乳牛布鲁氏菌病PCR诊断试剂盒的实验室评估

对前期研制的布鲁氏菌omp25基因-PCR试剂盒的保存期、特异性和可重复性进行了测定，并应用该试剂盒对采自宁夏、甘肃、内蒙古、山西、黑龙江、新疆省（区）的98头血清凝集试验（SAT）阳性乳牛的6批98份乳样和350头SAT阴性乳牛的2批350份乳样进行了检测。检测结果显示，PCR试剂盒与SAT的阳性符合率为100％（98／98），阴性符合率为97．71％（342／350）；从SAT阴性乳牛的乳样中。用PCR试剂盒检出8份阳性，表明其敏感性高于SAT；对2株田间野毒Brgs和Br-nmg株进行了克隆与测序，二者与标准菌株序列的同源性分别为99．8％和100％。试验结果证实，本试剂盒的可重复性良好，特异性较高，-20℃下的有效保存期为5个月。     

布鲁菌外膜蛋白Omp31原核表达及抗原性分析

克隆羊布鲁菌的外膜蛋白Omp31基因,在大肠埃希菌中表达、纯化,并对Omp31蛋白的抗原性进行分析。以羊布鲁菌的染色体DNA为模板,扩增Omp31基因,双酶切后克隆至pET32a上,在大肠埃希菌ER2566(DE3)中诱导表达,组氨酸结合树脂柱纯化,Western blot鉴定Omp31蛋白的抗原性。将Omp31克隆至载体pET32a,提取的重组质粒经PCR鉴定、双酶切鉴定和测序分析确定目的基因成功插入到了克隆载体中。将重组质粒转化于大肠埃希菌ER2566(DE3)中表达获得HIS融合蛋白,SDS-PAGE分析证明,表达产物为43 ku的融合蛋白。Western blot结果表明,表达的蛋白具有与布鲁菌外膜蛋白相同的抗原性。     

外周血中CD4+、CD8+T、CD4+CD25+Treg在绵羊接种布鲁氏菌M5-90弱毒疫苗后的动态变化

为研究绵羊接种布鲁氏菌弱毒M5-90株后外周血中CD4+、CD8+T、CD4+CD25+Treg细胞的动态变化规律,本研究选择11只健康绵羊,每10 d免疫一次,共免疫3次,分别在免疫前、免疫后10d、20 d、30 d利用流式细胞术检测外周血中CD4+、CD8+T、CD4+CD25+Treg淋巴细胞亚群.在免疫后的第20 d,CD4+T、CD8+T细胞百分含量达到最高水平(P＜0.05)后均缓慢下降;在第10d,CD4+CD25+Treg细胞缓慢升高,至20 d、30 d均显著升高(p＜0.05);在布鲁氏菌M5-90疫苗免疫应答过程中CD4+CD25+Treg细胞参与了机体的免疫反应调控,对CD4+T、CD8+T淋巴细胞的比例进行调节,并且维持CD4+/CD8+比值稳定,起到平衡Th1/Th2细胞间反应的作用.     

miR-145a-3p通过靶向ATG14调控布鲁氏菌诱导的RAW264.7自噬

【目的】探究miR-145a-3p对布鲁氏菌诱导的巨噬细胞(RAW264.7)自噬及其对布鲁氏菌胞内生存的影响。【方法】首先合成自噬相关miRNA miR-145a-3p的模拟物(miR-145a-3p mimics)和抑制剂(miR-145a-3p inhibitor)及对照模拟物(NC mimics),转染至GFP-RFP-RAW264.7细胞中,然后用布鲁氏菌侵染该细胞24 h,通过激光共聚焦显微镜观察miR-145a-3p对自噬的影响;运用TargetScan、miRBase等生物信息学软件预测miR-145a-3p的靶蛋白;通过构建PmirGLO-ATG14-3′UTR和PmirGLO-ATG14-3′UTR-mutation重组质粒,用SacⅠ和KpnⅠ进行双酶切鉴定,并利用双荧光素酶报告系统验证miR-145a-3p与自噬相关基因(autophagy-related gene 14,ATG14)的靶向关系;将RAW264.7细胞培养至60%汇合时,分别转染miR-145a-3p mimics、miR-145a-3p inhibitor和NC mimics,转染7 h后用布...     

Protection against Brucellosis in Goats,Five Years after Vaccination with Reduced-Dose Brucella melitensis Rev 1 Vaccine

The protection conferred by the reduced-dose Rev 1 Brucella melitensis vaccine in goats that had been immunized 5 years previously was evaluated. Sixteen goats vaccinated 5 years before with Rev 1 (1 x 10(5) cfu) and 5 non-vaccinated goats were challenged with B. melitensis 16M (4 x 10(5) cfu) using the conjunctival route. After giving birth or aborting, the goats were sacrificed and tissue samples were taken for bacteriological study. The challenge strain was recovered in 12%, of the animals from the vaccinated group, and in (80% of the control group. It is concluded, therefore that the use of reduced-dose Rev 1 protects goats vaccinated in endemic areas for at least 5 years after immunization.     

The use of divalent cation chelating agents (EDTA/EGTA) to reduce non-specific serum protein interaction in enzyme immunoassay

An indirect enzyme immunoassay (ELISA) for detection of bovine antibody toBrucella abortus was modified by the addition of divalent chelating agents to the serum diluent. This addition resulted in an increase in specificity from 96.0% in the regular assay to 99.4% in the modified procedure. Of the 15 715 sera initially tested by the indirect ELISA, 691 that had given positive reactions were selected for retesting in the indirect ELISA with EDTA/EGTA added. The buffered plate antigen test (BPAT) correctly identified 98.6% of the samples as negative. The addition of chelating agents did not alter the sensitivity of the indirect ELISA, which correctly classified 609 sera from animals from whichB. abortus had been isolated as positive. The sensitivity of the BPAT was 97.8%.Abbreviations ABTS 2,2-azinobis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline sulphonic acid) - BPAT buffered plate antigen test - EDTA ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid disodium salt - EGTA ethylene glycol-bis(-aminoethyl ether)-N,N,N,N-tetraacetic acid - ELISA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay - IgG₁ immuno- globulin G₁ - IgM immunoglobulin M - Tris tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane     

Cloning,Prokaryotic Expression and Bioinformatics Analysis of LpxB Gene of Brucella melitensis

The study was aimed to clone and express LpxB gene,and perform the bioinformatics analysis of protein.The genomic DNA of Brucella melitensis M5-90 was used as template.According to the genome sequence of M5-90 on GenBank,a pair of primers was designed.LpxB gene,which was 1 188 bp,was amplified by PCR,and was ligated into pMD20-T vector.The constructed recombinant plasmid pMD20-T-LpxB was transformed into E.coli DH5α.The recombinant plasmid was confirmed by endonuclease digestion and sequencing.The coding region of LpxB from pMD20-T was digested by BamHⅠ and XhoⅠ.Then,the fragment was inserted into prokaryotic expression vector pET-28a,and the positive plasmid was named pET-28a-LpxB.The pET-28a-LpxB was transformed into E.coli BL21 (DE3).The expressed protein was identified by SDS-PAGE and Western blotting.DNAMAN and BioEdit softwares were used to analyze the sequence of amino acids encoded LpxB gene.The results showed that the CDS of LpxB was successfully cloned and expressed.The secondary structure of LpxB protein consisted structure α -helix,extended strand,β-turn and random coil which accounted for 52.41％,14.94％,8.10％ and 24.55％,respectively.     

Effect of E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Nrdp1 and SOCS-1 on Intracellular Survival and Macrophage Apoptosis Induced by Brucella

In order to investigate the effect of E3 ubiquitin ligase Nrdp1 and SOCS-1 genes on apoptosis during Brucella infection macrophages.The cell models of interference and over expression of Nrdp1 and SOCS-1 genes (pLL3.7-N1,pLL3.7-S1 and pLEX-Nrdp1,pLEX-SOCS-1) were constructed.Normal RAW264.7 cell,pLL3.7-N1,pLEX-Nrdp1,pLL3.7-S1 and pLEX-SOCS-1 group cells were infected with Brucella melitensis 16M (referred to 16M),the expression of Bax,Bcl-2,TNF-α genes were detected by qRT-PCR and apoptosis rate was detected by flow cytometry.pLL3.7-N1,pLEX-Nrdp1,pLL3.7-S1,pLEX-SOCS-1 cell model of the works best of interference and overexpression Nrdp1,SOCS-1 were successfully constructed and screened.After 16M infecting each group cells,compared with the control group,the expression of Bcl-2 and Bax mRNA in pLL3.7-N1,pLEX-Nrdp1,pLL3.7-S1 and pLEX-SOCS-1 groups were significantly different in different time periods (P < 0.05).The expression of TNF-α mRNA in pLL3.7-S1 group was significantly lower (P < 0.05),while the pLEX-SOCS-1 group was significantly higher (P < 0.05).Apoptosis rates in pLEX-Nrdp1,pLEX-SOCS-1 groups were significantly higher (P < 0.05),while pLL3.7-S1 group was lower (P < 0.05).The results showed that the Nrdp1 and SOCS-1 genes were closely related to apoptosis with 16M induction,the research laid the foundation for the study of 16M intracellular parasitism mechanisms.     

布鲁氏菌P39基因的克隆、原核表达及其糖基化修饰

为探究糖基化修饰对布鲁氏菌P39蛋白免疫原性的影响,本试验对布鲁氏菌P39蛋白进行了表达和纯化,并对表达的蛋白进行了甘露六糖修饰。参照GenBank公布的布鲁氏菌P39基因序列设计引物,从布鲁氏菌16M基因组中克隆P39基因片段并连接至pMD19-T载体,转化大肠杆菌DH5α感受态细胞,提取阳性菌株质粒进行酶切等鉴定,鉴定正确后构建重组质粒pGEX-6P-1-P39,对重组蛋白进行诱异表达与条件优化。利用SDS-PAGE和Western blotting对诱导表达的目的蛋白进行分析,将鉴定正确的蛋白经GST亲和层析柱纯化。通过EDC/NHS法对纯化的P39蛋白进行甘露六糖修饰,研究甘露六糖修饰后目的蛋白对巨噬细胞吞噬的影响。结果显示,本试验成功克隆了片段大小为1 206 bp的目的基因,构建了pGEX-6P-1-P39原核表达载体,在大肠杆菌中成功表达了P39蛋白,该蛋白主要以可溶性形式存在。Western blotting结果显示,在约65 ku处有特异性条带。纯化后获得目的蛋白大小为43 ku,成功对目的蛋白P39进行了糖基化修饰,得到修饰产物与蛋白的摩尔比为2.3∶1。此外,糖基化修饰可显著提前蛋白激活小鼠巨噬细胞的吞噬作用时间。本试验结果可为研究甘露六糖修饰影响P39蛋白免疫原性的机制提供参考。     

布鲁氏菌介导的mmu-miR-671-5p的靶基因预测与功能富集性分析

为进行布鲁氏菌介导的mmu-miR-671-5p的靶基因预测,本试验利用布鲁氏菌（Brucella）感染RAW264.7细胞后,分别运用miRanda和TargetScan软件进行差异表达的mmu-miR-671-5p靶基因的预测,预测的靶基因分别有11 953和9 252个,将预测结果取交集进行韦恩（Venn）分析,重叠部分的靶基因有3 681个;利用GO与KEGG进行功能富集性分析,再利用PicTar软件进一步对mmu-miR-671-5p的靶基因进行预测,将预测结果与Venn分析结果进一步取交集,结果显示,mmu-miR-671-5p的预测靶基因有7个;实时荧光定量PCR分别验证7个预测靶基因的相对表达量发现,Tnfrsf1b与Tnip1基因相对表达量极显著降低（P<0.01）;在RAW264.7细胞中转染mmu-miR-671-5p inhibitors,分别验证7个预测靶基因的相对表达量发现,Tnfrsf1b与Tnip1基因的相对表达量极显著升高（P<0.01）;对mmu-miR-671-5p与Tnfrsf1b和Tnip1的3'非翻译区（3'UTR）结合靶位点分别进行预测,结果初步表明,mmu-miR-671-5p的靶基因为Tnfrsf1b与Tnip1,其预测结合靶位点均只有1个,分别位于Tnfrsf1b和Tnip1 3'UTR全长位置的91和305 bp。本研究结果为进一步揭示mmu-miR-671-5p在布鲁氏菌感染RAW264.7细胞过程中的功能提供科学依据。