Immunohistochemical detection and localization of new type gosling viral enteritis virus in paraformaldehyde-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue

To determine the distribution and localization of new type gosling viral enteritis virus (NGVEV) in paraformaldehyde-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues of experimentally infected goslings, for the first time, an immunohistochemical (IHC) staining method was reported. Anti-NGVEV polyclonal serum was obtained from the rabbits immunized with purified NGVEV antigen, which was extracted by caprylic-ammonium sulphate method and purified through High-Q columns anion exchange chromatography. Three-day-old NGVEV-free goslings were orally inoculated with NGVEV-CN strain suspension as infection group and phosphate buffered saline solution (PBS) as control group, respectively. The tissues were collected at sequential time points between 0.5 and 720 h post inoculation (PI), and prepared for IHC staining and ultra-structural observation. The positive immunoreactivity could be readily detected in the lymphoid and gastrointestinal organs of infected goslings as early as 48 h PI, in the liver, kidney, pancreas and myocardium from 72 h, and in the cerebrum and cerebellum from 96 h, while it was hardly detected in the respiratory organs at any time. The positive staining reaction could be detected in NGVEV-infected goslings until 600 h PI, and no positive staining cell could be observed in the controls. The highest levels of viral antigen were found in the bursa of Fabricius (BF), thymus, proventriculus, gizzard and intestine tract, moreover, the liver, kidney, spleen, myocardium and pancreas were intensively and widely stained. The target cells had a ubiquitous distribution, especially included the epithelial cells, endothelial cells, superficial and crypt mucosal cells, glandular cells, fibrocytes, macrophages and lymphocytes, which served as the principal sites for antigen localization. The ultra-structural observation by transmission electron microscope (TEM) further indicated that NGVEV particles could be widely detected in the lymphoid and digestive organs of infected goslings from 72 h PI onwards. This work may be useful not only for offering a possibility of routine diagnosis of NGVE, but also for better understanding of the pathogenesis of the disease.     

鸭肠炎病毒gL蛋白在鸡胚成纤维细胞中动态表达的检测

为研究鸭肠炎病毒(DEV)gL蛋白在感染鸡胚成纤维细胞(CEF)过程中的表达情况,本研究以DEVClone-03基因组为模板,应用PCR方法分别扩增得到截短的(gLt,181 bp～711 bp)和全长的gL(1 bp～711 bp)两个基因片段。将gLt基因片段克隆至pET-30a原核表达载体,转化E.coli BL21(DE3),经IPTG诱导表达并对表达产物进行纯化复性,免疫BALB/c小鼠,制备鼠抗gL蛋白多克隆抗体。同时将全长gL基因克隆至真核表达载体pcDNA3.1(+),构建真核表达重组质粒pcDNA-gL,转染293T细胞。采用获得的抗gL蛋白抗体检测DEV感染CEF后及真核表达质粒pcDNA-gL转染293T细胞后gL蛋白在不同时间点的表达情况。结果表明,在pcDNA-gL转染293T细胞后12 h应用western blot方法能够检测到gL蛋白的表达,其表达量随着转染时间增加而增加;在病毒感染CEF后24 h应用间接免疫荧光方法能够检测到gL蛋白少量的表达,western blot方法在病毒感染CEF48 h后检测到gL蛋白的表达,其表达量随着病毒感染时间增加而增加。上述结果提示,编码gL蛋白基因可能是病毒复制的晚期表达基因。     

云南省楚雄州部分地区猪瘟血清学调查

为了解楚雄州部分地区的猪瘟免疫情况,利用酶联免疫法(ELISA)对楚雄市、南华县和禄丰县随机采取的393份血清进行猪瘟抗体检测,并对各县(市)的调查数据加以比较,了解猪瘟在楚雄州部分地区的免疫情况。结果显示,楚雄州部分地区均有较高的猪瘟抗体阳性率,各县(市)的猪瘟抗体阳性率都在80%以上,有的县(市)猪瘟抗体甚至达到了100%。说明楚雄州部分地区的猪瘟免疫效果较好,猪瘟免疫成功。     

锰致鸡睾丸DNA-蛋白质交联的研究

目的:探讨锰致鸡睾丸DNA-蛋白质交联效应。方法:在饲料中添加500、800、1 700 mg/kg MnCl2建立亚慢性锰中毒模型,分别在试验30 d、60 d、90 d剖杀鸡只取睾丸组织,进行DPC(DNA-蛋白质交联)的检测,并在90 d进行生精细胞的凋亡检测。结果:与对照组相比,各染毒组睾丸组织DPC系数显著增大,凋亡指数升高。结论:锰能使睾丸组织DPC系数增大,生精细胞凋亡指数升高,导致DNA损伤,进而引起细胞凋亡。     

PCR方法鉴别肉骨粉中的动物成份种类

为防范疯牛病传入我国,有必要鉴别肉骨粉中动物成份的种类。针对牛、羊、猪和鸡四种动物的特异性核苷酸序列,分别选用和设计了四对特异性引物,用试剂盒提取四种动物的肉骨粉或者处理过的肉组织中的DNA,然后进行PCR扩增,所扩增的目的片断大小分别为271bp、199bp、196bp、148bp,运用PCR技术建立了鉴定这四种动物源性成分的方法。结果分别扩增出四种动物的特异性条带,证明该PCR方法具有很高的特异性和敏感性,而且成本低廉,简便易行,因此可以作为鉴别肉骨粉种类的常规方法。