H7N9 subtype avian influenza virus poses a great challenge for poultry industry.Newcastle disease virus(NDV)-vectored H7N9 avian influenza vaccines(NDV_(vec)H7N9)are effective in disease control because they are prote...H7N9 subtype avian influenza virus poses a great challenge for poultry industry.Newcastle disease virus(NDV)-vectored H7N9 avian influenza vaccines(NDV_(vec)H7N9)are effective in disease control because they are protective and allow mass administration.Of note,these vaccines elicit undetectable H7N9-specific hemagglutination-inhibition(HI)but high IgG antibodies in chickens.However,the molecular basis and protective mechanism underlying this particular antibody immunity remain unclear.Herein,immunization with an NDV_(vec)H7N9 induced low anti-H7N9 HI and virus neutralization titers but high levels of hemagglutinin(HA)-binding IgG antibodies in chickens.Three residues(S150,G151 and S152)in HA of H7N9 virus were identified as the dominant epitopes recognized by the NDV_(vec)H7N9 immune serum.Passively transferred NDV_(vec)H7N9 immune serum conferred complete protection against H7N9 virus infection in chickens.The NDV_(vec)H7N9 immune serum can mediate a potent lysis of HA-expressing and H7N9 virus-infected cells and significantly suppress H7N9 virus infectivity.These activities of the serum were significantly impaired after heat-inactivation or treatment with complement inhibitor,suggesting the engagement of the complement system.Moreover,mutations in the 150-SGS-152 sites in HA resulted in significant reductions in cell lysis and virus neutralization mediated by the NDV_(vec)H7N9 immune serum,indicating the requirement of antibody-antigen binding for complement activity.Therefore,antibodies induced by the NDV_(vec)H7N9 can activate antibody-dependent complement-mediated lysis of H7N9 virus-infected cells and complement-mediated neutralization of H7N9 virus.Our findings unveiled a novel role of the complement in protection conferred by the NDV_(vec)H7N9,highlighting a potential benefit of engaging the complement system in H7N9 vaccine design.展开更多
AIM: To investigate the frequencies of the expression of main protein antigens of Helicobacter pylori (H py/ori) isolates, such as UreB, VacA, CagA1, HpaA, NapA, FlaA and FlaB and the production of specific antibodies...AIM: To investigate the frequencies of the expression of main protein antigens of Helicobacter pylori (H py/ori) isolates, such as UreB, VacA, CagA1, HpaA, NapA, FlaA and FlaB and the production of specific antibodies in sera from H pylori-infected patients, and to understand the correlations among the different clinical types of chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer and the infection and virulence of H pylori. METHODS: H pylori strains in biopsy specimens from 157 patients with chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer were isolated and serum samples from the patients were also collected. The target recombinant proteins rUreB, rVacA, rCagAl, rHpaA, rNapA, rFlaA and rFlaB expressed by the prokaryotic expression systems constructed in our previous studies were collected through Ni-NTA affinity chromatography. Rabbit antisera against rUreB, rVacA, rCagAl, rHpaA, rNapA, rFlaA and rFlaB were prepared by using routine subcutaneous immunization. By using ultrasonic lysates of the isolates as coated antigens, and the self-prepared rabbit antisera as the first antibodies and commercial HRP-labeling sheep anti-rabbit IgG as the second antibody, expression frequencies of the seven antigens in the isolates were detected by ELISA. Another ELISA was established to detect antibodies against the seven antigens in sera of the patients by using the corresponding recombinant proteins as coated antigens, and the sera as the first antibody and HRP-labeling sheep anti-human IgG as the second antibody respectively. Correlations among the different clinical types of chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer and the infection and virulence of H pylori were statistically analysed. RESULTS: In the 125 isolates of H pylori, the positive rates of UreB, VacA, CagAl, HpaA, NapA, FlaA and FlaB were 100%, 65.6%, 92.8%, 100%, 93.6%, 100% and 99.2% respectively. In the 125 serum samples from the H pylori infected patients, the positive rates of antibodies against recombinant UreB, VacA, CagA1, HpaA, NapA, FIaA and FlaB were 100%, 42.4%, 89.6%, 81.6%, 93.6%, 98.4% and 92.8% respectively. H pylori strains were isolated from 79.6% (125/157) of the biopsy specimens, but no close correlations among the H pylori infection frequencies and different types of chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer could be found (P>0.05, x2 = 0.01-0.87). The VacA positive rate (82.40%) in the strains isolated from the specimens of patients with peptic ulcer and the anti-VacA positive rate (54.3%) in the sera from the patients were significantly higher than those (51.5%, 32.3%) from the patients with chronic gastritis (P<0.01, x2= 13.19; P<0.05, x2= 6.13). When analysis was performed in the different types of chronic gastritis, the VacA in the strains isolated from the specimems of patients with active gastritis showed a higher expression frequency (90.0%) than those from superficial (47.9%) and atrophic gastritis (30.0%) (P<0.05, x2 = 5.93; P<0.01,x2 = 7.50). While analysis was carried out in the strains isolated from the specimens with superficial (93.8%) and active gastritis (100%), NapA showed a higher expression frequency compared to that from atrophic gastritis (60.0%) (P<0.01, x2 = 8.88; P<0.05, X2=5.00). CONCLUSION: The types of chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer and their severity are not associated with H pylori infection frequency but closely related to the infection frequency of different virulent H pylori strains. The optimal antigens for developing vaccine and diagnostic kit are UreB, FlaA, HpaA, FlaB, NapA and CagAl, but not VacA.展开更多
AIM: To determine the overall prevalence of H pylori and CagA positive H pylori infection and the prevalence of other bacterial and viral causes of chronic infection in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), and ...AIM: To determine the overall prevalence of H pylori and CagA positive H pylori infection and the prevalence of other bacterial and viral causes of chronic infection in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), and the potential role of anti-heat-shock protein 60 (Hsp60) anti- body response to these proteins in increasing the risk of CHD development. METHODS: Eighty patients with CHD and 160 controls were employed. We also compared the levels of anti- heat-shock protein 60 (Hsp60) antibodies in the two groups. The H pylori infection and the CagA status were determined serologically, using commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA), and a Western blotting method developed in our laboratory. Systemic antibodies to Hsp60 were determined by a sandwich ELISA, using a polyclonal antibody to Hsp60 to sensitise polystyrene plates and a commercially available human Hsp60 as an antigen. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of H pylori infec- tion was 78.7% (n = 63) in patients and 76.2% (n = 122) in controls (P = 0.07). Patients infected by CagA- positive (CagA+) H pylori strains were 71.4% (n = 45) vs 52.4% of infected controls (P = 0.030, OR = 2.27). Sys-temic levels of IgG to Hsp60 were increased in H pylori- negative patients compared with uninfected controls (P < 0.001) and CagA-positive infected patients compared with CagA-positive infected controls (P = 0.007). CONCLUSION: CagA positive H pylori infection may concur to the development of CHD; high levels of anti- Hsp60 antibodies may constitute a marker and/or a con- comitant pathogenic factor of the disease.展开更多
Objective To recover broad-neutralizing monoclonal antibodies(Bn Abs)from avian influenza A(H5N1)virus infection cases and investigate their genetic and functional features.Methods We screened the Abs repertoires of e...Objective To recover broad-neutralizing monoclonal antibodies(Bn Abs)from avian influenza A(H5N1)virus infection cases and investigate their genetic and functional features.Methods We screened the Abs repertoires of expanded B cells circulating in the peripheral blood of H5N1 patients.The genetic basis,biological functions,and epitopes of the obtained Bn Abs were assessed and modeled.Results Two Bn Abs,2-12 D5,and 3-37 G7.1,were respectively obtained from two human H5N1 cases on days 12 and 21 after disease onset.Both Abs demonstrated cross-neutralizing and Ab-dependent cellular cytotoxicity(ADCC)activity.Albeit derived from distinct Ab lineages,i.e.,V^H1-69-D2-15-JH^4(2-12D5)and V^H1-2-D3-9-JH^5(3-32 G7.1),the Bn Abs were directed toward CR6261-like epitopes in the HA stem,and HA2 I45 in the hydrophobic pocket was the critical residue for their binding.Signature motifs for binding with the HA stem,namely,IFY in VH1-69-encoded Abs and LXYFXW in D3-9-encoded Abs,were also observed in 2-12D5 and 3-32 G7.1,respectively.Conclusions Cross-reactive B cells of different germline origins could be activated and re-circulated by avian influenza virus.The HA stem epitopes targeted by the Bn Abs,and the two Ab-encoding genes usage implied the VH1-69 and D3-9 are the ideal candidates triggered by influenza virus for vaccine development.展开更多
AIM: To investigate whether anti-H pylori antibodies have cross-reaction with antigens of erythrocyte membrane. METHODS: Blood samples were collected from 14 volunteers (8 positive and 6 negative for Hpylori detect...AIM: To investigate whether anti-H pylori antibodies have cross-reaction with antigens of erythrocyte membrane. METHODS: Blood samples were collected from 14 volunteers (8 positive and 6 negative for Hpylori detected by ^13C-urea breath test) of the general population. Erythrocyte membrane proteins of the subjects were examined by Western blot using anti-H pylori serum. The proteins related to the positive bands were identified by mass spectrum analysis. RESULTS: Anti-Hpylori antibodies had cross-reaction with the proteins of about 50 kDa of erythrocyte membranes in all samples independent of H pylori infection. One protein in the positive band was identified as Chain S, the crystal structure of the cytoplasmic domain of human erythrocyte Band-3 protein. CONCLUSION: Anti-HpyloH antibodies cross-react with some antigens of human erythrocyte membrane, which may provide a clue for the relationship between Hpylori infection and vascular disorders.展开更多
Avian influenza has caused enormous economic losses to poultry industry. To develop kits for rapid diagnosis of avian influenza virus (AIV) H9 subtype, 8-week-old Balb/c mice were administered with pcDNA3.1 ( + )...Avian influenza has caused enormous economic losses to poultry industry. To develop kits for rapid diagnosis of avian influenza virus (AIV) H9 subtype, 8-week-old Balb/c mice were administered with pcDNA3.1 ( + ) carrying hemagglutinin (HA) gene of AIV H9 subtype. After cell fusion, one positive hybridoma cell strain was screened out by hemagglutination inhibition assay ( HI ), and another positive hybddoma call strain was screened out by ELISA. After subcloning 3 times, the two cell strains could still secret antibodies against the HA of AIV H9 subtype. The mono- clonal antibodies did not react with Newcastle disease virus, AIV H5 subtype and duck adenovirus A. Their subtypes were IgG2b with kappa light chain. These two hybridoma cell strains may play an important role in rapid diagnosis and early-warning surveillance of AIV H9 subtype.展开更多
The H9N2 subtype avian influenza virus(AIV)inactivated vaccine has been used extensively in poultry farms,but it often fails to stimulate a sufficiently high immune response in poultry in the field,although it works w...The H9N2 subtype avian influenza virus(AIV)inactivated vaccine has been used extensively in poultry farms,but it often fails to stimulate a sufficiently high immune response in poultry in the field,although it works well in laboratory experiments;hence,the virus still causes economic damage every year and poses a potential threat to public health.Based on surveillance data collected in the field,we found that broilers with high levels of maternal-derived antibodies(MDAs)against H9N2 virus did not produce high levels of antibodies after vaccination with a commercial H9N2 inactivated vaccine.In contrast,specific pathogen-free(SPF)chickens without MDAs responded efficiently to that vaccination.When MDAs were mimicked by administering passively transferred antibodies(PTAs)into SPF chickens in the laboratory,similar results were observed:H9N2-specific PTAs inhibited humoral immunity against the H9N2 inactivated vaccine,suggesting that H9N2-specific MDAs might hinder the generation of antibodies when H9N2 inactivated vaccine was used.After challenge with homologous H9N2 virus,the virus was detected in oropharyngeal swabs of the vaccinated and unvaccinated chickens with PTAs but not in the vaccinated chickens without PTAs,indicating that H9N2-specific MDAs were indeed one of the reasons for H9N2 inactivated vaccine failure in the field.When different titers of PTAs were used to mimic MDAs in SPF chickens,high(HI=12 log2)and medium(HI=log 9 log2)titers of PTAs reduced the generation of H9N2-specific antibodies after the first vaccination,but a booster dose would induce a high and faster humoral immune response even of PTA interference.This study strongly suggested that high or medium titers of MDAs might explain H9N2 inactivated vaccine failure in the field.展开更多
<i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Helicobacter pylori</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> infection is a major public health problem globally, with high ...<i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Helicobacter pylori</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> infection is a major public health problem globally, with high prevalence in developing countries associated with poor sanitation, low standard of living, urban-rural disparity and increased gastrointestinal pathologies. This preliminary study determine</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">d</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> the seroprevalence of </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">H.</span></i></span><i><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span></i><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">pylori</span></i><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> infection among asymptomatic rural population and association of sociodemographic variables on the result outcome. A total of 250 asymptomatic volunteered participants were screened for </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">H.</span></i></span><i><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span></i><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">pylori</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> antibodies, using rapid immunochromatographic strips. 44.8%</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">(112/250) were seropositive, and showed increased prevalence with the age</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">group, <15</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">years (8.0%), 18</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">39</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">years</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">(23.5%) and 40</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">65</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">years</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">(12</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">.</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0%) with no significant difference. High prevalence among males,</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">88</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">(35.2) compared to 24</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">(9.6) females</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">(p</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0.228). Significant association was observed with marital status, high prevalence among married participants 63</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">(25.0) followed by singles,</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">41</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">(16.4)</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">(p</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0.010). Similarly, significant prevalence </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">was </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">observed among participants with non-formal education,</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">60</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">(24.0) followed by primary education,</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">21</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">(8.4)</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">(p</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0.51).</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">While non-salary earners accounted for 79</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">(31.6)</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">(p</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0.244). The </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">H.</span></i></span><i><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span></i><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">pylori</span></i><i><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span></i><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">seropositivity of 44.8% is relatively low in region with previous reports of high prevalence and predisposing risk factors. Further studies are needed to evaluate the effect of environmental and occupational risk factors for better epidemiological understanding of </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">H. pylori</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> infection and a template for intervention measures.</span></span>展开更多
基金supported by the earmarked fund for China Agriculture Research System(CARS-40)the Key Research and Development Project of Yangzhou(Modern Agriculture),China(YZ2022052)the‘‘High-end Talent Support Program’’of Yangzhou University,China。
文摘H7N9 subtype avian influenza virus poses a great challenge for poultry industry.Newcastle disease virus(NDV)-vectored H7N9 avian influenza vaccines(NDV_(vec)H7N9)are effective in disease control because they are protective and allow mass administration.Of note,these vaccines elicit undetectable H7N9-specific hemagglutination-inhibition(HI)but high IgG antibodies in chickens.However,the molecular basis and protective mechanism underlying this particular antibody immunity remain unclear.Herein,immunization with an NDV_(vec)H7N9 induced low anti-H7N9 HI and virus neutralization titers but high levels of hemagglutinin(HA)-binding IgG antibodies in chickens.Three residues(S150,G151 and S152)in HA of H7N9 virus were identified as the dominant epitopes recognized by the NDV_(vec)H7N9 immune serum.Passively transferred NDV_(vec)H7N9 immune serum conferred complete protection against H7N9 virus infection in chickens.The NDV_(vec)H7N9 immune serum can mediate a potent lysis of HA-expressing and H7N9 virus-infected cells and significantly suppress H7N9 virus infectivity.These activities of the serum were significantly impaired after heat-inactivation or treatment with complement inhibitor,suggesting the engagement of the complement system.Moreover,mutations in the 150-SGS-152 sites in HA resulted in significant reductions in cell lysis and virus neutralization mediated by the NDV_(vec)H7N9 immune serum,indicating the requirement of antibody-antigen binding for complement activity.Therefore,antibodies induced by the NDV_(vec)H7N9 can activate antibody-dependent complement-mediated lysis of H7N9 virus-infected cells and complement-mediated neutralization of H7N9 virus.Our findings unveiled a novel role of the complement in protection conferred by the NDV_(vec)H7N9,highlighting a potential benefit of engaging the complement system in H7N9 vaccine design.
基金Supported by the Excellent Young Teacher Fund of Chinese Education Ministry and the General Science Technology Research Program of Zhejiang Province, No. 001110438
文摘AIM: To investigate the frequencies of the expression of main protein antigens of Helicobacter pylori (H py/ori) isolates, such as UreB, VacA, CagA1, HpaA, NapA, FlaA and FlaB and the production of specific antibodies in sera from H pylori-infected patients, and to understand the correlations among the different clinical types of chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer and the infection and virulence of H pylori. METHODS: H pylori strains in biopsy specimens from 157 patients with chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer were isolated and serum samples from the patients were also collected. The target recombinant proteins rUreB, rVacA, rCagAl, rHpaA, rNapA, rFlaA and rFlaB expressed by the prokaryotic expression systems constructed in our previous studies were collected through Ni-NTA affinity chromatography. Rabbit antisera against rUreB, rVacA, rCagAl, rHpaA, rNapA, rFlaA and rFlaB were prepared by using routine subcutaneous immunization. By using ultrasonic lysates of the isolates as coated antigens, and the self-prepared rabbit antisera as the first antibodies and commercial HRP-labeling sheep anti-rabbit IgG as the second antibody, expression frequencies of the seven antigens in the isolates were detected by ELISA. Another ELISA was established to detect antibodies against the seven antigens in sera of the patients by using the corresponding recombinant proteins as coated antigens, and the sera as the first antibody and HRP-labeling sheep anti-human IgG as the second antibody respectively. Correlations among the different clinical types of chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer and the infection and virulence of H pylori were statistically analysed. RESULTS: In the 125 isolates of H pylori, the positive rates of UreB, VacA, CagAl, HpaA, NapA, FlaA and FlaB were 100%, 65.6%, 92.8%, 100%, 93.6%, 100% and 99.2% respectively. In the 125 serum samples from the H pylori infected patients, the positive rates of antibodies against recombinant UreB, VacA, CagA1, HpaA, NapA, FIaA and FlaB were 100%, 42.4%, 89.6%, 81.6%, 93.6%, 98.4% and 92.8% respectively. H pylori strains were isolated from 79.6% (125/157) of the biopsy specimens, but no close correlations among the H pylori infection frequencies and different types of chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer could be found (P>0.05, x2 = 0.01-0.87). The VacA positive rate (82.40%) in the strains isolated from the specimens of patients with peptic ulcer and the anti-VacA positive rate (54.3%) in the sera from the patients were significantly higher than those (51.5%, 32.3%) from the patients with chronic gastritis (P<0.01, x2= 13.19; P<0.05, x2= 6.13). When analysis was performed in the different types of chronic gastritis, the VacA in the strains isolated from the specimems of patients with active gastritis showed a higher expression frequency (90.0%) than those from superficial (47.9%) and atrophic gastritis (30.0%) (P<0.05, x2 = 5.93; P<0.01,x2 = 7.50). While analysis was carried out in the strains isolated from the specimens with superficial (93.8%) and active gastritis (100%), NapA showed a higher expression frequency compared to that from atrophic gastritis (60.0%) (P<0.01, x2 = 8.88; P<0.05, X2=5.00). CONCLUSION: The types of chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer and their severity are not associated with H pylori infection frequency but closely related to the infection frequency of different virulent H pylori strains. The optimal antigens for developing vaccine and diagnostic kit are UreB, FlaA, HpaA, FlaB, NapA and CagAl, but not VacA.
基金Supported by a grant from the University of Siena, PAR 2004 "H pylori infection, hosts’ aplotypes of inflammatory cytokines and the risk of ischemic heart disease"
文摘AIM: To determine the overall prevalence of H pylori and CagA positive H pylori infection and the prevalence of other bacterial and viral causes of chronic infection in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), and the potential role of anti-heat-shock protein 60 (Hsp60) anti- body response to these proteins in increasing the risk of CHD development. METHODS: Eighty patients with CHD and 160 controls were employed. We also compared the levels of anti- heat-shock protein 60 (Hsp60) antibodies in the two groups. The H pylori infection and the CagA status were determined serologically, using commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA), and a Western blotting method developed in our laboratory. Systemic antibodies to Hsp60 were determined by a sandwich ELISA, using a polyclonal antibody to Hsp60 to sensitise polystyrene plates and a commercially available human Hsp60 as an antigen. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of H pylori infec- tion was 78.7% (n = 63) in patients and 76.2% (n = 122) in controls (P = 0.07). Patients infected by CagA- positive (CagA+) H pylori strains were 71.4% (n = 45) vs 52.4% of infected controls (P = 0.030, OR = 2.27). Sys-temic levels of IgG to Hsp60 were increased in H pylori- negative patients compared with uninfected controls (P < 0.001) and CagA-positive infected patients compared with CagA-positive infected controls (P = 0.007). CONCLUSION: CagA positive H pylori infection may concur to the development of CHD; high levels of anti- Hsp60 antibodies may constitute a marker and/or a con- comitant pathogenic factor of the disease.
基金supported by the General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China[No.31570162]the National Key Research Program[No.2016YFC1200200].
文摘Objective To recover broad-neutralizing monoclonal antibodies(Bn Abs)from avian influenza A(H5N1)virus infection cases and investigate their genetic and functional features.Methods We screened the Abs repertoires of expanded B cells circulating in the peripheral blood of H5N1 patients.The genetic basis,biological functions,and epitopes of the obtained Bn Abs were assessed and modeled.Results Two Bn Abs,2-12 D5,and 3-37 G7.1,were respectively obtained from two human H5N1 cases on days 12 and 21 after disease onset.Both Abs demonstrated cross-neutralizing and Ab-dependent cellular cytotoxicity(ADCC)activity.Albeit derived from distinct Ab lineages,i.e.,V^H1-69-D2-15-JH^4(2-12D5)and V^H1-2-D3-9-JH^5(3-32 G7.1),the Bn Abs were directed toward CR6261-like epitopes in the HA stem,and HA2 I45 in the hydrophobic pocket was the critical residue for their binding.Signature motifs for binding with the HA stem,namely,IFY in VH1-69-encoded Abs and LXYFXW in D3-9-encoded Abs,were also observed in 2-12D5 and 3-32 G7.1,respectively.Conclusions Cross-reactive B cells of different germline origins could be activated and re-circulated by avian influenza virus.The HA stem epitopes targeted by the Bn Abs,and the two Ab-encoding genes usage implied the VH1-69 and D3-9 are the ideal candidates triggered by influenza virus for vaccine development.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No. 30370078
文摘AIM: To investigate whether anti-H pylori antibodies have cross-reaction with antigens of erythrocyte membrane. METHODS: Blood samples were collected from 14 volunteers (8 positive and 6 negative for Hpylori detected by ^13C-urea breath test) of the general population. Erythrocyte membrane proteins of the subjects were examined by Western blot using anti-H pylori serum. The proteins related to the positive bands were identified by mass spectrum analysis. RESULTS: Anti-Hpylori antibodies had cross-reaction with the proteins of about 50 kDa of erythrocyte membranes in all samples independent of H pylori infection. One protein in the positive band was identified as Chain S, the crystal structure of the cytoplasmic domain of human erythrocyte Band-3 protein. CONCLUSION: Anti-HpyloH antibodies cross-react with some antigens of human erythrocyte membrane, which may provide a clue for the relationship between Hpylori infection and vascular disorders.
基金funded by the National Key Technology R&D Program(2006BAK20A29)the Shenzhen Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Project(sz2008102)
文摘Avian influenza has caused enormous economic losses to poultry industry. To develop kits for rapid diagnosis of avian influenza virus (AIV) H9 subtype, 8-week-old Balb/c mice were administered with pcDNA3.1 ( + ) carrying hemagglutinin (HA) gene of AIV H9 subtype. After cell fusion, one positive hybridoma cell strain was screened out by hemagglutination inhibition assay ( HI ), and another positive hybddoma call strain was screened out by ELISA. After subcloning 3 times, the two cell strains could still secret antibodies against the HA of AIV H9 subtype. The mono- clonal antibodies did not react with Newcastle disease virus, AIV H5 subtype and duck adenovirus A. Their subtypes were IgG2b with kappa light chain. These two hybridoma cell strains may play an important role in rapid diagnosis and early-warning surveillance of AIV H9 subtype.
基金This study was supported by grants from the National Key Research and Development Plan(Nos.2016YFD0500204 and 2017YFD0500800)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.31772753,31572543,31700136 and 31702237)+1 种基金Shanghai Municipal Natural Science Foundation(No.17ZR1437400)the Project of the Shanghai Science and Technology Commission(No.17391901700).
文摘The H9N2 subtype avian influenza virus(AIV)inactivated vaccine has been used extensively in poultry farms,but it often fails to stimulate a sufficiently high immune response in poultry in the field,although it works well in laboratory experiments;hence,the virus still causes economic damage every year and poses a potential threat to public health.Based on surveillance data collected in the field,we found that broilers with high levels of maternal-derived antibodies(MDAs)against H9N2 virus did not produce high levels of antibodies after vaccination with a commercial H9N2 inactivated vaccine.In contrast,specific pathogen-free(SPF)chickens without MDAs responded efficiently to that vaccination.When MDAs were mimicked by administering passively transferred antibodies(PTAs)into SPF chickens in the laboratory,similar results were observed:H9N2-specific PTAs inhibited humoral immunity against the H9N2 inactivated vaccine,suggesting that H9N2-specific MDAs might hinder the generation of antibodies when H9N2 inactivated vaccine was used.After challenge with homologous H9N2 virus,the virus was detected in oropharyngeal swabs of the vaccinated and unvaccinated chickens with PTAs but not in the vaccinated chickens without PTAs,indicating that H9N2-specific MDAs were indeed one of the reasons for H9N2 inactivated vaccine failure in the field.When different titers of PTAs were used to mimic MDAs in SPF chickens,high(HI=12 log2)and medium(HI=log 9 log2)titers of PTAs reduced the generation of H9N2-specific antibodies after the first vaccination,but a booster dose would induce a high and faster humoral immune response even of PTA interference.This study strongly suggested that high or medium titers of MDAs might explain H9N2 inactivated vaccine failure in the field.
文摘<i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Helicobacter pylori</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> infection is a major public health problem globally, with high prevalence in developing countries associated with poor sanitation, low standard of living, urban-rural disparity and increased gastrointestinal pathologies. This preliminary study determine</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">d</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> the seroprevalence of </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">H.</span></i></span><i><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span></i><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">pylori</span></i><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> infection among asymptomatic rural population and association of sociodemographic variables on the result outcome. A total of 250 asymptomatic volunteered participants were screened for </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">H.</span></i></span><i><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span></i><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">pylori</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> antibodies, using rapid immunochromatographic strips. 44.8%</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">(112/250) were seropositive, and showed increased prevalence with the age</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">group, <15</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">years (8.0%), 18</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">39</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">years</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">(23.5%) and 40</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">65</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">years</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">(12</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">.</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0%) with no significant difference. High prevalence among males,</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">88</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">(35.2) compared to 24</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">(9.6) females</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">(p</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0.228). Significant association was observed with marital status, high prevalence among married participants 63</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">(25.0) followed by singles,</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">41</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">(16.4)</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">(p</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0.010). Similarly, significant prevalence </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">was </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">observed among participants with non-formal education,</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">60</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">(24.0) followed by primary education,</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">21</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">(8.4)</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">(p</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0.51).</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">While non-salary earners accounted for 79</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">(31.6)</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">(p</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0.244). The </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">H.</span></i></span><i><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span></i><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">pylori</span></i><i><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span></i><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">seropositivity of 44.8% is relatively low in region with previous reports of high prevalence and predisposing risk factors. Further studies are needed to evaluate the effect of environmental and occupational risk factors for better epidemiological understanding of </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">H. pylori</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> infection and a template for intervention measures.</span></span>
文摘目的 探讨免疫性血小板输注无效(PTR)患者HLA/HPA抗体特异性分布特征及其对血小板输注效果的影响。方法 本研究以86例免疫性PTR患者为研究对象,收集其性别、年龄、身高、体重、配血次数、疾病类型、输注前后血小板计数等临床资料,通过微珠法进行HLA特异性抗体的检测,并分析抗体特性对血小板输注效果的影响。结果 86例PTR患者中,单独HLA抗体、单独HPA抗体、HLA+HPA抗体阳性的患者分别为72例(83.72%)、8例(9.30%)、6例(6.98%)。HLA抗体在各位点中检出频率最高的抗体对应等位基因分别为A*25:01、B*15:12、C*02:02(和C*17:01),检出率分别为81.48%、87.04%、48.15%;而对应抗原表位出现频率最高的前三位为163LG、97V、71ATD,检出率分别为87.04%、77.78%、74.07%。仅存在HLA抗体的患者,输注交叉配型相合血小板的24 h血小板计数纠正增加指数(CCI)及输注有效情况均明显优于随机血小板(P<0.01)。在血小板交叉配型阴性结果的患者中,HLA抗体强度与交叉配型相合血小板的24 h CCI值及输注有效情况呈负相关关系,强度越高,输注效果越差(P<0.01)。HLA抗体强度为中、低等水平的患者,输注交叉配型相合血小板的24 h CCI值及输注有效情况均优于输注随机血小板(P<0.05)。结论 本研究所得到的PTR患者HLA/HPA抗体特性及其对血小板输注效果影响的结果,可为血小板库建立时供者的选择提供指导,同时对临床PTR患者的治疗方式选择有一定的参考价值。