Objective Western blotting （WB;immunoblotting） is a widely used tool for the serodiagnosis of Lyme borreliosis （LB）,but so far,no generally accepted criteria for its performance and interpretation have been establ...Objective Western blotting （WB;immunoblotting） is a widely used tool for the serodiagnosis of Lyme borreliosis （LB）,but so far,no generally accepted criteria for its performance and interpretation have been established in China.The present study was designed to determine the criteria for standardized Western blot for the predominant species of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in China,in which WB was produced with strain PD91 as the representative strain attributed to predominant genospecies Borrelia garinii of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato.Methods Approximately 13 bands between 14 and 100 kD were differentiated for strain PD91 by using Gel-Pro analysis software.In a study with 631 serum samples （taken from 127 patients with Lyme borreliosis and 504 controls）,all observed bands were documented.To establish criteria for a positive WB result for strain PD91,receiver operating characteristic （ROC） curves were used.Results The following interpretation criteria were recommended：for IgG,at least one band of P83/100,P58,P39,P30,OspC,P17,P66,and OspA;for IgM,at least one band of P83/100,P58,OspA,P30,OspC,P17 or P41.In addition,syphilis,leptospirosis and other related diseases should be excluded when the positive band is P41 in IgM.For IgG criteria,the sensitivity is 73.2%,the specificity is 99.4% and Youden index is 0.726;for IgM criteria,the sensitivity is 50.6%,the specificity is 93.1% and Youden index is 0.437.Conclusion Standardization of WB assays is necessary for comparison of results from different laboratories.Moreover,the criteria of other genospecies of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato should be determined in the future to complete the criteria of WB for the diagnosis of the Lyme disease in China.展开更多
A set of universal loop-mediated isothermal amplification （LAMP） primers targeting the flo gene was designed to detect Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato （B. burgdorferi s.I.） in human samples. The sensitivity of LAM...A set of universal loop-mediated isothermal amplification （LAMP） primers targeting the flo gene was designed to detect Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato （B. burgdorferi s.I.） in human samples. The sensitivity of LAMP was 20 copies/reaction, and the assay did not detect false positives among 11 other related bacteria. A positive LAMP result was obtained for 9 of the 24 confirmed cases and for 12 of 94 suspected cases. The positive rate of LAMP was the same as that of nested PCR. The LAMP is a useful diagnostic method that can be developed for rapid detection of B. burgdorferi s.I. in human sera. Combination of the LAMP and nested PCR was more sensitive for detecting B. burgdorferi s.I. in human serum samples.展开更多
Objective:To investigate the precise species of tick vector and the Borrelia spirochete pathogen at the Heilongjiang Province international border with Russia.Methods:In dus study,ticks were collected from 12 Heilongj...Objective:To investigate the precise species of tick vector and the Borrelia spirochete pathogen at the Heilongjiang Province international border with Russia.Methods:In dus study,ticks were collected from 12 Heilongjiang border crossings(including grasslands,shrublands,forests,and plantantions) to determine the rate and species type of spirochete-infected ticks and the most prevalent spirochete genotypes.Results:The ticks represented three genera and four species of the Ixodidae family[Ixodes persidcatus,Dermacentor silvarum,Haemapkysalis concinna and Haemaphysalis japonica].Ixodes persulcatus had the highest amount of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lata infection of 25.6%and the most common species of Borrelia isolated from Ixodes persulcatus mas Borrelia garinii,strain PD91.Conclusions:Our results suggest that Borrelia garinii PD91- infected Ixodes persulcatus may be the principal cause of Lyme disease in the border crossing areas of Heilongjiang Province.展开更多
以伯氏疏螺旋体SZ(B.garinii)、BO23(B.afzelii)、B31(B.burgdorferi sensu stricto)菌株的外膜蛋白OspC基因为靶基因,将PCR扩增出的目的片段克隆到表达载体pGEX-4T-1中构建重组质粒进行表达,表达的蛋白用MagneGSTTMProtein Purificatio...以伯氏疏螺旋体SZ(B.garinii)、BO23(B.afzelii)、B31(B.burgdorferi sensu stricto)菌株的外膜蛋白OspC基因为靶基因,将PCR扩增出的目的片段克隆到表达载体pGEX-4T-1中构建重组质粒进行表达,表达的蛋白用MagneGSTTMProtein Purification System纯化,之后用此3株菌株免疫羊制备的阳性血清做Western-blot,检测该重组蛋白。证明这3个基因型菌株的重组OspC具有抗原性及交叉反应性。本研究表达的重组蛋白OspC(SZ菌株)为建立羊体内伯氏疏螺旋体抗体的ELISA检测方法奠定了基础。展开更多
基金supported by the "Tenth Five-Year Plan" project of research on the specific diagnosis method for the Lyme disease. 2001BA705B07
文摘Objective Western blotting （WB;immunoblotting） is a widely used tool for the serodiagnosis of Lyme borreliosis （LB）,but so far,no generally accepted criteria for its performance and interpretation have been established in China.The present study was designed to determine the criteria for standardized Western blot for the predominant species of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in China,in which WB was produced with strain PD91 as the representative strain attributed to predominant genospecies Borrelia garinii of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato.Methods Approximately 13 bands between 14 and 100 kD were differentiated for strain PD91 by using Gel-Pro analysis software.In a study with 631 serum samples （taken from 127 patients with Lyme borreliosis and 504 controls）,all observed bands were documented.To establish criteria for a positive WB result for strain PD91,receiver operating characteristic （ROC） curves were used.Results The following interpretation criteria were recommended：for IgG,at least one band of P83/100,P58,P39,P30,OspC,P17,P66,and OspA;for IgM,at least one band of P83/100,P58,OspA,P30,OspC,P17 or P41.In addition,syphilis,leptospirosis and other related diseases should be excluded when the positive band is P41 in IgM.For IgG criteria,the sensitivity is 73.2%,the specificity is 99.4% and Youden index is 0.726;for IgM criteria,the sensitivity is 50.6%,the specificity is 93.1% and Youden index is 0.437.Conclusion Standardization of WB assays is necessary for comparison of results from different laboratories.Moreover,the criteria of other genospecies of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato should be determined in the future to complete the criteria of WB for the diagnosis of the Lyme disease in China.
基金funded by the National Key Science and Technology Projects of China(2012ZX10004219 and 2013ZX10004001)
文摘A set of universal loop-mediated isothermal amplification （LAMP） primers targeting the flo gene was designed to detect Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato （B. burgdorferi s.I.） in human samples. The sensitivity of LAMP was 20 copies/reaction, and the assay did not detect false positives among 11 other related bacteria. A positive LAMP result was obtained for 9 of the 24 confirmed cases and for 12 of 94 suspected cases. The positive rate of LAMP was the same as that of nested PCR. The LAMP is a useful diagnostic method that can be developed for rapid detection of B. burgdorferi s.I. in human sera. Combination of the LAMP and nested PCR was more sensitive for detecting B. burgdorferi s.I. in human serum samples.
文摘Objective:To investigate the precise species of tick vector and the Borrelia spirochete pathogen at the Heilongjiang Province international border with Russia.Methods:In dus study,ticks were collected from 12 Heilongjiang border crossings(including grasslands,shrublands,forests,and plantantions) to determine the rate and species type of spirochete-infected ticks and the most prevalent spirochete genotypes.Results:The ticks represented three genera and four species of the Ixodidae family[Ixodes persidcatus,Dermacentor silvarum,Haemapkysalis concinna and Haemaphysalis japonica].Ixodes persulcatus had the highest amount of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lata infection of 25.6%and the most common species of Borrelia isolated from Ixodes persulcatus mas Borrelia garinii,strain PD91.Conclusions:Our results suggest that Borrelia garinii PD91- infected Ixodes persulcatus may be the principal cause of Lyme disease in the border crossing areas of Heilongjiang Province.
文摘以伯氏疏螺旋体SZ(B.garinii)、BO23(B.afzelii)、B31(B.burgdorferi sensu stricto)菌株的外膜蛋白OspC基因为靶基因,将PCR扩增出的目的片段克隆到表达载体pGEX-4T-1中构建重组质粒进行表达,表达的蛋白用MagneGSTTMProtein Purification System纯化,之后用此3株菌株免疫羊制备的阳性血清做Western-blot,检测该重组蛋白。证明这3个基因型菌株的重组OspC具有抗原性及交叉反应性。本研究表达的重组蛋白OspC(SZ菌株)为建立羊体内伯氏疏螺旋体抗体的ELISA检测方法奠定了基础。
