融合蛋白Rv3872/CFP-10/ESAT-6的制备及在牛结核诊断中的初步应用

本研究通过融合表达Rv3872、CFP-10和ESAT-6蛋白,以改良牛结核病特异性鉴别诊断抗原CFP-10-ESAT-6,提高牛结核抗体鉴别诊断法的灵敏度。利用PCR方法,克隆牛分枝杆菌RD1区上述三个基因,通过酶切连接方法,将三个基因串联在pET-28a载体上,基因之间用Linker序列连接。融合基因在大肠杆菌内经IPTG0.4mmol/L诱导3h,目的蛋白经SDS-PAGE证实表达在上清中,Western-blot分析证实表达蛋白具有免疫原性。以所表达的融合蛋白作为包被抗原建立间接ELISA,检测了44份牛分枝杆菌感染背景清楚的临床奶牛血清。26份阳性血清中,Rv3872-CFP-10-ESAT-6融合蛋白ELISA检出阳性样本18份,检测灵敏度为69%,而CFP-10-ESAT-6融合蛋白ELISA只检出阳性样本4份。18份阴性血清中,两种ELISA均检出17份阴性血清,特异性都为94%（17/18）。因此,Rv3872-CFP-10-ESAT-6融合蛋白在对牛结核抗体检测特异性没有降低的情况下,敏感性获得了显著提高,这对牛结核病的早期鉴别诊断方法的建立具有重要意义。     

Potential novel markers to discriminate between active and latent tuberculosis infection in Chinese individuals

Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) constitutes the main reservoir for reactivation tuberculosis. The finding of potential biomarkers for differentiating between TB and LTBI is very necessary. In this study, the immunological characteristics and potential diagnostic utility of Rv2029c, Rv2628 and Rv1813c proteins were assessed. These three proteins stimulated PBMCs from ELISPOT-positive LTBI subjects produced higher levels of IFN-γ in comparison with TB patients and ELISPOT-negative healthy subjects (p < 0.05). BCG vaccination and non-TB respiratory disease had little influence on the immunological responses of Rv2029c and Rv2628 proteins (p > 0.05). The LTBI diagnostic performance of Rv2029c was higher than Rv2628 and Rv1813c by ROC evaluation. But Rv2628 had much higher specificity than Rv2029c in active TB patients and uninfected healthy subjects. The IgG level against Rv1813c was higher in the TB group than in LTBI and uninfected healthy subjects (p < 0.05). These results suggest that T cell response to Rv2628 and antibody against Rv1813c might be applicable as biomarkers to distinguish TB from LTBI and uninfected individuals.     

结核分枝杆菌酯酶Rv1400c原核表达及表达产物的酶活性分析

为探究结核分枝杆菌酯酶Rv1400c活性,以进一步研究Rv1400c的结构和功能。以结核分枝杆菌H37Rv基因组DNA为模板,对Rv1400c基因进行扩增,并将其克隆到p ET28b(+)原核表达载体上,构建p ET28b-Rv1400c重组质粒,然后将构建的重组质粒转化到BL21(DE3)表达菌株中,增菌后用IPTG进行诱导表达再用亲和层吸树脂法进行纯化,利用不同底物、不同p H、不同温度对纯化后的Rv1400c酯酶进行活性分析。结果表明:成功构建出p ET28b-Rv1400c重组质粒;SDS-PAGE和Western blot显示,Rv1400c以包涵体形式表达,蛋白分子质量为39 ku;在对8种底物的筛选中发现Rv1400c在C2~C14中具有活性,其中以在C2中活性最好;在以C12为底物、p H 8.0、37℃条件下酯酶活性最高。     

A Study of the Biological Charactor of Bovine－Rvculture in cells and the Antigent glass－pieces of its infected Cells the dete

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Effect of Mcl-1 signaling pathway blockers on apoptosis of mouse macrophages infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv

AIM: To explore the effects of Mcl-1 signal pathway blockers on Mcl-1 expression, macrophage apoptosis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the model of mice infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv. METHODS: A mouse infection model was established by intraperitoneal injection of H37Rv suspension. The signaling pathway blockers AG490, PD98059 and LY294002 for JAK/STAT, MAPK and PI3K, respectively, were intraperitoneally injected into the mice infected with H37Rv. Cell acid-fast staining was used to observe whether the mouse peritoneal macrophages infected with H37Rv were successfully established. Immunocytochemical method was employed to detect Mcl-1 expression in the mouse peritoneal macrophages infected with H37Rv. The apoptotic rate in each group was measured by flow cytomerty. The scavenging capacity of apoptotic macrophages against H37Rv was determined by Mycobacterium tuberculosis colony counting. RESULTS: The result of cell acid-fast staining revealed the existence of dispersive arrangement of red short antiacid Mycobacterium tuberculosis within infected macrophages. The result of cell immunocytochemistry showed strongly positive expression of Mcl-1 protein in H37Rv infection group, AG490 treatment group and LY294002 treatment group, weakly positive expression of Mcl-1 protein in PD98059 treatment group, and negative expression of Mcl-1 protein in control group. The result of flow cytometry found that the macrophage apoptotic rate in H37Rv infection group was higher than that in control group, while that in PD98059 treatment group was high than that in other groups with statistically significant differences (P<0.05). The result of Mycobacterium tuberculosis colony counting showed that PD98059 treatment had the most significant inhibitory effect on H37Rv strain. CONCLUSION: Mcl-1 signaling pathway blockers increase the apoptotic rate of macrophages infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv and inhibit the growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by inhibiting the signaling pathways of JAK/STAT, MAPK and PI3K, among which the MAPK has the most obvious interfering effect on Mcl-1, and leads to the highest apoptotic rate of infected macrophages and the strongest bacteriostasis.     

结核分枝杆菌Rv2626c蛋白对RAW264.7细胞凋亡的影响

试验旨在研究结核分枝杆菌Rv2626c蛋白对小鼠巨噬细胞RAW264.7细胞凋亡的影响。根据GenBank数据库中结核分枝杆菌Rv2626c基因序列设计引物,并以结核分枝杆菌国际标准株H37Rv cDNA为模板,PCR扩增Rv2626c基因并克隆至慢病毒表达载体pLEX-EGFP中,包装慢病毒并感染RAW264.7细胞,使用Western blotting和流式细胞仪技术检测Rv2626c蛋白表达水平和RAW264.7细胞凋亡率变化。结果显示,成功构建慢病毒表达载体pLEX-EGFP-Rv2626c;成功包装慢病毒并感染RAW264.7细胞;Rv2626c蛋白在RAW264.7细胞中高水平表达显著促进了细胞凋亡。本试验结果表明,在RAW264.7细胞中过表达结核分枝杆菌Rv2626c蛋白能显著性增加其凋亡水平。     

结核分支杆菌核酸适配体研究进展

结核分支杆菌（MTB）是引起多种宿主感染结核病的重要病原菌,由于结核分支杆菌耐药菌株的产生,导致结核病在世界范围内呈高发趋势。由于 MTB 检出率较低,开发一种简单快速的诊断方法迫在眉睫。指数富集配体系统进化技术（SELEX）的原理是从随机寡核苷酸文库中筛选到能特异性结合靶物质的寡核苷酸配体（称为适配体）。论文对近几年国内外通过 SELEX 技术对结核分支杆菌筛选出的适配体做一综述,适配体的靶物质分别为分泌蛋白 MPT64,CFP10-ESAT6蛋白,多磷酸激酶2（PPK2）以及结核分支杆菌（H37Rv 株）整个菌体。体外筛选的结核分支杆菌适配体,能对结核病做出早期诊断,并能作为 MTB疫苗的免疫佐剂,在临床诊断及药物研究等方面有很大应用前景。     

犊牛腹泻轮状病毒在3个传代细胞上培养特性的研究

对犊牛腹泻轮状病毒（ＮＣＤＶ）在３种传代细胞系上进行了培养，并将其培养特性进行了比较研究。结果表明：犊牛腹泻轮状病毒在ＭＡ－１０４细胞上生长，其病毒抗原的生长部位在细胞浆，培养后可出现细胞病变；犊牛腹泻轮状病毒在ＬＬｃ－ｍｋ２细胞上也生长，且随着培养代次的增加，病毒抗原的滴度相应增加，增长到一定滴定后即较稳定。