MTT法评价猪口蹄疫合成肽疫苗的细胞免疫应答

为评价猪口蹄疫合成肽疫苗免疫猪后的细胞免疫应答,用含有E、F两种多肽抗原的猪口蹄疫合成肽疫苗免疫猪,二免后两周采血分离猪外周血淋巴细胞,再用E、F两种合成肽及二者混合物对淋巴细胞刺激培养48 h,用MTT法检测特异性T淋巴细胞增殖反应。结果显示,在抗原E、F混合物浓度为50μg/mL时,抗原对免疫组淋巴结细胞的刺激增殖作用显著高于未免疫对照组（P〈0.01）。表明,该猪口蹄疫合成肽疫苗免疫猪能有效引起特异性T淋巴细胞免疫应答。     

猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒ORF5基因疫苗肌肉注射诱导小鼠的细胞免疫

将猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒（PRRSV）ORF5基因疫苗（pcDNA—PRRSV—ORF5）以50、100、200μg 3个剂量肌注免疫BALB／c小鼠，以PBS和空载体质粒pcDNA为对照，采用流式细胞仪（FACS）、淋巴细胞增殖试验（MTT法）分别时小鼠外周血中CD4^＋、CD8^＋ T淋巴细胞数和淋巴细胞转化功能进行了检测。结果，3个剂量的pcDNA—PRRSV—ORF5接种小鼠后，其外周血都对ConA有明显的反应性。试验组与对照组比较差异极显著（P〈0．01）或显著（P〈0．05），CD4^＋ T淋巴细胞数在免疫后7d高于对照组（P〈0．01），CD8^＋ T淋巴细胞在免疫后28d高于对照组，大剂量基因疫苗免疫小鼠的细胞免疫应答高于中、小剂量。结果表明，pcDNA—PRRSV—ORF5免疫小鼠能够诱导机体产生良好的细胞免疫应答，并表现一定的剂量依赖性。     

3H-TdR掺入法检测鸡不同组织淋巴细胞增殖反应的条件优化

为了检测感染免疫抑制病毒后鸡群的细胞免疫变化,以建立的3H-TdR掺入法观察了外周血、脾脏、胸腺、法氏囊中淋巴细胞的增殖反应,对影响该方法的细胞密度、丝裂原浓度(ConA或LPS)、犊牛血清(FCS)浓度等条件进行优化.结果表明,外周血淋巴细胞增殖试验的最佳条件细胞105～106/mL,ConA 5 mg/L,FCS 10%;脾脏中淋巴细胞最佳条件细胞5×106/mL,ConA 10 mg/L,FCS 10%;胸腺中淋巴细胞最佳条件细胞106/mL,ConA 40 mg/L,FCS 10%;法氏囊中淋巴细胞最佳条件细胞5×106/mL,LPS 40 mg/L,FCS 10%.     

猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒感染抑制猪瘟疫苗的免疫应答

对20日龄SPF猪和20日龄猪繁殖与呼吸综合征（PRRS）血清阳性猪，人工感染猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒（PRRSV）北京分离株（BJ－4）后48h接种猪瘟疫苗，利用ELISA方法检测仔猪针对PRRSV和猪瘟疫苗的体液免疫，利用MTS法检测仔猪外周血单核细胞对有丝分裂原ConA的刺激反应。结果表明，不论是SPF仔猪还是带有PRRSV抗体的仔猪，在鼻内接种PRRSV后48h接种猪瘟疫苗，其对猪瘟疫苗的抗体反应显著低于对照组，对有丝分裂原ConA的刺激反应也下降。由此说明，PRRSV感染使仔猪对猪瘟疫苗的免疫应答受到抑制。     

MTT比色分析法检测山羊白细胞介素—2方法的建立

以伴刀豆蛋白A（ConA)活化的山羊外周血单核细胞作为应答细胞，建立了检测山羊白细胞介素－2（IL－2）的MTT比色分析法。结果表明，以3μg/mL的ConA浓度刺激，经过36h活化所得的应答细胞活性最好；MTT的用量及作用时间分别以20μL（50μg/μL)及4h为最佳；IL－2与活化细胞的作用时间以18h为最适。     

基因枪与肌肉注射猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒ORF5基因疫苗诱导小鼠体液及细胞免疫的比较研究

猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒ORF5基因疫苗（pcDNA—PRRSV—ORF5）以不同免疫途径（基因枪和肌肉注射）免疫BALB／c小鼠，以PBS和空载质粒pcDNA3．1（＋）为对照，采用流式细胞仪（FACS）、淋巴细胞增殖试验（MTT法）及间接ELISA试验分别对小鼠外周血中CD4^＋、CD8^＋T淋巴细胞数、T淋巴细胞的转化功能及小鼠血清中特异性PRRSV血清抗体IgG动态变化进行了检测。结果表明，pcDNA—PRRSV-ORF5基因疫苗接种小鼠后外周血对ConA有明显的反应性，试验组与对照组比较差异极显著（P〈0．01）或显著（P〈0．05），CD4^＋T淋巴细胞数在免疫后7d高于对照组（P〈0．01），CD8^＋T淋巴细胞在免疫后28d高于对照组，不同途径基因疫苗接种小鼠后均诱导小鼠产生PRRSV特异性IgG。在诱导细胞免疫方面，基因枪和肌肉注射各组间无明显差异；在诱导体液免疫方面，基因枪法优于肌肉注射。研究表明制备的pcDNA—PRRSV—ORF5基因疫苗免疫小鼠能够诱导其机体产生良好的体液和细胞免疫应答，基因枪法较肌肉注射更能诱导体液免疫应答的产生。     

不同CSF免疫状态下猪PRRS易感性及IFN-γ分泌细胞应答

采用酶联免疫斑点检测技术（ELISpot）检测自然状态下猪外周血单核细胞（PBMC）中分泌IFN-γ的细胞数,并用带T细胞表位的猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒（Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus,PRRSV）特异性小分子多肽刺激培养的PBMC,观察IFN-γ的分泌变化。结果显示,猪瘟病毒（Classical fever virus,CSFV）抗体阳性组中感染PRRSV比率小于CSFV抗体阴性组。CSFV抗体阳性猪PBMC中IFN-γ分泌细胞数量均高于CS—FV抗体阴性组,CSFV抗体阴性且受PRRSV感染猪的PBMC对PRRSV多肽刺激不应答。结果表明,对CSFV疫苗应答好的猪对PRRSV感染有一定的抵抗,其细胞免疫处于活动状态,提示2种传染病的免疫应答机理有部分相关性。     

猪IL-2真核表达质粒构建及对PRRSV-ORF5基因疫苗免疫佐剂作用的研究

本研究应用真核表达载体pcDNA3.1（＋）和猪白细胞介素2（IL-2）基因成功构建了IL-2的真核表达质粒（pcDNA-IL-2）,探讨了pcDNA-IL-2作为分子免疫佐剂对猪繁殖与呼吸综合征（PRRS）ORF5基因疫苗（pcDNA-PRRSV-SC2-ORF5）免疫猪的增强作用。经间接ELISA法、MTT比色法及流式细胞仪分别对pcDNA-IL-2与pcDNA-PRRSV-SC2-ORF5共同免疫猪、pcDNA-PRRSV-SC2-ORF5单独免疫猪、pcDNA3.1（＋）空载体和灭菌水免疫对照猪的血清抗PRRSV抗体IgG、外周血T淋巴细胞的增殖活性、CD4^＋和CD8^＋细胞比例进行检测,结果表明pcDNA-IL-2与pcDNA-PRRSV-SC2-ORF5共同免疫猪的IgG含量、外周血T淋巴细胞的增殖活性、CD4^＋和CD8^＋细胞比例与pcDNA-PRRSV-SC2-ORF5单独免疫猪相比有显著差异（P〈0.05）。说明pcDNA-IL-2能显著增强pcDNA-PRRSV-SC2-ORF5基因疫苗免疫猪的体液和细胞免疫应答,可作为PRRSV基因疫苗的良好佐剂。     

MTT方法检测肉鸡淋巴细胞增殖条件的优化

细胞的增殖水平是衡量宿主适应性细胞免疫应答的重要指标之一。免疫系统中淋巴细胞增殖是机体对非己抗原刺激产生免疫应答的重要过程,通过淋巴细胞与抗原或丝裂原在体外培养下,其代谢和形态发生变化,来反映机体细胞的免疫状态[1]。检测淋巴细胞反应的方法主要有MTT比色法、3H-TdR掺入法和BrdU标记法等,这些方法在小鼠和灵长类上得到很好的应用[2,3]。淋巴细胞转化试验中最常使用的T细胞丝裂原是植物血凝素     

替米考星和甲硝唑对猪外周血淋巴细胞增殖的影响

采用细胞形态学观察、淋巴细胞标记和噻唑兰(MTT)法,探究替米考星和甲硝唑单独用药和联合用药对猪外周血淋巴细胞转化率、α-醋酸萘酯酶法阳性率和淋巴细胞增殖的影响。试验结果显示甲硝唑具有提高细胞免疫的功能。在体外试验时,终浓度为0.25~100μg/mL的甲硝唑可以促进淋巴细胞的增殖和转化;在体内试验时,浓度为2.5~10 mg/kg的甲硝唑可以增加成熟T淋巴细胞的数量。但是替米考星在体内和体外试验的结果却与阴性对照差异不显著,表明它不具有促进或抑制淋巴细胞增殖的能力,对机体的细胞免疫无影响。     

Cell-mediated immune responses to sporozoites and macroschizonts of Theileria annulata.

The nature of cell-mediated immune (CMI) responses was studied in cross-bred bovine calves, immunised by attenuated and allogeneic macroschizonts of Theileria annulata. The CMI responses were also investigated in calves, destined to survive or die of tropical theileriosis (Theileria annulata) induced by a virulent dose of sporozoites or macroschizont-infected lymphoblasts. Calves suffering fatal theileriosis showed poor CMI response. Microcytotoxicity assay revealed an enhanced population of specific cytotoxic cells amongst the peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) of calves resolving the infection successfully. The E rosette assay showed proliferation of T cells and the assay for macrophage migration inhibition factor (MIF) demonstrated antigen sensitised cells in the PBL. Calves, immunised by allogeneic and attenuated macroschizont-infected lymphoblasts or those recovering from virulent macroschizont-induced infection, showed protective CMI responses with patterns similar to those appearing after non-fatal sporozoite infection.     

重组鸡白细胞介素18(rChIL-18)对MDV感染SPF鸡细胞免疫的影响

用马立克氏病病毒（MDV）感染5日龄SPF鸡后,取21日龄和35日龄鸡的淋巴细胞,运用3H-TdR掺入法检测T淋巴细胞对ConA和重组鸡白细胞介素18（rChIL-18）的反应,并用MTT法检测NK细胞和CTL对MD肿瘤细胞系CU147的杀伤活性及rChIL-18和IFN-γ对它们的作用。结果显示,SPF鸡感染MDV后淋转水平显著下降,NK细胞、CTL杀伤活性在感染后21日龄时升高,而在35日龄时NK细胞杀伤活性显著下降。rChIL-18对对照组和感染组SPF鸡的淋转水平和杀伤活性均有提高作用,同样IFN-γ也具有提高NK细胞和CTL杀伤活性的作用。     

Culture conditions for blastogenic responses of bovine mammary mononuclear cells

Several experimental parameters were examined to determine optimal conditions for proliferative responses of mammary mononuclear cells (MMC) obtained from six nonlactating dairy cows. These parameters were: pre-incubation of cells in medium prior to assay, mitogen concentration, assay incubation time, and type of culture medium. Response variables included viability of cells and the rate of proliferation as assessed by tritiated thymidine incorporation. Pre-incubation of cells in medium had no effect on the proliferative response of MMC. Whereas Concanavalin A (ConA; 3.3 or 6.6 micrograms/ml) and phytohemagglutinin (PHA; 1, 5, 10 micrograms/ml) did stimulate proliferation of MMC, the higher doses did not stimulate greater proliferation than the lower doses of mitogens. The greatest mitogenic response was obtained on days 2 and 3 of incubation. Proliferative responses were significantly higher at all mitogen levels tested in a 50-50 mixture of Rosewell Park Memorial Institute medium 1640 and Liebovitz-15 medium (RPMI/L-15) than in RPMI alone. Viability of MMC was also significantly higher in the RPMI/L-15 medium. To test whether the significant effect of media on blastogenesis was specific for mononuclear cells from the bovine mammary gland, peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) from four dairy cows were cultured with ConA and PHA in a mitogen assay in both RPMI and RPMI/L-15. Viability was measured on day of collection and on all culture days. PBL were stimulated equally in both media. PBL viability decreased significantly on day 1 in both RPMI and RPMI/L-15. These results suggest that the optimal culture conditions for blastogenic responses of mammary mononuclear cells and peripheral blood lymphocytes may differ.     

Effects of ionizing radiation on in vitro proliferative responses of porcine peripheral blood lymphocytes

The radiosensitivity of $\text{in vitro}$ proliferative responses of porcine peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) was assessed. PBL were stimulated by Con-A, PHA, culture supernates from mitogen-stimulated porcine lymphocytes, or in the case of antigen-primed swine, specific antigens. The resulting levels of proliferation were assessed by a determination of the level of incorporation of tritiated thymidine $\text{in vitro}$, and in some cases by the presence of blast cells in the cultures. Porcine PBL were found to be more radioresistant than either mouse PBL or mouse spleen cells. Irradiation levels of greater than 3000 rads were necessary to arrest Con-A or PHA-induced proliferative responses. Proliferation induced by lymphokines in the form of supernates from mitogen-stimulated lymphocyte cultures was arrested in PBL that had received 3000 rads prior to culture. Antigen-induced proliferative responses in primed porcine PBL populations were the most radiosensitive, in that a previous irradiation with 500 rads was sufficient to completely abolish a secondary $\text{in vitro}$ proliferative response.     

In vitro assessment of the feline cell-mediated immune response against feline panleukopeniavirus, calicivirus and felid herpesvirus 1 using 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine labeling

In this study an in vitro assay was optimized to detect feline proliferating lymphocytes as an assessment for the cell-mediated immune response. For this purpose, 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (BrdU) labeling was chosen because of its sensitivity and the possibility of further characterization of proliferating cells. The assay was optimized by selecting the best batch and concentration of fetal bovine serum, β-mercaptoethanol concentration, cell density, BrdU incubation time and antigen presenting cell type. Cats were vaccinated with the attenuated Nobivac vaccine Tricat and the peripheral blood lymphocyte proliferation responses were quantified upon in vitro restimulation with inactivated and infectious feline panleukopenia virus (FPV), feline calicivirus (FCV) and felid herpesvirus 1 (FeHV-1). Proliferation signals were detected with inactivated FeHV-1 in the CD8(+) but not in the CD8(-) T lymphocyte population, with inactivated FCV and FPV in both CD8(-) and CD8(+) T lymphocyte populations. Restimulation with infectious FCV caused significant proliferation in the CD8(-) T lymphocyte population only while infectious FPV and FeHV-1 seemed to suppress lymphocyte proliferation in both T cell populations. Additional IFN-γ quantification in the culture supernatant revealed a large correlation between the proliferation signals and IFN-γ production, indicating that BrdU labeling is a very reliable technique to assess and characterize feline lymphoproliferative responses to viral antigens in vitro.     

Cellular interactions regulating the in vitro response of bovine lymphocytes to ovalbumin.

We examined the contribution of MHC class II-restricted T cells (CD4+), MHC class I-restricted T cells (CD8+), gamma/delta T cell receptor (TCR)+ T cells, B cells and macrophages to the development and control of in vitro proliferative responses of bovine lymphocytes to ovalbumin (OA). Cell populations for in vitro assay were obtained from peripheral blood (peripheral blood leukocytes, PBL) of OA-primed cattle. Specific cell populations were depleted or purified from PBL by staining with monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) against the appropriate differentiation antigens and sorting on a Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorter (FACS). OA-specific in vitro responses of in vivo primed PBL were dependent on the presence of CD4+ T cells. Their presence could not be replaced by the inclusion of T cell growth factor (TCGF) in the culture system, indicating that CD4+ T cells probably actively proliferate in response to antigenic stimulation. Bovine CD8+ T cells and gamma/delta TCR+ T cells appeared to exert a suppressive effect on proliferative responses. No proliferation was observed in PBL after the depletion of MHC class II+ cells. In this case, the response could be restored by the addition of macrophages or LPS-activated B cells to the MHC class II- population.     

Molecular cloning, chromosomal location, and biological activity of porcine interleukin-21

A pig interleukin-21 (IL-21) cDNA was successfully cloned and sequenced from porcine peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) stimulated with 10 microg/ml concanavalin A (ConA), 10 microg/ml phytohemagglutinin P (PHA), 50 ng/ml phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA), and 0.5 microg/ml anti-porcine CD3 antibody for 48 hr. The open reading frame of the porcine IL-21 cDNA is 459 base pairs in length and encodes 152 amino acids. The predicted amino acid sequence of the porcine IL-21 shows 86.2%, 77.7%, and 58.4% identity to the bovine, human, and murine IL-21, respectively. The porcine IL-21 gene was mapped to porcine chromosome 8 (8q22-->q23) by means of fluorescence in situ hybridization and radiation hybrid mapping, where the porcine IL-2 gene had been mapped nearby. The recombinant porcine mature IL-21 expressed by E. coli induced dose-dependent proliferation and IFN-gamma production from a human NK cell line, NK0. The porcine IL-21 identified in this study will be helpful for the enhancement of innate immune responses of pigs.     

Natural killer (NK) activity of porcine blood lymphocytes against allogeneic melanoma target cells

Allogeneic PM/86 melanoma cells of Munich Troll miniature swine have been used for the demonstration of porcine peripheral blood NK cell activity. Compared with the specific lysis of xenogeneic K562-, U937- and Vero-target cells, NK cell-mediated cytotoxicity (NK-CMC) against PM/86 melanoma tumor cells was significantly lower in a 16 h chromium release assay. The target cell susceptibility to peripheral blood NK-CMC of both adult Troll miniature swine and German Landrace sows was very similar. Cold target inhibition assays revealed the allogeneic PM/86 melanoma cells to be the most powerful inhibitors of NK-CMC. Nylon wool non-adherent lymphocytes produced interferon (IFN)-alpha in different quantities upon contact with NK susceptible target cells. The NK effector cells could be stimulated to a higher lytic activity against all susceptible targets by a moderate dose of natural human interleukin-2 (nhuIL-2). The role of NK-CMC in melanoma tumor rejection and/or prevention of metastases is yet unknown in swine although porcine melanoma serves as a good model for the disease in man.     

番鸭呼肠孤病毒病活疫苗诱导的免疫应答分析

本研究旨在评价番鸭呼肠孤病毒病活疫苗对番鸭免疫功能的影响,探讨番鸭呼肠孤病毒病活疫苗的免疫机理;1日龄番鸭免疫番鸭呼肠孤病毒病活疫苗,分别于免疫后7～35 d观察番鸭生长发育,检测免疫番鸭血清中和抗体效价,外周血淋巴细胞、胸腺细胞和法氏囊细胞对ConA、LPS的反应,细胞毒T细胞(CTL)的细胞毒性作用.结果显示:免疫番鸭生长发育正常,免疫器官中胸腺明显增大;免疫后35 d血清中和抗体才开始上升;外周血和胸腺淋巴细胞对ConA的增殖反应显著提高(P＜0.05);而外周血和法氏囊淋巴细胞对LPS增殖反应无显著变化(P＜0.05);外周血细胞毒性T细胞杀伤功能增强(P＜0.05).结果提示番鸭呼肠孤病毒病活疫苗免疫后主要刺激提高番鸭细胞免疫功能,提高机体抵抗番鸭呼肠孤病毒的能力.