巨细胞病毒感染后晚期mRNA表达与细胞病变相关性的研究

目的 研究巨细胞病毒(HCMV)感染后晚期mRNA的表达与致细胞病变作用(CPE)及感染细胞的超微结构变化。方法 用HCMV AD169株感染人胚肺成纤维细胞，通过半定量RT-PCR检测HCMV晚期mRNA的表达水平，同时动态观察CPE的改变，电镜观察细胞的超微结构变化。结果 HCMV晚期mRNA在感染后12h开始表达，随时间的延长水平逐渐升高；而CPE在48h后才出现，并逐渐加重。电镜下可见内质网早期囊腔扩张，晚期呈空泡变，线粒体肿胀，线粒体嵴数目减少，甚至缺失，感染晚期细胞核中有大量成熟待出壳的病毒核衣壳。结论 细胞超微结构变化与HCMV晚期mRNA表达密切相关，在病毒循环中起重要作用。晚期mRNA可作为观察治疗。HCMV活动性感染的临床疗效指标。     

Neuroradiology and clinical aspects of Usher syndrome

We describe the neurological evaluation and MRI analysis of 30 patients, belonging to 16 families with Usher syndrome (US) type I and type II (US1 and US2). In addition to the classic visual and audiological abnormalities seen in these patients, we observed abnormal gait in 88.9% of US1 and in 66.7% of US2 patients and abnormal coordination in 33.4% of US1, and in 58.3% of US2. Borderline mental retardation, depression or bipolar affective disorder were observed in 16.7% of US1 and 33.3% of US2 patients. MRI analysis showed cerebellar abnormalities in 50% of US 1 and 75% of US2 patients, but no clear correlation was observed between structural abnormalities and clinical findings. A pattern for the MRI classification of US patients is suggested.     

人巨细胞病毒UL150基因在临床低传代分离株中的多态性研究

目的 研究人巨细胞病毒(human cytomegalovirns,HCMV)UL150序列在临床低传代分离株中的多态性,探讨HCMV基因多态性与其感染引起不同临床症状之间的关系.方法 对29株经荧光定量PCR方法(Q-PCR)检测HCMV-DNA为阳性的临床低传代分离株进行HCMV UL150全序列PCR扩增,并对PCR扩增产物进行序列测定及分析.结果在29株临床低传代分离株中25株PCR扩增阳性.其中18株完成了测序.18株临床分离株HCMV UL150开放阅读框架(open reading frame,ORF)与HCMV Toledo株相应序列进行比较分析,显示18株低传代临床分离株的HCMV UL150 ORF均为1920bp,编码蛋白含有640个氨基酸,临床株的ORF及编码的氨基酸序列的长度均与Merlin株一致.结论 HCMV UL150基因在临床分离株中存在着高度的多态性,未发现其与HCMV感染不同临床症状间存在明显的关系.     

巨细胞病毒pp65抗原检测的新方法

目的传统的检测CMVpp65抗原的方法是间接免疫荧光,操作麻烦,步骤较多,整个实验需要6个多小时,而且只能定性。需要寻找一种简便的可以定量的方法来检测CMVpp65抗原阳性细胞。因此我们设计了流式的方法来检测CMVpp65抗原阳性细胞。方法我们用间接免疫荧光试剂盒中的一抗和购自invitrogen公司的二抗进行了流式标记移植病人外周血中的WBC,操作步骤明显简便了,只需不到2 h就可完成检测,而且可以定量检测CMVpp65抗原阳性细胞。同时我们用荧光定量PCR检测病人尿中的CMV基因的拷贝数。结果流式检测阳性率高的标本,用间接免疫荧光方法检测也为阳性,同时流式检测强阳性的病人尿用荧光定量PCR检测到CMV基因,表明病人处于CMV病毒血症。结论我们用间接免疫荧光试剂盒中的一抗和购自invitrogen公司的二抗进行流式标记,成功检测了移植病人的CMVpp65抗原阳性细胞的百分比,新方法可以定量,与荧光定量PCR方法检测病人尿中的CMV基因的结果符合率较高,可以推广应用。     

巨细胞病毒感染对人胚肺成纤维细胞增殖及凋亡的影响

目的探讨人巨细胞病毒（human cytomegalovirus,HCMV）感染对宿主细胞增殖及凋亡的影响。方法用HCMV AD169感染人胚肺成纤维细胞（human embryonic lung fibroblast cells,HEL）,倒置显微镜观察不同感染时间细胞病变,采用MTT法检测HCMV感染对HEL细胞增殖的抑制作用,同时采用流式细胞术检测HCMV感染细胞对照组细胞凋亡指数。结果在HCMV感染48h内,细胞增殖及凋亡指数与细胞对照组无明显差异。自HCMV感染72h后,细胞增殖明显受抑制,凋亡指数明显增高,细胞病变逐渐加重。结论在HCMV感染早期,对宿主细胞的增殖及凋亡影响不明显,在感染后期,HCMV通过抑制宿主细胞增殖,加重细胞病变,促进感染细胞的凋亡而发挥致病作用。     

Strong and sustained effector function of memory‐ versus naïve‐derived T cells upon T‐cell receptor RNA transfer: Implications for cellular therapy

Current protocols used to select CMV‐specific T cells for adoptive immunotherapy focus on virus‐specific memory T cells from seropositive donors. However, this strategy is not feasible in patients undergoing allogeneic haematopoietic stem‐cell transplantation (HSCT) from CMV‐seronegative donors. Here, we redirected T cells of CMV‐seronegative donors with a human genetically engineered TCR recognizing an HLA‐A*0201‐binding peptide epitope of CMVpp65. To facilitate clinical translation of this approach, we used a non‐viral expression system based on in vitro transcribed RNA and electroporation. Although memory and naïve‐derived T‐cell subsets were both efficiently transfected by TCR‐RNA, memory‐derived T cells showed much stronger levels of HLA‐A*0201‐restricted cytolytic activity to CMV‐infected fibroblasts and maintained acquired function for 5–10 days. In addition to redirection of CD8⁺ cytotoxic T cells, TCR‐RNA transfection was capable of redirecting CD4⁺ T cells into potent Ag‐specific Th cells that efficiently triggered maturation of DCs. Our data suggest that memory rather than naïve‐derived T cells are the preferred subset for transient TCR expression by RNA electroporation, providing more efficient and sustained virus‐specific CD4⁺ and CD8⁺ T‐cell function. CMV TCR‐RNA may represent a suitable therapeutic ‘off‐the‐shelf’ reagent to be used in severe CMV infections of HSCT patients when endogenous CMV‐specific T‐cell immunity is insufficient.     

Nuclear body formation and PML body remodeling by the human cytomegalovirus protein UL35

The human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) UL35 gene encodes two proteins, UL35 and UL35a. Expression of UL35 in transfected cells results in the formation of UL35 nuclear bodies that associate with promyelocytic leukemia (PML) protein. PML forms the basis for PML nuclear bodies that are important for suppressing viral lytic gene expression. Given the important relationship between PML and viral infection, we have further investigated the association of UL35 with PML bodies. We demonstrate that UL35 bodies form independently of PML and subsequently recruit PML, Sp100 and Daxx. In contrast, UL35a did not form bodies; however, it could bind UL35 and inhibit the formation of UL35 bodies. The HCMV tegument protein pp71 promoted the formation of UL35 bodies and the cytoplasmic localization of UL35a. Similarly, UL35a shifted pp71 to the cytoplasm. These results indicate that the interplay between UL35, UL35a and pp71 affects their subcellular localization and likely their functions throughout infection.     

新生儿TORCH感染的血清学检测与临床分析

目的 对新生儿进行TORCH感染的血清学检查及临床表现分析。方法 用ELASA法检测血清中TORCH(弓形体、风疹病毒、巨细胞病毒、单纯疱疹病毒)IgM。结果 2000年1月至2003年1月本院新生儿重症监护室(NICU)共收治新生儿l554例，其中48例为TORCH感染，巨细胞病毒感染率最高占52．1％；风疹病毒感染占33．3％；单纯疱疹病毒感染占14．6％。未发现弓形体抗体阳性的患儿。结论 新生儿TORCH感染可造成多器官损伤，主要为听力异常、高胆红素血症和肝功能异常、神经系统损伤、心肌损伤、血小板减少、先天性心脏病。计划免疫、母亲孕期筛查、新生儿早期筛查、干预治疗非常重要。