用改良的RT-PCR技术快速检测传染性法氏囊病病毒

本研究将最新的病毒核酸纯化技术和单管ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ技术相结合,应用于ＩＢＤＶ的诊断研究,对４０余个病毒样品进行扩增反应,均取得令人满意的效果。该技术灵敏快速,从核酸纯化到电脉检测ＰＣＲ产物只需５～６ｈ,反应灵敏度比传统方法至少提高１００倍。所设计的引物对毒株的适用范围较广,对１２个ＩＢＤＶ毒株和１２个病变法氏囊样品均得到分子量一致并与设计相符的扩增产物     

检测和鉴别犬瘟热病毒强、弱毒株的复合反转录-套式聚合酶链式反应(RT-nPCR)的建立及初步应用

根据GenBank上登录的犬瘟热病毒（Canine distemper virus，CDV）基因组全序列，选择CDV强、弱毒株间有区别保守区设计了一对通用引物P1和P4，并在该对引物跨越区域的内部设计了CDV强毒株特异性引物P2及弱毒株特异性引物P3，用引物P1／P4进行RT—PCR，然后用引物P2／P3／P4进行复合套式PCR，建立了一种能区分CDV强、弱毒株的复合反转录-套式聚合酶链式反应（RT—nPCR）的鉴别诊断方法。应用该方法从CDV强、弱毒株的基因组中分别扩增出了大小为247bp和177bp的特异性片段，从两种病毒基因组混合物中扩增出了大小为247bp和177bp的两条特异性片段，与犬细小病毒、犬腺病毒、犬冠状病毒、狂犬病病毒、新城疫病毒的细胞培养物以及正常细胞对照组进行复合RT—nPCR扩增时均为阴性。对从黑龙江省和吉林省采集的20份疑似CDV病料进行的检测结果表明，有15份类似CDV强毒，5份类似CDV弱毒。本研究建立的复合RT—nPCR可以有效检测CDV感染，能够将强、弱毒株区分开，可用于临床快速检测、流行病学监测以及追踪疫苗免疫效果等。     

Detection of phocine distemper virus using the polymerase chain reaction

During the fatal seal epizootics in the North and Baltic Seas in summer 1988 a virus was isolated which was shown to be the causal agent. It was subsequently classified as morbillivirus by neutralization assays, reaction with monoclonal antibodies and nucleic acid hybridization studies. The virus (tentatively called Phocine Distemper Virus, PDV) is difficult to grow in culture making rapid diagnosis difficult. We have used the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) as an alternative and fast method to detect the presence of virus-specific nucleic acid and we describe here the amplification of cell culture derived PDV RNA in a "one-tube" reaction using heterologous (Rinderpest Virus cDNA derived) F gene primers. The resulting 370 bp DNA fragment was shown to be morbillivirus derived by Southern blot hybridization using cloned RPV F gene as probe.     

Development of a quantitative-competitive polymerase chain reaction assay for serotype 1 Marek's disease virus

We have developed a quantitative-competitive (QC) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the detection of Marek's disease virus (MDV) DNA. The assay utilizes a competitor DNA that differs from the viral DNA of interest by having a small insertion. The competitor DNA acts as an internal standard for the estimation of viral DNA in an unknown sample. The amount of viral DNA in a sample is quantitated by coamplification in the presence of a known amount of competitor DNA. The same PCR primers that amplify the viral DNA also amplify the competitor DNA. When the amount of competitor is equal to the amount of viral DNA in a sample, there is equal amplification of the competitor and the virus. Thus, we are able to quantitate the viral DNA in an unknown sample. To establish the utility of this assay, in vivo correlations between virulence and virus replication were studied. Our data demonstrated that a more virulent strain of MDV (648A) replicated better in thymus during cytolytic infection than did a less virulent strain (GA). However, no differences in virus titer were observed when these two viruses were propagated in tissue culture. Our data are consistent with the generally held idea that "hot" strains of MDV replicate earlier and better in birds. Thus, QC-PCR is extremely specific and sensitive to measure MDV DNA over a wide range and can be applied to in vivo studies of viral pathogenesis.     

RT-PCR快速诊断禽流感

目前,禽流感检测方法较多,但均费时费力,且灵敏度不高.本研究立足于临床实际,选择A型流感病毒核蛋白(NP)基因序列保守区,设计了一对特异性引物,从临床病料中提取RNA,建立了一步法单管逆转录-聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)快速诊断方法,该方法快速、灵敏,为RT-PCR用于禽流感的临床早期确诊和分子流行病学调查奠定了基础.     

RT-PCR检测猪传染性胃肠炎病毒方法的建立

猪传染性胃肠炎 ( TGE)是一种以严重腹泻、呕吐和脱水为临床特征的高度接触性传染病 ,属于国际兽疫局 ( OIE)法典中 B类疫病必检的猪传染病。TGEV是一种有囊膜的正链 RNA冠状病毒。目前检测 TGEV的方法主要有中和试验、免疫荧光抗体试验、酶联免疫吸附试验和电镜技术 ,这些方法对于检测 TGEV和防制 TGE起到了重要作用 ,但也存在特异性不强、灵敏性差、耗时长等缺点。c DNA探针、RT- PCR近年来已成为国际上用于检测病原微生物的主要方法。由于 c DNA探针与临床样品中非相关核酸有一定的非特异性结合 ,尤其是检测粪便、尿液等…     

Quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay for largemouth bass virus

The use of quantitative polymerase chain reaction (QPCR) to test for largemouth bass virus (LMBV) was evaluated during a challenge experiment in which largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides were immersed in the type strain of LMBV. The real-time PCR and cell culture methods were both used to measure LMBV present in the inoculum. Additional samples tested by QPCR included gill, gonad, kidney, liver, mucus, spleen, and swim bladder. A plasmid clone containing a 248-base pair (bp) fragment of the major capsid protein gene (MCP*) was serially diluted and used as a standard to quantify the number of LMBV DNA copies present in the samples tested. A 62-bp fragment of DNA located in MCP* was amplified in the real-time PCR assay. This work has demonstrated the value of the QPCR assay in LMBV surveys.     

Development and evaluation of a highly sensitive and specific blocking enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and polymerase chain reaction assay for diagnosis of bovine leukemia virus infection in cattle

OBJECTIVE: To develop a blocking ELISA for detection of bovine leukemia virus (BLV) antibodies that is comparable to a radioimmunoprecipitation (RIP) assay, to evaluate use of this ELISA for identification of BLV-infected herds, and to develop a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for direct diagnosis of infection with BLV. SAMPLE POPULATION: Serum samples and pooled bulk-tank milk samples from cattle. PROCEDURE: The blocking ELISA was developed, using BLV gp51 as antigen, captured by a selected bovine polyclonal serum. A nested PCR was conducted with primers specific for a segment of the pol region of the BLV genome. RESULTS: Sensitivity and specificity of the ELISA were comparable to those of the RIP assay. Use of the ELISA on pooled milk samples allowed identification of herds in which prevalence of BLV infection among lactating cows was as low as 2.5%. Pooled milk samples from BLV-free herds did not react in the ELISA. All cattle that had positive results for the nested PCR had BLV antibodies, but cattle with consistantly low antibody titers required examination of sequential DNA samples to detect viral sequences. None of the 63 antibody-negative cattle had positive results for the PCR. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: This ELISA is a highly specific and sensitive assay for the detection of BLV antibodies in serum and milk samples of cattle. Examination of pooled milk samples with the ELISA provides a reliable, practical, and economic procedure for identification of BLV-infected herds. The nested PCR also constitutes a specific procedure for direct diagnosis of infection with BLV.     

猪伪狂犬病病毒TaqMan荧光定量PCR方法的建立

针对猪伪狂犬病病毒(pseudorabies virus,PRV)gE基因保守区的核苷酸序列设计1对特异性引物和TaqMan探针,建立并优化了一种可快速、定量检测PRV野毒的TaqMan实时荧光定量PCR方法。应用该方法检测猪常见病毒性病原(猪瘟病毒、猪细小病毒、猪圆环病毒2型),PRV gE基因缺失株,以及健康猪的组织,结果均为阴性,证明该方法特异性良好。该检测方法能够检到的阳性质粒模板最低浓度为254 copies/μL,最低病毒浓度为4.22 TCID_(50)/100μL,比常规PCR敏感性高10倍;重复性试验结果表明该方法重复性良好;用TaqMan实时荧光定量PCR方法和常规PCR方法同时检测37份临床样品,其中前者检出阳性病料22份,阳性检出率为59.64%,后者检出阳性病料15份,阳性检出率为40.54%,2种方法的符合率为81.08%。综上所述,该方法的建立为PRV的实验室诊断及流行病学调查提供了快速、准确的检测手段。     

Urine sampling for real-time polymerase chain reaction based diagnosis of canine leishmaniasis.

A real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay was used for quantifying Leishmania infantum DNA in urine samples from naturally infected dogs. Forty-one infected dogs were divided into 3 groups: 22 dogs showing only cutaneous signs (group 1), 12 dogs showing hematuria (group 2), and 7 dogs affected by severe nephropathy (group 3). Groups 2 and 3 dogs showed altered laboratory parameters related to an impairment of renal function. The real-time PCR analysis showed higher levels of Leishmania DNA in the lymph node aspirates from all groups of infected dogs versus those measured in their blood or urine. Interestingly, urine samples from dogs belonging to groups 2 and 3 contained a higher Leishmania DNA load than that detected in their blood. This finding suggests that a real-time PCR analysis of urine from infected dogs could be a useful and noninvasive tool for monitoring the severity of leishmaniasis.     

Quantification of MDR-1 gene expression in canine tissues by real-time reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction

MDR-1 gene product mediated multidrug resistance is thought to play a major role in the outcome of chemotherapy in some canine tumors, especially malignant lymphoma. In the present study, MDR-1 RNA expression in normal lymph node and liver tissue as well as in tumor biopsies from 23 dogs with lymphomas and two dogs with liver tumors was measured by real-time RT-quantitative PCR. MDR-1 gene expression was detected in all samples analyzed. Comparably high MDR-1 RNA levels were measured in all normal liver tissues, one of the lymphomas and a cholangiocarcinoma. MDR-1 expression levels in canine lymphomas were found to vary over a wide range with most tumors expressing relative low levels. Interestingly, gastrointestinal lymphomas expressed higher MDR-1 RNA levels than multicentric lymphomas (p = 0.03). In conclusion, real-time RT-quantitative PCR appears to be a suitable method for sensitive and quantitative determination of MDR-1 gene expression in canine normal and neoplastic tissues.