鉴别犬瘟热病毒疫苗株和野毒株RT—PCR—RFLP方法的建立及应用

根据Onderstepoort株H基因序列,设计1对引物建立RT-PCR-RFLP检测方法,对不同宿主来源的疑似犬瘟热临床样品进行检测,并对检出的犬瘟热病毒野毒山东株PCR产物进行克隆和序列分析,验证RT—PCR—RFLP检测方法。结果RT—PCR扩增片段为1921bp,产物经RFLP分析,野毒株的PCR产物能被NdeI酶切为1282、345和294bp3个片段,弱毒疫苗株则不能被切开;病毒RNA的最小检出量为2．15ng。临床检测共检出19份样品为犬瘟热阳性,其中15份为野毒株感染,其H基因编码区全长为1824bp,均在1279和1543处有NdeI酶切位点,推导氨基酸与野毒株的同源性在92．9％～96．9％,与疫苗株的同源性在89．0％～90．8％,进化树分析显示这些毒株在基因型上属于Asia-1型,为野毒株谱系。该方法的建立为临床上犬瘟热病毒的鉴别检测和诊断提供了依据。     

安徽省部分地区牛衣原体的血清学调查

牛衣原体病是由鹦鹉热衣原体引起的一种接触性人兽共患传染病。本调查采用间接血凝法(IHA)对安徽省部分地区的535份牛血清进行了衣原体抗体检测,结果显示,血清抗体阳性率为22.43%(120/535);4个奶牛场的群阳性率为75%,个体阳性率为23.21%(68/293);9个肉牛场的群阳性率为88.9%,个体阳性率为21.49%(52/242)。对不同用途、不同年龄段、不同购入来源以及不同送检地区的牛衣原体抗体阳性率进行统计分析。结果表明安徽省的牛群中存在不同程度的衣原体感染。IHA法检测衣原体抗体简便、快速,适合在基层推广。     

猴痘病毒PCR检测方法的建立

从GenBank上调取猴痘病毒的基因序列,经过分析,找出了猴痘病毒的特异性靶基因序列F3L片段,人工合成猴痘病毒MPV(AF380138)F3L基因片段(48048-48509bp)并插入质粒,作为病毒检测的模拟阳性模板。根据该序列设计并合成PCR引物,对模拟的阳性模板进行扩增,结果能扩增出与目的片段大小一致的条带。建立了PCR检测方法,经条件优化后,对鸡痘、禽痘、羊痘等14种相似病毒核酸进行PCR扩增,发现具有良好的特异性。PCR方法能扩增出0.3pg的阳性模板,显示建立的PCR方法具有高效、快速、特异、灵敏的特点,可用于口岸猴痘病毒的检疫。     

新生牛血清促细胞生长活性检测方法的建立与应用

牛血清是医药生物技术产品中重要的原辅材料之一,做好牛血清的质量控制是提高生物制品质量的重要环节。本研究通过应用PK15、BHK21和ST三种兽用生物制品研制中常用的细胞作为载体,选用国内同等价位5个不同厂家生产的新生牛血清作为比较对象,采用细胞倍增时间测定法、细胞克隆形成率测定法、细胞三次连续传代培养法、MTT比色法和微量终点稀释法五种血清质量鉴定的方法进行比较,检测新生牛血清的促细胞生长活性,最终确定了MTT比色法作为便捷高效快速筛选新生牛血清的检测方法。     

头孢氨苄免疫层析表面增强拉曼光谱检测方法研究

【目的】 建立一种简便、快速、灵敏度高、特异性强的头孢氨苄免疫层析表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS)检测新方法。【方法】 制备金银复合核壳结构的纳米贵金属,用来标记头孢氨苄抗体和拉曼信号分子5,5’-二硫代双2-硝基苯甲酸 (DTNB),合成拉曼免疫探针,用透射电子显微镜和双光束紫外分光光度计对纳米金和修饰拉曼信号分子的金银复合核壳结构进行表征。将合成的拉曼免疫探针固定在微孔板上,待测样品中的头孢氨苄与包被在硝酸纤维素膜上的头孢氨苄抗原竞争结合拉曼免疫探针,通过免疫层析试纸条结合共聚焦拉曼光谱仪读取DTNB的信号值,建立头孢氨苄定量检测技术,并应用于实际牛奶样品的检测。【结果】 透射电子显微镜和双光束紫外分光光度计表征结果显示,纳米银成功包裹在金颗粒表面。用共聚焦拉曼光谱仪检测免疫层析试纸条上拉曼信号分子的特征峰,拉曼信号分子特征峰为1 062、1 154、1 334和1 558 cm^-1,其中1 334 cm^-1处特征峰信号最强,选取此处峰高定量测定头孢氨苄的含量。头孢氨苄免疫层析表面增强拉曼光谱检测的线性范围为0~1 ng/mL,检测限为0.001 ng/mL,头孢氨苄的半数抑制质量浓度为0.05 ng/mL。与头孢克洛交叉反应率为111.1%,与头孢曲松钠、头孢夫辛酯、头孢噻吩钠交叉反应率均低于0.1%。实际样品加标浓度为1、4和8 ng /mL,回收率分别为94.4%、103.3%和97.5%。【结论】 本研究建立的头孢氨苄免疫层析表面增强拉曼光谱检测方法操作简便、快速、灵敏,耗材成本低廉,可满足奶牛养殖农场和乳品加工企业进行大批量样品初筛检测需求。     

抗丝状支原体丝状亚种单克隆抗体的制备及初步应用

旨在制备抗丝状支原体丝状亚种(Mmm)的特异性单克隆抗体(MAb),为牛传染性胸膜肺炎(CBPP)病原诊断的免疫学方法提供特异性抗体。本研究利用生物信息学技术分析了Mmm国内分离株Ben-1不同传代株的全基因组序列,选取M0071蛋白作为研究对象。将原核表达的可溶性重组蛋白M0071(rM0071)作为免疫原免疫BALB/c小鼠,通过有限稀释法和间接ELISA方法筛选得到能稳定分泌抗rM0071蛋白的单克隆抗体的杂交瘤细胞株。进一步制备单抗腹水并纯化,利用Western blot方法对该单抗进行特异性鉴定,同时测定其抗体效价和抗体亚类。随后利用间接免疫荧光试验(IFA)评价该单抗对细胞感染Mmm的检测能力。结果表明成功获得1株单克隆细胞株3C4A1,将其分泌抗体命名为MAb 3C4A1。特异性结果表明,MAb 3C4A1能与Mmm的分离株和标准株发生特异性反应,而不与山羊支原体山羊肺炎亚种、丝状支原体山羊亚种、牛鼻支原体、无乳支原体、牛支原体、leachii支原体和牛A型巴氏杆菌等发生反应。抗体亚类鉴定MAb 3C4A1属于IgG1亚类、轻链为κ链。经间接ELISA测定其抗体效价为1∶256 000。IFA试验结果表明,MAb 3C4A1仅与感染EBL细胞的Mmm发生绿色荧光反应,而与牛鼻支原体、无乳支原体、牛支原体感染的细胞不发生荧光反应,特异性良好。本研究制备的MAb 3C4A1具有良好的特异性和免疫反应性,可作为CBPP病原免疫学诊断的工具,为进一步研制CBPP病原鉴别诊断试剂盒提供了基础材料。     

The in vitro motility response to various anthelmintics of third-stage larvae of Oesophagostomum spp. from pigs

The in vitro activities of thiabendazole, levamisole, pyrantel, morantel and ivermectin against Oesophagostomum spp., the nodular worm of pigs, were determined and compared. The study was carried out using isolates of O. dentatum and O. quadrispinulatum, which had been defined in vivo. Infective larvae were exposed to the anthelmintics for 24 h and then placed in a micromotility meter. All the treatments significantly reduced the motility of the ensheathed L₃ larvae, but the micromotility meter was not able to differentiate between anthelmintic resistant and anthelmintic susceptible isolates.     

The Comet assay for detection of DNA damage in canine sperm

Sperm DNA integrity is a fundamental prerequisite in fertilization and embryo development. Among DNA integrity tests, the Comet assay is an accurate and sensitive test for the detection of sperm oxidative damage. The aim of this work was to evaluate sperm oxidative damage using the Comet assay and to study the correlation between Comet and routine assays for the evaluation of semen quality. Dogs were divided in two groups: group A (n = 6), comprising dogs with abnormal spermiogram, that is astheno‐, terato‐ or oligoasthenoteratozoospermic (OAT); and group B (n = 8), comprising normospermic dogs. The distribution of sperm oxidative damage was significantly different between the two groups (p = .001): group A—median: 31.55%, interquartile range (IQR): 30.18–38.01; group B—median: 0.90%, IQR: 0.65–1.96. The correlation between oxidative damage and abnormal morphology was high (r = .846; p < .001). There was a negative correlation between progressive motility and oxidative damage (r = ?.792; p = .001). Basal and oxidative DNA damage of spermatozoa are increased in dogs with non‐normospermic semen. In conclusion, and considering the elevated correlation with classical tests of sperm quality, the Comet assay has ample potential for clinical and research purposes in dogs.     

Effect of Heat‐treatment on Accuracy of Infrared Spectroscopy and Digital and Optical Brix Refractometers for Measuring Immunoglobulin G Concentration in Bovine Colostrum

Background

Heat‐treatment of colostrum is a method developed to reduce calf exposure to pathogens. Infrared (IR) spectroscopy and Brix refractometers can be used for measuring colostral IgG concentration and assessing colostrum quality.

Objectives

To determine the impact of heat‐treatment on accuracy of IR spectroscopy and Brix refractometers for measuring colostral IgG concentration and assessing colostrum quality before and after heat‐treatment.

Animals

A total of 60 Holstein dairy cows on 8 commercial dairy farms.

Methods

A cross‐sectional study was designed to determine the effect of heat‐treatment at 60°C and 63°C each for 30 and 60 minutes duration on colostral IgG concentration measured by the reference radial immunodiffusion (RID) assay, IR spectroscopy, and digital and optical refractometers.

Results

Colostrum IgG concentration significantly decreased after heat‐treatment at 63°C for 30 or 60 minutes as measured by RID, but the IgG values remained unchanged when measured by IR spectroscopy and refractometers. The lowest correlation coefficient found between IR spectroscopy (r = 0.70) and RID results was in colostrum heat‐treated at 63°C for 60 minutes. For digital (r = 0.48) and optical (r = 0.50) refractometers, the lowest correlation coefficient was at 63°C for 30 minutes when compared to RID. The accuracy of the IR spectroscopy, digital and optical Brix refractometers was decreased from 91.7 to 80%, 81.7 to 45%, and 80 to 45%, respectively, when colostrum heat‐treated at 63°C for 60 minutes.

Conclusions and Clinical Importance

Radial immunodiffusion, IR spectroscopy, and Brix refractometers exhibit utility for measuring IgG concentration when colostrum heat‐treated at 60°C but does not detect decrease IgG concentrations when heat‐treated at 63°C.