Improving the specificity of immunodiagnosis for porcine brucellosis

This report describes the use of cell mediated immunity to improve specificity of current diagnosis for Brucella suis. Diagnosis is problematic due to cross reactions that lead to false positive serological reactions (FPSR) in the standard diagnostic tests. A common cause of this cross reactivity is infection with the organism Yersinia enterocolitica O:9. Gottingen™ mini-pigs were experimentally infected with B. suis biovar I field strain or Y. enterocolitica serotype O:9 biotype 3. Infection was followed for 70 days. During this time whole blood stimulation assays were set up using Brucella specific antigen. IFNγ was measured in the supernatants (SN) from these assays by ELISA. Concurrent standard serological tests were carried out. The results indicate that the IFNγ assay is specifically able to distinguish Y. enterocolitica O:9 infection from a B. suis infection in experimentally infected mini-pigs. These results represent an improvement in diagnostic specificity compared to currently used serological tests. Thus suggesting that in a surveillance setting this test could be applied as a confirmatory test in the face of FPSR. The authors are British Civil Servants and as such their work is subject to British Crown Copyright. This means the exclusive copyright for the article cannot be transferred.     

Application of a recombinant protein for the serological diagnosis of canine leishmaniasis

This work reports the results obtained by a new enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test developed for the serological diagnosis of canine leishmaniasis.The new ELISA is based on a recombinant protein obtained by joining different antigens of Leishmania infantum.Test performances have been evaluated through the screening 227 sera of dogs, infected and uninfected by L. infantum. The new ELISA test has been compared to the indirect immunofluorescent-antibody test (IFAT) as a reference assay of canine leishmaniasis, and to a commercial ELISA.Excluding from the total number of IFAT positive sera the 27 sera with IFAT titre 1:40 (considered doubtful), the recombinant ELISA showed 97.0% specificity, 93.9% sensitivity and 95.5% agreement with IFAT. The commercial ELISA showed 78.2% specificity, 94.9% sensitivity and 86.5% agreement with IFAT.The results demonstrate a higher performance of the new recombinant ELISA test for the detection of negative samples, with a greater agreement with the reference test (IFAT).     

A Case of Wound Botulism in a Foal Affected by Gastric Ulcers in Italy

The case of a 50-day-old Thoroughbred foal affected by sudden muscular weakness and failure to swallow associated with recumbency is described. The clinical picture suggested a diagnosis of botulism. At necropsy, nonglandular gastric mucosa presented deep ulcerations. No other macroscopic nor microscopic lesions were detected. Clostridium botulinum type B was isolated from the lesions of gastric mucosa, whereas the cecal and colonic content, assayed for both spores and toxins, were negative. Moreover, analyses of all potential environmental sources of toxins near the feeding areas were negative. It was concluded that the colonization of gastric ulcers may have contributed to this unusual case of botulism. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of botulism in horses reported in Italy, which is also the first case anywhere of wound botulism caused by infection of gastric mucosa lesions.     

OPG/RANKL/RANK系统的生理功能

骨是一个代谢活跃的器官,在整个生命周期中都在进行不断的更新与重建。在骨形态发生和重建的过程中主要受到细胞因子和激素的调节,同时骨代谢也受到OPG/RANKL/RANK系统的调控。论文主要对骨骼生理结构与骨组织细胞之间的关系,骨代谢和骨的形成过程,OPG/RANKL/RANK系统的生理功能,OPG/RANKL/RANK系统的影响因子以及骨代谢紊乱所引起的疾病几个方面作一综述。     

间接免疫荧光染色检测鸭源副黏病毒及在鸭体内的抗原定位

以抗新城疫病毒F蛋白的单克隆抗体为一抗,建立了间接免疫荧光染色法(IFA)检测石蜡切片中鸭副黏病毒(DPMV)的方法。以建立的IFA对DPMV人工感染鸭的各组织器官进行检测,结果显示:各组织器官均能检测到DPMV,但不同时间取样,阳性信号分布的器官不同。脾脏、胸腺、法氏囊、肠道、肝脏、肺脏DPMV的阳性检出率较高,表明这些器官为DPMV的主要靶器官。在所检测的阳性组织中,病毒抗原分布在细胞浆中。IFA检测石蜡切片中的DPMV具有直观、特异性强的优点,是对DPMV进行检测和抗原定位的良好方法。     

牛GM-CSF与金黄色葡萄球菌黏附素FnBPB共表达质粒的构建与原核表达

采用PCR方法对牛粒细胞-巨噬细胞集落刺激因子(GM-CSF)和金黄色葡萄球菌FnBPB的D区进行特异性的扩增,并通过重叠延伸PCR扩增GM-CSF-FnBPB串联基因,构建了克隆质粒pMD19-GM-CSF-FnBPB。利用表达载体pET-32a(+)对该融合基因片段进行原核表达,SDS-PAGE分析表明,在1mmol/L IPTG诱导浓度下,在39ku处出现了与目的蛋白一致的外源蛋白带,Western blot分析表明,该蛋白具有反应原性,进而证明该融合基因成功在原核细胞中表达。     

鸡传染性支气管炎病毒(M41株)血凝抑制试验抗原的制备及检验

用传染性支气管炎病毒(IBV)M41株毒种接种11日龄鸡胚,收获感染鸡胚病毒液,将新鲜的病毒液用小型盒式超滤浓缩系统浓缩,然后用高速离心机离心,去上清,沉淀用原病毒液体积1/100的HA缓冲液悬浮,制备出100倍浓缩的IBV病毒液;将100倍浓缩的IBV病毒液中加入15%^20%的A型魏氏梭菌滤液,充分混匀,放37℃恒温振荡器感作2h,取出置2-8℃条件下48 h.制备出了5批IBV M41株HI杭原.检验结果显示:5批HI抗原的性状均为白色混浊液体,底部有少量沉淀;无菌检验为阴性,HA效价为1:128～1:512,5批杭原与IB阳性血清呈阳性反应,HI效价为81og2,而与阴性血清、新城疫阳性血清、H9亚型禽流感阳性血清、H5亚型禽流感阳性血清及产蛋下降综合征阳性血清呈阴性反应,HI效价低于21og2.各项检验结果均符合要求.     

Identification of the tet(B) resistance gene in Streptococcus suis

The tetracycline resistance gene, tet(B), has been described previously in Gram negative bacteria. In this study tet(B) was detected in plasmid extracts from 17/111 (15%) Streptococcus suis isolates from diseased pigs, representing the first report of this resistance gene in Gram positive bacteria.     

空肠弯曲菌共同抗原单克隆抗体的研制及其在细菌检验中的应用 Ⅱ.杂交瘤细胞株的建立及特性鉴定

应用B-淋巴细胞杂交瘤技术,建立了5株稳定分泌抗空肠弯曲菌共同抗原(CA)单克隆抗体(McAb)的杂交瘤细胞株(4A7,9D6、9C2、11A1、11D4)。在5株杂交瘤分泌的McAb中,有4株(4A7、9D6、11A1、11D4)针对CA中的耐热抗原成分,对其中4A7、9D6两株分泌的McAb进行免疫印迹分析表明,其与CA中大约为7.7×104u的蛋白移行带出现特异反应;一株(9C2)针对CA中的不耐热抗原成分。对杂交瘤细胞的核型分析表明,其染色体数在93-108之间。体外传代4个月,仍保持稳定分泌抗体的特性。这种McAb具有较强的特异性,除与幽门弯曲菌出现弱阳性反应外,与参试的其它31种非弯曲菌属的细菌均为阴性反应。对不同地区、不同来源的516株空肠弯曲菌的鉴定表明,制备的McAb与现有空肠弯曲菌均出现阳性反应,与常规鉴定法的符合率为100％。     

雏鸡中枢免疫器官内B淋巴细胞变化规律

为了研究雏鸡在正常发育过程中免疫器官内B淋巴细胞的变化规律,以不同日龄的SPF鸡为研究对象,用流式细胞术检测鸡脾脏、胸腺及法氏囊内IgA+、IgG+及IgM+B淋巴细胞含量的变化情况。结果显示,在脾脏中,4日龄时B淋巴细胞含量比较多,7日龄时B淋巴细胞含量下降,随后,7至21日龄细胞含量逐渐升高;胸腺内则是在4日龄时IgM+B淋巴细胞含量相对较高,而IgA+、IgG+B淋巴细胞几乎没有;在法氏囊中,IgA+、IgG+及IgM+B淋巴细胞含量在4至14日龄时逐渐升高,并且IgA+和IgG+细胞含量在21日龄时基本趋于稳定,但是IgM+B细胞含量则在21日龄时有所下降。试验结果表明,雏鸡出壳后各免疫器官B淋巴细胞始终以IgM+细胞含量最多。