、6、8、10天收集细胞培养上清液.用ELISA法和FQ-PCR法检测收集上清液HBsAg、HBeAg和HBVDNA的含量.MTT法分别检测反义锁核酸与拉米夫定对细胞存活率的影响.结果:拉米夫定对HBVDNA具有明显抑制作用,最高可达46.52%,但对HBsAg、HBeAg影响较小;反义锁核酸对HBsAg、HBeAg及HBVDNA均有较强抑制作用,对HBsAg、HBeAg和HBVDNA的最高抑制率分别达67.69%、59.71%和62.96%(P<0.05),且抑制随时间呈增高趋势.反义锁核酸与拉米夫定对细胞代谢均无明显影响.结论:反义锁核酸抗HBV作用机制与拉米夫定不同,反义锁核酸抗HBV作用明显优于拉米夫定.     

靶向S区和C区基因的M1GS RNA核酶共同抑制HBV的表达

目的:研究靶向HBVS区和C区基因的M1GSRNA核酶共同作用对HBV基因表达的影响.方法:选择HBVayw亚型S区基因294nt和C区基因2333nt为切割位点,以含有编码M1RNA的DNA序列的质粒pTK117为模板,通过PCR扩增得到M1GSRNA核酶的DNA模板,并将其克隆至真核表达载体pEGFP-C1得到重组质粒pEGFP-GSS和pEGFP-GSC.将2个重组质粒共转染HepG2.2.15细胞,转染后ELISA法测细胞培养液中的HBsAg和HBeAg,RT-PCR检测HBVmRNA.结果:成功构建了分别靶向HBVS区基因和C区基因的真核表达载体.共转染HepG2.2.15细胞后,HBsAg和HBeAg的表达分别被抑制了33.2%和39.1%,HBVCmRNA和SmRNA分别被抑制了32.5%和29.7%,而HepG2.2.15细胞的增殖无明显变化.结论:靶向HBVS区和C区基因的M1GSRNA核酶共同作用可特异性抑制HBVS区和C区基因的表达.     

Mycophenolic acid, an immunosuppressive agent, inhibits HBV replication in vitro

Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), the morpholinoethyl ester of mycophenolic acid (MPA), is currently used as an immunosuppressive agent in kidney transplant recipients. After oral administration, MMF is hydrolysed to MPA, the active compound, which is a potent inhibitor of inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMP-DH). Inhibition of this enzyme results in a depletion of the intracellular GTP and dGTP pools. MPA has been shown to inhibit the replication of a number of viruses, including arena viruses (Junin and Tacaribe), yellow fever virus, reovirus-1, parainfluenza-3 virus, Coxsackie B4 virus, Epstein-Barr virus and human immunodeficiency virus. To examine whether MPA also has an inhibitory effect on HBV replication, experiments were performed using cultures of primary human hepatocytes and HBV-transfected, HepG2 2.2.15 cells. After in vitro infection with HBV in human hepatocytes, HBV covalently-closed-circular (ccc) DNA and HBV mRNAs were detectable in the cells during the 10 days following infection. HBV DNA and hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) were also secreted into the culture medium. In the presence of 10 microg ml-1 MPA (the therapeutic serum level of MPA as an immunosuppressive agent) in culture medium, HBV ccc DNA and HBV mRNAs became undetectable 5 days after treatment was started. The secretion of HBV DNA and HBsAg into the medium was also markedly reduced. No cytotoxic effect of the drug was noted during the experiments. The effect of MPA on HBV replication was abolished by the presence of guanosine (50 microg ml-1). In HepG2 2.2.15 cells (which contain an integrated tandem dimer of the HBV genome), MPA treatment had no significant inhibitory effect on the secretion of HBV DNA and HBsAg into the culture medium. HBV ccc DNA and HBV mRNAs in HepG2 2.2.15 cells were also not affected. The observed effect of MPA on HBV replication in primary human hepatocyte cultures may involve only episomal replication and may have clinical implications, especially before integration of HBV DNA into the host genome.     

Anti-HBV activity of TRL mediated by recombinant adenovirus

AIM: To investigate the inhibitive effect of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-TRL on HBV replication. METHODS: Based on previously constructed pcDNA3.1 (-)/TRL, TR, TRmut, HBV core protein (HBVc) and hEDN, interest gene sequences TRL, TR, HBVc and hEDN were inserted into adenovirus shuttle plasmid pDC316 respectively and co-transfected HEK293 cells with rescue plasmid pBHGIox(delta)El,3Cre to acquire RAd/TRL, TR, HBVc and hEDN. And then RAds were identified, amplified and the titers in HEK293 cells were determined. RAd/TRL and TR were named as the experimental groups, and others were control ones. After HepG2.2.15 cells were infected, RAd/TRL expression was identified by indirect immunofluorescence staining. Supernatant HBV-DNA content was determined by fluorescent quantification PCR. Meanwhile, metabolism of HepG2.2.15 cells was evaluated by MTT colorimetry. RESULTS: RAd vectors with distinct interest gene sequence were successfully constructed. Effective expression of RAd/TRL in HepG2.2.15 cells resulted in a significant decrease of supernatant HBV-DNA content compared to RAd/TR (0.63±0.14 vs1.60±0.47, P= 0.0266, <0.05) and other control groups (0.63±0.14 vs8.50±2.78,8.25±2.26, 8.25±2.29, 8.50±1.51, 8.57±1.63, P<0.01). MTT assay suggested that there were no significant differences in cell metabolic activity between groups (P>0.05). CONCLUSION: The construction and expression of RAd/TRL has been achieved and it could inhibit HBV replication successfully, which has laid the foundation for further research on anti-HBV activity in vivo.     

HBV preS1反基因锁核酸的设计及体外对病毒复制的抑制

目的:探讨针对乙型肝炎病毒(hepatitis Bvirus,HBV)preS1 dsDNA同聚嘌呤区设计反基因锁核酸分子,并观察其在HepG2 2.2.15细胞内抑制病毒复制的效果.方法:针对HBVpreS1 dsDNA的2941-2962 nt、3 015-3 036 nt和3 089-3 110 nt三个同聚嘌呤区,利用RNA structure软件分别设计合成锁核酸、硫代寡核苷酸、未修饰寡核苷酸及无关对照序列,以阳离子脂质体介导转染HepG22.2.15细胞,采用荧光定量聚合酶链反应技术(FQ-PCR)和时间分辨免疫荧光技术(TRFIA)分别监测1、3、5和7 d细胞培养上清液中HBV DNA和HBsAg的含量;四甲基偶氮唑蓝(MTT)法检测锁核酸对细胞代谢的影响.结果:反基因锁核酸对细胞内的HBV DNA复制与HBsAg表达有明显的抑制作用,且抑制率随时间呈增高趋势,7 d后抑制率分别为64.32%和67.51%.各实验组与对照组比较差异均具有统计学意义(均P<0.05),而封闭2 941-2 962 nt同聚嘌呤靶区的LNA抑制作用最强,且最适序列长度为20-30 bp.LNA对细胞代谢无明显影响.结论:针对preS1 dsDNA同聚嘌呤区的反基因锁核酸分子,体外能有效抑制HBV的复制,以封闭2 941-2 962 nt靶位效果最强,且合适序列长度为20-30 bp.     

Inhibition of hepatitis B virus replication by pokeweed antiviral protein in vitro

AIM： To explore the inhibitory effects of pokeweed antiviral protein seed （PAP-S） and PAP encoded by a eukaryotic expression plasmid on hepatitis B virus （HBV） replication in vitro. METHODS： HepG2 2.2.15 cells in cultured medium were treated with different concentrations of PAP-S. HBsAg, HBeAg and HBV DNA in supernatants were determined by ELISA and fluorescent quantitative PCR respectively. MTT method was used to assay for cytotoxicity. HepG2 were cotransfected with various amounts of PAP encoded by a eukaryotic expression plasmid and replication competent wild-type HBV 1.3 fold overlength plasmid. On d 3 after transfection, HBsAg and HBeAg were determined by using ELISA. Levels of HBV core-associated DNA and RNA were detected by using Southern and Northern blot, respectively. RESULTS： The inhibitory effects of PAP-S on HBsAg, HBeAg and HBV DNA were gradually enhanced with the increase of PAP concentration. When the concentration of PAP-S was 10 μg/mL, the inhibition rates of HBsAg, HBeAg and HBV DNA were 20.9%, 30.2% and 50%, respectively. After transfection of 1.0 μg and 2.0 μg plasmid pXF3H-PAP, the levels of HBV nucleocapside- associated DNA were reduced by 38.0% and 74.0% respectively, the levels of HBsAg in the media by 76.8% and 99.7% respectively, and the levels of HBeAg by 72.7% and 99.3% respectively as compared with controls. Transfection with 2 μg plasmid pXF3H-PAP reduced the levels of HBV nucleocapside-associated RNA by 69.0%.CONCLUSION： Both PAP-S and PAP encoded by a eukaryotic expression plasmid could effectively inhibit HBV replication and antigen expression in vitro, and the inhibitory effects were dose-dependent.     

PTD-HBcAg融合蛋白诱导特异性CTL在HepG2.2.15细胞抑制HBV复制的研究

目的探讨PTD-HBcAg融合蛋白诱导小鼠体内特异性CTL并抑制HepG2.2.15细胞HBV复制的作用。方法 PTD-HBcAg、HBcAg和阴性对照分别与等体积的弗氏佐剂乳化后皮下免疫小鼠;第14d,分离脾淋巴细胞并分别用PTD-HBcAg、HBcAg、PTD和PBS加强刺激后收集上清,检测细胞因子IFN-γ、IL-12、IL-4和IL-10;刺激后的淋巴细胞作为效应细胞与HepG2.2.15细胞共培养,检测,效应细胞对HBsAg、HBVDNA的抑制作用及对HepG2.2.15细胞、HepG2细胞的杀伤效果。结果 PTD-HBcAg组分泌的IFN-γ、IL-12、IL-4和IL-10与HBcAg组和阴性对照组比较差异有统计学意义(P0.05);PTD-HBcAg融合蛋白组较HBcAg组和阴性对照组有更明显的病毒抑制作用(P0.05);PTD-HBcAg组对HepG2.2.15细胞的杀伤率明显高于HBcAg组和阴性对照组(P0.05)。结论 PTD-HBcAg可诱导HBV特异性CTL,能有效抑制HepG2.2.15细胞HBV的复制。     

Efficacies of β-L-D4A against Hepatitis B virus in 2.2.15 cells

AIM： To investigate the antiviral effect of beta-L- enantiomer of 2;3＇-didehydro-2＇,3″-dideoxyadenosine （13-L-D4A） on 2.2.15 cells transfected with the hepatitis B virus （HBV） genome.
METHODS： Lamivudine （3TC） as a positive control. Then, HBV DNA in treated 2.2.15 cells and the Hepatitis B surface antigen （HBsAg） in the culture supernatants were detected to determine the inhibitory effect of β-L- D4A. At the same time, 3-（4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl）-2,5- diphenyltetrazolium bromide （MTT） was used to detect the survival ratio of 2.2.15 cells.
RESULTS： β-L-D4A has a dose-dependent inhibitory effect on HBV DNA replication; this effect was apparent when the concentration was above 1 mol/L. When β-L- D4A was at the highest concentration, 100 mol/L, the HBsAg inhibition ratio was above 50%. The Therapeutic index （TI） of β-L-D4A was above 2.1.
CONCLUSION： β-L-D4A has a dose-dependent inhibitory effect on the replication of HBV DNA and the secretion of HBsAg at low toxicity,     

RNA干扰技术用于抗乙型肝炎病毒的实验研究

目的 构建针对乙型肝炎病毒表面抗原(HBsAg)和核心抗原的小干扰RNA(siRNA)表达载体pSuper-C，观察其对HepG2 2．2．15细胞(简称2、2．15细胞)中HBV DNA转录和翻译相应蛋白的影响。方法 根据RNA干扰(RNAi)作用原理设计针对HBV核心区的相应序列，再将其克隆入含聚合酶ⅢH1-RNA启动子的真核表达载体pSuper，将此重组质粒以电转染法转入2．2．15细胞中，用酶联免疫吸附法(Abbott试剂)检测培养上清液中HBsAg和e抗原(HBeAg)的表达。结果 经酶切鉴定、电泳和测序分析证明，成功构建了含作用序列的重组质粒pSuper-C；但以电穿孔法转染 2．2．15细胞后末能发现其对2．2．15细胞培养上清液中的HBsAg和HBeAg的表达有影响。结论 RNAi在2．2．15细胞中的作用还需进一步的实验来证实。     

Inhibition of hepatitis B virus gene expression and replication by artificial microRNA

AIM： To investigate the inhibitory effects of hepatitis B virus （HBV） replication and expression by transfecting artificial microRNA （amiRNA） into HepG2.2.15 cells. METHODS： Three amiRNA-HBV plasmids were constructed and transfected into HepG2.2.15 cells. HBV antigen secretion was detected in the cells with transient and stable transfection by time-resolved fluoroimmunoassays （TRFIA）. HBV DNA replication was examined by ？ uorescence quantitative PCR, and the level of HBV S mRNA was measured by semi- quantitative RT-PCR. RESULTS： The efficiency of transient transfection of the vectors into 2.2.15 cells was 55%-60%. All the vectors had significant inhibition effects on HBsAg and HBeAg at 72 h and 96 h after transfection （P 〈 0.01 for all）. The secretion of HBsAg and HBeAg into the supernatant was inhibited by 49.8% ± 4.7% and 39.9% ± 6.7%, respectively, at 72 h in amiRNA- HBV-S608 plasmid transfection group. The copy of HBV DNA within culture supernatant was also significantly decreased at 72 h and 96 h after transfection （P 〈0.01 for all）. In the cells with stable transfection, the secretion of HBsAg and HBeAg into the supernatant was significantly inhibited in all three transfection groups （P 〈 0.01 for all, vs negative control）. The copies of HBV DNA were inhibited by 33.4% ± 3.0%, 60.8% ± 2.3% and 70.1% ± 3.3%, respectively. CONCLUSION： In HepG2.2.15 cells, HBV replication and expression could be inhibited by artif icial microRNA targeting the HBV S coding region. Vector-based artificial microRNA could be a promising therapeutic approach for chronic HBV infection.     

黄芩甙对HBsAg和HBeAg的体外抑制作用

目的：观察黄芩甙(Baicalin,Bai)对2．2．15细胞分泌HBsAg和HBeAg的影响，探讨黄芩甙的体外抗HBV作用。方法：通过四甲基偶氮唑盐(MTT)法观察黄芩甙对2．2．15细胞的影响，采用ELlSA法检测分析黄芩甙对2．2．15细胞分泌m6Ag、HBeAg的抑制作用。结果：黄芩甙在2．2．15细胞上半数毒性浓度大于15mg／ml，在该浓度下对HBsAg、HBeAg的抑制率分别达100％、88％以上，在黄芩甙浓度为0．94～15mg／ml时，对2．2．15细胞分泌HBsAg、HBeAg的抑制率高于70％，治疗指数分别为65．22和21．74。结论：黄芩甙有显著的体外抑制HBV作用，属低毒有效药物，具有潜在的抗HBV开发前景。     

复方六月雪体外抗HBV的实验研究

目的观察复方六月雪(CLYX)体外抗乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)的作用。方法在最大无毒浓度(TC0)基础上观察不同浓度药物作用于HepG2.2.15细胞,分别在第4天和8天收集细胞培养上清液,采用实时荧光定量PCR法检测上清液HBV DNA的含量,采用ELISA法测定上清液HBsAg和HBeAg的滴度。结果无毒浓度的复方六月雪在HepG2.2.15细胞培养中可有效地抑制细胞HBV DNA的复制及HBsAg和HBeAg的分泌。结论CLYX在体外有显著的抗HBV的作用。     

三螺旋形成寡核苷酸抑制乙型肝炎病毒复制及抗原合成的实验研究

目的 探讨三螺旋形成寡核苷酸抗乙型肝炎病毒（ＨＢＶ）作用。方法 针对ＨＢＶ核心启动子ＳＰ１位点,合成２１ｍｅｒ硫代磷酸三螺旋形成寡核苷酸及２１ｍｅｒ无关对照寡核苷酸。采用ＬＥＩＳＡ,斑点杂交法分别检测了经寡核苷酸处理的ＨｅｐＧ２．２．１５细胞及空白对照组细胞培养上清ＨＢｓＡｇ,ＨＢｅＡｇ及ＨＢＶ ＤＮＡ水平。结果 ＴＦＯ２１组２．２．１５细胞ＨＢｓＡｇ及ＨＢＶ ＤＮＡ分泌量明显低于空白对照组。ＴＦ     

Knockdown of HBV surface antigen gene expression by a lentiviral microRNA‐based system inhibits HBV replication and HCC growth

Summary. Current options for the treatment of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections, a common liver cancer risk factor, are limited. While RNA interference (RNAi) technologies have been shown to inhibit HBV replication, the consequent effects on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell growth are not fully understood. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of RNAi‐mediated decrease in the HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) gene on HBV replication and HCC growth. A lentiviral microRNA‐based system expressing siRNAs targeting the HBsAg gene (LVshHBS) was developed and transfected into HepG2.2.15 cells (HBV stably expressing line). We found that LVshHBS significantly inhibited the HBsAg mRNA and protein levels in the HepG2.2.15 cells, while HBsAg secretion into the culture supernatant decreased by 70%. BALB/c (nu/nu) mice were injected with HepG2.2.15 cells transduced with LVshHBS or control vectors to investigate the effect of inhibiting the HBsAg on the development of tumour growth in a human HCC nude mice model. Compared with the control, the tumour growth in nude mice was significantly decreased after injection with LVshHBS. Microarray analysis of tumour‐related genes in LVshHBS‐transduced HepG2.2.15 cells showed that the expressions of genes involved in cell cycle, differentiation and oncogenesis such as ACP2, BHLHB2, CLK3, CTSC, FOS, NR1D1, PIM1 and SEPT6 genes were downregulated, while that of the E2F3 gene was upregulated. In conclusion, lentiviral microRNA‐based RNAi against the HBsAg gene not only inhibits HBV replication but also inhibits the growth of HCC. Downregulation of growth‐related genes is implicated in this mechanism of inhibition.     

Reversal of hepatitis B virus-induced immune tolerance by an immunostimulatory 3p-HBx-siRNAs in a retinoic acid inducible gene I-dependent manner

It is extensively accepted that hepatitis B virus (HBV) escapes from innate immunity by inhibiting type I interferon (IFN) production, but efficient intervention to reverse the immune tolerance is still not achieved. Here, we report that 5'-end triphosphate hepatitis B virus X gene (HBx)-RNAs (3p-HBx-short interfering [si]RNAs) exerted significantly stronger inhibitory effects on HBV replication than regular HBx-siRNAs in stably HBV-expressing hepatoplastoma HepG2.2.15 cells through extremely higher expression of type I IFNs, IFN-induced genes and proinflammatory cytokines, and retinoic acid inducible gene I (RIG-I) activation. Also, 3p-HBx-siRNA were more efficient to stimulate type I IFN response than HBx sequence-unrelated 3p-scramble-siRNA in HepG2.2.15 cells, indicating that a stronger immune-stimulating effect may partly result from the reversal of immune tolerance through decreasing HBV load. In RIG-I-overexpressed HepG2.2.15 cells, 3p-HBx-siRNAs exerted stronger inhibitory effects on HBV replication with greater production of type I IFNs; on the contrary, in RIG-I-silenced HepG2.2.15 cells or after blockade of IFN receptor by monoclonal antibody, inhibitory effect of 3p-HBx-siRNAs on HBV replication was largely attenuated, indicating that immunostimulatory function of 3p-HBx-siRNAs was RIG-I and type I IFN dependent. Moreover, in HBV-carrier mice, 3p-HBx-siRNA more strongly inhibited HBV replication and promoted IFN production than HBx-siRNA in primary HBV(+) hepatocytes and, therefore, significantly decreased serum hepatitis B surface antigen and increased serum IFN-β. CONCLUSION: 3p-HBx-siRNAs may not only directly inhibit HBV replication, but also stimulate innate immunity against HBV, which are both beneficial for the inversion of HBV-induced immune tolerance.     

pRevX-GFP DN突变体抑制HepG2 2.2.15细胞乙型肝炎病毒复制的实验研究

目的 建立pRev X-GFP及其作对照的表达野生X蛋白、绿色荧光蛋白的长期稳定表达细胞克隆，进一步研究以乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)X基因作为治疗靶，运用DN突变体技术，进行抗HBV的稳定表达对抗HBV复制的作用。方法 运用基因工程技术，分别以逆转录病毒载体pRev TRE为载体，构建表达野生型HBV X蛋白，GFP蛋白和X与GFP融合的X-GFP融合蛋白的质粒，并分别导入乙型肝炎的转基因细胞株HepG2 2．2．15细胞(简称2．2．15细胞)中，并通过长期的潮霉素抗性选择，获得能稳定表达DN蛋白的2．2．15细胞克隆。应用dot blot检测细胞上清液及细胞中HBV DNA，Southern blot检测细胞内HBV复制中间体，以观察其表达对HBV病毒复制的影响。结果 所构建的pRev X-GFP突变体、pRev Xwt、pRev GFP质粒均能在2．2．15细胞株中稳定高效表达。PRev X-GFP高效表达后，能有效地抑制或阻断细胞内HBV核酸合成及其分泌入细胞上清液。定量聚合酶链反应结果显示，pRev X-GFP组的平均每毫升HBV DNA浓度较2．2．15细胞组分别下降1．0～1．81g值，对细胞内外dot blot结果进行图像分析，其灰度值仪为对照2．2．15细胞组的7．9％，Southern blot分析则发现，X基因DN突变体对HBV复制中间体rcDNA、ssDNA及dsDNA的形成有全面抑制作用。结论 pRev X-GFP DN突变体具有显著抑制HBV复制作用。初步证实X基因是HBV治疗的一个新靶点。针对X基因的治疗，有望为HBV治疗提供一些新的思路。