布鲁氏菌实时定量荧光PCR检测体系的建立及应用

本根据GenBank上公布的布鲁氏菌BCSP31基因保守区域序列设计合成一对特异性引物与TapMan探针,建立整套快速准确鉴定布鲁氏菌的实时定量荧光PCR检测体系。以实验室构建的克隆有布鲁氏菌目的片段的重组质粒为标准品,进行实时定量荧光PCR反应检测,通过优化反应条件,建立标准曲线。以标准品为模板,对该方法的特异性、敏感性与重复性进行检测与分析。并以临床样本进行检测的结果进行比较分析,结果表明,该检测体系的检测灵敏度高,重复性与特异性良好。本研究建立的实时定量荧光PCR可用于准确检测样本中的少量的布鲁氏菌,具有良好的应用前景和市场价值。     

奶牛布鲁氏菌的监测与分离鉴定

本试验采用SAT方法对乌鲁木齐地区某牛场进行了布鲁氏菌病监测,对阳性奶牛的乳汁进行细菌分离培养,用VirB8-PcR方法对分离株VirB8基因进行扩增鉴定。结果表明,2个分离株均为布鲁氏菌,布鲁氏菌分子分型PCR的鉴定结果显示该牛场感染的自然菌株为布鲁氏菌牛种（3b,5,6,9型）。     

Airway hypersensitivity induced by Ascaris suum extract in New Zealand Romney sheep

Sheep from local farms with and without previous exposure to pigs were tested for their skin and airway responses to a commercial Ascaris suum antigen. There was an immediate reaction to intradermal injection of the antigen in 90% of 101 sheep. A bronchial provocation test by aerosol of the same antigen was undertaken on 43 of the sheep with a positive skin reaction. About 70% of sheep showed an immediate airway response to the antigen as an aerosol, reflected as a significant increase in airway resistance and/or decrease of dynamic lung compliance. The mean peak airway resistance and mean lowest dynamic lung compliance were 165% above and 61% below their baselines, respectively. No significant changes were recorded when the same animals were given an aerosol of phosphate buffered saline. Similarly, no correlation was found between the degree of skin reaction and the magnitude of bronchoconstriction (p>30.05). The sheep with previous exposure to pigs showed no significant differences in airway responses to antigen challenge, although they showed significantly greater skin reactions than those without exposure to pigs. These results indicate that the majority of Romney sheep in the Manawatu have a natural skin and airway sensitivity to A. suum antigen and may therefore be used as an animal model to study human airway hypersensitivity. The origin of this sensitivity has yet to be determined.     

牛布鲁氏菌Wbkc基因原核表达及抗原性分析

克隆牛布鲁氏菌的甲酰基转移酶基因（Wbkc）,在大肠杆菌中表达/纯化,并对甲酰基转移酶的抗原性进行分析。以牛布鲁氏菌的染色体DNA为模板,扩增Wbkc基因,双酶切后克隆至pET-28a上,在大肠杆菌BL21中诱导表达,His Trap FF层析柱纯化,Western blot鉴定甲酰基转移酶的抗原性。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。SDS-PAGE分析证明,表达产物为相对分子质量29 000的融合蛋白。Western blot结果表明,表达的蛋白具有特异的免疫反应原性。     

牛布鲁氏菌膜蛋白的免疫抗原筛选

试验旨在通过免疫蛋白质组学筛选布鲁氏菌保护性抗原。利用双向电泳技术对试验条件下培养的布鲁氏菌强毒株544A膜蛋白进行分离,结合Western blotting技术分别用豚鼠、牛抗布鲁氏菌血清寻找发生免疫反应的蛋白质。16个免疫蛋白点经胶内酶切、质谱(LC-MS/MS)进行鉴定。利用生物信息学工具发现这些蛋白不全是膜蛋白,还存在胞质蛋白,其功能涉及生物合成和物质代谢等领域。成功建立了布鲁氏菌膜蛋白的免疫蛋白质组学研究方法,为寻找保护性抗原及为新型疫苗抗原候选提供新思路。     

Prevalence of Brucellosis in Horse North-East of Iran

Brucella preferentially infects cattle, swine, sheep, and goats. However, some epidemiological surveys have been carried out to investigate nonruminants, such as horses. Horse brucellosis has been found in clinical cases, but there are few epidemiologic patterns. Between May 2008 and April 2009, a total of 120 horses were screened for brucella infections in Mashhad, Iran, by the rose bengal test and the tube agglutination test. Sera from three horses were found positive by rose bengal test and tube agglutination test, and therefore the prevalence rate was 2.5%. In horses, the highest individual seroprevalence was in an animal kept close under the intensive system, with other animals such as cattle, sheep, and goats. The zoonotic aspects of brucellosis from the horse must, therefore, be considered because the disease is important from a public health standpoint. The present study documents the first serological evidence of Brucella spp. infection in horses in Iran.     

羊布鲁氏菌甲酰基转移酶的生物信息学研究

本研究旨在分析和预测羊布鲁氏菌甲酰基转移酶基因及其编码蛋白的结构与功能,用于指导其生物学功能的实验室研究。综合利用生物信息学软件(DNAMAN和Vector NTI)、数据库(prosite和PDB)和网络服务器对甲酰基转移酶进行基本性质分析、三维结构预测和功能预测,展示了甲酰基转移酶的氨基酸分布情况,二级结构中形成螺旋、折叠、卷曲的氨基酸区段及结构域;预测并综合阐释了B细胞表位的柔韧性、表面可及性和亲水性参数。生物信息学预测和分析结果可为研究在布鲁氏菌致病及机体免疫应答中甲酰基转移酶的结构与功能的关系提供丰富资料。     

NF-κB信号通路调控布鲁氏菌胞内存活分子机制的初步研究

本试验用布鲁氏菌强、弱毒株侵染小鼠巨噬细胞RAW264.7,旨在探讨NF-κB信号通路与布鲁氏菌强、弱毒株在胞内生存的关系。采用光滑型牛布鲁氏菌2308、粗糙型牛布鲁氏菌RB51在不同感染复数下侵染小鼠巨噬细胞RAW264.7,侵染0、4、8、24 h后,裂解细胞收集蛋白,Western blotting检测布鲁氏菌对激活NF-κB信号通路的影响。利用不同浓度的NF-κB信号通路抑制剂处理小鼠巨噬细胞RAW264.7,然后用布鲁氏菌在不同感染复数下侵染小鼠巨噬细胞RAW264.7,ELISA试剂盒检测细胞因子TNF-α、IL-1β、IL-6的表达量;同时对胞内菌CFU进行计数。结果显示粗糙型牛布鲁氏菌RB51可以强烈激活NF-κB信号通路,光滑型牛布鲁氏菌2308对其激活作用较弱;同时对NF-κB信号通路的激活具有浓度依赖性,在感染复数为80:1、侵染时间为8 h时光滑型牛布鲁氏菌2308和粗糙型牛布鲁氏菌RB51对NF-κB激活程度最强,且该通路参与产生TNF-α、IL-1β和IL-6;NF-κB信号通路抑制剂BAY11-7082影响布鲁氏菌在胞内的生存。因此,粗糙型牛布鲁氏菌RB51胞内存活与NF-κB信号通路密切相关,为进一步研究布鲁氏菌的胞内致病机制奠定基础,也为布鲁氏菌新型药物的研发、家畜布鲁氏菌病预防和治疗提供科学依据。     

猪型布鲁氏菌rBLS重组蛋白的纯化与抗体制备

以猪型布鲁氏菌的BLS分子作为研究对象,通过重组蛋白质的纯化以及多克隆抗体的制备,研究了重组rBLS分子的免疫原性。结果表明：布鲁氏菌BLS分子具有较好的抗原性质,可以刺激家兔产生相应的抗体。