鸡贫血病病毒套式PCR检测方法的建立及应用

鸡贫血病病毒不仅引起鸡的传染性贫血 ,而且也是引起鸡免疫抑制病的主要病原。本研究首次在国内建立了鸡贫血病病毒的套式PCR检测方法。试验证明此方法具有高度的特异性和敏感性 ,以鸡马立克氏病毒、鸡网状内皮组织增生病毒、鸡传染性法氏囊病毒、正常MDCC_MSB1细胞DNA作为模板扩增时均未出现可见带 ,在检测鸡的各种组织病料时均未出现假阳性结果 ,该法比一次性PCR的敏感性高约 1 0 0 0倍 ,能检测到约一个拷贝的鸡贫血病病毒DNA ,而一次性PCR只能检测到3.6× 1 0 3 个拷贝。此方法已成功地应用于临床试验。对于鸡贫血病毒的许多鸡胚分离物和细胞分离物 ,一次性PCR不能扩增出可见电泳条带 ,而套式PCR都能扩增出特异的DNA片段 ,从而说明 ,套式PCR的敏感性大大高于一次性PCR ,可消除一次性PCR产生的假阴性结果     

Polymerase chain reaction amplification for direct detection of chicken anemia virus DNA in tissues and sera.

Direct detection of chicken anemia virus (CAV) DNA in tissues and sera was investigated by a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay. Using a pair of primers constructed to amplify the coding sequence of the CAV DNA genome, the PCR assay was shown to be extremely sensitive, being able to detect 1 fg of CAV replicative form DNA. The oligonucleotide primers used for the PCR yielded 583 base-pair (bp) amplified product, which was sized by ethidium bromide-agarose gel electrophoresis. Tissue samples from seven cases of suspected chicken infectious anemia were obtained for CAV isolation. DNA extracted from the homogenized suspension of pooled tissues of each case was analyzed by the PCR assay. Results showed that five of the seven cases were positive for CAV DNA by PCR, whereas CAV was isolated from four cases only. The PCR assay also detected CAV DNA in two of 37 serum samples from disease-free chickens. The specificity of PCR was confirmed by chemiluminescence dot-blot analysis of the amplified products.     

PCR、斑点杂交及间接免疫荧光试验对鸡传染性贫血病临床诊断的应用比较

应用能特异性扩增出鸡传染性贫血病毒（ Ｃ Ａ Ｖ） ０５８ ｋｂ Ｄ Ｎ Ａ 的已知引物，对江苏某地区疑为 Ｃ Ａ Ｖ感染的 １５～３０ 日龄病鸡的肝 Ｄ Ｎ Ａ 样品进行了 Ｐ Ｃ Ｒ 扩增。结果，在被检的 ２０ 份样品中，有 ６ 份为 Ｐ Ｃ Ｒ 阳性，阳性率 ３０％ 。利用地高辛标记的 ０８５ ｋ ｂ 的 Ｃ Ａ Ｖ 核酸探针对相同样品进行斑点杂交，结果与 Ｐ Ｃ Ｒ 扩增相同。对应的病鸡血清经间接免疫荧光试验（ Ｉ Ｉ Ｆ Ａ）发现，有 ７ 份为 Ｃ Ａ Ｖ 抗体阳性，与 Ｐ Ｃ Ｒ 扩增结果的符合率为 ７７％ 。初步结果表明，江苏某地区存在 Ｃ Ａ Ｖ 感染， Ｉ Ｉ Ｆ Ａ 与 Ｐ Ｃ Ｒ 的结果有差异     

Studies on the pathogenesis of chicken infectious anaemia virus infection in six-week-old SPF chickens

The pathogenesis of chicken infectious anaemia virus (CAV) infection was studied in 6-week-old and one-day-old SPF chickens inoculated intramuscularly with graded doses of Cux-1 strain (10(6)-10(2) TCID50/chicken). Viraemia, virus shedding, development of virus neutralizing (VN) antibodies and CAV distribution in the thymus were studied by virus isolation, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), immunocytochemistry (IP) and in situ hybridization until postinfection day (PID) 28. In 6-week-old chickens infected with high doses of CAV, viraemia and VN antibodies could be detected 4 PID and onward without virus shedding or contact transmission to sentinel birds. However, virus shedding and contact transmission were demonstrated in one-day-old infected chickens. In the 6-week-old groups infected with lower doses, VN antibodies developed by PID 14, transient viraemia and virus shedding were detected. The thymus cortex of all 1-day-old inoculated chickens stained with VP3-specific mAb. Cells with positive in situ hybridization signal were fewer and scattered throughout the thymus tissue of the one-day-old inoculated chickens as compared to IP-positive cells. These results suggest that early immune response induced by high doses of CAV in 6-week-old chickens curtails viral replication and prevents virus shedding.     

PCR和斑点杂交检测鸡传染性贫血病毒

通过聚合酶链反应（ｐｃＲ）扩增鸡传染性贫血病毒（ｃＡＶ）ＤＮＡ特定片段，将此ｐｃＲ产物用Ｄｉｇｏｘｉｇｅｎｉｎ标记后作为探针进行斑点杂交，以此检测ＣＡＶ并作流行病学调查。对从江苏省不同地市随机采集的２月龄左右不同疾病的病鸡ＤＮＡ样品进行检测，在被检的５２个不同鸡群来源的病料中，有３６个鸡群来源的病料ＤＮＡ显示ＣＡＶ阳性（群阳性率为６９．２％）；备组织中ＣＡＶＤＮＡ含量有所差异，依次为胸腺＞脾、骨髓、肝＞肾、法氏囊、脑。用ＰＣＲ检测得到的阳性鸡的组织病料感染ＳＰＦ鸡，在感染后第２４天检查，出现贫血症状。初步调查表明，在江苏一些地区ＣＡＶ感染已相当普遍，但它与发病的关系还有待于进一步研究。     

Development of a DNA vaccine against chicken anemia virus by using a bicistronic vector expressing VP1 and VP2 proteins of CAV

In the present study, we describe the development of a DNA vaccine against chicken anemia virus. The VP1 and VP2 genes of CAV were amplified and cloned into pBudCE4.1 to construct two DNA vaccines, namely, pBudVP1 and pBudVP2-VP1. In vitro and in vivo studies showed that co-expression of VP1 with VP2 are required to induce significant levels of antibody against CAV. Subsequently, the vaccines were tested in 2-week-old SPF chickens. Chickens immunized with the DNA-plasmid pBudVP2-VP1 showed positive neutralizing antibody titer against CAV. Furthermore, VP1-specific proliferation induction of splenocytes and also high serum levels of Th1 cytokines, IL-2 and IFN-γ were detected in the pBudVP2-VP1-vaccinated chickens. These results suggest that the recombinant DNA plasmid co-expressing VP1 and VP2 can be used as a potential DNA vaccine against CAV.     

鸡传染性法氏囊病超强毒Gx与疫苗毒Gt在鸡体内的复制研究

本试验利用鸡传染性法氏囊病超强毒Gx及其致弱疫苗毒Gt为对象,研究超强毒与弱毒株在鸡体主要免疫器官内的复制情况,以探讨两类毒株表现不同生物特性的原因。分别利用鸡胚半数致死量和鸡胚成纤维细胞半数感染量对超强毒Gx和疫苗株Gt进行病毒滴度的测定;再利用荧光定量RT-PCR对两类毒株进行病毒量的校准。以相同量的病毒对2周龄SPF鸡进行攻毒。攻毒试验表明超强毒Gx能造成47.5%的死亡,法氏囊、脾脏、胸腺等免疫器官均严重损伤;而疫苗毒Gt无致死,且未能造成任何病理可见的损伤。病毒的体内复制情况表明超强毒相对于疫苗毒复制更为迅速,病毒载量更高。     

鸡贫血病病毒感染雏鸡细胞周期的研究

用流式细胞仪对雏鸡感染鸡贫血病毒后不同时期胸腺和骨髓细胞的细胞周期进行了分析，结果显示感染鸡骨髓和胸腺发生了Ｇ１阻滞，这表明ＤＮＡ合成抑制，Ｇ２／Ｍ期细胞数量明显减少，这说明增殖性细胞在减少。本实验结果提示增殖性细胞减少是鸡传染性贫血病（ＣＩＡ）中胸腺淋巴细胞和骨髓造血细胞大量减少的重要原因之一，这为阐明ＣＡＶ的发病机理提供了新资料     

鸡传染性贫血病毒套式PCR检测方法的建立

本试验根据GenBank中登录的禽传染性贫血病毒(CAV)基因序列,设计合成2对引物,外引物的扩增片段大小为485 bp,内引物的扩增片段大小为297 bp,建立了适合CAV快速检测的套式PCR方法(nested PCR),并采用该方法对CAV阳性毒株及临床病料进行了检测。结果显示,该方法能扩增到297 bp的条带,禽流感病毒(H9亚型)、新城疫病毒、传染性法氏囊病病毒、禽网状内皮增生病病毒、减蛋综合征病毒、禽呼肠孤病毒、马立克氏病病毒的扩增结果均为阴性。该方法第1步扩增的敏感性是100 pg,第2步PCR扩增的敏感性是1 fg,敏感性提高了10⁵倍。本研究建立的CAV套式PCR方法具有敏感性高、重复性好、特异性强等优点,可用于CAV的临床诊断和分子流行病学调查等。     

Isolation and preliminary characterization of chicken anemia virus from chickens in Nigeria

Chicken anemia virus (CAV) was isolated for the first time from the Nigerian chicken population. The virus was recovered from necropsied birds from broiler and pullet flocks that suffered disease outbreaks tentatively diagnosed as infectious bursal disease. A sensitive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay detected CAV DNA in tissues of necropsied birds. Restriction endonuclease analysis performed with the 733-bp PCR product and the Cfo I enzyme indicated at least two different CAVs were circulating among the Nigerian chicken population. Four isolates were obtained from pooled liver and thymus tissues using the MDCC-MSB1 cell line. These isolates were found to be antigenically closely related to the Cuxhaven-1 (Cux-1) reference strain of CAV when reacted with four monoclonal antibodies prepared against the Cux-1 virus. One of the isolates (isolate A) induced thymus atrophy, bone marrow aplasia, and low hematocrit values when inoculated into 1-day-old specific-pathogen-free chickens. These findings not only demonstrate that CAV is present in Nigeria, but they also likely represent the first cell culture isolation of the virus in Africa.     

鸭瘟病毒在雏鸭体内的动态定量分布及其潜伏部位研究

为研究鸭瘟病毒的组织细胞嗜性及其潜伏部位,采用real-timePCR技术对人工感染后病毒的组织器官分布进行了动态定量分析。结果表明,鸭瘟病毒在肝、脾、外周血淋巴细胞、法氏囊、三叉神经节、肾、肺和心脏等均能增殖;动态定量分析发现,随疾病发展各器官病毒荷载量不断上升,至死亡时达到顶峰;肝、脾中病毒载量高,出现时间早,持续时间长;耐过鸭多数组织器官中病毒逐渐消失,但三叉神经节及外周血淋巴细胞在感染后38d仍能检测到低拷贝病毒DNA,表明除三叉神经节外,外周血淋巴细胞也很可能是潜伏部位。     

免疫抑制鸡群鸡传染性贫血病毒和网状内皮增生症病毒共感染检测

分别用digoxigenin标记的鸡传染性贫血病毒（CAV)和禽网状内皮增生症病毒（REV）核酸探针以及PCR技术对某种鸡场进行检测，检测结果表明，在20个样品中，CAV和REV感染的阳性率分别为10％和5％，这一结果显示，CAV和REV感染是导致该鸡场发生免疫抑制的主要病因之一。     

一株鸡传染性贫血病毒对不同日龄SPF鸡的致病性研究

为评价鸡传染性贫血病毒AV1550株的致病性,取1日龄、7日龄和14日龄SPF鸡分别经胸部肌肉注射不同病毒含量的病毒液,同时设置正常对照,隔离饲养观察21日。感染后14日采血测定红细胞压积,21日统计死亡率、体重变化以及胸腺、骨髓、法氏囊病变情况并测定1日龄SPF鸡感染后不同组织中的病毒载量。结果表明,1日龄SPF鸡感染AV1550株后,表现出精神沉郁、增重减缓、贫血等明显的临床症状,死亡率为53.9%;死亡鸡或观察期结束时存活鸡剖检,可见胸腺萎缩,骨髓变成淡黄色;不同剂量感染后14日,均能引起红细胞压积显著下降;21日时,胸腺病毒载量最高,可达106.7copies/mg 。7日龄SPF鸡感染后,出现增重减缓,高感染剂量（100000EID50）出现贫血,部分鸡出现胸腺萎缩和骨髓病变,但病变率低于30%。14日龄SPF鸡感染后,不引起明显临床症状。研究证实,CAV对SPF鸡的致病性具有明显的日龄依赖性,红细胞压积降低、骨髓病变、胸腺萎缩以及胸腺病毒载量测定可作为评价CAV致病的指标。     

Pathogenesis of chicken anemia virus: comparison of the oral and the intramuscular routes of infection

The events during the pathogenesis of chicken anemia virus (CAV) infection following intramuscular (IM) and oral inoculation were further elucidated and compared by sequential clinical, pathologic, and morphometric histopathologic evaluations, and by sequential determination of CAV genome concentrations in different organs. Specific-pathogen-free chickens were inoculated by IM or oral routes with the same dose (2 x 10(6) mean tissue culture infective dose [TCID50]) of CAV isolate 03-4876 at 1 day of age. Weights and hematocrits were obtained at 7, 10, 14, 18, 21, 25, and 28 days postinoculation (DPI). Seven birds from each group were necropsied at 7, 10, 14, and 28 DPI, and samples of thymus, Harderian gland, and cecal tonsils (CT) were obtained for histopathologic examination and CAV genome quantification by real-time polymerase chain reaction. Peak CAV genome concentrations were detected in the thymus at 10 and 14 DPI in the IM and orally infected chickens, respectively. High CAV DNA concentrations were maintained throughout the experimental period until 28 DPI, despite specific seroconversion occurring by 14 DPI in the IM-inoculated chickens. CAV was isolated from both orally and IM-infected chickens 28 DPI. Peak CAV genomes in the thymuses of IM and orally infected chickens coincided with peak lymphocyte depletion in these organs. Lymphocyte repopulation of the thymus occurred by 28 DPI in spite of the presence of the virus in the organs of both infected chicken groups. CAV genomes were detected in the CT, but histopathologic changes were not observed. Compared with the IM route of infection, orally infected chickens did not show apparent signs of illness. Clinical parameters, including reduction of weight gains and hematocrits, and gross and histopathologic changes were delayed and less severe in the orally inoculated chickens. This was concurrent with a delay in accumulation of CAV genomes in the thymus of these chickens.     

Detection of chicken anemia virus in the gonads and in the progeny of broiler breeder hens with high neutralizing antibody titers

Previous evidence for the presence of chicken anemia virus (CAV) in the gonads of immune specific-pathogen-free chickens raised the question whether this occurs also in commercial breeders. The presence of CAV was investigated by nested PCR in the gonads and spleens of hens from two 55- and 59-week-old, CAV-vaccinated (flocks 2 and 3), and two 48- and 31-week-old non-vaccinated broiler breeder flocks (flocks 1 and 4). In addition, lymphoid tissues of 20-day-old embryos from these hens were also investigated for the presence of CAV. CAV was detected in the gonads and of 5/6 and 11/22 of the vaccinated hens and in some hens also in the spleen alone. Embryos from 7/8 and 5/18 of these hens were positive. In the non-vaccinated flocks, CAV was detected in the gonads of 11/34 and 10/10 hens in flocks 1 and 4, respectively. In addition, 11 birds in flock 1 had positive spleens. CAV DNA was detected in 3/11 and 2/10 of their embryos. CAV-positive gonads and embryos were detected in samples from hens with moderate as well as high VN antibody titers. Vaccinated chickens positive for CAV in the gonads and in their embryos had VN titers ranging from >1:512 to <1:2048. In non-vaccinated chickens, the VN titers of CAV positive chickens ranged from 1:128 to 1:4096. These results demonstrate that CAV genome can remain present in the gonads of hens in commercial broiler breeder flocks even in the presence of high neutralizing antibody titers that have been associated with protection against CAV vertical transmission. It also suggests that transmission to the progeny may occur irrespectively of the level of the humoral immune response in the hens.     

鸡贫血病毒VP1和VP2蛋白在家蚕中的联合表达

将鸡贫血病毒VP1和VP2基因分别克隆入转换载体pBacPAK8中，获得重组转移质粒pBac-vp1和pBac-vp2。以上两质粒分别与CvnⅠ酶切线性化的亲本病毒Bm-BacPAK6DNA共转染家蚕细胞，通过蓝白斑筛选，纯化得到重组病毒Bm-vp1和Bm-vp2。PCR分析表明Vp1和Vp2基因已整合进杆状病毒基因组中。将Bm-vp1和Bm-vp2共感染5龄家蚕，通过表达产物免疫SPF鸡产生的抗血清与CAV感染的MDCC－MSB1细胞的间接荧光抗体分析，证明表达产物能诱导鸡产生相应的抗体。该研究表明，表达VP1和VP2蛋白的重组家蚕杆状病毒（recombinant BmNPV）是很有前途的CAV亚单位疫苗的生产系统。     

Biological and molecular characterization of chicken anemia virus isolates from Slovenia

The presence of chicken anemia virus (CAV) in Slovenia was confirmed by inoculation of 1-day-old chickens without antibodies against CAV and isolation of the virus on the Marek's disease chicken cell-MSB1 line and by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Experimental inoculation of 1-day-old chickens resulted in lower hematocrit values, atrophy of the thymus, and atrophy of bone marrow. CAV was confirmed by PCR in the thymus, bone marrow, bursa of Fabricius, liver, spleen, ileocecal tonsils, duodenum, and proventriculus. The nucleotide sequence of the whole viral protein (VP)1 gene was determined by direct sequencing. Alignment of VP1 nucleotide sequences of Slovenian CAV isolates (CAV-69/00, CAV-469/01, and CAV-130/03) showed 99.4% to 99.9% homology. The VP1 nucleotide sequence alignment of Slovenian isolates with 19 other CAV strains demonstrated 94.4% to 99.4% homology. Slovenian isolates shared highest homology with the BD-3 isolate from Bangladesh. Alignment of the deduced VP1 amino acids showed that the Slovenian isolates shared 100% homology and had an amino acid sequence most similar to the BD-3 strain from Bangladesh (99.6%) and were 99.1% similar to the G6 strain from Japan and the L-028 strain from the United States. The Slovenian isolates were least similar (96.6%) to the 82-2 strain from Japan. A phylogeneric analysis on the basis of the alignment of the VP1 amino acids showed that CAV isolates used in the study formed three groups that indicated the possible existence of genetic groups among CAV strains. The CAV isolates were grouped together independent of their geographic origin and pathogenicity.     

1株肾型鸡传染性支气管炎病毒的鉴定

鸡传染性支气管炎病毒(IBV)具有不同致病特性,将IBV XDC-2株接种9日龄SPF鸡胚培养,可引起鸡胚死亡和出现侏儒胚,病毒EID50达5×10-5.33/mL。将IBV XDC-2株接种18日龄SPF鸡,饲养观察14 d,病鸡临床症状表现为:精神沉郁,羽毛凌乱,双翅下垂,轻微腹泻,多数拉白色水样稀粪。病死鸡出现肾肿大、呈花斑状、大量尿酸盐沉积。鸡发病率为100%,死亡率为25%。死亡鸡肺脏、肾组织制作组织切片,发现病理变化明显,主要为:肾小管扩张,上皮细胞呈玻璃样变性,部分管腔内可见坏死脱落之上皮细胞,于肾间质可见大量单核细胞浸润,肾间质有充血、出血现象;肺内动脉、毛细血管充血,淋巴细胞浸润。死亡鸡肺脏、肾组织接种鸡胚分离病毒,RT-PCR检测结果为阳性,表明该分离株为鸡传染性支气管炎病毒,具有很强的嗜肾性。     

Development and comparison of serologic methods for diagnosing chicken anemia virus infection.

This paper describes the development of an indirect immunoperoxidase assay (IIP) and an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for detecting antibodies to chicken anemia virus (VAC). The IIP assay developed used CAV-infected MDCC-MSB1 cells for detecting antibody to CAV, whereas the ELISA utilized gradient-purified immunoadsorbed CAV as the target antigen. The IIP and ELISA were compared with the standard indirect immunofluorescent antibody (IFA) assay, which is more conventionally used to screen chicken serum for antibodies against CAV. Comparative test results of 185 field samples of chicken serum by these three methods were in agreement 84% of the time. Both IFA and IIP assays yielded fewer positive tests than did the ELISA. IFA and IIP assays were in agreement 93% of the time, as compared with 91% agreement of IIP and ELISA results, or 84% agreement for comparative IFA and ELISA results.     

猪瘟兔化弱毒疫苗中病毒含量实时荧光定量RT-PCR检测方法的建立及初步应用

为建立敏感、特异的评价猪瘟兔化弱毒(HCLV)疫苗中病毒含量的实时荧光定量RT-PCR方法,参照中国猪瘟石门株兔化弱毒全长序列,在猪瘟兔化弱毒活疫苗基因组5'非编码区设计1对标准品引物、1对特异性引物和1条探针,建立检测猪瘟兔化弱毒活疫苗病毒含量的实时荧光定量RT-PCR方法.该方法检测的敏感度达1.20×10⁵拷贝/mL;对猪繁殖与呼吸综合征、猪乙型脑炎、仔猪副伤寒和猪伪狂犬病4种活疫苗基因组扩增结果均为阴性;重复性试验结果显示,批内变异系数为0.29%～0.39%,批间变异系数为0.32%～0.61%.应用此方法对6个不同厂家生产的7种猪瘟兔化弱毒活疫苗中病毒含量进行了检测,发现不同厂家生产的疫苗中病毒含量存在较大差异.结果表明,建立的猪瘟兔化弱毒疫苗实时荧光定量RT-PCR方法能特异地检测疫苗病毒含量,可用于初步评价猪瘟兔化弱毒疫苗抗原含量.