Experimental infection of chickens, ducks and quails with the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus

Highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIV) of the H5N1 subtype have spread since 2003 in poultry and wild birds in Asia, Europe and Africa. In Korea, the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza outbreaks took place in 2003/2004, 2006/2007 and 2008. As the 2006/2007 isolates differ phylogenetically from the 2003/2004 isolates, we assessed the clinical responses of chickens, ducks and quails to intranasal inoculation of the 2006/2007 index case virus, A/chicken/Korea/IS/06. All the chickens and quails died on 3 days and 3-6 days post-inoculation (DPI), respectively, whilst the ducks only showed signs of mild depression. The uninoculated chickens and quails placed soon after with the inoculated flock died on 5.3 and 7.5 DPI, respectively. Both oropharyngeal and cloacal swabs were taken for all three species during various time intervals after inoculation. It was found that oropharyngeal swabs showed higher viral titers than in cloacal swabs applicable to all three avian species. The chickens and quails shed the virus until they died (up to 3 to 6 days after inoculation, respectively) whilst the ducks shed the virus on 2-4 DPI. The postmortem tissues collected from the chickens and quails on day 3 and days 4-5 and from clinically normal ducks that were euthanized on day 4 contained the virus. However, the ducks had significantly lower viral titers than the chickens or quails. Thus, the three avian species varied significantly in their clinical signs, mortality, tissue virus titers, and duration of virus shedding. Our observations suggest that duck and quail farms should be monitored particularly closely for the presence of HPAIV so that further virus transmission to other avian or mammalian hosts can be prevented.     

H5N1亚型禽流感病毒低剂量感染小鼠发病模型的建立

为模拟哺乳动物感染H5亚型高致病性禽流感病毒(HPAIV)的发病进程,本研究采用对哺乳动物高度致病的H5N1亚型HPAIV株A/bar-headed goose/Qinghai/3/05 (BHG/3/05),以低剂量鼻腔接种小鼠,观察发病、存活、病毒复制及组织病理损伤情况.结果显示,100.4 EID50即能够100％感染小鼠,但发病表现缓慢,死亡延迟至8d以后,存活达60％;体内病毒复制可持续10 d以上,感染后前3d病毒的增殖限于呼吸道,随后扩散至脑、脾、肾等其他器官;组织病理学观察肺脏早期表现出渗出性炎症,第10d发展为典型的间质性肺炎.本研究结果为探讨人禽流感的病理发生机制提供了具有价值的模型.     

Experimental infection with H1N1 European swine influenza virus protects pigs from an infection with the 2009 pandemic H1N1 human influenza virus

The recent pandemic caused by human influenza virus A(H1N1) 2009 contains ancestral gene segments from North American and Eurasian swine lineages as well as from avian and human influenza lineages. The emergence of this A(H1N1) 2009 poses a potential global threat for human health and the fact that it can infect other species, like pigs, favours a possible encounter with other influenza viruses circulating in swine herds. In Europe, H1N1, H1N2 and H3N2 subtypes of swine influenza virus currently have a high prevalence in commercial farms. To better assess the risk posed by the A(H1N1) 2009 in the actual situation of swine farms, we sought to analyze whether a previous infection with a circulating European avian-like swine A/Swine/Spain/53207/2004 (H1N1) influenza virus (hereafter referred to as SwH1N1) generated or not cross-protective immunity against a subsequent infection with the new human pandemic A/Catalonia/63/2009 (H1N1) influenza virus (hereafter referred to as pH1N1) 21 days apart. Pigs infected only with pH1N1 had mild to moderate pathological findings, consisting on broncho-interstitial pneumonia. However, pigs inoculated with SwH1N1 virus and subsequently infected with pH1N1 had very mild lung lesions, apparently attributed to the remaining lesions caused by SwH1N1 infection. These later pigs also exhibited boosted levels of specific antibodies. Finally, animals firstly infected with SwH1N1 virus and latter infected with pH1N1 exhibited undetectable viral RNA load in nasal swabs and lungs after challenge with pH1N1, indicating a cross-protective effect between both strains.     

Different infection routes of avian influenza A (H5N1) virus in mice

The continuing outbreaks of avian influenza A H5N1 virus infection in Asia and Africa have caused worldwide concern because of the high mortality rates in poultry, suggesting its potential to become a pandemic influenza virus in humans. The transmission route of the virus among either the same species or different species is not yet clear. Broilers and BABL/c mice were inoculated with the H5N1 strain of influenza A virus isolated from birds. The animals were inoculated with 0.1 mL 10^6.83 TCID₅₀ of H5N1 virus oronasally, intraperitoneally and using eye drops. The viruses were examined by virological and pathological assays. In addition, to detect horizontal transmission, in each group, healthy chicks and mice were mixed with those infected. Viruses were detected in homogenates of the heart, liver, spleen, kidney and blood of the infected mice and chickens. Virus antigen was not detected in the spleen, kidney or gastrointestinal tract, but detected by Plaque Forming Unit (PFU) assay in the brain, liver and lung without degenerative change in these organs (in the group inoculated using eye drops. The detection results for mice inoculated using eye drops suggest that this virus might have a different tissue tropism from other influenza viruses mainly restricted to the respiratory tract in mice. All chicken samples tested positive for the virus, regardless of the method of inoculation. Avian influenza A H5N1 viruses are highly pathogenic to chickens, but its virulence in other animals is not yet known. To sum up, the results suggest that the virus replicates not only in different animal species but also through different routes of infection. In addition, the virus was detection not only in the respiratory tract but also in multiple extra‐respiratory tissues. This study demonstrates that H5N1 virus infection in mice can cause systemic disease and spread through potentially novel routes within and between mammalian hosts.     

H5N1亚型高致病性禽流感病毒对鸽的致病性分析

为评估H5N1亚型禽流感病毒对鸽的致病性,用我国2004年分离的一株H5NI亚型禽流感病毒A/pigeon/GD/C2/2004( H5NI)人工感染4周龄鸽,进行了致病性试验.结果表明,该株病毒以106EID50/I00μL剂量感染能致死鸽,致死率为22.2％,病毒能在感染鸽体内广泛分布,其中肺脏和肾脏中病毒含量达到...     

Comparative study of pandemic (H1N1) 2009, swine H1N1, and avian H3N2 influenza viral infections in quails

Quail has been proposed to be an intermediate host of influenza A viruses. However, information on the susceptibility and pathogenicity of pandemic H1N1 2009 (pH1N1) and swine influenza viruses in quails is limited. In this study, the pathogenicity, virus shedding, and transmission characteristics of pH1N1, swine H1N1 (swH1N1), and avian H3N2 (dkH3N2) influenza viruses in quails was examined. Three groups of 15 quails were inoculated with each virus and evaluated for clinical signs, virus shedding and transmission, pathological changes, and serological responses. None of the 75 inoculated (n = 45), contact exposed (n = 15), or negative control (n = 15) quails developed any clinical signs. In contrast to the low virus shedding titers observed from the swH1N1-inoculated quails, birds inoculated with dkH3N2 and pH1N1 shed relatively high titers of virus predominantly from the respiratory tract until 5 and 7 DPI, respectively, that were rarely transmitted to the contact quails. Gross and histopathological lesions were observed in the respiratory and intestinal tracts of quail inoculated with either pH1N1 or dkH3N2, indicating that these viruses were more pathogenic than swH1N1. Sero-conversions were detected 7 DPI in two out of five pH1N1-inoculated quails, three out of five quails inoculated with swH1N1, and four out of five swH1N1-infected contact birds. Taken together, this study demonstrated that quails were more susceptible to infection with pH1N1 and dkH3N2 than swH1N1.     

H5N1亚型禽流感病毒感染海兰白鸡模型的建立

为建立H5N1亚型禽流感病毒感染海兰白鸡模型,本研究选取1株鹅源H5N1高致病性禽流感病毒A/goose/guangdong/1/96(H5N1)(简称GD1/96),测定其对4周龄海兰白鸡的半数致死量.感染模型试验中,将30只4周龄海兰白鸡随机分成3组,每组10只,5只直接感染,5只同居,试验组设置一个重复,将病毒液稀释至10^4.5EID₅₀,滴鼻、点眼各0.1 mL,对照组接种PBS,感染后24 h放入同居鸡;感染后连续观察14 d,记录死亡时间,每天采集咽喉拭子和泄殖腔拭子;感染组和同居组第3、5 天各剖解3只鸡,采集气管、肺脏、脑、脾脏、肾脏和十二指肠,进行病毒分离;qRT-PCR法分析感染组和同居组第3、5 天鸡肺组织中IFN-α和TNF-α的相对表达量.结果显示,GD1/96株的鸡胚半数感染量(EID₅₀)为10^-8.167/0.1 mL,对4周龄海兰白鸡的半数致死量为10^4.5 EID₅₀.感染模型试验结果显示,以10^4.5EID₅₀的攻毒剂量感染海兰白鸡,感染组鸡在感染后8 d全部死亡;在感染和同居3 d后,各组鸡的咽喉拭子和泄殖腔拭子均可检测到病毒;感染和同居后第3、5 天,各组鸡的6种组织中均可分离到高滴度的病毒;IFN-α和TNF-α在感染组和同居组的鸡肺脏组织中的表达量均显著增加(P <0.05).本试验建立了海兰白鸡的H5N1亚型禽流感病毒感染模型,为H5N1亚型禽流感病毒的致病机理及表达抗流感基因转基因鸡的研究奠定了基础.     

富集H5N1亚型禽流感病毒生物磁珠的制备

制备了一种可以从大体积、低浓度病毒液体样品中富集H5N1亚型禽流感病毒的新型生物磁珠。比较了氨基磁珠与羧基磁珠作为生物磁珠载体的效果。结果表明,以pH 4.5MES（2-（N-吗啉）乙磺酸）为活化缓冲液活化羧基磁珠每毫克可以结合9.8μg的胎球蛋白,pH 4.5PBS（磷酸盐缓冲液）为活化缓冲液每毫克可以结合9.25μg的胎球蛋白;以5%戊二醛为活化剂活化氨基磁珠1h较以2.5%、7.5%的戊二醛为活化剂每毫克结合胎球蛋白量多,为8.12μg。制备完成的羧基型生物磁珠与氨基型生物磁珠均可富集H5N1亚型禽流感病毒,而羧基型生物磁珠可以富集检测出15倍病毒稀释液,敏感性较氨基磁珠富集检测出7倍病毒稀释液高。     

鸭源H5N1亚型禽流感病毒分离株的致病性及表面蛋白基因序列分析

分析1株2004年从广东省分离获得的H5N1型禽流感病毒株A/Duck/GuangdongJiedong/23/2004对SPF鸡和鸭的致病性,并对其血凝素(HA)基因和神经氨酸酶(NA)基因的序列进行测定,与GenBank中收录的其他序列进行比较。结果,此分离株对SPF鸡和鸭均具有高致病性,且致死率达100%。HA基因与SCK/ST/475/04的同源率最高,而NA基因与Ck/GD/178/04同源率最高。进化分析结果表明,此毒珠与DK/Ch i-na/E319-2/03的HA、NA亲缘关系较近,推测它们来源于同一祖代毒株。推导的HA基因氨基酸裂解位点为-RRRKK-,具有典型高致病性禽流感的特征序列;NA基因颈部49~68位20个氨基酸缺失是近年来H5N1亚型优势流行株共同的遗传标志。     

AIV H5N1亚型高免卵黄抗体的制备及理化特性研究

应用禽流感灭活疫苗(H5N1,Re-1株)免疫20周龄的高产来航蛋鸡,制备抗AIV H5N1高免卵黄抗体(IgY).在比较了3种缓冲液对IgY活性的影响后,确定采用水稀释法提取IgY.同时在模拟的胃肠内环境下对IgY的各种理化性质进行了试验.结果表明,纯化的IgY在pH 2.0和胃蛋白酶终浓度为1.5 mg/mL的环境下,以及在pH 8.0和胰蛋白酶终浓度为2.5 mg/mL的环境下,37℃作用1 h后其ELISA抗体效价均无明显下降;同时,热稳定性试验表明,IgY在60℃以下作用30 min,其ELISA抗体效价也无明显下降;中和试验测得IgY的中和效价为1:640,具有较好的中和H5N1亚型AIV的能力.以上结果表明,本试验所制备的抗禽流感H5N1亚型高免IgY具有较高的抗体效价和中和效价,同时还具有一定的耐蛋白酶消化的作用,可用于H5N1亚型禽流感的预防和治疗.     

利用假病毒技术筛选H5N1亚型禽流感病毒中和活性单克隆抗体

为筛选H5N1禽流感病毒(AIV)血凝素蛋白(HA)特异性中和抗体,本研究构建了表达HA蛋白的重组质粒,利用该重组质粒及缺失表达人免疫缺陷病病毒1型(HIV-1)囊膜蛋白基因的骨架质粒,构建了表面整合有H5亚型AIV HA蛋白的HIV假病毒。利用该假病毒系统,筛选得到一株具有中和活性的单克隆抗体(MAb)。经测定,该MAb与纯化的全病毒具有较好的反应性,其对HIV-H5HA假病毒的中和效价为64。中和试验表明该MAb能够有效阻断野生型病毒对鸡胚的感染。本研究结果为开发H5N1 AIV的被动免疫治疗方法奠定了基础,同时对亚单位疫苗的研制也具有一定的意义。     

禽流感病毒H5N1亚型NS1蛋白的真核表达及其在细胞中的分布

为构建禽流感病毒(AIV) H5N1亚型非结构蛋白NS1的真核表达载体,并鉴定其在哺乳动物细胞中的表达与分布,本研究采用RT-PCR技术,从甲型流感病毒的总RNA中扩增NS1全长基因,并将其克隆于pXJ40中,构建真核表达载体pXJ40-HA-NSl.将该重组质粒转染293T细胞,通过western blot方法鉴定表达的NS1蛋白;并以免疫荧光技术观察NS1在H1299细胞中的分布与定位.Western blot结果显示NS1基因编码蛋白获得表达,免疫荧光检测显示NS1蛋白主要存在于细胞核中.本研究为NS1蛋白功能和H5N1亚型AIV致病机制的研究奠定了基础.     

全球高致病性禽流感风险评估

H5N1高致病性禽流感暴发的风险管理需要对不同的风险因素进行综合评估,这些因素影响不同地理区域传染病的传播和持续时间。禽流感灾害风险评估的关键是制定风险路径,然后用它来发展一种定性或定量的风险评估模型。本文建立在风险分析模型框架基础之上,利用FAO、WHO以及OIE等国际组织和有关国家政府可公开获得的数据和信息,利用ArcGIS对H5N1高致病性禽流感进行风险评估,并对野生鸟类和家禽贸易在H5N1高致病性禽流感传播中的重要性进行分析。     

流感病毒H5N1对野生动物的威胁

20世纪爆发的几次A型流感大流行曾经造成巨大的损失。进入21世纪以来A型流感病毒H5N1又在最近几年爆发，不仅给养禽业和人类造成巨大打击，也对野生动物产生了极大的威胁。本文通过分析H5N1型流感的疫情，提出了针对保护野生动物特别是圈养种群的措施。     

H5N1亚型禽流感病毒对鸭的致病性研究

为评估H5N1亚型禽流感病毒(AIV)在实验室环境下对鸭的致病力,本研究以无特殊病原(SPF)鸭为模型,对我国近年分离的7株病毒进行了致病力分析。结果发现其中4株病毒对鸭致死率为100%,2株病毒对鸭的致死率分别为60%和80%,另外1株病毒,A/goose/Hubei/51/05(GS/HB/51/05),对鸭无致病力。本研究还发现,与高致病力毒株一样,GS/HB/51/05也可在鸭体内呈全身性复制,并且可通过喉头和泻殖腔向外排泄。我们推测GS/HB/51/05可能是中国南方出现的其他对鸭呈高致病力的H5N1病毒的祖先,对这些病毒的系统研究,可揭示H5N1亚型AIV对鸭的致病力遗传机制。     

禽流感病毒H5N1变异株灭活疫苗(Re-4株)对鸡、鸭和鹅的免疫效果研究

为系统评估禽流感病毒(AIV)H5N1变异株灭活疫苗(Re-4株)对家禽的免疫效果,本研究将Re-4株油乳剂灭活疫苗免疫SPF鸡和商品蛋鸡、商品鸭及商品鹅。免疫后每周采集血清测定HI抗体,绘制抗体消长曲线,免疫SPF鸡在免疫后2周、3周和50周时以105EID50剂量的强毒株(CK/SX/2/06)进行攻毒。研究结果显示,该疫苗对蛋鸡、鸭、鹅均具有良好的免疫效果,而且SPF免疫鸡血清HI抗体在4log2以上时能够完全抵抗CK/SX/2/06强毒的攻击。因此,根据实验结果推荐该油乳剂灭活疫苗的对上述禽类的免疫程序:商品蛋鸡10日龄颈部皮下注射0.3mL,60日龄和110日龄(开产前)时依次胸肌注射0.5mL和1.0mL进行免疫;商品鸭、鹅在2周龄均以0.5mL首免,5周龄和4月龄左右时以1mL的剂量肌肉注射方式进行加强免疫。     

H5N1亚型禽流感病毒A/goose/Guangdong/1/96的NS基因对鸡致病能力的影响

为了解H5N1亚型禽流感病毒经自然途径感染SPF鸡后，病毒的致病能力与NS基因的关系，本文主要从病理学角度比较了两株利用反向基因操作技术拯救的病毒RGSGD／1／96和RGSGD／1／2NS的致病能力。虽然只有NS基因不同，但是这两株病毒经鼻腔感染4周龄SPF鸡后表现出完全不同的致病能力，RGSGD／1／96对鸡的致死率为100％，感染鸡只的各组织脏器均可发现严重的病理损伤，该病毒在鸡体内复制能力很强，感染后3d、6d，各组织脏器均可发现大量的病毒抗原；GSGD／1／2NS对鸡的致死率为0，病毒在感染鸡体内只引起肺间质少量淋巴细胞浸润，免疫组织化学检查未发现病毒抗原信号。由于两株病毒只有NS基因不同，说明NS基因决定了H5N1亚型禽流感病毒A／goose／Guangdong／1／96对SPF鸡的致病能力。     

H5N1亚型禽流感变异株灭活疫苗种毒Re-4株的生物学特性及免疫原性研究

本实验对经反向遗传方法构建的重组禽流感H5N1亚型变异株灭活疫苗种毒Re-4株的生物学特性及免疫效力进行研究.将Re-4株接种SPF鸡胚后37℃培养72 h,鸡胚存活,无病变,HA滴度达29;以0.1 mL(106.0EID50/0.1 mE)的剂量鼻腔感染4周龄SPF鸡7 d后血清HI抗体转阳,无任何症状,也不排毒;SPF鸡静脉致病指数(IVPI)为0;以Re-4重组株为种毒制备灭活疫苗,免疫SPF鸡后,3周后平均HI抗体效价达8.75 log2:免疫鸡对亲本强毒株CKSX/06,以及变异株CKNX/06和流行株GSGD/96攻击提供完全保护.以上结果表明变异株灭活疫苗种毒Re-4株对SPF鸡胚和SPF鸡无致病性、适合鸡胚增殖、抗原针对性强,并且以该毒株制备的灭活疫苗具有良好的免疫效力,是研制预防H5N1亚型禽流感病毒山西变异株的理想疫苗种毒株.     

禽流感病毒H5亚型主要保护性抗原在禽痘病毒中的高效表达

将H5亚型禽流感病毒血凝素HA基因克隆入插入载体pllS中获得重组转移质粒p11SH5A,通过酶切鉴定获得了预期的转移质粒p11SHSA,将质粒p11SHSA和野生禽痘病毒(wtFPV)共转染鸡胚成纤维细胞(CEF),通过蓝白斑筛选纯化得到重组病毒rFPV-11SH5A.以间接免疫荧光法证实,HA基因得到了表达.将该重组病毒rFPV-11SH5A以10(5)PFU/只免疫7日龄SPF鸡,于7、10、14、18、21d分别采血分离血清检测HI抗体,于免疫21d后用10(5)ELD50的野生病毒进行肌肉注射观察疫苗保护率.结果表明,该疫苗能提供100%的保护.